Window to span two different floors (levels)

[Jonny_B]

I have a house I'm drawing in Architecture 2009. Part of the first floor is a double volume space and the architect wants some windows to span both levels in this space.

 

Right now I have the first floor drawn as a construct with walls going up to the 10' plate height. The second floor construct has the slab for the second floor with walls sitting on top, except where the double volume space extends up, where the walls go down to the same height as the bottom of the slab.

 

Is there any way to have windows span two different floors? the only solution i've come up with so far is to have the windows extend below the second floor wall and above the first floor wall (the same window in two places) so that is appears properly in elevations. not sure yet how badly that'll affect my schedules.

[stein]

The way I handle that when working in a SINGLE FILE (as opposed to separate constructs for the two levels) is like this:

 

Assign the window to the first level, or second, whichever. Let's say it's the first level. The window will then overlap the wall on level 2, but it will be filled in with wall, if you know what I mean. Then I go to the level 2 wall, right click / interference conditions / add. You then select the object interfering with the wall (the window in question), and make it a SUBTRACTIVE interference. The level 2 wall will now not interfere with your level 1 window, no matter where you place it (the condition will follow the window). I do not know if this method can be made to work when your levels are in separate construct files.

 

Another more time consuming way, but one which would work in the separate constructs is:

 

Same as above, except instead of doing an interference condition, I insert an opening (as opposed to a window, as you have done) in the level 2 wall, and size that opening to exactly match the location of the level 1 window. This is time consuming and you need to adjust the opening every time you adjust the location of the window.

 

I am far from a pro at A2009, but I hope this helps.

 

S.

 

I have a house I'm drawing in Architecture 2009. Part of the first floor is a double volume space and the architect wants some windows to span both levels in this space.

 

Right now I have the first floor drawn as a construct with walls going up to the 10' plate height. The second floor construct has the slab for the second floor with walls sitting on top, except where the double volume space extends up, where the walls go down to the same height as the bottom of the slab.

 

Is there any way to have windows span two different floors? the only solution i've come up with so far is to have the windows extend below the second floor wall and above the first floor wall (the same window in two places) so that is appears properly in elevations. not sure yet how badly that'll affect my schedules.

[Noahma]

I usually place the windows in both files at the same level. I don't use window schedules, usually just a tagged size at the window itself. Works well for us.

 

I just tried the interference between two xrefs, and well. it does not work. It would be a nice addition though.

[Jonny_B]

Thanks guys! I like the interference condition trick. Unfortunately, as noted, it doesn't work between xrefs but it's a nice addition to the toolbag. I'm going to stick with having the window inserted twice (once in each construct). If I don't add a tag to it it shouldn't end up in the schedule.

[MaxwellEdison]

The other option is to "Edit Roof/Floor Line" You can add a few vertices and stretch them to match the window's R.O.