User Tip 21

[louis]

In Chief 10 the ability to adjust the origin of materials really helps with making materials look right. An example is this brick sill.

[louis]

... and with lintels.

[Jorge Araya]

can you show those soldiers on an arch?

[david101]

louis how do you change the height of the sill & lintel? I have looked and I am unable to find how to change it. Any help would greatly be appreciated.

thanks

[alobartn]

Do the bricks show up in cross section correctly?

[david101]

Yes I can see the brick when I create an elevation section but I need to make the lintel 7 1/4" tall and make the sill 3 5/8" tall. However I am unable to figure out how to do this using the sill and lintel buttons in the window dbx dialog.

thanks,

[louis]

I make these with custom molding profiles.

[HARRYBSTANFIELDJR]

YOU NEED TO MAKE VECTORAILS ON HOW TO CHANGE POST AND THINGS.
JUST A SUGGESTION.

[mack]

David, if this answers your question: If you want to use customized moldings for various parts of casing, you must first set the "normal" casing values to *zero* and then the molding sizes will work. Otherwise, the casing dimensions set in the DBX will override the window moldings. If you do a search there should be a more specific thread about it here, I have found it some time ago.

One thing that is not-so-nice in CA is that the molding parameters cannot be changed globally. So I always double-check if I had set all the materials and sizes right before I place multiple windows. Otherwise I must edit them one by one or in groups if their placement allows that.