Chapter 5
Placing Doors and Windows
Objectives
• Insert doors and windows with precision using dynamic
dimensions, cycle measure to, and reference from options
• Change the size and location of doors, windows, and openings in
the Properties palette.
• Create door and window styles
• Shift doors and windows within and along walls using the
RepositionWithin and RepositionAlong commands
• Edit the display representation of windows to include muntins and
shutters
• Place and modify openings in walls using the OpeningAdd
command
Accessing Doors and Windows from the
Palettes and Ribbon
Dynamic Dimensions of a Door
Offset/Center Constrained
Workspace Prompts for
Placing a Door
• (Select Door from the Design tool palette.)
• Select wall, grid assembly or ENTER: (Select a wall or
grid assembly.)
• Insert point or: (Select an insert point for the door.)
• Location of Insert point specifies the hinge and swing of
the door
Swing and Hinge Control of a
Constrained Door
Swing Control
of an Unconstrained Door
Using the Select Cycle Measure to Option
Select Cycle Measure to Option to Toggle Center and Edge
Placements of a Door
Reference Point On Option
• The Reference point on option allows you to measure
in the workspace from features other than the selected
wall.
• The Reference point on option requires you select a
point in the drawing to reference the dynamic
dimension. After you select the reference point, move
the pointer to set the direction then type the correct
distance in the workspace.
Applying Reference Point On
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Command: DOORADD
Select wall, grid assembly or RETURN: (Select the wall at p1 as shown at left below.)
Insert point or : (Right-click choose Reference point on from the shortcut menu. )
Pick the start point of the dimension: _endp of (Shift + Right click, select End object
snap and select point p2 as shown at right below.)
(Move the pointer to the right.)
Insert point or: 5’ Enter (Type 5’ in the workspace to position the door.)
Insert point or: ENTER (Press Enter to end the command.)
Editing Door Location Using Grips
Using Grips to Move the Door Vertically
and Within
Changing Door Size with Grips
Hinge and Swing Trigger Grips
Door Properties Palette
Design Tab Contents of the
Properties Palette
• General
• Description
• Layer
• Style
• Bound Spaces
• Dimensions
• Standard sizes
• A-Width
• B-Height
• Measure to
• Swing angle
• Location
• Position along wall
• Automatic Offset
• Vertical Alignment
• Head Height
• Threshold
• Rotation
• Anchor
• Endcaps
Door Styles are Created in the
Style Manager
General Tab-Door Style Properties
Dimensions Tab of
Door Style Properties
Design Rules Tab of Door Style
Properties
Door Types
Door Types
Standard Sizes Tab of
Door Style Properties
Adding a Standard Size
Materials Tab
Assign Material
Definitions from the
Material Definitions
of the Style
Manager for each
door component
Material Definitions
imported in the
drawing are shown
in the drop-down
list.
Display Properties of Doors
Display Tab of a Door
Reposition Within Location Options
• Inner
• Center
• Outer
Applying Reposition Within
• Select a door, right click, and
choose Reposition Within Wall
• Select position on the opening:
(Select a point on the frame P1
shown at right.)
• Select a reference point (Select
a point on a feature of the wall
P2 shown at right.)
• Enter the new distance
between the selected points
<0">:0 (Overtype a distance in
the dynamic dimension.)
Reposition Along Command
• Select door, right click, and choose Reposition Along Wall
• Select position on the opening: (Select center of frame at P1 shown
below.)
• Select a reference point (Select node at end of wall near P2 shown
below.)
• Enter the new distance between the selected points <5'-0">:4' (Type 4'
in the dynamic dimension.)
Reposition Along Wall Location
Options
WindowAdd Command
Window Properties Palette
• Design-Basic
• Description
• Layer
• Style
• Bound Spaces
• Dimensions
• Standard Sizes
• A-Width
• B-Height
• Measure to
• Swing angle
• Opening Percent
• Rise
• Location
• Position along wall
• Automatic Offset
• Vertical Offset
• Head Height
• Sill Height
• Rotation
Properties Palette of an Existing Window
Rise of Windows
Window Styles
• Additional styles can be imported from other drawings
or created in the Style Manager.
• Additional styles are located in the Imperial and Metric
folders of Styles within Content. Select Content in the
Places Panel of the Open Drawing dialog box to
access additional styles in the Style Manager
• There are 72 styles included in the Window Style
(Imperial) drawing in the Imperial directory.
• Bay and Bow Window styles are included in the
Window Style (Imperial) drawing.
General Tab-Window Style
Dimensions Tab- Window Style Properties
Design Rules Tab-Window Style
Standard Sizes Tab –Window Style
Materials Tab-Window Style
Classifications Tab-Window Style
Display Properties Tab - Window Style
Procedure for Adding Muntins
• Modify Elevation and Model display representations to
add muntins.
• Muntins are created by selecting the Add button of the
Muntins tab of the Display Properties as shown in the
next slide.
Creating Muntins
Edit Muntins Block dialog to Create
Muntin Design
Muntin Pattern Options
Adding Shutters to a Window
Procedure to Add Shutters
to a Window
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A window style with shutters can
be created by importing the
Shutters-Dynamic style or
Shutters 12 styles from the
Design Tool Catalog.
I-drop Shutters-12 or Shutters
Dynamic from the Design Tool
Catalog-Imperial>Doors and
Windows>Windows
Select the window, right-click
and choose Copy Window Style
and Assign.
Modify Window Type in the
Design Rules of tab of Window
Style Properties dialog box.
Opening Properties palette
OpeningAdd Command
Content of
the Opening Properties Palette
• Basic-General
• Description
• Shape
• Profile
• Dimensions
• A-Width
• B-Height
• Location
• Position along
wall
• Offset Distance
• Vertical Alignment
• Head height
• Sill height
• Rotation
Grips of an Opening
Changing the AEC Profile with
Edit in Place
Changing Doors Using Apply Tool Properties to
Door
1. Select a tool, such as Bifold-Double tool
from the Doors tool palette, right click
and choose Apply Tool Properties to>
Door from the shortcut menu as shown
at left.)
2. Select doors in the drawings for edit as
shown in the following command line
sequence.
Select Door(s): (Select a door at p1 as
shown at left.)
Select Door(s): (Select a door at p2 as
shown at left.)
Select Door(s): ~EnterKey~
3. Doors remain selected, edit the
Properties palette to complete the edit.
4. Press the ~EscKey~ to end the
command.
(Doors are changed to Bi-fold type as
shown below.)
AEC Modify Tools
• Array-allows you to enter array
distance apart and count of doors or
windows
• Reposition From- allows you to
move a door or window relative to a
location on the door or window a
specified distance from a point
• Space Evenly- allows you to space
doors or windows evenly between
two specified points
• Center- Allows you to center a door
or window in a wall