Skylights
Skylights are analogous to Doors and Windows. They can be intelligently placed into Roofs and Shells, using the dedicated Skylight tool.
The Skylight placed on the surface of a Roof or Shell will be automatically inserted into the parent element. When placed into a Roof, it is adjusted to the correct Roof pitch angle.
The panels of Skylight Settings are similar to those of the Window/Door, Object and Lamp tools.
Skylight Display on Floor Plan
- The Floor Plan display of Skylights placed in Archicad 15 and later is based on a 3D projection, not a symbolic depiction.
Exception: Skylights migrated together with older-version projects to Archicad 15 and later will be displayed, by default, using “symbolic” attributes for their Floor Plan display.
- Skylights are displayed using the Floor Plan Display settings (e.g. Show on Story) of the host Roof or Shell.
- Pens and lines are set for each Skylight, as for Doors/Windows, in the Floor Plan and Section panel of Skylight Settings.
- Set Detail level and opening line display preferences for the 2D and 3D display of Skylights at Model View Options