Add a Downspout

Add a downspout to a building as follows:

1. Do either of the following:
   • Select Modeling | Accessory Component | Component gallery Component.
   • Right-click to open the context-sensitive menu, and select Add Furniture, Symbol, Building Group....

   The browser is opened.

2. Select the Outdoors/Rainwater folder.
3. Double-click the downspout's thumbnail.
4. Select the parameters of the downspout:
   • Dim from wall to center of downspout (D1)
   • Total height (H1)
   • Top part height (H2)
   • Straight part length (H3)
   • Top level height (Z) - If you click the location of the downspout in the drawing, type the top level height in the text field.
   • Starting part length (H3)

   

   Dimension are the dimensions of the downspout's center line.

5. If necessary, change the locating point of the component, mirror or flip the component, edit the parameters of the component, or select another auxiliary function from the menu which opens by right-clicking. The default locating point is the point shown in the figure. Figures A and B are model projections, figure C is a drawing.

   

6. Select the location of the downspout.

Note

• You can add gutters either as separate profiles (select the profile library Gutters) or when adding the eaves trims (select a trim type which includes gutters).