mthd97 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Hi there, much of our window frames in Australia are aluminum. I am wondering if in the add on catalogs there are any aluminum window manufactures in the US that we can access in CA ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 I don't believe so as in most places they can't be used for residential in Nth Amer. due to not meeting energy codes for many year now, though Ali. is still used in Commercial eg Store Fronts. So unfortunately, Users in Aust. / NZ in particular miss out though you could ask your local Supplier to become a Chief Catalogue Partner..... M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carudo Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Puerto Rico has a lot and you can shipping from PR, USA https://www.glassmetco.com https://valcorsolutions.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthd97 Posted October 23, 2023 Author Share Posted October 23, 2023 On 10/21/2023 at 12:09 PM, Kbird1 said: I don't believe so as in most places they can't be used for residential in Nth Amer. due to not meeting energy codes for many year now, though Ali. is still used in Commercial eg Store Fronts. So unfortunately, Users in Aust. / NZ in particular miss out though you could ask your local Supplier to become a Chief Catalogue Partner..... M. That would certainly help the cause of Chief Architect where aluminum windows are being used in other parts of the world. Is there any particular file format that a manufacturer could supply them in ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt12 Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Do you have any particular Manufacturer that youre after? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthd97 Posted October 23, 2023 Author Share Posted October 23, 2023 3 hours ago, mattyt12 said: Do you have any particular Manufacturer that youre after? Not really, I am happy with just a general aluminum frame profile for Chief Architect for now. I just use the timber frame windows in CA with a thinner profile to mimic the aluminum frame. I do the same for aluminum sliding doors as well. I was just checking to see if there were any in the manufacturers catalog at present. It would sure be nice if there were some to use but I can improvise until then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 14 hours ago, mthd97 said: Is there any particular file format that a manufacturer could supply them in ? If the Manufacturer already has Sketchup Models that would help Chief , and perhaps internally Chief may also have a way to convert .rfa (Revit) files though Chief itself cannot (yet.) And I am sure DWGs for Profiles etc would work too. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/partners/catalog-partner-program.html M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt12 Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 15 hours ago, mthd97 said: Not really, I am happy with just a general aluminum frame profile for Chief Architect for now. I just use the timber frame windows in CA with a thinner profile to mimic the aluminum frame. I do the same for aluminum sliding doors as well. I was just checking to see if there were any in the manufacturers catalog at present. It would sure be nice if there were some to use but I can improvise until then. Bit of a WIP Dowell Windows.calibz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthd97 Posted October 24, 2023 Author Share Posted October 24, 2023 2 hours ago, mattyt12 said: Bit of a WIP Dowell Windows.calibz 670.23 kB · 2 downloads Cheers mattyt12, you must have read my mind ? Dowell Windows would have been my first go to for an imported library into CA. I will have to figure out how to import into CA now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthd97 Posted October 24, 2023 Author Share Posted October 24, 2023 9 hours ago, Kbird1 said: If the Manufacturer already has Sketchup Models that would help Chief , and perhaps internally Chief may also have a way to convert .rfa (Revit) files though Chief itself cannot (yet.) And I am sure DWGs for Profiles etc would work too. https://www.chiefarchitect.com/partners/catalog-partner-program.html M. Thank you for the tip Kbird1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 15 minutes ago, mthd97 said: I will have to figure out how to import into CA now. Library > Import > (find the.calibz download) or Drag and Drop into a open Chief Plan View Window M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthd97 Posted October 24, 2023 Author Share Posted October 24, 2023 4 hours ago, Kbird1 said: Library > Import > (find the.calibz download) or Drag and Drop into a open Chief Plan View Window M. Awesome ! But I will need it to be compatible to CAX10. I will have to go to Dowell Windows and see if they have it available for my version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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