Glass Panels and Glass Fronts

The Glass Panel and Glass Front tools are to be found in the Wall Elements section. The difference between the two features is that a Glass Panel is a prefabricated object 2 m wide which can be inserted into a Wall quite simply by a mouse click. In contrast, a Glass Front requires two clicks and is drawn over a certain distance to place it in a Wall. Both, however, have the same properties.

The procedure for inserting a Glass Panel is the same as for inserting windows (see here). A Glass Front is inserted as follows.

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1.Switch to the Room group, Insert tab and click on the arrow circled in red in the image on the left. The best projection to use for these insertions is Top.

2.Click once to establish the starting point of the Glass Front in the Wall.

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3.Click once to establish the starting point of the Glass Front in the Wall.

4.Move the mouse or enter figures with the keyboard to set the width.

5.To conclude the operation, click a second time or confirm the figures entered with Enter.
The image on the left shows a Glass Front made up of three vertical segments and three horizontal rows.

The various properties for a Glass Panel or Glass Front and how to adapt them are listed in the following table.

Properties of glass panel/glass front	Can be edited by means of
Height (overall)	Dimension figure on the object, Property Editor, Interactor
Width (overall)	Dimension figure on the object, Property Editor, Interactors
Segment width	Property Editor
Segment height (only for multiple rows)	Interactor
Row count	Property Editor
Position	Interactor
Lateral distance from neighboring objects	Dimension figure on the object
Parapet	Dimension figure on the object, Property Editor
Name	Property Editor

Whether dimensions and interactors are visible will always depend on the projection selected. The height of a Glass Front can, for example, not be set in the Top view by entering values or using an interactor.