Autocad Arch...What's wrong with my doors and windows?

[97catintenn]

How do I make my doors and windows look normal? The windows are the default 3'x5' and the doors are a default 3'x7'. Also when looking at the house plan in birds eye view, the windows are not visible.

 

Look below,

thanks

 

 

house2.dwg

[danellis]

Are these custom window styles, or the standard ones?

 

dJE

[Dadgad]

Are these custom window styles, or the standard ones?

 

dJE

 

I gotta say that at this point in time, they are looking pretty custom!

Sorry, the devil made me say that.

Might I add, that earlier I did open your drawing hoping I might be able to shed some light,

but none was forthcoming.

I knew somebody would be better equipped than I to try and resolve your problem,

No doubt Dan will be able to get you back on the tracks!

[f700es]

Well I think I found your problem...

 

 

Your door and frame dims are "a bit" off

 

Select your item in a 3D view and then click on "Edit Style" in the panel above. Here you will get this dialog box to make the needed changes to your door and window styles.

[Dadgad]

I have just started ordering some nice hardwood windows and frames for the house I am building, great fun.

I CONSIDERED using 10 inch thick glass for them, but I also wanted to be able to open them,

and since my walls are only 6 inches thick I decided to go with 5mm thick glass instead.

[Dana W]

I have just started ordering some nice hardwood windows and frames for the house I am building, great fun.

I CONSIDERED using 10 inch thick glass for them, but I also wanted to be able to open them,

and since my walls are only 6 inches thick I decided to go with 5mm thick glass instead.

My windows are 10" double glazed. They save a lot in HVAC operational costs. It'll only take me 563 years to recover the $3000,000.00 the windows cost me.

[PotGuy]

Ooh boy, that's a lot.

 

 

I'm sure that was a joke that whooshed me.

[97catintenn]

Your door and frame dims are "a bit" off

 

That's it! For some reason that's what cad is defaulting to. I changed my settings on my drawing and that solved my problem. But then I opened a new drawing, drew a wall and added a window...same problem. 10" glass again!

 

Is it because I'm not starting off with a template?

[Dana W]

Ooh boy, that's a lot.

 

 

I'm sure that was a joke that whooshed me.

$298,000.00 for crane rental.

[Dadgad]

That's it! For some reason that's what cad is defaulting to. I changed my settings on my drawing and that solved my problem. But then I opened a new drawing, drew a wall and added a window...same problem. 10" glass again!

 

Is it because I'm not starting off with a template?

 

Why do you choose to nut use a standard Architectural template?

What is your QNEW (default for new drawing template) set to now, in OPTIONS, on the FILES tab, Template Settings?

[f700es]

Is it because I'm not starting off with a template?

 

Well you are starting off with some template, just not a good one.

Your default one has some funky settings in it or your default window and door style has been messed with. Start looking there.