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font-family:Arial">In Screen 6 of the DD wizard, it asks for the % window of each side of the building. I setup the windows using the “custom window/door placement” button on that
same screen, since I wanted my 3D model to actually represent what the building looks like. I have two shells (1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> floors) with identical window locations. The 2<sup>nd</sup> floor % defaulted to 23% for every direction. I know
this number isnt actually true because one of the directions has no window at all. The first floor defaulted to 29% for every direction (also not true, since they are identical). But when I click “return to navigator” I get a message that says: “ERROR: Value
being checked = 29. Percent Glass value exceeds maximum (based on the window height and the sizes & positions of other windows).” It lists this message four times, and allows me to press the continue button, after which it returns to the navigator. My questions
are: 1) why are the % between 1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> floor different at all? 2) Since I manually input the windows, will changing the % have any effect on anything? 3) Will this ERROR message have an impact on being able to simulate the model? What
does this error actually mean? Since my % window is 29% floor-to-floor, it is below the App. G allowed 40% 4) What does everyone else typically do with windows? Just the % or do you actually manually input them? 5) If you manually input them, do you find it
easier to do it in the wizard or detailed edit mode? Sorry for the long question, thanks for the help.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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