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Window Specification Dialog

To produce a reveal of a certain width, Door and window casing and jamb can be
subtract the desired reveal from the total constructed three ways in curved walls:
width of the frame and type the result • Straight - Both window sash and casing
here. are straight. Straight casing may not fit

2 Check Use Exterior Casing to enable properly into a wall if the window is too
the settings that follow, then specify the wide or the curvature of the wall, too
exterior casing for the selected window(s) tight.
using those settings. These settings are the
same as those for the Interior Casing. If the
selected window is a Pass-Through placed in
an interior wall, these settings will be Straight
unavailable unless Separate Trim and
Materials on Each Side is checked on the • Radial - The sides of the casing or jambs
GENERAL panel. See “General Panel” on are inserted in the wall at an angle that
page 577. passes through the center of the curve.
3 The Double Wall Options affect
windows placed in a Double Wall. See
“Double Walls” on page 380. Radial
• Select Through to create a single frame
running through both Double Walls. This • Parallel - The sides of the casing are
option is selected by default. inserted in the wall at a right angle to the
line tangent to the curved wall at the cen-
• I f Enlarged is selected, casing is created
only on the wall the window is inserted ter of the window.
in. The opening on the other wall is
enlarged to accommodate the casing.
• Select Double to place a second window Parallel
in the Double Wall opposite the selected
window. This second window cannot be Normally, parallel casing has a straight sash.
selected. Casing is produced as with the Radial casing is more like traditional curved
Through type window. windows, and typically has a curved sash.
• Select Not Through to place the window A preview of the selected window
in one wall with no corresponding open- 5 displays here. You may need to rotate
ing in the other wall. the preview to see the casing you are

4 Curved Wall Casing - This section is editing.If casing is not specified for a Pass-
enabled if the window is placed in a Through, the Show Wall option will be
curved wall. See “Drawing Curved Walls” on toggled on automatically. See “Dialog
page 359. Preview Panes” on page 42.

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