how to draw a bay window

Creating a Bay Window using TOTAL Sketch

This certificate explains how to draw a bay window in TOTAL Sketch using the ascension & run mode as well every bit how to depict it by entering the angles.

Document 8511 | Final updated: 05/11/2018 SPB

Sometimes you need to create bay windows with high accuracy of angles and dimensions. Using the mouse or directional arrows on the keyboard doesn't e'er create the precise angle needed for the bay window beingness fatigued. Using the rise & run method or inbound angles provides much more than precision when sketching.

Click a panel beneath for instructions on creating a precise sketch of the bay window using either the rising & run of the walls or using angles.

Create a bay window using rise & run

When using rising and run, you make use of the arrow keys on your keyboard, represented by ←↑→↓. For the purpose of this example, the bay window is iii'x5'x3' and our Line unit of measure is Feet & Inches. For more information on how to change your Line unit of measure, click here.

Press Enter to anchor your starting point. Or, Printing J to jump to the nearest betoken and press Enter to ballast it.
For the kickoff line, type: 2.2→ 2.1↑ . And so, press enter to create your first line of 3'.
To create the horizontal line of the bay window printing 5 →. And so, printing Enter.
For the final angle, enter the following on your keyboard: ii.2→ 2.one↓ . And then press enter to create your final line of 3'.

Alternatively, to create the final bending of the bay window you can press "B" on your keyboard to mirror the first angle created.

Click here to watch a detailed, footstep-by-footstep video on creating a bay window using rise & run.

Create a bay window using angles

Follow the instructions below to create a bay window using angles. For the purpose of this instance, nosotros're bold all angles are 45° and that the bay window is 3'x5'x3'.

Press Enter to anchor your starting bespeak. Or, Printing J to jump to the nearest point and press Enter to anchor it.
For the first angle, enter the following on your keyboard: 3 L 45. And then, printing Enter. This creates your first line of iii' at a 45° angle to the left.
To create the horizontal line of the bay window press 5 →. Then, press Enter.
For the concluding angle, enter the following on your keyboard: three R 45. So, press Enter. This creates your concluding line of three' at a 45° bending to the correct.