Add Frame command settings group |
The following settings are available when the Add Frame command is selected.
- Frame Type — Selects frame type.
- Door
- Window
- Horizontal Slide, Fixed Frame
- Vertical Slide, Fixed Frame
- Frame Form — Selects the frame form shape.
- Rectangular
- Trim – Adds architectural trim.
- Origin X, Y, Z – Determines the origin of the frame. Mnemonics can also be used.
- Circle / Ellipse
- Trim – Adds architectural trim.
- Origin X, Y, Z – Determines the origin of the frame. Mnemonics can also be used.
- Diamond
- Left / Right – The distance which the left / right corners of the frame are set out, is specified by the W (width) setting.
- Top / Bottom – The distance which the top / bottom corners of the frame are set out, is specified by the H (height) setting.
- Trim – Adds architectural trim.
- Origin X, Y, Z – Determines the origin of the frame. Mnemonics can also be used.
- Arch Top
- Side – Sets the side for the arch to Top, Bottom, Left, Right.
- Radius / Fillet – The radius / fillet arch portion of the frame shape, is calculated by the W (width) setting.
- Radius / Height – The radius / height arch portion of the frame shape, is calculated by the H (height) setting.
- Trim – Adds architectural trim.
- Origin X, Y, Z – Determines the origin of the frame. Mnemonics can also be used.
- Pitched Top
- Side – Sets the side for the pitch point to Top, Bottom, Left, Right.
- Top / Bottom – The distance of the side corners from the top / bottom pitch points of the frame, is specified by the H (height) setting.
- Trim – Adds architectural trim.
- Origin X, Y, Z – Determines the origin of the frame. Mnemonics can also be used.
- Fillet Top
- Side – Sets the side for the fillet to Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Left, Bottom Right.
- Radius / Fillet – The radius / fillet shape of the frame fillet, is calculated by the W (width) setting.
- Radius / Height – The radius / height shape of the frame fillet, is calculated by the H (height) setting.
- Trim – Adds architectural trim.
- Origin X, Y, Z – Determines the origin of the frame. Mnemonics can also be used.
- Chamfer
- Side – Sets the side for the chamfer to Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Left, Bottom Right.
- Left / Right – The location of the left / right corner of the frame chamfer, is specified by the W (width) setting.
- Top / Bottom – The location of the top / bottom corner of the frame chamfer, is specified by the H (height) setting.
- Trim – Adds architectural trim.
- Origin X, Y, Z – Determines the origin of the frame. Mnemonics can also be used.
- Clearance — Available when Trim is on. Sets the overall width of the trim.
Note: When creating a frame composed of different sub-frames, the opening perforators are joined.
The perforators for the external leaf of a cavity wall do not overlap (if the frame is placed behind a horizontal recess), leaving a piece of wall between two sub-frames. To be able to join these perforators, the perforator of the second, third and following sub-frames (if any) are extended in the direction on the first sub-frame which is considered to be the main frame. To make sure that they overlap with the external perforator of the main frame, they are extended by a distance equal to four times the offset of a fixed leaf post. The X and Z distances between the centroid points of the different sub-frames and the first frame are compared, to define the direction in which a sub-frame has to be extended. The sub-frame extends in the direction of the longest distance.
Frames are based on shapes which are extruded to free forms. When quantifying a frame, specify Surface Top in the formula for the related components to calculate a surface. Lintels and outer sills are linear forms. Inner sills are free forms.
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