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Experimenting with Door/Window Assembly Designs
The templates provided with AutoCAD Architecture offer door/window assembly styles. Looking at these styles and
experimenting with them makes it easier to understand door/window assembly behavior and create your own
door/window assembly designs.
For more information about element definitions and assignments, see Creating Element Definitions for a Door and
Window Assembly Style" on page 915 and Assigning Definitions to Door and Window Assembly Elements" on page
936.

Using Door and Window Assembly Tools to Create Door and Window Assemblies

Door/window assemblies are planar and defined by an insertion point, as opposed to curtain walls, which have a
baseline that can be curved or straight. You can create a door/window assembly based on a 2D layout grid or on a
combination of lines, arcs, and circles.
To create a door/window assembly for use in a standard wall, you draw the wall first. You can then insert the door/window
assembly and modify the door/window assembly elements as needed.
To create a door/window assembly for use in a curtain wall, insert the door/window assembly in space. Modify the
element definitions and assignments as needed. Save your changes as a new door/window assembly style, and then
assign that style to cells in your curtain wall grid. For more information, see Inserting an Object into a Curtain Wall
Cell" on page 791.
Tool palettes provided with AutoCAD Architecture let you quickly place door/window assemblies by selecting a
door/window assembly tool with a specific door/window assembly style and other predefined properties. When you
place door/window assemblies using door/window assembly tools, you can use the default settings of the tool, or you
can change settings for the door/window assembly properties. You can also use door/window assembly tools to convert
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