Old system for opening window in double work does not work

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For a few weeks I have been making window openings in a wall, covering those openings with a second wall and then creating openings in the second wall. This was the scope & sequence of my system:

  1. Make the open windows in my first wall.
  2. Covering that first wall with a second wall.
  3. Zoom into the windows one at a time.
  4. Adding a rectangle within the open window space.
  5. Changing the rectangle into a group.
  6. Exploding the group.
  7. Push the window out and end up holding the end of the Push/Pull tool icon over an edge in an outer wall.

I have attached an animated GIF illustrating those 7 points. I have also attached an SKP file in which a made the windows & then the second wall.

What did I do wrong?

Can't open window in double wall

Those seven points worked last week. Why won’t they work today?

Peter
Left hexagon with solar panels, window,etc.~.skp (198.3 KB)

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There is a gap between both walls. When you push pull the rectangle there are no edges to intersect with. You should redraw the edges before deleting anything.

Captura de pantalla 2023-12-09 a las 9.32.02
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Captura de pantalla 2023-12-09 a las 9.32.38
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These ones

Captura de pantalla 2023-12-09 a las 9.36.07
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By the way, I suggest you to work with groups or components, it’s easy when you have more and more geometry drawn.

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My suggestion…

There must be something strange in your model because when copying the edges you should generate the face separated from the window and it is not generated.

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Peter - may I make a suggestion?

Abandon this hexagonal thing for now. Start with the basics.

  1. Draw a narrow rectangle - 6” x 24’
  2. Push pull this up 12’
  3. Make this a component.
  4. Double click the ‘wall’ to edit the component.
  5. Anywhere on a long face of the ‘wall’ draw a rectangle, push it through the ‘wall’.
  6. Anywhere on a long face of the ‘wall’ draw a circle and push it through the wall.
  7. You should have two holes through the wall - a rectangle and a circle.
  8. Repeat 5 and 6 to fill the ‘wall’ with random shaped holes.
  9. When you master this and can do this without thinking proceed to try the hexagonal tutorial again.
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Thank you very much. I’m going to start that immediately.

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I’ve been practicing a few hours. Attached is an animated GIF of my progress. Thank you for your wisdom.

Peter