Skylight Listing Parameters

SKYLIGHT FIELDS	DESCRIPTION
3D Back View	3D Symbol of the Skylight. (“Back” indicated by direction of opening lines, if any.)
3D Front View	3D Symbol of the Skylight. (“Front” indicated by direction of opening lines, if any.)
Acoustic Rating	Acoustic rating value (if any), as defined in the Listing Parameters section of the Parameters panel of the Settings dialog.	Displays value of Acoustic Rating.
Constraint in Roof	Either “Horizontal” or “Vertical”, as set in the Preview and Positioning Panel of Skylight Settings. Defines how the Skylight will be constrained as it shifts position if the underlying Roof geometry is modified.
Curb Height	Distance by which Skylight frame extrudes out of the Roof/Shell plane. (A value of 0 means the Skylight lies flat on the plane.)
Fire Rating	Value of Fire Rating parameter (if any), as defined in the Listing Parameters section of the Parameters panel of the Settings dialog.	Displays value of Fire Rating.
From Zone	Name of the Zone from which the Skylight is opened.	Displays name of Zone.
From Zone Number	Number of the Zone from which the Skylight is opened.	Displays number of Zone.
Header Height	Height of the Skylight header, as shown in the Preview and Positioning Panel, as measured from the Vertical Anchor defined in the same panel.
Marker Text	The Marker Text specified in the Settings dialog box, in the Dimension Marker Panel, under Customize Texts- Marker Texts parameter. This text is equivalent to the element’s ID number by default, but a custom text may be assigned here.	Displays marker text.
Nominal Dimensions	Width x Height. Values taken from the Width and Height fields of the Preview and Positioning Panel (or the Skylight Settings Panel).
Nominal Height	Height value. Value taken from the Height field of the Preview and Positioning Panel (or the Skylight Settings Panel)
Nominal WxHxT Size	Displays opening dimensions as “Height x Width x Shell/Roof Thickness”. These are the height and width parameters of the opening size defined as “nominal” in the opening’s Settings dialog box, and the thickness of the Shell/Roof in which the opening is located. (Same as the W/D Opening Nominal Volume.)
Nominal Width	Width value. Value taken from the Width field of the Preview and Positioning Panel (or the Skylight Settings Panel)
ID of host Shell/Roof	ID of the Roof or Shell in which the Skylight is located.	Displays ID of the Shell/Roof.
Preview Picture	Predefined preview picture of the Skylight.
Shell/Roof Opening Dimensions	Width x Height of the opening cut by the Skylight.
Shell/Roof Opening Height	Height of the opening cut by the Skylight.
Shell/Roof Opening Surface Area	Surface area of the opening cut by the Skylight.
Shell/Roof Opening Volume	Volume of the opening cut by the Skylight. Volume calculation based on hole that results from cutting the GDL openings out of the Shell/Roof.
Shell/Roof Opening Width	Width of the opening cut by the Skylight.
Sill height	Height of the Skylight sill, as shown in the Preview and Positioning Panel, as measured from the Vertical Anchor defined in the same panel.
Sill/Header Value	Sill/header height value as defined in Preview and Positioning panel of the Settings Dialog box. (Value measures the distance from the header or from the sill, to the Roof Pivot Lines, to the current Story or another story, as defined by the user.)
Thickness	Thickness of the parent Roof/Shell in which the Skylight is placed.
To Zone	Name of the Zone into which the Skylight is opened.	Displays name of Zone.
To Zone Number	Number of the Zone into which the Skylight is opened.	Displays number of Zone.
Unit Dimensions	Width and height of the Skylight unit, as defined in Settings dialog box (Parameters panel or Custom Settings panel).
Vertical Anchor	Vertical Anchor as defined in the Preview and Positioning Panel. Header and Sill heights are measured to the vertical anchor.