Parts 1 and 2 of this video series detailed the manner in which frame profiles were generated for three-sided frames detailed in the Openings Schedules, and for elevations frames created by AVAcad.
This video will focus on the many specialty frame options that can be detailed using AVAproject, and the many additional frame profiles offered through the various manufacturer catalogs.
Profile Templates
AVAproject generates frame profiles based on parametric data provided by a variety of sources: The Openings Schedule, AVAcad elevations and user provided values.
The software uses "profile templates" to render profile images based on these values. Profile Templates consist of two distinct components. The first is a geometric representation of the given profile with variable dimensions and rules governing the way in which renderings are transformed based on the data provided. Along with this is a software component that determines such things door and glass placement, and selections between optional components.
The result is an extremely flexible profile rendering engine that allows for a limitless variety of profile options to be added as required.
Specialty Profiles
Specialty frame profiles types often bring with them additional variables as part of their profile templates. These variables are offered as additional parameters that can be modified through the profile editor.
• Shadowline
Shadowline profiles are an additional return bend and face surface to the standard masonry and drywall profiles.
The "Shadowline Return" and "Shadowline Face" parameters allow these values to be modified as required.
• Expandable
"Expandable" or "Adjustable" profiles are specialty products that can be adjusted for wall thickness at the time of installation. They consist of two separate components; one half that form a single fixed-size rabbet and a second "trim" section that can slide back and forth to accommodate the wall.
The specific configuration of this type of profile can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. In this case, the trim width is selected automatically based on jamb depth, from the options offered in the manufacturer's catalog.
• Thermal Break
Thermal Break profiles create "breaks" in the metal profile to prevent temperature loss through the frame itself. The "break" is automatically positioned based on the swing of the door in the opening.
• Kerf
Kerf profiles are similar, providing a groove on the edge of the stop to insert a gasket or weather stripping. When this profile is used, the kerf is once again situated based on the swing of the door. The gap between the door and the stop is automatically increased to accommodate the thickness of the gasket.
• Hospital Profile
Hospital profiles are a specialty product used primarily in health care applications. They are single rabbet frame configurations in which the top corner of the door stop slopes to meet the face on the opposite side of the frame.
When used on jamb pairs, they eliminate the possibility of hospital gurneys from getting caught on the edge of the stop as they move through the opening.
Because of these versatile profile temples, the number of profile variations that can be rendered by AVAproject is virtually unlimited. The "generic" hollow metal catalog that comes standard with AVAproject contains a variety of them, including: Plaster returns, Hemmed and Reverse backbends, "range" profiles and many others.
Applied Trims
A popular choice of frame configuration, particularly for interior applications, is the use of three-sided frames with applied face trims. These trims come in a variety of styles and materials, providing a decorative finish to the openings.
Their basic configuration is similar to a standard hollow metal frame, with some minor differences. The inside bends and returns that are normally featured on drywall frames are omitted, allowing the frame to easily slip over drywall. It's for this reason that they're often referred to as "slip-on" frames.
The faces of these types of frames are equipped with a fastening or "clip" system that runs the length of each component.
These clips allow a separate trim piece to be secured to each face, providing a distinctive look to the opening. The trim pieces are interchangeable and offer a variety of design styles. Materials such as steel, aluminum, PVC and even wood provide distinctive trim choices for the finished opening.
AVAproject renders a cross section of the applied trim as part of the complete frame profile.
Wood Profiles
Through the use of manufacturer product catalogs and profile templates, AVAproject can render frame profiles for virtually any material. The examples shown thus far focused on typical hollow metal frames in their many configurations, but AVAproject is by no means limited to those.
The software ships with a general wood frame catalog that can be used to render a number of popular wood jamb configurations.
• Applied Stop / 'T' Stop / Rabbeted
The most common is the "applied stop" or "flat" jamb. As its name implies, the jamb consist of a single piece of wood, with a narrower piece applied to it to form the stop.
As this is an applied section, the stop width is typically shown as fixed width. The standard value can be overridden simply by deselecting the "Stop Width Fixed" option in the profile editor. The stop will then be rendered given the value provided and the rabbet resized as required.
A "'T' stop" is very similar, with the jamb having a narrow routed channel to receive the T-shaped stop.
A rabbeted jamb consists of a single piece of wood that has had its rabbet routed out to receive the door. The entire jamb, including the stop, is formed by a single wood section.
• Split Jamb
The split jamb is the wood equivalent of the hollow metal expandable profile. Two separate sections, are brought together to form the required jamb depth. One half that forms a single fixed-size rabbet, and a second "trim" section that can slide back and forth to accommodate the wall.
As with its hollow metal counterpart, this profile offers some additional parameters - including the width of the trim component, the insert tab and the sloped section.
The specific configuration of this type of profile can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. In this case, the trim width is selected automatically based on jamb depth, from the options offered in the manufacturer's catalog.
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