3D Preview

Dynamically displays a 3D preview of the window with the currently selected parameters

View

Select the standard view for the 3D preview of the window

Render

Select the render mode for the 3D preview of the window

Top/Plan Preview

Dynamically displays a Top/Plan preview of the window with the currently selected parameters

Window Shape

Select the window shape

All window shapes other than rectangular are fixed glass; only the appropriate parameters on each pane of the Window Settings dialog box are available for these fixed glass shapes.

Top Shape

Select the shape of the top of the window

Transom

Select whether to add a transom above the window; transom parameters are set from the Transom pane

Rise

When applicable for the selected Top Shape, enter the distance between the start of the top shape to the top of the window

Spring

Enter the distance traveled above the bottom pane before the top shape starts; if Square is selected as the Top Shape, the spring is the total height

Sash

Select the window type. Depending on the selection, a variety of window settings are enabled or disabled automatically, as described in the following sections.

For the Vectorworks Architect or Landmark product, to create a simple opening in a wall for defining a window break without creating any geometry to represent the window, select the Opening option. To define a custom window sash, select Custom Sash and click Custom Sash Options to open the Custom Sash Options dialog box.

Use Symbol Geometry

Select Use Symbol Geometry and click Browse to select a window symbol from the current file’s resources. Select a symbol from the graphical list of Symbols and click OK.

The symbol Name displays in the Window Settings dialog box and the preview is updated with the selected symbol.

When a symbol is selected, all fields pertaining to the window’s geometry are disregarded; however, parametric values are still available for scheduling and reporting purposes only.

Size Reference

Select the appropriate option to define the window width and height; the Size Reference selection automatically updates the Width and Height fields, but does not change the size of the window:

●     Sash Opening - this represents the window opening including the sash and glass, but excluding the transom and jamb; this is typically used to show the window opening for emergency exit purposes

●     Unit Size - this represents the current overall window width and height, including the transom and sash; this is the default setting for imperial units

●     Rough Opening - this represents the current overall window width and height, including the transom, sash, and shim gap (for the Opening Sash configuration, the Size Reference is automatically changed to Rough Opening); this is the default setting for metric units

Vectorworks Architect or Landmark product required for Unit Size and Rough Opening.

Width/Height

The width/height of the window is measured based on the Size Reference selection:

●     Sash Opening - width/height is measured at the outside of the sash

●     Unit Size - width/height is measured at the outside of the jamb

●     Rough Opening - width/height measures the rough opening

For circle, half circle, hexagon, and octagon shaped windows, the height parameter is disabled, and the parameter is automatically calculated based on the window’s width.

Elevation in Wall

Enter the window elevation

Elevation Reference

Select either the sill or the head of the window as the elevation reference point

Plan Wall Offset

Enter the distance to offset the window insertion point from the centerline of the wall

Curtain Wall Window (Vectorworks Architect or Landmark required)

Indicates that the window will be placed in a curtain wall, where its width and height are based on the surrounding panel size and the bottom frame where it is placed. A curtain wall window does not have as many available parameter options as a standard window. Configurations are limited to those that apply to curtain wall placement.

Show Plan Detail

Select to display all the window details in Top/Plan view

Draw Wall Lines

Select whether to draw wall lines at all times; wall lines are drawn in the Ceiling-Main class to easily create reflected ceiling plans

Set Attributes By

Select whether to set the 2D graphic attributes and visibility of the listed window parts by Object, Line Style, or Class.

●     Object: disables line style and weight controls for individual parts, and uses the line style and weight settings for the window object.

●     Line Style: controls line style and weight for the individual parts; these settings override the window object’s settings.

●     Class: sets the line style and weight of individual parts by class. Select a class for each part to control its visibility and appearance. The classes present in the drawing are listed; alternatively, create a new class. Select the window class to place the part in the same class as the window object.

Visibility Classes
(Vectorworks Architect or Landmark required)

Select a class for each listed part to control its visibility and appearance. The classes present in the drawing are listed; alternatively, create a new class. Select the window class to place the part in the same class as the window object.

