BasicWindowPanelCurved Macro

1. General Description

A window can use this macro to draw a curved window panel in 2D and in 3D.

2. Parameters

This macro has similar input parameters as a normal ArchiCAD window:

Name	Type	Description	Mode used in
A	Width	Width of window panel.	2D / 3D
gs_widthTotal	Width	Original Nominal Width.	2D / 3D
B	Height	Height of window panel.	3D
bDisabeMirroring	Boolean	Disable Window Mirroring.	2D / 3D
bOpeningDirection	Boolean	Opening Direction.	2D / 3D
gs_nominal_size_jamb_inner	Boolean	Nominal Size = Jamb Inner Size.	2D / 3D
overSize	Length	Oversize	3D
---	---	Frame Definition
gs_frame_thk	Length	Frame thickness of the panel.	2D / 3D
gs_frame_width	Length	Frame width of the panel.	2D / 3D
gs_frame_ovhg_left_out	Angle	Left Outside Overhang.	2D / 3D
gs_frame_ovhg_right_out	Angle	Right Outside Overhang.	2D / 3D
gs_frame_ovhg_top_out	Length	Top Outside Overhang.	3D
gs_frame_ovhg_bottom_out	Length	Bottom Outside Overhang.	3D
gs_frame_ovhg_left_in	Angle	Left Inside Overhang.	2D / 3D
gs_frame_ovhg_right_in	Angle	Right Inside Overhang.	2D / 3D
gs_frame_ovhg_top_in	Length	Top Inside Overhang.	3D
gs_frame_ovhg_bottom_in	Length	Bottom Inside Overhang.	3D
gs_glass_thk	Length	Glass Thickness.	3D
---	---	2D Representation
lod2D	Integer	Level of detail in 2D (0..4)	2D only
gs_pen_2D	Pencolor	Panel pen.	2D only
gs_frame_pen_cont	Pencolor	Pen of the frame contour.	2D / 3D (Section View)
gs_fillFr	Fillpattern	Frame fill pattern type	2D / 3D (Section View)
gs_penFr_fg	Pencolor	Frame fill foreground pen	2D / 3D (Section View)
gs_penFr_bg	Pencolor	Frame fill background pen	2D / 3D (Section View)
gs_fillShCover	Fillpattern	Sash fill pattern type for bottom side	2D
gs_penShCov_fg	Pencolor	Sash fill foreground pen for bottom side	2D
gs_penShCov_bg	Pencolor	Sash fill background pen for bottom side	2D
---	---	3D Representation
lod3D	Integer	Level of detail in 3D (0..2)	3D only
gs_frame_pen	Pencolor	Frame pen.	3D only
gs_glass_pen	Pencolor	Glass pen.	3D only
---	---	Materials
gs_frame_mat	Material	Frame material.	3D only
gs_glass_mat	Material	Glass material.	3D only

Thickness and width values

To clear the meaning of the thickness and width parameters used in ArchiCAD windows, see the following picture:

Frame overhang values

The following picture explains the frame overhang values in 2D.

2D and section attributes

3. Usage

2D Script

In this script, the window object has to contain the following code portion. In addition, it has to empty the transformation stack before calling this macro (e.g. with a del top command)

bOpeningDirection = 0 WOD = WIDO_ORIG_DIST + WIDO_REVEAL_SIDE * WIDO_FRAME_THICKNESS add2 0, WIDO_ORIG_DIST rot2 180 + SYMB_ROTANGLE hotspot2 0, sqr(WOD * WOD + A * A / 4) del 2 call "BasicWindowPanelCurved.gsm", parameters A = A, gs_widthTotal = A, bDisabeMirroring = 0, bOpeningDirection = 0, gs_nominal_size_jamb_inner = 0, gs_frame_thk = gs_frame_thk, gs_frame_width = gs_frame_width, gs_frame_ovhg_left_out = gs_frame_ovhg_left_out, gs_frame_ovhg_right_out = gs_frame_ovhg_right_out, gs_frame_ovhg_left_in = gs_frame_ovhg_left_in, gs_frame_ovhg_right_in = gs_frame_ovhg_right_in, gs_fillFr = gs_fillFr, gs_penFr_fg = gs_penFr_fg, gs_penFr_bg = gs_penFr_bg, gs_fillShCover = gs_fillShCover, lod2D = lod2D, gs_pen_2D = gs_pen_2D, gs_frame_pen_cont = gs_frame_pen_cont

3D Script

In this script, the window object has to contain the following code portion. In addition, it has to empty the transformation stack before calling this macro (e.g. with a del top command)

call "BasicWindowPanelCurved.gsm", parameters A = A, gs_widthTotal = A, B = B, bDisabeMirroring = bDisabeMirroring, bOpeningDirection = bOpeningDirection, gs_nominal_size_jamb_inner = gs_nominal_size_jamb_inner, overSize = overSize, gs_frame_thk = gs_frame_thk, gs_frame_width = gs_frame_width, gs_frame_ovhg_left_out = gs_frame_ovhg_left_out, gs_frame_ovhg_right_out = gs_frame_ovhg_right_out, gs_frame_ovhg_top_out = gs_frame_ovhg_top_out, gs_frame_ovhg_bottom_out = gs_frame_ovhg_bottom_out, gs_frame_ovhg_left_in = gs_frame_ovhg_left_in, gs_frame_ovhg_right_in = gs_frame_ovhg_right_in, gs_frame_ovhg_top_in = gs_frame_ovhg_top_in, gs_frame_ovhg_bottom_in = gs_frame_ovhg_bottom_in, gs_fillFr = gs_fillFr, gs_penFr_fg = gs_penFr_fg, gs_penFr_bg = gs_penFr_bg, gs_glass_thk = gs_glass_thk, gs_pen_2D = gs_pen_2D, gs_frame_pen_cont = gs_frame_pen_cont, gs_frame_pen = gs_frame_pen, gs_glass_pen = gs_glass_pen, gs_frame_mat = gs_frame_mat, gs_glass_mat = gs_glass_mat

Hotspots

The macro places hotspots only at the frame corners:

Level of detail in 2D

The lod2D value controls the panel's level of detail in 2D drawings. If it is zero, no panel will be drawn at all. The following figure shows the available values (and the suggested scales of usage):

The width of the visible frames are different in lower details depending on the gs_bFixedSash value: it is "gs_frame_width" for fixed panels and "gs_frame_width / 2 + gs_sash_width" for non-fixed ones.

Note, that the frame fill appears only at the highest level of detail.