Box-type windows are a traditional type of joinery, used primarily in historic buildings, buildings under conservation supervision, and wherever it is important to preserve the historical character of the façade and interior. Their characteristic feature is a structure based on two independent parts – external and internal – set within a single construction. This arrangement offers considerable possibilities in terms of aesthetics and functional use, but at the same time significantly increases the complexity of the product.
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Box-type windows – a traditional construction with specific requirements
Unlike standard joinery, a box-type window requires the correct linking of a larger number of structural elements: frames, sashes, divisions, meeting stiles and details affecting the mutual position of both parts of the window. This is not only about drawing the appropriate appearance. It is equally important to maintain logical dimensional and technological dependencies, because only then can the construction be correctly priced, documented and prepared for production.
Designing box-type window constructions
The Box-Type Windows Module in Stolcad® Professional is used to design box-type windows as a separate type of construction, developed in accordance with the assumptions appropriate for this type of solution. Design is carried out in a layered arrangement, with the internal part and the external part of the construction developed separately.
Each of the layers is defined independently, taking into account all the elements provided for a given arrangement, which makes it possible to precisely reproduce the structure of a box-type window already at the project creation stage. This method of developing the construction organises work on the product and corresponds to the actual structure of a box-type window.
Configuration of the frame, sash and division arrangement
One of the key areas of work in the module is defining the structural arrangement of the box-type window, that is, the mutual positioning of frames, sashes and divisions. The user specifies the number and arrangement of individual elements, their mutual relationships and the course of divisions within the entire construction. At this stage, the actual window layout is created, determining its proportions, the division of light and the way in which the product's component parts are assembled.
Designing with the use of the module makes it possible to control the arrangement of frames, sashes, mullions and transoms not only as separate components of the product, but as elements forming one coherent structural arrangement. The correct planning of divisions is also important, as it affects the appearance of the finished window and the correctness of the entire solution from the design and technological perspective.
Defining structural variants of box-type windows
The module makes it possible to efficiently prepare different variants of box-type windows by independently changing the settings for the internal and external layer. Within the selected part of the construction, it is easy to change the colour scheme and other features affecting the final appearance and character of the product. On the basis of a finished window, the user can develop subsequent versions differing in the arrangement of elements, proportions, divisions or the adopted design solution.
Although box-type windows are historically associated with timber technology and are still supplied in this form to historic buildings, their modern counterparts made of PVC and aluminium also exist today. In the case of appropriately prepared technological links in Stolcad® Professional, the same project can be recalculated into another technology with one click, for example from timber to aluminium. This makes it easier to prepare offers for different versions of the construction.
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