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Make Mulled Unit

In a complex unit composed of smaller units, windows category of the Materials List and
there may be a variety of ways to organize in window schedules. If the component
the sub-units. objects of a mulled unit have unique
moldings or materials, they will not be noted
Selecting Components in the Materials List or in room finish
of Mulled Units schedules. See “Schedules and Object
Labels” on page 667.
To select a component of a mulled unit, click
at the location of the component in question, If a mulled unit includes a door, Treat as
Door will be checked in the Mulled Unit
then click the Select Next Object edit Specification dialog. When this box is
button or press the Tab key until that individ- checked, the unit’s label is placed on the
ual component is selected. Only the compo- “Doors, Labels” layer but the unit itself
nent clicked on is selectable using this remains on the “Windows” layer unless you
method. If you need to select a different com- change it. Units set to Treat as Door are also
ponent, click on it and repeat the process. included in the Doors category of the
The selected component may be on any Materials List and in door schedules instead
window level in the mulled unit. If there are of window schedules. Similarly, their casing
multiple levels, it is easiest to select the is recognized as door casing in room finish
components in a 3D view. When you have schedules. See “Options Panel” on page 579.
selected an individual component, you can You can, if you wish, display a mulled unit’s
change its parameters in the Window individual component labels instead of a
Specification dialog. See “Window single label for the unit. Labels are placed on
Specification Dialog” on page 577. the layers they would be on were the unit not
If the selected component is not itself a mulled. A mulled unit’s label setting also
mulled unit and has no components above it, affects how it is listed in schedules and in the
its Height and Arch parameters can be Materials List. See “Label Panel” on page
changed. Changing the Height causes the 596.
component top to move. The bottom remains • W h e n Suppress All Labels is selected,
stationary. individual components are counted in
schedules and in the Materials List.
Displaying Mulled Units • W h e n Show Component Labels is

As with other windows, the display of selected, components are counted in
mulled window units is controlled in schedules and in the Materials List.
the Layer Display Options dialog. See • W h e n Show Single Label for Entire
“Layer Attributes” on page 185. Unit is selected, the unit is treated as a
single object in schedules and the materi-
Mulled units are placed on the “Windows”
layer by default and have a single label, als list.
which is on the “Windows, Labels” layer. Mulled units can be placed on different
Mulled units are also included in the Window Levels to control their appearance

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