To Add an Interference Condition to a Door and Window Assembly

Use this procedure to add an interference condition to a door/window assembly. Interference conditions use the geometry of 3D objects to create custom openings or cutouts in door/window assemblies. You can specify how the interference condition is applied to the door/window assembly: added to the door/window assembly, subtracted from the door/window assembly, or ignored.

  1. Place the object in the location where you want to specify the interference condition.
  2. Select the door/window assembly to which you want to add an interference condition.
  3. Click Door/Window Assembly tab Modify panel Interference drop-down Add.
  4. Select the object intersecting the door/window assembly, and press Enter.
  5. Specify to which door/window assembly component the interference should be added:
    If you want to add the interference condition… Then…
    to the infill enter y (Yes) when prompted for the infill component.
    to the frame enter y (Yes) when prompted for the frame component.
    to the mullion enter y (Yes) when prompted for the mullion component.
  6. Press Enter.