David Bethel Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Does anyone know if there are any 'standard' angles / swing points / formulas to form cathedral style windows simlar to this? Thanks! -David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 What search criteria did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 And the link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 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". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bethel Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Are we going to be treated to the "final" product as shown in the image you first provided but done in AutoCAD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bethel Posted September 6, 2012 Author Share Posted September 6, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 And here I thought you had found GOD and started designing churches. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Cheeez, I can't see any of this thread on my Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 I can see this thread in my mac-n-cheese. I can also see Elvis in there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadgad Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 There are two eyes in my syllabii, dude. Actually there were 3 eyes and no A, lending new meaning to anatomically exceptional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana W Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 How is the Starship Enterprise like Mr. Whipple's favorite commodity? Oh, I dunno. ))shrug(( Go ahead, tell me Sheldon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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