A description of the tabs and drop-down menus is given further below in this section.
Display section
This changes to the Dialog box Facade element+. Here you can further qualify the facade element by defining bar assemblies for the mullions and transoms. In addition wall junction profiles, joint components, assemblies and infills can be defined. You will find further information on this in the section Facade element+.
On one hand the facade element preview provides a visual check and on the other hand offers further functions:
• Additional functions are activated by clicking in the preview with the mouse wheel. You will find further information on this in the section Object preview.
• Depending on the active dialog box section, you can select elements of the facade (mullions, transoms or bays) directly in the preview to modify their properties. Selected elements are highlighted in color.
Operating section
Tab Facade
This section contains the following drop-down menus:
Width Defines the width of the raw shell opening. You can write the width directly into the input field or measure off a value from the drawing by clicking the button Width <.
Height Defines the total height of the raw shell opening. You can write the height directly into the input field or measure off a value from the drawing by clicking the button Height <.
Height left, Height right Defines the left resp. right raw shell height. You can write the height directly into the input field or measure off a value from the drawing by clicking the button Height left/right <. The entry of the right or left height has the following effects on the shape of the raw shell opening:
• When you specify the Height left or right, the raw shell above can be optionally arch-shaped. You control this with the option Arch aligned.
• When you specify the Height left and right, the raw shell above is automatically arch-shaped.
The Height left or right must not be greater than the total height of the raw shell.
Arch aligned With this option you can create a raw shell arch-shaped above.
This option is only available when you have specified Height left or Height right.
Rise of the arch Defines the rise of the arch and creates a raw shell opening which is arch-shaped above. You can write the rise of the arch directly into the input field or measure off a value from the drawing by clicking the button Rise of the arch <. By entering the rise of the arch the Heights left and right are reduced by the entered value. If you deactivate the tick box, the arch above is removed from the raw shell structure.
Drop-down menu Division
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Defines the bay division and the properties of the head and sill transoms.
Number of bays Defines the number of bays in the horizontal direction (columns).
Number of rows Defines the number of bays in the vertical direction (rows).
Head transom Switches the top-most transom on or off.
Continuous Determines whether the head transom is continuous or butts against the mullions.
Inset outside Specifies the distance of the top edge of the head transom to the top edge of the mullion. You can write the inset directly into the input field or measure off a value from the drawing by clicking the button Height <.
This option is not available when the head transom is continuous.
Mitered left, Mitered right Results in the head transom being cut for mitering with the left, respectively right mullion.
This option is not available if you have entered an inset for the head transom.
Sill transom Switches the lowest transom on or off.
Continuous Determines whether the sill transom is continuous or butts against the mullions.
Inset outside Specifies the distance of the bottom edge of the sill transom to the bottom edge of the mullion. You can write the inset directly into the input field or measure off a value from the drawing by clicking the button Height <.
This option is not available when the sill transom is continuous.
Mitered left, Mitered right Results in the sill transom being cut for mitering with the left, respectively right mullion.
This option is not available if you have entered an inset for the sill transom.
Drop-down menu Gap
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The tick box adjacent to the drop-down menu is automatically activated when you define a gap to the raw shell. If you deactivate the tick box, the facade element is created without a gap to the raw shell.
All equal If you activate this tick box, the gap to the raw shell which you have defined for the head, is maintained circumferentially.
Head <, Sill <, Left <, Right < Specifies the gap from the facade to the raw shell on the relevant sides. You can write the gap directly into the input field or measure off a value from the drawing by clicking the appropriate button.
Drop-down menu Wall junction profile
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The tick box adjacent to the drop-down menu is automatically activated when you define a wall junction. If you deactivate the tick box, the facade element is created without a wall junction.
Head, Sill, Left, Right Switches the wall junction profile on or off at the respective point (head, sill, left or right).
You can define wall junction profiles with different dimensions. To do this, mark the appropriate side (head, sill, left or right) and change the dimensions under Properties.
