Thank you for choosing Andersen. We hope you enjoy using Window Studio. Here are some last minute issues and tips relating to Window Studio Release 1.0.
Some Windows users may see a message reading "Cannot find CTL3D32.DLL" when Setup is run. This message does not harm the installation. If you see this message, simply press the OK button and the installation will proceed normally.
Non-PowerPC MAC systems will not allow Window Studio to run while the video mode is set to more than 256 colors. If you attempt to run Window Studio in such color modes it will present an error message and abort the program. Please set the video mode to 256 colors and restart Window Studio.
Plan and detail symbols accurately represent window extents. In some cases, however, the actual outer boundaries of an Andersen window are not shown in the elevation symbol produced by Window Studio. This can vary based upon product line. For example, in Narroline(R) windows, a portion of the window actually extends above the top of the window head as seen from the exterior of the building. Window Studio elevation symbols are based upon what is actually seen from the exterior of an installed window. Affected. units that have elevation symbols shorter than the actual unit dimension height include, but may not be limited to: Double Hung Narroline (1/2"), Double Hung Tilt-Wash, Transom and Picture (1/8").
1) When a window unit is resized on the Workbench, it may appear that the resizing "rubber band" lines are not connected to the window. In fact, they are connected to the actual outer boundaries of the window, which may be hidden by the wall finish material.
2) When symbols are exported from Window Studio, the actual Andersen product may have elements hidden by the wall that extend beyond the CAD symbol itself. Thus, care must be taken when later dimensioning and joining Window Studio symbols that have been imported into a CAD drawing.
Since the spacing of a Narrow Join is different for Casement/Awning (1/8") vs. Flexiframe windows (3/16"), assembly and sizing can be a bit more involved than it is for other window types.
Here's a tip for doing this effectively with Window Studio:
1) Place a series of Casement or Awning units and join them together forming a horizontal row of units.
2) Select them all and group them; turn on the alignment lines; there should be a line at the center of each Narrow Join. Note: Flexiframe units successfully aligned, with joins centered on the Casement/Awning group joins, will have two sizes of units: the outside units will be slightly larger than the inner units. THE CONCEPT FOR EFFECTIVE JOINING AND SIZING IS TO FIRST ALIGN THE JOINS AND THEN RE-SIZE UNITS.
3) Insert two Flexiframe units and join them with a Narrow Join.
4) Select both of them and snap them into place below the Casement/Awning group. Move them until the Flexiframe join snaps to the first Casement/Awning join. Zoom in to the corner to make sure the joins are exactly centered.
5) Re-size the outside Flexiframe to align with the Casement/Awning unit above.
6) Move the inside Flexiframe out of the assembly; copy it, paste it, and join these two together.
7) Select both and move them under another Casement/Awning join, centering as before.
8) Resize one of the inside Flexiframe units to join with the outside one placed earlier.
9) Copy and paste the inside, re-sized, Flexiframe unit next to the first one, creating a Narrow Join. The unit should be perfectly sized, and can be copied as many times as needed to fill in the inside slots.
10) Copy the outside Flexiframe unit and paste it in at the other end.
11) The Flexiframe group should now be fully aligned and properly sized.