3D Hinge Direction Marker

Show Interior/Exterior Marker

Select to draw lines representing the hinge direction of the window sashes on the interior/exterior side of the window in 3D

Use Hinge Marker Class Attributes

Select to set the hinge direction marker’s attributes by class

Hinge Direction Marker Class

Select a class to control visibility and, if Use Hinge Marker Class Attributes is selected, appearance. The classes present in the drawing are listed; alternatively, create a new class. Select the default window class to place the part in the same class as the window object.

Marker Points Towards

Set the hinge direction marker to point toward the hinge or toward the handle

Show 3D Open

Select to draw 3D window sashes as open at the specified Open Angle

Clerestory

Enabling Clerestory draws the window as dashed if the sill is higher than the specified elevation and draws the window as non-breaking (solid) if the sill is below the specified Dash Height

Include on Schedule

Select whether to include this window’s information in the window schedule and also set the window ID tag to visible

ID Prefix

Assigns alphanumeric information before the numerical label value; adding prefix information is optional

ID Label

Assigns a numerical value to the ID; this number increments automatically if the auto-increment option is chosen in the ID Settings dialog box (see Using the ID Label Tool )

ID Suffix

Assigns alphanumeric information after the label value; adding suffix information is optional

ID Class

Select a class to control visibility and, if Use ID Class Attributes is selected, appearance. The classes present in the drawing are listed; alternatively, create a new class. Select the default window class to place the part in the same class as the window object.

Use ID Class Attributes

Select to use the ID class attributes for the bubble line, leader line, and leader line marker

Keep ID Horizontal

When selected, automatically rotates the ID so that it is horizontal

Bubble Shape

Select the ID tag bubble shape

Bubble Size

Enter the minimum bubble size (this value represents the bubble size times the layer scale; the bubble shape is maintained relative to the text inside it for ID bubble uniformity throughout the drawing file)

Bubble Line Attributes

Select the bubble line attributes and weight, or select Set Thickness to open the Set Thickness dialog box for creating a custom line thickness

Show Leader

Select to draw a leader line from the ID tag to the window object

Line Attributes

Select the leader line attributes and weight, or select Set Thickness to open the Set Thickness dialog box for creating a custom line thickness

Include Marker

Select whether to include a marker for the ID leader line and choose the desired style from the marker list, or select Custom to create a custom marker. Select Edit Marker List to open the Edit Marker List dialog box; see Editing the Marker List.

Show Tag in 3D View (Vectorworks Architect or Landmark required)

Select to display the ID tag in 3D views

Horizontal Offset

If Show Tag in 3D View is selected, enter the horizontal offset of the 3D ID tag relative to the bottom left corner of the rough opening when looking at the exterior side of the window (a positive value moves the tag inside the opening relative to the starting corner; a negative value moves the tag outside the opening relative to the starting corner)

The ID tag is offset slightly from the outside face of the window sash. The size and shape of the text and bubble, if present, will match the plan settings, and the text will always be right reading from the outside of the wall. The bubble will scale with text scaling in viewports.

Vertical Offset

If Show Tag in 3D View is selected, enter the vertical offset of the 3D ID tag relative to the bottom left corner of the rough opening when looking at the exterior side of the window (a positive value moves the tag inside the opening relative to the starting corner; a negative value moves the tag outside the opening relative to the starting corner)

Corner Window

Select this option to redraw the current window as a corner window.

Settings that do not apply to a corner window may be disabled or changed when the corner window option is selected.

When you click OK to exit the Window Settings dialog box, the window is moved to the corner of the wall to which it is most closely located. To complete the corner window, insert another one into the adjacent, attached wall.

Corner windows do not work in tandem with one another. When you make adjustments to one window, you will also need to update the other. This can be accomplished quickly with the Eyedropper tool or from the Object Info palette. When you make adjustments to the wall containing a corner window, the window moves along with the wall and remains locked in the corner position. When adjusting the angle of the wall, the miter is automatically adjusted in most cases; if a corner window object does not automatically update, temporarily change a parameter in the Object Info palette to force a reset of the window object.

Corner Condition

Select Flush Glass to draw the glass right to the edge of the wall and wrap it around the corner, select Mitered Sash to draw the window with a mitered sash in the corner, select Corner Post to draw the window with a post in the corner, or select Opening to create a simple opening in a wall for defining a window break without creating any geometry to represent the window (the Sash configuration is automatically also changed to Opening). For windows with a corner post, specify the Size of the post and its Offset within the wall.

