Window and Door Sheet Settings

Architectural + DesignStream Interface + Material XML Transfer

The numbering system of window and door sheets and the label properties are defined in the keyword group BDSXX with the keyword opng_label_param. The following properties can be defined using the keyword, for example:

Scale

The view of the opening is presented as a part detail on the sheet. Its scale is defined as follows (affects on all opening sheets):

opng_label_param
DET_SCALE NN

For example:

opng_label_param
DET_SCALE 20

With this definition, the opening is presented in the scale 1:20.

You can also define opening-specific scales in the component library. In this case, define an additional parameter DET_SCALE = NN for the opening.

If automatic dimensioning of opening sheets is used, and the scale has been set so that the parallel projection of the opening does not fit in the part detail area that is reserved for it, the program automatically changes the scale to appropriate one (rounds the scale to the following whole number).

You can display the scale in the sheet by adding a text macro to the sheet template, for example: Scale 1:#DET_SCALE#.

Window and Door Sheets to DesignStream

When you export opening sheets into DesignStream, the opening will be scaled to suit the part detail area. The size of a part detail area is defined by the selected template sheet. Separate template sheets are available for opening sheets that are to be exported into DesignStream.

Drawing Properties of the Label Text

The name of the property set defining the drawing properties of the label text (layer, pen width, font, color, etc) is set as follows:

opng_label_param
LABEL.GP OPSHEET.LABEL

OPSHEET.LABEL is the name of the property set. The drawing properties of the set have been defined in the keyword group GEOMPROP.

By default, the sheet labels are added on the layer 33 Opening Sheet Labels. The actual opening labels are on the layer 25 Opening Labels. You can change the visibility of the layers with the functions in the Layers menu.

Text Setup

Label Direction

The label direction in the floor plan drawing is defined in either of the following ways:

  • Label in the direction of the X axis of the local coordinate system of the window
    opng_label_param
    LABEL.OR x
  • Label in the direction of the Y axis of the local coordinate system of the window
    opng_label_param
    LABEL.OR y

Label Location

The label location in the floor plan drawing is defined as follows:

  • The location of the label in the X direction of the local coordinate system of the window
    opng_label_param
    LABEL.DX 0.0

    When you use this setting, the label will be positioned at the center of the opening.

  • The label distance from the nearest wall line.
    opng_label_param
    LABEL.DY -350.0

The distances are measured from the locating point of the label, which is at the center of the label.

If you move the opening sheet labels, their position remains unchanged, even if the sheet or schedules are recreated. If you want the labels to get their original position, delete the labels, and add them again. You can delete the labels, when you select the opening type in the Window and Door Sheets dialog box, and click the Delete Marked button.

Viewing Direction of Openings

By default, all the doors on the sheet are viewed from the outside, and the windows are viewed from the inside. If necessary, you can change the viewing direction with the following definitions:

  • The windows will be viewed from the outside. All the doors will be viewed according to the default direction, i.e. from the outside.
    opng_label_param
    WIN.VIEW_SIDE REVERSED
  • The exterior doors will be viewed from the inside. The windows and the interior doors will be viewed according to the default direction, i.e. the windows will be viewed from the inside and the interior doors from the outside.
    opng_label_param
    EXTDOOR.VIEW_SIDE REVERSED
  • The interior doors will be viewed from the inside. The windows and the exterior doors will be viewed according to the default direction, i.e. the windows will be viewed from the inside and the exterior doors from the outside.
    opng_label_param
    INTDOOR.VIEW_SIDE REVERSED
  • All the openings will be viewed from a direction opposite to the default direction, i.e. all the doors will be viewed from the inside and the windows from the outside.
    opng_label_param
    VIEW_SIDE REVERSED

You can define a viewing direction, other than the default, for a single window or door by editing the opening's properties, see Editing the Opening Properties.

