Use this procedure to create a profile for a custom window shape. You can make custom shapes for windows and apply them to window styles.
The profile is made up of two concentric, closed polylines. The outer polyline, or ring, becomes the window shape, and the inner polyline creates a void for the inside shape of the window frame. You can create multiple voids by adding more inner polylines. The inner polyline must be entirely within the polyline representing the outer shape of the window frame. The polylines are proportional in size and shape to each other and also to the windows created from the window style.
You can draw these polylines anywhere in the drawing and use any convenient scale relative to your final window frame size. One method for sizing the polylines relative to the window is to draw them by snapping to an existing window, and then moving the completed polylines to the side.
Adding a profile-based window to a wall
- Draw concentric, closed polylines representing the outer and inner lines of the window frame.
- Select the outer polyline, right-click, and click Convert To
Profile Definition. - Enter a (Add ring).
- Select the inner polyline.
- Specify the insertion point of the profile.
The insertion point is typically the lower-left corner.
- Enter a name for the profile, and click OK.