All equal Accepts the properties for all wall junction profiles.
Width Specifies the profile width of the junction profile.
Frame reduction Specifies the reduction dimension for the facade. The facade is reduced by this dimension!
Depth Specifies the depth of the junction profile.
Weather-side projection Specifies the projection of the junction profile on the weather side.
Drop-down menu Profile joint
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The tick box adjacent to the drop-down menu is automatically activated when you define a profile joint. If you deactivate the tick box, the facade element is created without a profile joint.
Click in the row to enter the distance. A right click displays a context menu with the option for removing the entered value.
Tab Mullion
This section contains the following drop-down menus:
Here, you select the posts for which you would like to change the properties.
All equal Uses the set dimensions for all mullions (intermediate mullions and outer mullions).
Dialog box section Dimensions
Width Defines the width of the mullion.
Depth Defines the depth of the mullion.
Infill inset Defines the infill inset.
Supplied length Defines the length of the supplied mullion.
Structural glazing Activates or deactivates the structural glazing display for all mullions and switches the display of the mullion cover sections on or off.
The structural glazing tick box is only available when the structural glazing tick box has been activated in the Tab Settings under Glazing.
Drop-down menu Axes
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Defines the properties of individual mullions and the dimensions of the mullion axes.
Table of mullion axes
In the table the mullions and their center distances are listed. The mullions are numbered from top to bottom. The unit spacings involve the absolute center distances which are each measured from the left edge of the raw shell. In the table the following additional information is shown:
• When individual mullions are locked, they are identified with a padlock. Directly locked mullions are identified with a red padlock and indirectly locked mullions with a yellow padlock.
Indirectly locked unit spacings arise when you have locked unit spacings in other sections (e.g. Clearance).
The first and last unit spacing is always indirectly locked, because it is defined by the raw shell spacing to the right and left.
• If deviating profile dimensions have been defined, they are marked with an A.
Click a mullion in the table or in the preview to make dimensional changes. The marked mullion is highlighted in color in the preview.
If you click the left mouse key on a dimension, the field is released for editing and you can change the figure.
A right click in the table shows you a context menu with the following command options:
Lock Locks the marked unit spacing so that it can no longer be changed.
Center position < Defines a unit spacing by clicking on two points in the drawing. For this the dialog box is temporarily closed.
Remove Deletes the marked mullion from the list.
Unlock all Releases the lock of all directly locked mullions.
Dialog box section Dimensions
Differing dimensions If you activate this tick box, you can change the differing mullion dimensions for the marked axes.
Width Defines the width of the mullion.
Depth Defines the depth of the mullion.
Infill inset Defines the infill inset.
Supplied length Defines the length of the supplied mullion.
Structural glazing Activates or deactivates the structural glazing display for individual mullions and switches the display of the respective mullion cover sections on or off.
Drop-down menu Clearance
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Defines the clearance mullion dimensions.
Table of clearance dimensions
In the table the bays and their clearance dimensions are shown. Furthermore, the table also shows whether clearance dimensions are locked or whether they can be changed. Locked clearance dimensions are identified with a padlock (directly locked clearance dimensions in red, indirectly locked clearance dimensions in yellow).
Indirectly locked clearance dimensions arise when you have locked unit spacings in other sections (e.g. center distances).
If you click the left mouse key on a dimension, the field is released for editing and you can change the figure.
A right click in the table shows you a context menu with the following command options:
Lock Locks the clearance dimension so that it can no longer be changed.
Clearance < Defines a clearance by clicking on two points in the drawing. For this the dialog box is temporarily closed.
Add mullion in center Adds a mullion centrally in the bay.
All equal Sets all unlocked clearance dimensions to the same distance.
Unlock all Releases the lock of all directly locked clearance dimensions.
Drop-down menu Center distance
Defines the center distances of the mullions.
