Available in TurboCAD Platinum Only
This functionality provides the means to attach one or several blocks to window and doors to provide additional geometry e.g. a window sill, door knob, shutters.
You can attach custom block to entire window/door or to different parts.
To make a door with components you must create the block first. The block used for this must be composed only of ACIS solids.
Multiple muntin blocks can be assigned to each style. This allows you to have different patterns of muntins for each panel of glass, or to combine muntin patterns.
To setup muntins component please do the following:
This dialog contains list of all blocks assigned to the door or window style.
Disable Blocks: When ON - custom blocks are ignored.
Add: displays Custom Block dialog to add new custom block.
Edit: displays Custom Block dialog to edit selected custom block
Remove: deletes selected custom block
Blocks list: contains list of blocks attached to the window style.
Block combo-box: Used for selecting the block (from the list of blocks) that is attached to the window/door style.
Width check box: when ON - block is scaled to fit window/door width.
Height check box: when ON - block is scaled to fit window/door height.
Depth check box: when ON - block is scaled to fit window/door depth.
Lock XY Ratio check box: works in combination with one of the (Width, Height, and Depth) check boxes.
For example, when Width is ON and you click Lock XY Ratio the block is scaled in a way to keep XY ratio.
Mirror X check box: mirrors block relative X axis.
Mirror Y check box: mirrors block relative Y axis.
Mirror Z check box: mirrors block relative Z axis.
X: combo-box: Defines how block is attached relative to window/door in X Axis (to Left Side, Center or Right Side)
Y: combo-box: Defines how block is attached relative to window/door in Y Axis (to Back Side, Center or Front Side)
Z: combo-box: Defines how block is attached relative to window/door in Z Axis (to Bottom Side, Center or Top Side)
X: Y: Z: edit boxes: define the offset from block origin point
Outside - block is attached to entire window
Inside - block is attached to inside frame
All - block is attached to all window component
Single - block is attached to single window component
These controls allow define material that will be used for this custom block in render.
Suppose you would like to create custom sill for our window style.
Create a block.
First, we create a geometry for our sill (just a box with 10x2x0.2 in size
Note: Block used for Custom Blocks must be composed of ACIS solids. For best results align your block with the origin of the drawing.