Template Sheets for the Schedules

The drawing files that are used as templates for window, exterior door and interior door sheets are defined in the following way:

  • Template for window sheet
    opng_label_param
    WIN.TEMPLATE opng_w.vxp
  • Template for exterior door sheet
    opng_label_param
    EXTDOOR.TEMPLATE opng_d.vxp
  • Template for interior door sheet
    opng_label_param
    INTDOOR.TEMPLATE opng_d.vxp
  • Template for window summary sheet
    opng_label_param
    WIN.SUMMARY.TEMPLATE sum_w.vxp
  • Template for exterior door summary sheet
    opng_label_param
    EXTDOOR.SUMMARY.TEMPLATE sum_d.vxp
  • Template for interior door summary sheet
    opng_label_param
    INTDOOR.SUMMARY.TEMPLATE sum_d.vxp
  • If you want to use a single template for all the sheets, you can also define the template sheet as
    opng_label_param
    TEMPLATE opng_d.vxp

    or for summary sheets as

    opng_label_param
    SUMMARY.TEMPLATE sum_d.vxp

Window and Door Sheets to DesignStream

  • Template sheet for a window sheet to be exported into DesignStream
    opng_label_param
    WIN.DSTEMPLATE opng_w_ds.vxp
  • Template sheet for an exterior door sheet to be exported into DesignStream
    opng_label_param
    EXTDOOR.DSTEMPLATE opng_d_ds.vxp
  • Template sheet for an interior door sheet to be exported into DesignStream
    opng_label_param
    INTDOOR.DSTEMPLATE opng_d_ds.vxp

In the examples, >opng_*.vxp is the name of the drawing file. The template sheets that form part of the basic delivery of the software are saved in the ../system/picts folder. The user's own template sheets are saved in the ../custom/picts folder.

Numbering Systems

The numbering system may be one of the following:

  • Common running numbering for all openings. Windows and doors will not be separated.
  • Separate running numbering for both windows and doors. Exterior and interior doors will not be separated.
  • Separate running numbering for windows, exterior doors and interior doors.

Matching openings have the same running number. The numbering system is defined as follows:

  • Numbering of window sheets
    opng_label_param
    WIN.LABEL.SYS "W-"|NUM
  • Numbering of exterior door sheets
    opng_label_param
    EXTDOOR.LABEL.SYS "DE-"|NUM
  • Numbering of interior door sheets
    opng_label_param
    INTDOOR.LABEL.SYS "DI-"|NUM
  • If you want to use a single numbering system for all the openings, you can also define the numbering system as follows:
    opng_label_param
    LABEL.SYS "OP-"|NUM

In the examples, W, DE and DI are prefixes of the labels that will be added to the floor plan drawing. A running number is added after each prefix.

Window and Door Sheets to DesignStream

When you export an opening sheet into DesignStream, the program adds a unique running number at the end of the opening label of each opening. This number enables matching openings to be differentiated in the DesignStream system.

Default Selections in the Dialog Box

The default selections in the Window And Door Sheets dialog box can be defined as follows:

  • The checkbox Windows selected / empty
    opng_label_param
    WIN ON
    opng_label_param
    WIN OFF
  • The checkbox Exterior doors selected / empty
    opng_label_param
    EXTDOOR ON
    opng_label_param
    EXTDOOR OFF
  • The checkbox Interior doors selected / empty
    opng_label_param
    INTDOOR ON
    opng_label_param
    INTDOOR OFF
  • The checkbox Create drawings selected / empty
    opng_label_param
    DRAWINGS ON
    opng_label_param
    DRAWINGS OFF
  • The checkbox Create schedule selected / empty
    opng_label_param
    SCHEDULE ON
    opng_label_param
    SCHEDULE OFF
  • The checkbox Based on rooms selected / empty
    opng_label_param
    ROOM ON
    opng_label_param
    ROOM OFF
  • The checkbox Based on phases selected / empty
    opng_label_param
    PHASE ON
    opng_label_param
    PHASE OFF
  • The checkbox Unique selected / empty
    opng_label_param
    UNIQUE_LABELS ON
    opng_label_param
    UNIQUE_LABELS OFF

Note

  • The hidden lines, or the lines that are covered behind opaque surfaces in the viewing direction, can be displayed with a dashed line in the window and door sheets. Such lines are the lines of window grilles, for example. The lines must be modeled on the layer, which is defined in the BDSX keyword group with the opsht_dash_layers keyword, for example opsht_dash_layers= 1. Editing the window and window grille models requires a customization.