About Doors and Windows

Doors and windows comprise three primary AutoCAD Architecture 2022 toolset object styles: doors, windows and door/window assemblies.

Door Styles

Naming Conventions:

As with wall styles, the name for a door style should provide as much information about the door as possible. The format is:

<Door Operation> - <Door Type> - <Optional Door Shape> <Optional Case Type>...

Note: Doors with no shape specified are assumed to be rectangular.

Example Door Style Names:

Door Style Description Example Name
A single hinge, flush rectangular door. Hinged - Single
A single hinge, flush rectangular door, explicitly for exterior use. Hinged - Single - Exterior
A double hinge, paneled arched door. Hinged - Double -Arched - Paneled
A single overhead door, paneled, for exterior use. Overhead - Single - Paneled - Exterior
A single hinge, full glazed door, for use in a door/window assembly. Hinged - Single - Full Glazed - Assy
Attention: It is important to indicate those doors that are intended explicitly for assemblies. They will frequently have conditions defined that will not look correct when inserted into a wall independently from the assembly for which they were defined.

Best Practices for Door Styles:

Window Styles

Naming Conventions:

The naming convention for window styles is similar to that for doors, however is a bit more relaxed with more items becoming optional:

<Optional Window Operation> - <Window Type> - <Optional Window Shape> <Optional Case Type>...

Note: Windows with no window shape specified are assumed to be rectangular. Windows with no operation specified are assumed to be fixed.

Example Window Style Names:

Window Style Description Example Name
A rectangular Picture Window. Picture
An arched double casement window. Casement - Double - Archtop
An awning window, to be used explicitly in a door/window assembly. Awning - Assy
Attention: It is important to indicate those windows that are intended explicitly for assemblies. They will frequently have conditions defined that will not look correct when inserted into a wall independently from the assembly for which they were defined.

Best Practices for Window Styles:

Door/Window Assembly Styles

Naming Conventions:

The naming convention for door/window assemblies should reflect as much as possible the infill elements that they include, any cell adjustment parameters and where appropriate, the general position of infills in the assembly. In addition, if certain infills have a fixed size, it is helpful to indicate these as well. Different infill types are separated with a “+” symbol. These are loose guidelines at best; the very flexibility of door/window assembly styles and virtually unlimited combination of infills and grids makes it impossible to develop a fixed naming convention that will apply to all conditions:

<Infill Type> <Optional Infill Size> <Optional Infill Position> <Optional Cell Adjustment Parameter> + <Next Infill Type>....<Optional Door/Window Assembly Shape>

Note: Door/Window Assemblies with no shape specified are assumed to be rectangular. In the case of a very complex door/window assembly, you may choose to omit some of the less prominent infill types and parameters, choosing instead to include them in a more complete style description.

Example Door/Window Assembly Style Names:

Door/Window Assembly Style Description Example Name
An arched assembly with 4’ windows and a two foot tall arched transoms, centered, with both side cells configured to grow as the assembly width is changed until the 4’ size can be accommodated Windows4-0 Ctr Grow + Transom 2-0 Ctr Arched
Hinged double door with variable width sidelights on each side and a transom. Hinged Double 6-0x6-8 + Sidelights + Transom
A hinged single door on the right side with a single sidelight and a transom. Hinged Single 3-9x6-8 Right + Sidelight + Transom

Best Practices for Door/Window Assembly Styles: