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Inserting Windows and Internal Openings

 Go to the view menu

 Choose ‘Zoom in’

 Indicate the plan section to be zoomed in

👉  In the zoomed in plan view, use the scroll bars. It is also possible to use the mouse wheel to move up and down in the drawing,

 Initiate the insertion of a new window

 Place the center of the window on a zone borderline

👉  Shift the window position after insertion

 Open the wall form

 Mark the window in the wall surface editor

 Go to the Properties tab in the side bar

 Change the window size and position

👉  Alternatively change the window size and position in the surface form

👉  Open the window form

Note: You could also have done - and  directly in the 2D floor plan or in the 3D view.

 Open the window menu

Note: This action can also be carried out in alternative ways: (a) in the 2D floor plan, (b) in the 3D view or (c) in the Windows table of either the General tab or the zone form

 Convert window properties to resource

 Name the new resource

 Finalize resource creation

 Close wall form. You will find ‘Narrow and high’ as a new object to insert

 Start insertion of a new ‘Narrow and high’ window

 Place the window

 Repeat -

 Use view scrolling to get to the window of ‘BigOffice’. Insert the last window and open the wall form to enlarge it.

 Go to the 3D tab to have a look at your model

Note: The ‘Narrow and high’ resource name is perhaps not the most appropriate for the ‘Big Office’ window. All other properties except the size will still be linked from the resource. The resource acts as defaults for all window properties.

 Go back to Floor plan tab

 Insert doors as you did with windows before

👉  Open the opening form to have a look at it (See more about openings in chapter 4.4 of the Second Step Guide)

 Open the View menu

 Zoom out the floor plan view

 Go to the 3D tab to have a look at your model

Note: Although doors will always remain closed in the standard edition, they will have an impact to the air leakage path of the building, as they will act as leakage paths between zones. Depending on the pressure difference between the zones, air will flow through.

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