[ksymons19]

I created a custom gothic window with terracotta trim on the exterior side. I'm familiar with copying and pasting parameters for the WALLHOLE function and cleaning up my 2D symbol.

What is new to me is since I included terracotta trim, the window opening on my floorplan follows the overall size including terracotta trim. This is also after I input the WALLHOLE code. I tried deleting the 2D work of the trim and selected everything in that area but the gap still remains. Is there a way to enclose the gap for my 2D representation to follow the WALLHOLE settings? Is the only solution putting in fills in my GDL 2D symbol to line up with wall composites?

[Erika Epstein]

Alternatively save the pieces as a library part,
File>Libraries & Objects> save 3D Model as

and choose window as the type of library part.

When you create the custom window elements in the floor plan, 0,0 on the global origin, is the reference line. What is above will go in the wall. What is below will stick out of the wall.

You can always fudge by adjusting how the window sits in the wall.

[Karl Ottenstein]

[ksymons19]

Wow, that's an improvement so users don't have to fiddle around with GDL coding. I guess I missed it from being in a Revit firm for a couple years before finding an ArchiCAD firm last year.

Does WALLNICHE in the ID do anything?

[Karl Ottenstein]

[phubbell]

Wow that is cool! Just had to waste an hour playing with this. Wish I had known that trick a long time ago! Are there any others besides wallhole and wallniche?

On a mac this can be even more fun with drag and drop. Create a new library part and open the 3d script window. Grab the slab with the arrow tool and drag it to the 3d script window. Voila, 3d script for the object. This way you don't necessarily have to start a new project to create your object.

I also learned a couple of new things. If you have cover fills turned on in the slab, you get the poly_ not cslab_ like you want. Also if you're dragging from a layer thats in wireframe mode you'll get a wireframe model.

Getting back to the original problem, I suspect it's a problem with the A value being automatically set to 1m. (or 3'-3 3/8") AC's default value. By setting the A value of the window to the correct width the symbol should display properly.