Door/Window settings

The Door/Window Settings dialog is the dialog sheltering the door/window objects and various parameters related to these objects. Before placing door/window, first this dialog is entered, the appropriate door/window type is selected and the parameters are set. After these settings are made, the door/window object is placed on the wall. To enter door/window settings:

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif Click Settings/Entity Settings/Door-Window Settings. The Door-Window Settings dialog will be displayed on the screen.

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif Select a door/window object from here and make the settings related to the object. Exit the dialog by clicking OK.

You can change the settings of an existing object as well, by entering the door/window settings dialog by the Entity Properties command.

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif Select the door/window to be changed by left-clicking.

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif Click the right mouse button.

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif Left-click Properties from the appearing menu.

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif The Door/Window settings dialog will appear on the screen.

Image/idearchitectural00090000.gif Make the necessary changes and click OK to exit the dialog.

The Door/Window Settings dialog is constituted of the Types, Placement and Materials tabs. The parameters in these tabs are explained below:

Types tab:

In the window on the left of the dialog, the door/window files are present. The doors/windows take place in separate folders according to their types. If the + signs next the folder symbols are left-clicked, the sub-folders and the door-window files existing under the related folder are displayed. The door/window selection is made by left-clicking on the file names. On the upper right part of the dialog, the plan view and on the lower right part, the 3D view of the selected door/window is displayed.

The 2D door/window objects do not have 3D view. These are displayed only on plans and sections. They do not appear in 3D views.

If the left button of the mouse is hold down on the 3Dview and the mouse is moved, the 3D objects is rotated. If the right mouse button is hold down and the mouse is moved, the object is zoomed in and out. It is possible to examine the object 3dimensionally by this method.

In the line just below the door/window folders window on the left, the original design dimensions of the selected door/window are displayed. The dimensions cannot be changed from this line. The door/window dimension can be changed from the Placement-Materials tab.

ID: A name for the door/window object to be placed is entered in this box. The value entered here is increased for every door/window entered.

Parameter: The opening parameters (if there are) of the selected door/window are listed here. The opening angle or distance of the door/window can be adjusted by changing the value in the related value cell next to the parameter cell. The angle values are in degrees and the distance values are in meters. The values can be negative or positive.

  1. D Section: If the checkbox is checked, the opening status of the doors/windows are considered in the sections to be generated i.e. the doors/windows are drawn as they are (open or closed). If it is not checked, whatever is the open/closed status of the doors/windows, they are generated at sections as closed.

Placement tab:

Distance from wall endpoint: If the left end of the wall is clicked when placing the door/window, the distance between the left end of the wall and the left end of the door/window. If the right end of the wall is clicked, the distance between the right end of the wall and the right end of the door/window. If the middle of the wall is clicked, the distance between the midpoint of the wall and the midpoint of the door/window. If the Use Distance icon on the door/window toolbar is pressed, this distance can be used as the distance from an existing door/window as well. If it is clicked on an existing door/window, the new door/window is placed by the distance taken from this door/window.

Elevation: The elevation of the door/window bottom from the wall bottom e.g. if you enter 0.50, the elevation of the door/window bottom measured from the wall bottom will be 50 cm. If the wall bottom at the story floor level, the elevation from the story floor will be 50 cm. However, if the wall is given 0.5 m elevation, the elevation of the door/window from the floor will be 1 m.

Height/Width/Thickness: The door/window height, width and thickness parameters(m). The design width, height and thicknesses are displayed next the related parameters. When changing these values, the design values should be taken into consideration. When changing dimensions, the design ratios should not be exceeded a lot. This may result in undesired deformations.

Thickness is same as parent wall: If the box is checked, whatever is the design thickness of the selected door/window, its thickness will be as much as the thickness of the wall it is placed on.

Delta: It determines the distance (m) of the door/window axis to the wall central axis. If the value is zero, the door window is located on the wall central axis. Positive value slides the door/window upwards from the wall axis where negative value slides it downwards.

Mirror IWO: X mirror changes the opening direction of the door/window with respect to the wall axis and Y mirror changes the opening direction of the door/window with respect to the axis perpendicular to the wall.

Calculate distance according to wall top: Let the door/window be placed to the end of the wall (1st wall) and let there be another wall (2nd wall) connected to this end of the wall going through another direction. If this choice is selected, the distance of the door/window from the wall end will be measured from the top of the 2nd wall according to the sight direction.

Calculate distance according to wall bottom: Let the door/window be placed to the end of the wall (1st wall) and let there be another wall (2nd wall) connected to this end of the wall going through another direction. If this choice is selected, the distance of the door/window from the wall end will be measured from the bottom of the 2nd wall according to the sight direction.

Calculate distance according to wall axis: Let the door/window be placed to the end of the wall (1st wall) and let there be another wall (2nd wall) connected to this end of the wall going through another direction. If this choice is selected, the distance of the door/window from the wall end will be measured from the central axis of the 2nd wall.

Dimension exists: If the checkbox is checked, the door/window dimensions are drawn.

Color: The color of the dimension text. Click the left button of the mouse on the color box and slide the cursor on the appearing color palette by holding down the mouse button. Leave the mouse button on the color you want to select. The color box will turn to the color selected. If the color box is clicked by holding down the shift key from the keyboard, the pen thickness of the related color can be set. The pen thicknesses are entered in mm and used during project plotting.

If the button under the color box is clicked, the Font Settings dialog is displayed on the screen. Here, the font properties can be changed. The font settings made get valid for the dimension text when the dialog is closed by clicking the OK button.

Direction: Here, the direction of dimensions is selected on the figure. The dimension bubble is placed in the selected direction according to the sight direction. The dimensioning direction can also be changed during door/window placement, by clicking the Mirror Door/Window Label icon from the door/ window toolbar.

Dimensioning Parameters: Here, the dimensioning line dimensions and the locations of dimension text are set by entering the appropriate values in the appropriate cells on the figure. The unit is meters.

Straight IWO/Bent IWO: This parameter determines if the door/window placed on curve walls will be in straight form, or it will take the form of the wall it is placed on. If the choice “Straight IWO” is selected, the door/window is placed on the curved wall as it is (straight). If the choice “Straight IWO” is selected, it is bent taking the form of the curve wall.

Materials Tab:

Materials: At this section a materials are selected for every part composing the door/window. These materials determine the surface texture of the door/window to be displayed in 3D images. The related parts are coated with the selected material and displayed in renders in this way. Click the arrow button on the right of the material box. Select a material from the appearing material list. The materials should have been defined formerly. If there are no materials defined, click Settings/Materials to define material. The defined materials can be used in every kind of objects.

Texture World Length: Enter the texture length (m) e.g. if you enter 1, the texture length is taken as 1 m and coated on the related walls. If the texture is thought as square shaped, the object surfaces are coated by texture segments of 1x1 m dimension put one next to the other.