how to model slanted window surrounds?

premont
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how to model slanted window surrounds?

premont
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We have these slanted window headers. I'm at a complete loss for how to model them. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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RDAOU
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@premont 

 

Instead of the standard wall opening which u use in the window family, use a void extrusion which has a trapezoidal shape

 

If you those are curtain wall elements used as windows 

  1. Edit the type and Uncheck automatically embeded
  2. Model an In-Place void to cut the wall with. Alternatively, if you have to many of them, you can model the cutting void in a window family or a Generic Wall Based or Face Based

 

For in-place voids, make sure to use the cut command before you finish the in-place family instance

 

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azad.Nanva
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you have some way to do it! i try to explain some of them.

 

you can use the component->Model in-Place :

 

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like this :

 

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    or you can make the Generic Model Family (face or wall based) or normal Generic Model and change it to work plane-base ,this is depending on your experience:

     

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    in your case ,if i was, I use the family like this(that can work with Angle or Height):

     

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      My assumption is that you don't have any problem with red brick wall and you have many of them in the project.

      If it solves your problem, please click Accept to enhance the Forum.
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      handjonathan
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      Hi @premont 

      Thanks a lot for posting your question to the forums!   Have the solutions suggested by @azad.Nanva @RDAOU helped with your issue?

      We look forward to hearing back from you with more information so we can help you as a community! 



      Jonathan Hand


      Industry Community Manager | AEC (Architecture & Building)

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