Create a new window style

[Hans Boman]

When using the window or door tool you get a simplyfied rendition of a window or a door when you insert it in your drawing/model. I work in Sweden and sometimes I would like to insert a door or window that looks more similar to the product in real life. The cross section of the jamb, sash, shin etc is a bit more complicated in Sweden than the ones you get in the window styles library. In fact the only style that has cross sections that reminds me of real Swedish windows are the Velfac UK windows. The simplyfied windows are most times ok, but I would like to have a window style that I can use to ceate a swedish window. Windows made before ca 1970 often had two (2) parallell sets of sashes...    Thanks for feedback and/or tips on how to create a new window style with other cross sections of jamb and sash etc than provided in the style library.

[Tom W.]

You will most likely need to create a custom window in order to show what you want. See @Andy Broomell's excellent tutorial on how to do this:

 

https://www.andybroomell.com/custom-doors-windows-vwx

 

Although be good to understand better what exactly you're looking to achieve to see how close you can get to it with the Window + WinDoor tools. Can you post any images?

 

For all their drawbacks I prefer to use a parametric door/window rather than custom one wherever possible

[Christiaan]

This tab of the Window Style is where you'll find most of what you need. It's not always obvious what these figures are relative to so I suggest you draw in 2D the cross section that you want to achieve and then methodically go through each of these settings, to understand what they do and until you can get it to look like the cross section you want.

 

Edited October 19, 2022 by Christiaan

[Hans-Olav]

Hei Hans!

 

Here in Iceland we have the same problem. 

My workaround is to use the Custom configuration and also apply some offsets in the Sash and Jamb setting 

Take a look at the file attached and ask more if its not how you want it to look

 

Svensk.vwx

[Tom W.]

I do the same but it often doesn't look so good when the sashes are opened:

 

 

 

Also be good to be able to use hardware on a Window.

 

With Doors however, when you use a Custom Leaf, I think the results are very good.

 

 

[Hans Boman]

Thank you all for your suggestions! I will get to it in the end of this week and if I have further questions I will return to this topic. Once again, thank you!