SKYLIGHT FIELDS

DESCRIPTION

3D Back View

3D Symbol of the Skylight. (“Back” indicated by direction of opening lines, if any.)

3D Front View

3D Symbol of the Skylight. (“Front” indicated by direction of opening lines, if any.)

Acoustic Rating

Acoustic rating value (if any), as defined in the Listing Parameters section of the Parameters panel of the Settings dialog.

Displays value of Acoustic Rating.

Constraint in Roof

Either “Horizontal” or “Vertical”, as set in the Preview and Positioning Panel of Skylight Settings. Defines how the Skylight will be constrained as it shifts position if the underlying Roof geometry is modified.

Curb Height

Distance by which Skylight frame extrudes out of the Roof/Shell plane. (A value of 0 means the Skylight lies flat on the plane.)

Fire Rating

Value of Fire Rating parameter (if any), as defined in the Listing Parameters section of the Parameters panel of the Settings dialog.

Displays value of Fire Rating.

From Zone

Name of the Zone from which the Skylight is opened.

Displays name of Zone.

From Zone Number

Number of the Zone from which the Skylight is opened.

Displays number of Zone.

Header Height

Height of the Skylight header, as shown in the Preview and Positioning Panel, as measured from the Vertical Anchor defined in the same panel.

Marker Text

The Marker Text specified in the Settings dialog box, in the Dimension Marker Panel, under Customize Texts- Marker Texts parameter. This text is equivalent to the element’s ID number by default, but a custom text may be assigned here.

Displays marker text.

Nominal Dimensions

Width x Height. Values taken from the Width and Height fields of the Preview and Positioning Panel (or the Skylight Settings Panel).

Nominal Height

Height value. Value taken from the Height field of the Preview and Positioning Panel (or the Skylight Settings Panel)

Nominal WxHxT Size

Displays opening dimensions as “Height x Width x Shell/Roof Thickness”. These are the height and width parameters of the opening size defined as “nominal” in the opening’s Settings dialog box, and the thickness of the Shell/Roof in which the opening is located. (Same as the W/D Opening Nominal Volume.)

Nominal Width

Width value. Value taken from the Width field of the Preview and Positioning Panel (or the Skylight Settings Panel)

ID of host Shell/Roof

ID of the Roof or Shell in which the Skylight is located.

Displays ID of the Shell/Roof.

Preview Picture

Predefined preview picture of the Skylight.

Shell/Roof Opening Dimensions

Width x Height of the opening cut by the Skylight.

Shell/Roof Opening Height

Height of the opening cut by the Skylight.

Shell/Roof Opening Surface Area

Surface area of the opening cut by the Skylight.

Shell/Roof Opening Volume

Volume of the opening cut by the Skylight.

Volume calculation based on hole that results from cutting the GDL openings out of the Shell/Roof.

Shell/Roof Opening Width

Width of the opening cut by the Skylight.

Sill height

Height of the Skylight sill, as shown in the Preview and Positioning Panel, as measured from the Vertical Anchor defined in the same panel.

Sill/Header Value

Sill/header height value as defined in Preview and Positioning panel of the Settings Dialog box. (Value measures the distance from the header or from the sill, to the Roof Pivot Lines, to the current Story or another story, as defined by the user.)

Thickness

Thickness of the parent Roof/Shell in which the Skylight is placed.

To Zone

Name of the Zone into which the Skylight is opened.

Displays name of Zone.

To Zone Number

Number of the Zone into which the Skylight is opened.

Displays number of Zone.

Unit Dimensions

Width and height of the Skylight unit, as defined in Settings dialog box (Parameters panel or Custom Settings panel).

Vertical Anchor

Vertical Anchor as defined in the Preview and Positioning Panel. Header and Sill heights are measured to the vertical anchor.