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Window Specification Dialog

Lites Vertical should be set between 6 lites in the components may not be con-
and 8. Federal or Federation windows are sistent in size.
an example of the Prairie style.
• Craftsman style is based on the normal Note: Because the fixed window in a Triple
style, but only the topmost horizontal Sliding window is twice the size of the mov-
muntin bar is kept with all the portions of able windows, the fixed section has a vertical
the vertical muntin bars above it. Typi- muntin bar. To eliminate this, uncheck Auto
cally, both Lites Across and Lites Vertical Adjust Lites for Component Size..
should be set between 4 and 8.
2 The Arch Options are only available if
• Enter the number of horizontal Lites the window has an Arch specified.
Across in each sash.
• Specify a Ray Count of up to 10 radial
• Enter the number of vertical Lites Verti- muntin bars in the portion of the window
cal in each sash. within the arch. There is one more pane
• Specify the Muntin Width, which is the of glass than the number of rays speci-
width of the bars dividing the panes of fied. See “Arch Panel” on page 591.
glass. • C h e c k Concentric to produce muntins
• Check or uncheck Lites in Top and/or radiating from a curved inner muntin that
Lites in Bottom - or Lites in Left and/or is concentric with the window’s arch.
Lights in Right - to specify either one or You must have at least three Lites Across
both of the sashes to have divided lites. for this to be used.
• Check Muntin in Corner to add a verti-
cal muntin bar where two corner win-
dows meet. Only available when Has
Corner Post is unchecked on the FRAME
panel. See “Corner Windows” on page
565.
• Check Auto Adjust Lites for Compo-
nent Size to have the program produce
lites that are consistent in size across all
components. When this is checked, the A preview of the selected window
window’s lites and its specification set- 3 displays here. See “Dialog Preview
tings may not agree; when unchecked, Panes” on page 42.

Shape Panel

The settings on the SHAPE panel control the If any of these settings are used to create a
position of the selected window’s corners, custom shape, the selected window will be
allowing you to create angled edges and automatically specified as “Fixed Glass” on
mitered top corners. the GENERAL panel. If the selected window

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