[Equest-users] DD Wizard Window %

[Rob Hudson]

If you are oging to manually input your windows in the custom window
placement or later in the design input mode, i usually enter 0% for all
window ratios.  This eliminates annoying pop ups and gets you to where you
want to go.

On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Brian Goldsmith
<Brian.Goldsmith at atce.com>wrote:

>  In Screen 6 of the DD wizard, it asks for the % window of each side of
> the building. I setup the windows using the “custom window/door placement”
> button on that same screen, since I wanted my 3D model to actually represent
> what the building looks like. I have two shells (1st and 2nd floors) with
> identical window locations. The 2nd floor % defaulted to 23% for every
> direction. I know this number isnt actually true because one of the
> directions has no window at all. The first floor defaulted to 29% for every
> direction (also not true, since they are identical). But when I click
> “return to navigator” I get a message that says: “ERROR: Value being checked
> = 29. Percent Glass value exceeds maximum (based on the window height and
> the sizes & positions of other windows).” It lists this message four times,
> and allows me to press the continue button, after which it returns to the
> navigator. My questions are: 1) why are the % between 1st and 2nd floor
> different at all? 2) Since I manually input the windows, will changing the %
> have any effect on anything? 3) Will this ERROR message have an impact on
> being able to simulate the model? What does this error actually mean? Since
> my % window is 29% floor-to-floor, it is below the App. G allowed 40% 4)
> What does everyone else typically do with windows? Just the % or do you
> actually manually input them? 5) If you manually input them, do you find it
> easier to do it in the wizard or detailed edit mode? Sorry for the long
> question, thanks for the help.
>
>
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