NOTE For more information on associative spaces, see
“
Generating Associative Spaces
” on page 1587
.
5
Expand Dimensions.
6
Specify a window size:
Then…
If you want to…
click Standard Sizes, and then select a window size.
use a standard window size
enter values for Width and Height.
use a custom window size
7
Enter a value for Rise, if applicable to the selected style and window type.
8
Specify where the window width and height are measured to:
Then…
If you want to measure to…
Select Outside of frame for Measure to.
the outside of the window frame
Select Inside of frame for Measure to.
the inside of the window frame
9
Enter a value for Opening percent or Swing angle.
Zero indicates a closed window.
10
Expand Location.
11
If you are placing the window in a wall, specify the position of the window:
Then…
If you want to…
select Offset/Center for Position along wall, and enter a value
for Automatic offset.
position the window at a specific distance between the edge
of the opening and the end of a wall segment
select Offset/Center for Position along wall, and specify a
point near the center of the wall segment.
center the window on a wall segment
click Position along wall, and select Unconstrained.
position the window anywhere along the wall
12
Specify whether you want the window aligned vertically by sill height or by head height:
Then…
If you want to align the window…
select Sill for Vertical alignment, and enter a value for Sill
height.
by sill height
select Head for Vertical alignment, and enter a value for Head
height.
by head height
13
Specify the insertion point for a freestanding window or a window in a wall:
Then…
If you want to insert…
press ENTER, and specify an insertion point and a rotation
angle for the window.
a freestanding window
select the wall and specify an insertion point along the wall.
the window in a wall
TIP There are 2 command line options that make the insertion of a window in a specific location easier: You can
switch the insertion point of the window from left (default) to center and right by entering
CY
(cycle measure
to) once or twice on the command line. You can also measure the insertion point of a window in relation to a
specified point in the drawing - for example the frame of a door - by entering
RE
(Reference point on) and then
selecting the point from which the distance should be measured.
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Summary of Contents for 00128-051462-9310 - AUTOCAD 2008 COMM UPG FRM 2005 DVD
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Page 4: ...1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...
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Page 41: ...Workflow and User Interface 1 1 ...
Page 42: ...2 Chapter 1 Workflow and User Interface ...
Page 146: ...106 Chapter 3 Content Browser ...
Page 164: ...124 Chapter 4 Creating and Saving Drawings ...
Page 370: ...330 Chapter 6 Drawing Management ...
Page 440: ...400 Chapter 8 Drawing Compare ...
Page 528: ...488 Chapter 10 Display System ...
Page 540: ...500 Chapter 11 Style Manager ...
Page 612: ...572 Chapter 13 Content Creation Guidelines ...
Page 613: ...Conceptual Design 2 573 ...
Page 614: ...574 Chapter 14 Conceptual Design ...
Page 678: ...638 Chapter 16 ObjectViewer ...
Page 683: ...Designing with Architectural Objects 3 643 ...
Page 684: ...644 Chapter 18 Designing with Architectural Objects ...
Page 788: ...748 Chapter 18 Walls ...
Page 942: ...902 Chapter 19 Curtain Walls ...
Page 1042: ...1002 Chapter 21 AEC Polygons ...
Page 1052: ...Changing a door width 1012 Chapter 22 Doors ...
Page 1106: ...Changing a window width 1066 Chapter 23 Windows ...
Page 1172: ...1132 Chapter 24 Openings ...
Page 1226: ...Using grips to change the flight width of a spiral stair run 1186 Chapter 25 Stairs ...
Page 1368: ...Using the Angle grip to edit slab slope 1328 Chapter 28 Slabs and Roof Slabs ...
Page 1491: ...Design Utilities 4 1451 ...
Page 1492: ...1452 Chapter 30 Design Utilities ...
Page 1536: ...1496 Chapter 31 Layout Curves and Grids ...
Page 1564: ...1524 Chapter 32 Grids ...
Page 1611: ...Documentation 5 1571 ...
Page 1612: ...1572 Chapter 36 Documentation ...
Page 1706: ...Stretching a surface opening Moving a surface opening 1666 Chapter 36 Spaces ...
Page 1710: ...Offsetting the edge of a window opening on a freeform space surface 1670 Chapter 36 Spaces ...
Page 1956: ...1916 Chapter 42 Fields ...
Page 2035: ...Properties of a detail callout The Properties of a Callout Tool 1995 ...
Page 2060: ...2020 Chapter 45 Callouts ...
Page 2170: ...2130 Chapter 47 AEC Content and DesignCenter ...
Page 2171: ...Other Utilities 6 2131 ...
Page 2172: ...2132 Chapter 48 Other Utilities ...
Page 2182: ...2142 Chapter 51 Reference AEC Objects ...
Page 2212: ...2172 Chapter 52 Customizing and Adding New Content for Detail Components ...
Page 2217: ...AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Menus 54 2177 ...
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