Is there a way to make a roll up metal window?

[AlexDiversified]

I'm trying to put a roll up metal window like at concession stands that they serve food out of. Does anyone know how to do this??

[Kbird1]

There was a roll-up metal garage door posted in the Symbols Forum at one point.

 

M.

[AlexDiversified]

Do you happen to have it still?

[Kbird1]

58 minutes ago, AlexDiversified said:

Do you happen to have it still?

 

Do a search of the Symbols Forum......... might have been Joe Carrick who posted it ....

 

https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/forum/9-symbols-and-content/

 

@Joe_Carrick

 

M.

[AlexDiversified]

Did not know about that forum so thank you lol

[ericepv]

Here's one I got from 3D Warehouse awhile back...Roll+Up+Door+20+foot+D.skp

[MarkMc]

20 hours ago, AlexDiversified said:

Does anyone know how to do this??

Messing with custom window symbols never makes me happy so....

I first just used a shutter and changed the width. Then went and grabbed one out of the library, deleted the frame,converted to symbol. Placed that symbol, added molding and eventually some solids. Finally used a pass through instead of fixed window then had to fiddle with window frame a bit as well as symbol origin and orientation. Plan attached with workings. With more effort could likely do a little better. (OR could do less too

Roll top.zip

[LevisL]

One method I've used is to use a garage door raised off the floor with a large number of vertical panels to make it look like slats. Couple that with a slab or polyline solid manually placed at the top for the housing. Quick and easy, but not the most accurate for 3D renders. If all you need is a plan representation or 2D wall elevation, this is fine though.

 

In this example, I used a 48" tall door, raised 48" off the floor with 32 vertical panels (48" ÷ 32 = 1.5" slats).

 

Another option would be to use a louvered window and adjust the sash settings to give it a border similar to Mark's example above.