GeneDavis Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I cannot do it cleanly. I want a window that is shaped with its left jamb leaning in 9.2 degrees. Exactly 9.2. I do the CAD workout to get the offset needed to be able to do the Chief dialog spec for "shape," but end up with those wild ears on the shaped side, and am unable to set the lower left corner at 0,0. Why can't this be done cleanly? Or can it? Certainly there is a need for such shaped windows, the same as a need to "shape" the top to match a roof pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renerabbitt Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 25 minutes ago, GeneDavis said: I cannot do it cleanly. I want a window that is shaped with its left jamb leaning in 9.2 degrees. Exactly 9.2. I do the CAD workout to get the offset needed to be able to do the Chief dialog spec for "shape," but end up with those wild ears on the shaped side, and am unable to set the lower left corner at 0,0. Why can't this be done cleanly? Or can it? Certainly there is a need for such shaped windows, the same as a need to "shape" the top to match a roof pitch. will always be a 1/4" min I believe but otherwise it worked fine for me...I think we are missing some info from you, maybe share a plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 What you show and what I want are two different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgardner Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 26 minutes ago, GeneDavis said: What you show and what I want are two different things. Not like this where the left side is at 9.2 degree off of 90? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 Show me what you did, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution JacobB Posted October 24, 2022 Solution Share Posted October 24, 2022 For best results, you'll need to do some trigonometry to get the angles and edges to line up. The equations you'll need is: w = h * tan(theta). In your calculations you'll also need to account for the minimum side height of 1/4". Note: the window width control will round values to the nearest 1/16", but the shape controls won't. You can best see this by changing the number style. 1 hour ago, GeneDavis said: but end up with those wild ears on the shaped side Without a plan, I won't be able to say why the wall layers have gaps. 1 hour ago, GeneDavis said: am unable to set the lower left corner at 0,0 You can, but I wouldn't recommend it. I could go into details, but the simple explanation is there are sections of code that don't work well when this happens (see the image below). If you really want to do it, set the window height 1/4" taller than you want it, set the shape control to the minimum of 1/4". Then use the object painter to set the height you want outside of the dialog. There are a lot of dialog restrictions that can be circumvented this way, but opening the dialog for that object and other updates can often undo it, and the dialog restrictions are generally for a good reason, even if it is just to prevent errors within a program. If you want some of these restrictions to be removed, fell free to put them on the suggestions forum. 9.2DegAngledWindow.plan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobB Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, GeneDavis said: Show me what you did, please. See the dialog image in my previous post. 2 minutes ago, JacobB said: Without a plan, I won't be able to say why the wall layers have gaps. It looks like the issue was how you set up the window shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 Thanks to all. I understand it now and can make things work for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtldesigns Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 5 hours ago, JacobB said: you'll need to do some trigonometry to get the angles and edges to line up. For those of us who like spreadsheets, here is a excel spreadsheet for trig. I use this all the time. I saved this copy just for you all. CHIEFTRIG.xlsx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgardner Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Sorry never saw this because you didn’t tag me @GeneDavis or quote me… 5 hours ago, GeneDavis said: Show me what you did, please. It looks like it got answered though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 Hoe do you tag someone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 1 hour ago, mtldesigns said: For those of us who like spreadsheets, here is a excel spreadsheet for trig. I use this all the time. I saved this copy just for you all. CHIEFTRIG.xlsx 23.79 kB · 0 downloads Thanks Michael , that might prove useful in the Future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtldesigns Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 21 minutes ago, Kbird1 said: Thanks Michael Your welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Winsor Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 5 hours ago, GeneDavis said: How do you tag someone? @ + user name @GeneDavis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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