Windows Dimensioning

Windows Dimensioning

jfjacques
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Windows Dimensioning

jfjacques
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If I change the size of the window using it's properties, it scales from the center. 

Is there a way to scale it from either side, if, for instance, I want to keep it aligned with an object. 

 

If I align a window with another object, usually the will shrink or stretch to accommodate. Other times it will not change size, but shift in place. Why is this? How can I control this?

 

The same applies to adjusting dimensions that define the windows place relative to other objects. 

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barthbradley
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Change the Location of the Origin Ref. Plane to the Right or Left Side, Pin it, and Remove the Equality Dimensions.   

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barthbradley
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I think I misread your question, @jfjacques . Are you asking why windows "grow" from the middle outwards sometimes and other times from the left or right?  I would suspect you have a constraint on the right or left side, such as a dimension, which is preventing it from "growing" in both directions.  Reveal Constraints to find out what it is.   

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jfjacques
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No this is it.  How do I access the origin ref plane? 

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barthbradley
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Actually, you don't even need to change the Origin. Just PIN the "Right" or "Left" Ref. Plane in the Family to make it "grow" in one direction.   

 

BTW: "Defines Origin" is a Ref. Plane Property. 

 

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/EN...

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jfjacques
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yeah will have to look up how to do that

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