Table of center distances
In the table the bays and their center distances are shown. Furthermore, the table also shows whether center distances are locked or whether they can be changed. Locked distances are identified with a padlock (directly locked clearance dimensions in red, indirectly locked clearance dimensions in yellow).
Indirectly locked center distances arise when you have locked dimensions in other sections (e.g. Clearance).
If you click the left mouse key on a dimension, the field is released for editing and you can change the figure.
A right click in the table shows you a context menu with the following command options:
Lock Locks the clearance dimension so that it can no longer be changed.
Distance < Defines a center distance by clicking on two points in the drawing. For this the dialog box is temporarily closed.
Add mullion in center Adds a mullion centrally in the bay.
All equal Sets all unlocked center distances to the same dimension.
Unlock all Releases the lock of all directly locked center distances.
Tab Transom
This section contains the following drop-down menus:
Here, you select the transoms for which you would like to change the properties.
All equal Uses the set dimensions for all transoms (head transoms, intermediate transoms and sill transoms).
Dialog box section Dimensions
Width Defines the width of the transom.
Depth Defines the depth of the transom.
Infill inset Defines the infill inset.
Supplied length Defines the length of the supplied transom.
Structural glazing Activates or deactivates the structural glazing display for all transoms and switches the display of the transom cover sections on or off.
The structural glazing tick box is only available when the structural glazing tick box has been activated in the Tab Settings under Glazing.
Drop-down menu Axes
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Defines the properties of individual transoms and the dimensions of the transom axes.
Table of transom axes
In the table the transoms and their center distances are listed. The transoms are numbered from the bottom to the top. The unit spacings involve the absolute center distances which are each measured from the lower edge of the raw shell. In the table the following additional information is shown:
• When individual transoms are locked, they are identified with a padlock. Directly locked transoms are identified with a red padlock and indirectly locked transoms with a yellow padlock.
Indirectly locked unit spacings arise when you have locked unit spacings in other sections (e.g. Clearance).
The first and last unit spacing is always indirectly locked, because it is defined by the raw shell spacing to the right and left.
• If deviating profile dimensions have been defined, they are marked with an A.
Click a transom in the table or in the preview to make dimensional changes. The marked transom is highlighted in color in the preview.
If you click the left mouse key on a dimension, the field is released for editing and you can change the figure.
A right click in the table shows you a context menu with the following command options:
Lock Locks the marked unit spacing so that it can no longer be changed.
Center position < Defines a unit spacing by clicking on two points in the drawing. For this the dialog box is temporarily closed.
Remove Deletes the marked transom from the list.
Unlock all Releases the lock of all directly locked axes.
Dialog box section Dimensions
Differing dimensions If you activate this tick box, you can change the differing transom dimensions for the marked transoms.
Width Defines the width of the transom.
Depth Defines the depth of the transom.
Infill inset Defines the infill inset.
Supplied length Defines the length of the supplied transom.
Drop-down menu Clearance
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Defines the clearance transom dimensions.
Table of clearance dimensions
In the table the bays and their clearance dimensions are shown. Furthermore, the table also shows whether clearance dimensions are locked or whether they can be changed. Locked clearance dimensions are identified with a padlock (directly locked clearance dimensions in red, indirectly locked clearance dimensions in yellow).
Indirectly locked clearance dimensions arise when you have locked unit spacings in other sections (e.g. center distances).
If you click the left mouse key on a dimension, the field is released for editing and you can change the figure.
A right click in the table shows you a context menu with the following command options:
Lock Locks the clearance dimension so that it can no longer be changed.
Clearance < Defines a clearance by clicking on two points in the drawing. For this the dialog box is temporarily closed.
Add transom in center Adds a transom centrally in the bay.
All equal Sets all unlocked clearance dimensions to the same distance.
Unlock all Releases the lock of all directly locked clearance dimensions.
Drop-down menu Center distance
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Defines the center distances of the transoms.
