winterdd Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Hey guys and gals, in certain situations CA can automatically develop a shutter style as shown below in red. How can we do this manually? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renerabbitt Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 3/23/2023 at 5:09 PM, ChiefUserBigRob said: Hey guys and gals, in certain situations CA can automatically develop a shutter style as shown below in red. How can we do this manually? Expand You would need to create a custom shutter and apply it by using Library as the shutter Type 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabGroup Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 3/23/2023 at 5:09 PM, ChiefUserBigRob said: Hey guys and gals, in certain situations CA can automatically develop a shutter style as shown below in red. How can we do this manually? Expand You can turn off the window casings and then create a pass-thru opening for the exterior casing and shutters. I would initially create the pass-thru next to the windows and then center the pass-thru with the two windows. The shutters will match the arch of the pass-thru. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdd Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 Thanks guys, I will give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterdd Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 3/23/2023 at 5:39 PM, SabGroup said: You can turn off the window casings and then create a pass-thru opening for the exterior casing and shutters. I would initially create the pass-thru next to the windows and then center the pass-thru with the two windows. The shutters will match the arch of the pass-thru. Expand Looks like you have a PC setup like mine. How do you like the Alienware X15 w/ CA X14? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabGroup Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 3/23/2023 at 6:39 PM, ChiefUserBigRob said: Looks like you have a PC setup like mine. How do you like the Alienware X15 w/ CA X14? Expand It is a great laptop. I just set it to quiet mode and it handles chief architect x15 and twinmotion at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBCooper Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Try this: 1. make a rectangular fixed window above your double hung 2. get rid of the sill and then block them 3. add the arch to the mulled unit 4. add the shutters to the arched mulled unit Easy peasy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobB Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 3/23/2023 at 5:39 PM, SabGroup said: You can turn off the window casings and then create a pass-thru opening for the exterior casing and shutters. I would initially create the pass-thru next to the windows and then center the pass-thru with the two windows. The shutters will match the arch of the pass-thru. Expand You shouldn't need to create overlapping openings in most situations. If you manually mull the two windows and arch the mulled unit, you can add shutters to the mulled unit and the shutters will arch. If you want automatic radial lites, you'll have to arch the mulled unit and the component window. On 3/23/2023 at 5:30 PM, Renerabbitt said: You would need to create a custom shutter and apply it by using Library as the shutter Type Expand You need to do this if the parametric styles aren't what you want. ArchedShutters.planFetching info... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renerabbitt Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 3/23/2023 at 7:22 PM, JacobB said: You need to do this if the parametric styles aren't what you want. Expand I was assuming the windows were to remain not mulled as shown in the OP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabGroup Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 3/23/2023 at 7:22 PM, JacobB said: You shouldn't need to create overlapping openings in most situations. If you manually mull the two windows and arch the mulled unit, you can add shutters to the mulled unit and the shutters will arch. If you want automatic radial lites, you'll have to arch the mulled unit and the component window. Expand I opened the attached plan in x15 and it doesn't show arched shutters. I am also unable to make them arched in the way described. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobB Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 3/23/2023 at 9:03 PM, SabGroup said: I opened the attached plan in x15 and it doesn't show arched shutters. I am also unable to make them arched in the way described. Expand It's actually an X12 plan. I assumed it worked the same in X15, but didn't check. I'll have to look into that. Edit: as long as you don't need automatic radial lites, removing the arch from the component will let you arch the mulled unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabGroup Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 3/23/2023 at 9:12 PM, JacobB said: It's actually an X12 plan. I assumed it worked the same in X15, but didn't check. I'll have to look into that. Expand Weird. This file initially caused the program to go haywire and it tried to download a file that I had archived. It then froze and I had to force close the program. I restarted chief and the file opened normally, but the shutters showed as in the picture I attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb222 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 3/23/2023 at 9:12 PM, JacobB said: It's actually an X12 plan. I assumed it worked the same in X15, but didn't check. I'll have to look into that. Expand The shutters are arched in X12 and X14. In X15 the tops are square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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