Voids in smart walls
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 5:12 amAs projects progress into documentation and MEP engineer's begin to locate wall voids for services we have been using smart windows with either a 1mm jamb, head and sill or nothing at all to cut voids into smart walls. The issue is each void (window) can be placed without fixed width set in the WTM allowing any horizontal distance to be input on the fly, but the height of the void is set by the head and sill which currently is fixed per window type created. Even though the void (window) can be moved up/down or stretched wider or narrower after placement, the height remains fixed requiring "endless" void (window types) to be created for the various opening heights.
Wishlist - allow adjustable opening heights, either by stretching in elevation view, or ctrl-right mouse click and editing the sill/head z/b-z/h values, on smart windows where no settings have been assigned for the various tabs (header, jambs, sill etc.), ie. a blank or empty window type which simply cuts a void into a smart wall using the sill and head heights input. This would allow just the one window type (void) to be inserted to cut smart walls and stretched or edited to any size or shape in the wall.
Wishlist - allow adjustable opening heights, either by stretching in elevation view, or ctrl-right mouse click and editing the sill/head z/b-z/h values, on smart windows where no settings have been assigned for the various tabs (header, jambs, sill etc.), ie. a blank or empty window type which simply cuts a void into a smart wall using the sill and head heights input. This would allow just the one window type (void) to be inserted to cut smart walls and stretched or edited to any size or shape in the wall.