Table of center distances
In the table the bays and their center distances are shown. Furthermore, the table also shows whether center distances are locked or whether they can be changed. Locked distances are identified with a padlock (directly locked clearance dimensions in red, indirectly locked clearance dimensions in yellow).
Indirectly locked center distances arise when you have locked dimensions in other sections (e.g. Clearance).
If you click the left mouse key on a dimension, the field is released for editing and you can change the figure.
A right click in the table shows you a context menu with the following command options:
Lock Locks the clearance dimension so that it can no longer be changed.
Distance < Defines a center distance by clicking on two points in the drawing. For this the dialog box is temporarily closed.
Add transom in center Adds a transom centrally in the bay.
All equal Sets all unlocked center distances to the same dimension.
Unlock all Releases the lock of all directly locked center distances.
Tab Bays
This section contains the following drop-down menus:
The tick box adjacent to the drop-down menu is automatically activated when you define an insert. If you deactivate the tick box, the facade element is created without an insert.
To define an infill or a frame element you must click a bay in the preview. The selected bay is marked in red in the preview and can be appropriately extended by entering numerical values in the input fields Horizontal and Vertical. When you click a bay where the adjacent bay has already been defined, a dialog box appears with the following options:
New Defines a new bay.
Join Joins the bay to the adjacent bay which has already been defined.
Displace Moves the previously defined bay to the selected position.
Dialog box section Bays
Horizontal Joins the entered number of bays from left to right.
Vertical Joins the entered number of bays from bottom to top.
Head transom Switches the head transom on. This option is only available if the bay borders the head transom.
Sill transom Switches the sill transom on. This option is only available if the bay borders the sill transom.
Door stud Removes the sill transom below the bay. This option is only available if the bay borders the sill transom.
The door stud also continues if a continuous sill transom has been defined.
Transom continuous Allows the top and bottom delimiting transoms of the bay to continue.
Infill Defines the bay as an infill type. You can freely define infill types by entering an infill name into the field or selecting infills already defined from the menu.
The infill type is displayed on the label symbol in the appropriate bay depending on the label setting.
Element Inserts a frame element into the selected bay. Click the button [...] to define further properties of the frame element in the Dialog box Element.
Multiple Starts the Dialog box Infill (multiple) where you can insert infills or frame elements in several bays. You will find further information on this in the section Infill.
Remove Deletes the selected infill or the selected frame element.
Reset all Deletes all infills or all frame elements.
Drop-down menu Knee wall
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The tick box adjacent to the drop-down menu is automatically activated when you define a knee wall. If you deactivate the tick box, the facade element is created without a label.
With knee walls the sill transom is omitted.
To define a knee wall you must click a bay in the preview. The knee wall is marked in red in the preview and can be appropriately extended by entering numerical values in the input fields Horizontal and Vertical. When you click a bay where the adjacent bay has already been defined, a dialog box appears with the following options:
New Defines a new bay.
Join Joins the bay to the adjacent bay which has already been defined.
Displace Moves the previously defined bay to the selected position.
Dialog box section Bays
Horizontal Joins the entered number of knee walls from left to right.
Vertical Joins the entered number of knee walls from bottom to top.
Remove Deletes the selected knee wall.
Drop-down menu Headwall
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The tick box adjacent to the drop-down menu is automatically activated when you define a headwall. If you deactivate the tick box, the facade element is created without a headwall.
With a headwall the head transom is not needed.
To define a headwall you must click a bay in the preview. The headwall is marked in red in the preview and can be appropriately extended by entering numerical values in the input fields Horizontal and Vertical. When you click a bay where the adjacent bay has already been defined, a dialog box appears with the following options:
New Defines a new bay.
Join Joins the bay to the adjacent bay which has already been defined.
Displace Moves the previously defined bay to the selected position.
Dialog box section Bays
Horizontal Joins the entered number of knee walls from left to right.
Vertical Joins the entered number of knee walls from top to bottom.
