Parameter

Short Description

Long Description

Acoustic Rating

Acoustic rating value (if any), as defined in Window Settings (Custom Settings, Descriptions page).

Skylight 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.

Skylight 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

Fire rating value (if any), as defined in Window Settings (Custom Settings, Descriptions page).

Header Height

Vertical Height of the Skylight header

Header or Sill Height is measured from the Anchor (e.g. Story 0), as defined in Preview and Positioning Panel.

ID of Host Shell/Roof

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

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.

Shell/Roof Opening Area

Surface area of the opening cut by the Skylight.

Shell/Roof Opening Dimensions

Width x Height 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 W x H Size

Shell/Roof Opening W x H x T Size

Sill Height

Height of the Skylight Sill, as shown in the Preview and Positioning Panel

Header or Sill Height is measured from the Anchor (e.g. Story 0), as defined in Preview and Positioning 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.)

Shell/Roof Thickness

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

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.

Not relevant for Skylights placed in Shells.