Sill height

Module(s): General: Roofs, Planes, Sections + Basic: Walls, Openings, Components + Special: Walls, Openings, Components

You can use the Sill Height tool to determine the height of an architectural opening.

To determine the sill height of an opening

1. Click Sill Height (How).
   

   Activate Sill Height Spec in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Create Architecture General: Roofs, Planes, Sections

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   General: Roofs, Planes, Sections

   Basic: Walls, Openings, Components

   Special: Walls, Openings, Components

   • Configuration: Architecture Architectural Openings flyout
2. In the plan, click the opening whose sill height you want to show.
3. To set the parameters for the label on the Sill Height toolbar, do the following:
   • Click Match Properties if you want to use a label style you have already placed.
   • Click Label Style if you want to use a label style for the label.
   • Click Back to Default Label if you do not wish to use the label style.
   • With Prefix you can enter a prefix that is to appear in front of the height value.
   • With Suffix you can enter a suffix that is to appear after the height value.
   • With Delta Offset (bottom) in the top line you can enter a delta offset to the bottom level.
   • You can now specify the unit and number of decimal places on the Sill Height Context toolbar.
4. Click in the workspace to position the label; use the tools in the input options.
   

   In the input options click

   • Horiz
     to place the label so that it is horizontal.
   • Vertic
     to place the label so that it is vertical.
   • Angle
     to place the label at an angle.
   • Auto (not with Component Number)
     to place the label so that it automatically reflects the geometry of the selected component (important for window labels with label styles).
   • Resize (not with Component Number)
     to change the size of the label. Enter a factor in the dialog line.
   • Skip (not with Component Number)
     lets you skip the current element.
   • Go (not with Elevation Point)
     to automatically assign labels to all the selected elements. The start point for the text is positioned in the element’s centroid or, in the case of stairs, at the bottom.