Jamb

Jamb Width

Enter the face width of the window jamb (parallel to the wall)

Jamb Depth

Enter the depth of the window jamb (perpendicular to the wall)

Use Wall Depth

Select to set the jamb depth to the overall wall depth

Use Jamb Extension (Vectorworks Architect or Landmark required)

Select this field to specify a jamb extension to fill any gap between the interior face of the jamb and the interior face of the wall; enter the desired Jamb Extension Width 

In 2D views, extensions use the Jamb line styles and weights; in 3D views, the extension fill color and/or textures and visibility are controlled by the Interior Jamb class.

Sash

Sash Width

Enter the sash width

Sash Depth

Enter the sash depth

Sash Offset (Vectorworks Architect or Landmark required)

Enter the offset of the sash relative to the jamb depth (a positive value moves the sash toward the window exterior; a negative value moves the sash toward the window interior)

Sash Width Offset (Vectorworks Architect or Landmark required)

Enter the sash width offset relative to the jamb width (leaving the default value of 0 keeps the sash adjacent to the jamb, and a positive value makes the sash intersect the jamb; a negative value is not permitted)

Glass Offset (Vectorworks Architect or Landmark required)

Enter the glass offset relative to the sash depth (a positive value moves the glass toward the window exterior; a negative value moves the glass toward the window interior)

Unequal Sash

To create a double hung window with an unequal sash height, select to customize the top sash height, and enter the desired scale factor for the sash.

Select to customize the width of the left and right sliders for a picture window slider, and enter the desired scale factor for the sashes. The sash scale factor applies to both the left and right sliders.

Shim Gap

Enter the distance between the jamb exterior face and the rough opening (for the Opening Sash configuration, the Shim Gap is automatically set to 0)

Show Shim Gap in Plan (Vectorworks Architect or Landmark required)

Select whether to display the shim gap in Top/Plan view

Masonry Module

Enter the masonry module dimension

Include Sill

Select whether to include a sill and select the sill style type

Timber

Specify the sill lip thickness, amount of keep for the sill, sill height, total sill depth, sill extension width, stool lip thickness, and stool nose dimension

Masonry (Vectorworks Architect or Landmark required)

Specify the sill lip thickness, amount of keep for the sill, rise dimension, sill height, total sill depth, and sill extension width

Brick (Vectorworks Architect or Landmark required)

Specify the sill lip thickness, rise dimension, total sill depth, sill extension width, stool lip thickness, and stool nose dimension

Sash

Sash Width

Enter the transom sash width

Sash Depth

Enter the transom sash depth

Mullion

Mullion Width

Enter the transom mullion width

Mullion Depth

Enter the transom mullion depth

Muntins

Pattern

Select the transom muntin pattern

Vertical/Horizontal Bars

For colonial muntins, enter the number of vertical/horizontal muntin bars

Prairie and renaissance muntins come with pre-set configurations; therefore, any number of Vertical/Horizontal Bars specified are disregarded

Bar Depth/Width

Enter the transom muntin bar width/depth

Bar Offset

Enter the transom muntin bar offset

Number of Rays

For sunburst patterns, enter the number of muntin rays

Include Interior/Exterior Trim

Select whether to include interior/exterior trim

Width/Depth

Enter the interior/exterior trim width and depth

Include Trim Under Stool/Sill

Select whether to include interior/exterior trim along the window bottom

Include Lintel

Select to add a lintel above the window or transom

Int./Ext. Protrusion

Enter the interior and exterior lintel protrusion

(1) Thickness

Enter the lintel thickness

(2) Angle

Enter the lintel angle

(3) Drop

Enter the length of the lintel drop

Top Sash/Bottom Sash

Select which sashes should have muntins applied to them

Pattern

Select the muntin pattern

Vertical/Horizontal Bars

For colonial muntins, enter the number of vertical/horizontal muntin bars

Prairie and renaissance muntins come with pre-set configurations; therefore, any number of Vertical/Horizontal Bars specified are disregarded

Bar Depth/Width

Enter the muntin bar width/depth

Bar Offset

Enter the muntin bar offset

Number of Rays

For sunburst patterns, enter the number of muntin rays

Custom Top Sash Muntins (Vectorworks Architect or Landmark required)

