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Anchoring Openings
After you place an opening in a wall, the opening is constrained to the object
and cannot move outside it.
Openings can also be anchored to specific locations in walls, so that when
the wall moves or changes size, the location of the opening in that object
remains constant.
Opening Endcaps
Openings that are anchored in a wall can have endcap styles applied to them.
The endcap shapes for wall openings are defined in the wall style and are a
property of the wall. For information on setting an opening endcap style in
a wall, see Working with Wall Endcaps and Opening Endcaps on page 1359.
Opening Dimensions
All openings have height and width. The rise dimension depends on the
opening shape. Rise is the height from the top of the rectangular portion of
an opening to the peak of the opening for gothic, arch, peak pentagon, and
trapezoid shapes.
Vertical Alignment of Openings
Use the vertical alignment settings to control how to place an opening in the
wall, the location of the working point vertically in the wall, and how the
opening responds to modifications in height. Use the sill and head height
settings to determine the working point on the opening. You can place the
working point at the sill or at the head. For example, if you specify the vertical
alignment as 0'' and the opening height as 7'–0'', the opening height is 7’–0''.
If you next specify the height of the opening as 6'–8'', the sill remains at 0''
and the opening height becomes 6’–8''.
For the opening head working point, if you specify the vertical alignment as
7'–0'' and the opening height as 7'–0'', the opening height is 7–0''. If you specify
the opening height as 6'–8'', the head remains at 7'–0'' and the sill becomes
4''.
Using Opening Tools to Create Openings
Tools provided with AutoCAD Architecture let you quickly place openings by
selecting an opening tool with a specific opening style and other predefined
properties. You can use the tool with all of its default settings, or you can
change any properties that are not controlled by the style. You can also use
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