Drawing Glass Patio Doors
Define the glass patio doors in the building.
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Verify that the X/Y window is active, or activate it by
clicking in it.
The X/Y symbol in the top-left of the window is red when the window is active.
- On the Edit menu, click Default Values.
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Specify the height of the glass patio doors.
- Under Geometrical Parameters for Orthogonal Drawing Mode, select Upper and lower coordinate defined individually (and absolute) field.
- In the Min. Coord field, enter a value of 0.
Figure 1. The Default Values for New Objects dialog.
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Specify the material properties for the windows.
- Under Material Properties, from the Material Properties of new Subdivisions drop-down list, select Glass; thickness: 5 mm.
- Click OK to close the Default Values for New Objects dialog.
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Create a glass patio door in the X/Y window.
Note: An exact layout is not important for this example.
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On the Objects toolbar, click
the
Add Objects Orthogonal icon.
- Click twice in the X/Y window to specify the start point of the glass patio door.
- Click again to specify the end point of the glass patio door.
The Insert Subdivision dialog is displayed.Figure 2. The Insert Subdivision dialog.
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On the Objects toolbar, click
the
- Click OK to insert the glass patio door and to close the dialog.
