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Build Framing Dialog

Openings Panel
The rough openings for doors and windows Defaults and Specification dialogs. See
can be specified in the Door and Window “Default Settings” on page 86.

1 Specify default Header Sizes, with a lowered top height can have on
dependent on width of the door, each side of the opening.
window, or fireplace, including its Rough • Specify the Component Thickness,
Opening. These values should be set so that which is the thickness of a thinner trim-
the wider the opening, the deeper the header. mer for manually resized Bay/Box/Bow
• If the top of an opening’s Rough Opening Window components if a standard trim-
is closer to the top plate than the Maxi- mer does not fit. See “Resizing Compo-
mum Depth, a solid header is produced nents” on page 597.
to fill the entire space. Short cripple studs Check List Cut Header Lengths in
between the header and top plate are not 3 Mixed Reporting to show precut
produced.
headers in the Materials List. Precut headers
2 Specify how Bay/Box/Bow Trimmers, are shown only if the walls have been framed
are generated. and Mixed Reported is selected as the
• Specify the Maximum Number of trim- reporting method. See “Structural Member
mers that a Bay, Box, or Bow Window Reporting” on page 1266.

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