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Chief Architect X10 Reference Manual

Window Defaults

Default Settings can be accessed by window and/or door units can be to each
selecting Edit> Default Settings. other. This setting also determines the width
Select Window from the Default Settings of the shared casing between windows.
dialog and click the Edit button.
For more information, see “Window
You can also double-click the Window Specification Dialog” on page 577.

Tools parent button to open the Window
Defaults dialog. Dynamic Window Defaults
The settings in the Window Defaults dialog A variety of window default values are
control the attributes of a window when it is dynamic, including the Window Type, Add
initially placed in a plan, so you should for Rough Opening values, Casing, Lintel
define the type of window that will be placed and Sill Specifications, Sash and Frame
most often in your model. See “Default sizes, and Treatments. All Materials are
Settings” on page 86. also dynamic. When a dynamic default is
changed, existing windows using the default
The panels in the Window Defaults dialog value are affected. See “Dynamic Defaults”
are similar to those found in the Window on page 88.
Specification dialog, with one exception:
On the GENERAL panel of the Window Window Framing
Defaults dialog, you can specify the The defaults for window framing can be
Minimum Separation between window defined in the Window Defaults dialogs. You
and/or door units in the plan.
can also specify an additional amount to
cutout for window openings in concrete
walls when the upper part of the window is
The Minimum Separation value in the located in a framed wall. See “Framing
Window Defaults dialog specifies how close Panel” on page 595.

The Window Tools

To place a window, select Build> a preview of the window will display and
Window and choose the desired a window can be placed.
Window Tool. Move your mouse pointer • The Bay, Box, and Bow Window tools do
over a wall section, then click to place a not have preview outlines. If a minimum
window in the wall at that location. width of 30” (725 mm) cannot be accom-
• If there is room enough along the wall to modated at the location where you click,
fit a 6” (150 mm) wide Standard Window, a warning message will display and a
window unit will not be created.

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