Modifying wall parameters

I am trying to change the parameters of a few walls already in the design, and each time I open the “Walls…” dialog box and make some changes, I get an error message. I selected the walls I wanted to alter and then selected “Walls…” from the Parameters menu. Do you have a Window or Door…

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Garret wall for vaulted roof

The vaulted roof method turns the slab into an object – How can you edit it, in terms of creating a garret wall to close off a gable end, and then insert a door or window into that garret wall.? The easiest way to do this is to use the same polygon you used to generate…

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How to make doors transparent

How to make doors transparent.

To make the doors and windows completely transparent chose View -> General view Parameters and click on Transparent door/window opening.

If you want windows and doors to be partially transparent, you must define a partially transparent material and apply this material to the elements.

Arched portico

How can I insert an arched portico into the facade of my building? And how do I do a barrel-vaulted ceiling? For the portico, the simplest way is to insert arched ‘Doors’ into the facade. Here’s how to do the barrel-vault: – draw an Arch, the section of the barrel-vault – select the Arch – choose…

Door with a window above it

 Can you please suggest a way of drawing such that you can have a door and then a window above it in a wall ?. When I try, it won’t allow the insertion of an upper window once a door ( or window ) has been inserted in that wall. Why is it that sometimes I…

Doors symbol

The door symbol in the tools palette is shown with the “door swing” drawn in, so users are encouraged to think that a door will be drawn like this. But the plan view of a door does not show a door swing. Is it possible to show the door swing rather than the current door…

Library windows

When applying a library Window to an opening, why does the program turn the object 90 degrees ? The library Window must be saved horizontal, with the internal part facing up and the external, down. In this way Domus.Cad applies the object correctly, no matter which way the opening is orientated. Simply open your Window…

Window in gable wall

How do you put a window into a gable wall? I have split the wall into two, coinciding with the apex of the gable in order to create the varying wall heights. But I now am unable to create a window across the center of the gable, bridging between the two walls. Is there a…

Modifying windows in walls

Does the package allow the insertion of windows and doors accurately using coordinates, as for walls? Yes, there are several methods to accurately insert or modify an opening, window or door, in a wall. Double click on the Windows/Doors icon and look at the Windows or Doors parameters dialog window: You can choose several tracing…

Dormer windows and skylights

Below is one of several possible methods, using the Scissors, a simple but powerful function.  – below is a roof with four walls. Select the Roof/Slab icon and make 3 cuts (shown as red lines. – now modify the color and thickness of the portion destined as a window and reduce the reference height by…