Hi chipw

Assuming you've Punch AS 4000:

1 - Download the objects--> Unzip them in a temporary folder. Say you downloaded a new chair called "ChairX", you'll see 3 files (they are "chairX.POB", "chairX.PPV"and "chairX.POD")
2 - Open Your Punch AS 4000 program--> Go to the Properties bar (right of the screen)--> Objects--> click on the word "objects" or the small triangle close to the name (top of the properties bar)--> the categories will appear--> at the end you'll find the object organizer--> you can add / delete / rename categories--> Create one or more Categories or Sub categories.
3 - Say you created a Category called "New Chairs"--> Go to the Windows Explorer--> Program Files--> Punch AS 4000--> Objects--> Look for the a category "New Chairs"--> From the temporary folder, copy in this category the 3 files related with the object called "ChairX", (as we stated they are "chairX.POB", "chairX.PPV"and "chairX.POD")
4 - Open your Punch program--> Objects--> New Chairs--> Your object is ready to use

Notice that you must create the Categories and Sub categories with the Object Organizer

Let us know if you need additional help

Patricia

Hi lizz1b1621,

I guess we have a misunderstanding here. Lets talk about windows, for example, and clarify some concepts (they are valid also for doors)

1 - Punch has standard windows. They are Punch special objects and you can't modify them

2 - In Punch AS 4000, you have also Custom Windows. The Custom Windows icon is the last of the window selection menu. These Custom Windows can be created or modified with the Windows Designer (Power Tools--> Windows Designer). Each Custom Window has 3 files *.PTI (the description), *.PTF (the window) and *.PPV (the thumbnail). These files are located in Program Files--> Punch AS 4000--> Components--> Windows, so I assume that you are talking about these components, right?

3 - The bay window you downloaded is a Punch Object, not a Component, and it is composed also by 3 files--> *.PTI (the description), *.POB (the object) and *.PPV (the thumbnail)

Therefore, the result is that you can't insert a POB file as a component, because it is recognized as object.
Notice that Components are elements with special properties and Punch recognizes these properties as specific properties of that object (like the transparency in a window, for example). But, a window created as POB (Punch Object) has properties just as object

Hope this helps

Patricia

I have the window issue figured out - add the new window object to the appropriate position, then create a 'grill style' window with no grills. Then resize to make it fit inside the new window, in this case a bay window. Takes some fussing around with the elevation, height, and width properties, but it looks decent enough. Now to see what I can do about the doors (probably the same process). thanks for your assistance.