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Defining Windows
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In this tutorial, we will add a door and windows to the house in the scene that we created in the First Tutorial.

With that file open, click on the Edit Objects button:

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Then in the Objects Menu, select to edit the house. This brings up the Edit Building window. In that window, we will be working with the Outline Doors and Windows settings, as shown in this screen shot (at right):

We will define 6 windows and one door. That is a total of 7 Door/Window outlines. You can define up to 10 Door/Window outlines per building. In this example, we will define only 7 outlines.

The screen shot at right shows the definition for the door. The settings for all 7 outlines are listed below. Remember to turn each one of them ON, and make sure to specify the correct Wall for each one.

The first 4 outlines are on the Front Wall:

 Door/Window #1  On        Door/Window #2  On        Door/Window #3  On        Door/Window #4  On
   Width = 1000  Front       Width = 1770  Front       Width = 1200  Front       Width = 1200  Front
  Height = 2150   Wall      Height = 1350   Wall      Height = 1050   Wall      Height = 1050   Wall
 Horz.Off = 3000           Horz.Off = 680            Horz.Off = 4500           Horz.Off = 6250
 Vert.Off = 0              Vert.Off = 800            Vert.Off = 1100           Vert.Off = 1100

The last 3 outlines are on the Left Wall:

 Door/Window #5  On           Door/Window #6  On           Door/Window #7  On
   Width = 1200                 Width = 1200                 Width = 1770
  Height = 1050   Left         Height = 1050   Left         Height = 1050   Left
 Horz.Off = 1000  Wall        Horz.Off = 3200  Wall        Horz.Off = 5550  Wall
 Vert.Off = 1100              Vert.Off = 1100              Vert.Off = 1100

After entering those settings for all 7 Door/Window outlines in the Edit Building window, click OK to return to the Objects Menu. The house will now look like this:


Close the Objects Menu, and save the file.

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Wednesday, 10-Mar-2010 05:27:35 GMT