also forms a plaster coving to the

his palette determines how many skins should turn in/out.

y the formatting will

r

s it to be pulled out from the surface of the wall. This allows you to use the Door & Window Builder trims when working with wall

ons

Head Moulding – More O

ith Show More Options the Head Moulding page mes available.

Head Moulding

n

th cks, and set

Cho

opening to strike the door or window frame. window frame.

Number of Skins

T

Apply to Ends

Choose which ends to apply the formatting. Normall apply to both ends.

Exterior Trims

Use the trims for walls without attached wall accesso

own trims around doors and windows. ies. Where wall accessories are used, these will provide their

Tip

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The exterior trims add extra complexity to the model, so use only if needed.

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In floor plan, a dynamic hotspot on the outer edge of the trim allow accessories, if you prefer.

Exterior Trims – Fewer Opti

With Show Fewer Options the basic settings for Exterior Trims are available.

Choose a Head Moulding, Exterior Trim, and Sill type.

Jamb Moulding

ptions W

beco

Click on the

Moulding style and Place Thickness, Profile Width a should Extend Beyond the Use the checkbox to split the brick width.

page to choose a Head ment method. Set the Profile

d the amount that the moulding edge of the Frame.

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age becomes available.

se the Exterior Trim type. Set the Profile Width and Thickness, and the Offset from

the edge of the Frame.

Use the checkbox to split the exterior architrave into Bricks, and set brick width.

pletely surround the window, unless a brick sill and/or head moulding have been specified, in which case they will break the architrave.

ng – More Options

Choose insid

et the reveal offset dimension to each edge. Set Profile Width & Thickness. Use the checkbox to split the moulding

Thickness to zero, the moulding will automatically fill the space terior reveals.

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For the reveal settings to take effect, the ArchiCAD reveal settings need to be turned off. Exterior Trim – More Options

With Show More Options the Exterior Trim

p Choo

Tip:

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The exterior trim will com Jamb Mouldi

With Show More Options the Jamb Moulding page becomes available.

a profile for the Jamb Moulding you want to apply e the exterior reveals.

S

into Bricks, and set the brick width.

Tips:

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If you set the Profile Width or provided by the ex

Only use the left or middle buttons for the ArchiCAD reveal setting with the Door and Window Builder.

brick or tile sill as part

ll Width, andthe distance th ll into bricks, and set the brick width. Brick Sill – More Options

With Show More Options the Brick Sill page of the

e sill should Extend Beyond the Frame. Use the checkbox t becomes available.

(This sill models a

opening in the wall, and should not be confused with the timber sill which is part of a timber window or door frame. To add an exterior timber sill, or an interior sill, go to the Frame/Timber Sill

page.)

Choose a profile for the exterior sill. Set Fall Angle,

Sill Thickness, Si o split the

Interior Trim Interior Trim –

ith Show Fewer Options the Interior Trim page is se a profile for the Interior Trim.

Under Interior Sill, and set its t In the Interior

interior timber thickness to zer

s

to remove the interior r

ons

dge

Sill & Reveal – More Options With Show Mo

available.

Under Interior Sill, choose whether to Incl

h and the end To remove the inte

Show Fewer Options the Materials page is available. he material for each main component of the door or window is displayed. Choose a material for each component. The whole of the component will be painted with the same material.

If a component is currently painted with more than one material, an asterisk will alert you to this situation. In the illustration above, there is currently more than one material

Fewer Options W

available. Choo

Sill, choose whether to Include an Interior

hickness, width and the end extensions.

Reveal palette, choose the thickness of the reveal. To remove the interior reveal, set its o.

Tip

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Omitting the sill will place the interior reveal board around the whole frame.

:

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Set the thickness to zero eveal.

plexity to the model, so use only if needed.

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The interior trim, sill and reveal all add extra com Interior Trim – More Opti

With Show More Options the Interior Trim page changes to include the dimensions of the trim. Set the Profile Width,

Thickness, and the Offset from the e of the Frame.

re Options the Sill & Reveal page becomes

ude an Interior

extensions. of the rior reveal, set its

Sill, and set its thickness, widt

In the Interior Reveal palette, choose the thickness interior timber reveal.

thickness to zero.

Materials

Materials – Regular Option With

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glass panels. If you select a material for Glass in this palette, all the glass panels will take the new

onent of the the ferent materials for each side of the door leaf.

Symbol

s

r D ction and Elevation views.

Choose which convention to use for Pivot Lines.

e is ailable.

the Symbol Detail palette, choose how you want the floor appear.

all scales, where detail is not required, the floor plan mbol will be replaced by a simple generic outline. Choose

ould be used.

steel frames in the Door Builder,

thickness is used to set the depth that th embedded into the wall.

