Placing Doors or Windows

Windows and Doors can only be inserted into Walls; they cannot be placed independently in the project.

Follow these steps:

  1. In the Floor Plan or 3D Window, activate the Window or Door Tool, and choose the desired Window/Door object from the library.
  2. As you move the cursor over the target Wall, you will see a preview of the opening at its current location.
    Note: If you hover the cursor in a place where several Walls intersect, click Tab to toggle among them until the one you want is highlighted.

    MultipleWallToggle.png
  3. The sun icon and thick line represent the “outside” (reveal side) of the Wall

    To switch the reveal side, just move the cursor to the opposite side of the Wall.


    Reveal1.png

    Reveal2.png

    3DDoor1.png
  4. Click to place the opening at the desired place.

    The Anchor Point determines whether you will place the Window or Door by its centerpoint or either side.

    As you place the opening into a Wall, you can switch Geometry Methods on the fly (use the Anchor Point control in the Info Box, or its shortcut.)


    DoorGeometryMethod.png

    WindowCenterAnchor.png     WindowSideAnchor1.png

  5. Next, you will choose the opening direction: toward the inside or outside of the wall, either on the right or the left: each possibility is shown by an arrow on screen.
    • Move the cursor around to any of these four positions; the feedback shows you what you will get when you click.

      OpeningDirection.png     3DDoor2.png

    • The sun icon represents the reveal side that you chose with the first click. You can still change the reveal side now: Press Tab to toggle the two reveal sides for this opening.
  6. Click to place the opening.

Flip Opening Direction

The Flip button (in the Info Box or Door/Window Settings) switches the opening direction of a selected door/window from one side to the other, while keeping the frame in place.


Flip1.png

Flip2.png

In Section/Elevation/IE Windows:

You can create new construction elements only by duplicating existing ones, using the Multiply or Drag a Copy functions.