Arched Windows

[David Bethel]

Does anyone know if there are any 'standard' angles / swing points / formulas to form cathedral style windows simlar to this?

 

Thanks! -David

[Dana W]

There may very well be classical standards for these. I tried googling some up without a lot of luck. I would suggest a visit to a college library and look at the books on classical Architectural design. I found particularly specific classic standards for door decorative trim that way. Whoodathunk ya just don't slap them things up there?

 

Betcha might find Mr. Fibonachi's ratio in them windows.

[ReMark]

What search criteria did you use?

[ReMark]

David: The terminology is "window tracery" and the style pictured in your image is called Intersecting Tracery. The link below will hopefully give you the guidance you are looking for.

 

http://www.discoverstwulframs.org.uk/window-tracery/intersecting-tracery.aspx

[Dana W]

Well, I used "classical architectural design books", "Neoclassical architecture", stuff like that. I was hoping to find a particular classical design book that I used when working for a custom furniture maker. I can't recall the complete name of the book at the moment. It was a good one though. All I kept getting were sylibii for design courses.

[Dadgad]

I keep flip flopping on this, and just when I was reasonably confident that there really is a forum member named Mark who goes by ReMark,

I'm back on the fence ........ if in fact he ISN"T a BOT, that was a really remarkably appropriate link to pull up, for a mere mortal!

[Dadgad]

Well, I used "classical architectural design books", "Neoclassical architecture", stuff like that. I was hoping to find a particular classical design book that I used when working for a custom furniture maker. I can't recall the complete name of the book at the moment. It was a good one though. All I kept getting were sylibii for design courses.

 

Syllabi?

A left leaning etymological tidbit, if ever there was one.

Better lay off the SYLLABUB, bud, your greco-latin roots are showing.

[ReMark]

You should see the website for gothic window design I found. It was so nice I might try replicating some of the designs myself and I don't normally do windows!

[Dadgad]

And the link?

[ReMark]

I'm not sure I want to post it just yet. You might steal the show with some really terrific 3D version of a window and that would be a real "pane".

[David Bethel]

Ah Ha!

 

• Start with the overall window size ( cyan )
  
• Draw the circle ( magenta ), centered at middle of the top member ( c ) , radius ( x )
  
• Swing arcs ( green ) from the intersection of the circle and outline, radius ( x ) (
  

 

Thanks! -David

[ReMark]

Are we going to be treated to the "final" product as shown in the image you first provided but done in AutoCAD?

[David Bethel]

LOL! It's a good bit different. It's a wood trim that I'm reproducing from a clients photo. It is just the shape reminded me of the windows.

 

-David

[ReMark]

And here I thought you had found GOD and started designing churches. Oh well.

[Dana W]

Syllabi?

A left leaning etymological tidbit, if ever there was one.

Better lay off the SYLLABUB, bud, your greco-latin roots are showing.

 

There are two eyes in my syllabii, dude. Etymological? What's any of this got to do with bugs?

 

Left leaning indeed, maybe only in a hurricane.

 

I had tried a cup of syllabub at a renaisawhatzit festival but they messed it all up with a bunch of cream. bleh. Bleh. phhhsssssst pewee.

[Dana W]

Cheeez, I can't see any of this thread on my Mac.

[ReMark]

I can see this thread in my mac-n-cheese. I can also see Elvis in there too.

[Dadgad]

There are two eyes in my syllabii, dude.

 

Actually there were 3 eyes and no A, lending new meaning to anatomically exceptional.

[Dana W]

Actually there were 3 eyes and no A, lending new meaning to anatomically exceptional.

Aw jeeez, now I have to figure out which, if any, is speled cerectlay.

 

3 eyes and no A? I can think of at least one thing it won't need opposable thumbs for.

[Dana W]

 

How is the Starship Enterprise like Mr. Whipple's favorite commodity?

 

Oh, I dunno. ))shrug(( Go ahead, tell me Sheldon.