Represent a corner window

Level : Advanced

Discover in this tutorial how to represent a corner window in a few steps.


Step 1: Draw the hosting walls

1.  Go to the 'Layout' step.

2.  Draw hidden walls to create a 'fake room' around the corner bay. This will detach the corner bay's hosting walls from the rest of the building.

3.  Reduce the thickness of the hosting walls of the bay to 0 3/4"

❗  You can delete the hidden walls once the wall thickness has been modified.

create the corner wall - corner window

Step 2: Position the openings

1.  Go to the 'Wall openings' step

2.  Select the openings of your choice and place them on the hosting walls.


insert openings - corner window

3.  Modify the dimensions of this bay in the right-hand parameters panel according to your needs.

❗  Don’t forget to click on the wrench icon in the right-hand parameters panel and uncheck the 'Window sill' option.

💡 Uncheck the magnetism option to place the openings more easily.

modify the openings dimensions  - corner window

Step 3: Draw the flat roofs

You need to draw 2 flat roofs positioned on the hosting wall as follows: 

1.  Draw a flat roof following the hosting walls you created.

2.  Click on each edge of the roof and uncheck the 'parapet' option in the right-hand parameters panel.
add the first roof - corner window

3.  Modify the roof characteristics according to your needs. In this case, we will choose a height of  8'-6 1/4".     

modify the height of the flat roof - corner window

Step 4: Draw a deck

1.  Go to the 'Exterior' step.

2.  Select the 'Deck' tool.

3.  Draw a terrace under the corner bay like this 

add a deck on corner window

4.  Then apply the wall cladding to the flat roof and terrace

change the material on corner window

5.  Finally, if you wish, you can draw a terrace around the corner bay from the 'Exterior' step.

add the deck - corner window

💡 Don't hesitate to uncheck the display of roofs and terraces (in the right hand panel), then use the shapes tool to customize the floor plan