The example shows the effect of changin frame thickness parameter. The frame the door on the left is set to zero. Plan View Items – More Options

e Plan View Items page is for each of the

material.

Materials – More Options

With Show More Options the Materials page is broken into several new pages, one for each basic comp

door or window.

Each page contains more than one material for component. For example, the Door Leaf page allows you to paint the door leaf rails and panels with different materials, and also allows dif

Symbol - Fewer Option

With Show Fewer Options the Symbol page is available. Set the 2D Pens for the plan view symbol, and the 3D Pens

o 3 , Se f

Plan View Detail - More Options

With Show More Options the Plan View Detail pag av

In

plan symbol to At sm

sy

the scale at which the more detailed symbol sh

If you always want full detail to be used, set the Always show Full Detail checkbox to on.

In the Door Symbol palette, choose a style for the Opening

leaf swing.

Arc. The example below shows the two options for

frame ame is Tips:

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For the e fr g the thickness for

With Show More Options th available.

On this page, use the checkboxes to select which items to display in the plan view symbol.

components.

ns page is available. in the 3D, ection and Elevation windows.

on, an extra line de the frame line.

s

kbox on if you want to Use a Dashed Line for the pivot line, and set the Dash Length. Choose a Pen for the pivot

Choose ion using the checkboxes at the bottom of the

interface Opening Doo With the Ope Sections argins are t e leaves. For sliding doors, this value is an o

You can control the left and right leaves independently (hence You can set a different opening margin for 3D views and se

The example shows two ways of showing the exact same door by using different combinations of floor plan items.

2D Pens & Fills – More Options

With Show More Options the 2D Pens & Fills page is available.

On this page, select pens, fills and line types for various plan view

3D Pens – More Options

With Show More Options the 3D Pe

On this page, select pens for various components S

If the Extra Line to Glass checkbox is set to will be drawn around glass panels, insi

Pivot Lines – More Option

With Show More Options the Pivot Lines page is available. On this page are controls for how the pivot lines are drawn. The pivot lines show up in 3D and/or section/elevation views, and indicate how the door operates.

Choose a convention for the Pivot Symbol. Set the chec

lines.

to Show or hide the pivot lines in 3D, Section & Elevat

.

rs – More Options

Show More Options on, you can also set the

ning Angles for door leaves in Plan View, 3D and or Elevations independently. You can define special

depending on th

he angle to open pening percentage. parameters for opening doors in Animations

Camera position. e

the two columns),

ction/elevation views. Thus, you could show a door fully

Opening Margins

For hinged doors, the opening m th

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Animation in Fly-through Sequences

oor Builder 3.5 will automatically open and close doors stic ‘fly-through’s. Set the camera distance

, and the distance within ough.

its de To edit th

g

list, then either

utton. A file dialog will pop up. You can save the recommended

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You can add notes to a batch of doors/windows at Door or window Settings dialog, then proceed as fo

y word <AREA> (including the brackets). ASS>.

chedule, use the key word <OPEN>. e key word <UVAL>.

he UA-Value in the schedule, use the key word <UAVAL>. D

to allow reali

beyond which the door is fully closed

which it should be fully open. To enable this feature, you will need to ‘Rebuild Model for Each Frame’ when you create your fly-thr

Schedule Notes

Each door and window stores specifying information about

about the manufacturer, construction materials, construction construction and use. This might include information tails, finish, location and hardware. When the door or mensioned elevation.

e schedule notes for a door or window, select the r window and open its Door Settings/Window s dialog. Choose Schedule Notes in the menu field. You will see a list of notes. Each note has a title and text. window is scheduled, this information will appear below the di

door o

Settin

To sele

can use the ct a note for editing, click on the item in the list. You Insert, Move Up, Move Down and Delete

s to edit the list of notes. button

To edit the content of a note, select it in the

use the Open button to apply a Defaults File, or click on the

Show Note Editing button to edit the text of the note. Use the Save button to new or edited notes for future use. First, enter the Title & Body of the new note, then click on the Save b

new note anywhere on your system, but it is

that you keep all your Door & Window schedule notes in an organised set of folders inside the the Cadimage Extras folder.

Tips

once. Select a set of doors/windows and open the r a single door or window.

calculated values.

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If you use key words in a note, the schedule will substitute o To display the total area in the schedule, use the ke

o To display the total glass area in the schedule, use the key word <GL o To display the area of opening sashes in the s

o To display the U-Value in the schedule, use th o To display t

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