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      awenro
      last edited by

      I struggle to draw the window in the example attached efficiently. I want to draw a house with 30 of these. Is there a way to create a component of the reveal + window and substract it from the wall, without modifying the wall itself? What I mean: The Component should displace the wall around it and it should still be possible to move the window around and copy it. If I draw those one by one they are hard to move and replicate – at least I don't know how.

      What's the best and easiest way to draw them? I'd really appreciate your help!
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      window-example.jpg

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      • pilouP Offline
        pilou
        last edited by

        Copy / Move your "element" any time you want and move the walls ?

        element.gif

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        • ntxdaveN Offline
          ntxdave
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          @pilou said:

          Copy / Move your "element" any time you want and move the walls ?

          [attachment=0:krps2oox]<!-- ia0 -->element.gif<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:krps2oox]

          I do not think this is what he is asking for.

          What I think he wants is to have a plugin that would automatically cut the whole and draw a window in a single step. He does not want to have to do each of the steps involved in the process individually. Then he would like to be able to copy and/or move that window and have it automatically cut into the other locations. Again, not having to cut the whole and then draw the window.

          If there is such a plugin/tool, I have not found it.

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            pilou
            last edited by

            @unknownuser said:

            automatically cut the whole and draw a window in a single step

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            • BoxB Offline
              Box
              last edited by

              You need to set up a double cut component.
              Have a read here to start with
              http://sketchucation.com/resources/tutorials/beginner/317-window-cut-oopening-on-face

              Then go to this one.
              http://sketchucation.com/resources/tutorials/intermediate/321-window-cut-hole-thick-wall

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                awenro
                last edited by

                Double Cut Components are the way to go. It's seldom that you get exactly the information you needed through a forum. This is one of those cases. Thank you so much!

                If someone is looking for the same thing, there a various videos explaining it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EytC30y1GZ4

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                • cottyC Offline
                  cotty
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                  @awenro said:

                  It's seldom that you get exactly the information you needed through a forum.

                  I would say that this is normal here πŸ˜‰

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