Remove Deletes the active headwall.
Tab Settings
This section contains the following drop-down menus:
Structural glazing Activates the structural glazing display for mullions and transoms and switches the display of the covers off.
The settings defined in the glazing section have no effect on the inserted cross-section. These only affect
Drop-down menu Calculation
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Specifies how the mullions or transoms are to be distributed.
This is a default setting which only becomes effective when the profile widths of the mullions or transoms are different. The setting is only effective when you modify the horizontal and vertical division on the Tab Facade in the Drop-down menu Division.
Clearance Calculates the mullion or transom division according to the clearance dimension.
Center distance Calculates the mullion or transom division according to the center distance.
Drop-down menu Form
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Defines how the facade element is inserted into the drawing.
Dialog box section Elevation
Axes Creates the profile axes for the output.
Profile Creates the profile views for the output.
Infill Creates the infills for the output.
Infill symbol Creates an infill symbol for the output. The infill symbol is displayed for all bays to which an infill has been assigned.
Raw shell Creates the raw shell outline for the output.
Hidden profiles Draws the profiles in hidden representation.
This option is only available for structural glazing.
Selection menu Specifies the transom for which a joint seam is to be defined.
All equal Uses the same size of joint seam for all transoms.
Joint seam Specifies the size of the joint seam.
Dialog box section I-joint
Selection menu Specifies the mullion for which a joint seam is to be defined.
All equal Uses the same size of joint seam for all mullions.
Joint seam Specifies the size of the joint seam.
Drop-down menu Dimension
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The tick box adjacent to the drop-down menu is automatically activated when you change dimension settings. If you deactivate the tick box, the facade element is created without dimensions.
The actual text height of the dimensions which is given by the current dimension settings, is shown above the control elements.
Profile width Dimensions the elevation width of the profiles.
Clearance dimension Dimensions the clearance width between the axes.
Axes Dimensions the profile axes.
Axis -> Raw-shell dimension Dimensions the profile axes for the raw shell.
Frame dimension Dimensions the outer dimensions of the facade element.
Raw-shell dimension Dimensions the raw shell.
Dimension style Activates the use of a separate dimension style for the dimension option. If the tick box has been activated, you can select a style for the dimension from the list. Otherwise the current dimension style is used.
Suffix Defines an additional text as suffix for the dimension.
Settings Opens the Dialog box Dimension Controls where you can carry out further settings for positioning the dimensions and dimension texts. You will find further information on this in the section Dimension settings.
Drop-down menu Labeling
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The tick box adjacent to the drop-down menu is automatically activated when you make label settings. If you deactivate the tick box, the facade element is created without a label.
Infill Activates labeling of the infill. If you click the button [...], you can adapt the format properties of the label symbol in a dialog box. You will find further information in the ChapterLeader.
Tag Defines the tag for the label text. The tag is displayed as an additional constituent part of the label.
You have to define infills in the fields so that the tag is displayed for the label. The tag is automatically incremented for different infill types and infill dimensions.
If the variables ATH_ELEVATIONTYPE has a value of 1, this section is deactivated, because the tags are controlled via the command Frame element.
Infill Causes tags to be separately incremented for different infill types.
facade Causes tags to be incremented for the complete facade element despite different infill types.
Section Activates the generation of the section symbols. If you click the button [...], you can adapt the format properties of the section symbol in a dialog box. You will find further information in the ChapterSection symbol.
Mullion splice Activates labeling of the mullion splice. If you click the button [...], you can adapt the format properties of the splice symbol in a dialog box. You will find further information in the ChapterLeader.
Tab Manager
You will find a detailed description of the functions of the manager in the Chapter Management of objects.
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OK This saves the input and inserts the facade element into the current drawing; the following appears:
Input request
Specify insertion point or [?]:
Use the mouse or enter coordinates to specify the insertion point of the facade element.
With the option ? you call the help.
Cancel Terminates the dialog box without saving the changes.