For a double hung window with an unequal sash and colonial muntins, select to customize the top sash, and enter the desired number of horizontal bars

Include Interior Shutters

Select whether to include interior shutters

Use Custom Width

If Square is selected as the Top Shape, select whether the interior shutters should be a width other than the default value (1/2 the width of the window) and enter the desired custom width

Frame Depth

Enter the depth for the interior shutters

Offset from Jamb

Enter the offset distance from the interior edge of the window jamb that shutters will be positioned when fully opened

Panel Shutter

Select to create paneled shutters

Panel Frame Width

Enter the rail and stile width of the paneled shutter

Number of Panels

Select One panel per sash to divide shutters at sash divisions or select to divide panels equally by the Custom number of panels specified

Custom Shutter

Click Choose Symbol to select a custom shutter symbol from default content; see Resource Libraries

Custom shutters must be 3D-only symbols made from generic solids, saved in the default content location.

Include Exterior Shutters

Select whether to include exterior shutters

Use Custom Width

If Square is selected as the Top Shape, select whether the exterior shutters should be a width other than the default value (1/2 the width of the window) and enter the desired custom width

Frame Depth

Enter the depth for the exterior shutters

Offset from Jamb

Enter the offset distance from the interior edge of the window jamb that shutters will be positioned when fully opened

Panel Shutter

Select to create paneled shutters

Panel Frame Width

Enter the rail and stile width of the paneled shutter

Number of Panels

Select One panel per sash to divide shutters at sash divisions or select to divide panels equally by the Custom number of panels specified

Custom Shutter

Click Choose Symbol to select a custom shutter symbol from default content; see Resource Libraries

Custom shutters must be 3D-only symbols made from generic solids, saved in the default content location.

Centerline Marker

Select to display a centerline marker in Top/Plan view.

Size

Set the size of the centerline

Class

Select a class to control visibility. The classes present in the drawing are listed; alternatively, create a new class. Select the default window class to place the part in the same class as the window object.

Line Attributes

Select the line attributes and weight, or select Set Thickness to open the Set Thickness dialog box for creating a custom line thickness. If Use Class Attributes is selected, the line attributes are set by the part’s class

Include Marker

Select whether to include a marker and choose the desired style from the marker list, or select Custom to create a custom marker. Select Edit Marker List to open the Edit Marker List dialog box; see Editing the Marker List. If Use Class Attributes is selected, the marker attributes are set by the part’s class.

Use Class Attributes

Select to set the centerline marker’s attributes (including marker style) by class rather than the parameters in the Window Settings dialog box

Number of Components

Specify the number of interior wall components to wrap; when interior wall components are specified, the window enables a control point to set the wrapping point

Splay Wall

Select whether to splay the interior wall; the splay can be specified either as an angle/diagonal or with width and depth values

(1) Splay Angle

Enter the interior wall splay angle

(2) Splay Diagonal

Enter the interior wall splay diagonal value

(3) Splay Width

Enter the interior wall splay width

(4) Splay Depth

Enter the interior wall splay depth

Number of Components

Specify the number of exterior wall components to wrap; when exterior wall components are specified, the window enables a control point to set the wrapping point

Splay Wall

Select whether to splay the exterior wall; the splay can be specified either as an angle/diagonal or with width and depth values

(1) Splay Angle

Enter the exterior wall splay angle

(2) Splay Diagonal

Enter the exterior wall splay diagonal value

(3) Splay Width

Enter the exterior wall splay width

(4) Splay Depth

Enter the exterior wall splay depth

Window parts

Select a class for each window part to control its fill color and/or texture and visibility. The classes present in the drawing are listed; alternatively, create a new class. Select the window class to place the part in the same class as the window object.

The Vectorworks Architect and Landmark products have a more comprehensive list of window parts available to be assigned a class.

For windows with an Opening Sash configuration, in a 3D view, a no fill/no pen weight extrude completely fills the wall in place of the window; this extrude is placed in the Interior Jamb class and is filtered out in IFC export operations. Change the class settings to control the visibility of the extrude, as needed.

Field Name

Select the data field from the list and its name displays beneath the list; information associated with the Field Name can be specified in the Field Value area. The user fields can include additional user-defined information with the window.

Field Value

Enter data for use in the window schedule