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SoftPlan Frequently Asked Questions: Openings (Arches, Windows and Doors)

1. Is there a way to automatically have the program generate with wider shutters?
2. Is it possible to have a door and sidelights treated as one unit?
3. How is a garage door cutout handled in the foundation plan?
4. How can I draw a 1/2 round window on top of another window?
5. How do I control the Opening Position within a wall?
6. How do I draw a cased opening?
7. How do I draw an arched opening in a wall?
8. How do I place a transom over a door?
9. Is it possible to copy a window in plan?
10. How do I get one panel of a double door fixed?
11. How do I make the Opening Frame the full width of the wall?
12. Why do I not have the product code for the door when I draw it with a right-hand swing?
13. When I add my openings the Opening size displays and I would like the Rough Opening or Product Code to be displayed.
14. I am using SoftPlan Lite how do I create a stacked opening?
15. What does the warning "The top of the header is set above the underside of the top plate" mean and how do I correct it?
16. How do I create a trapezoid window to follow the pitch of the roof?
17. When I add my Opening I don't see any fractions in its size
18. How do I draw two separate windows stacked one above the other with a gap between them?
19. How do I draw a rectangular transom window above another opening without a gap between them?
20. Some of my doors appear with different IDs even though I do not have Unique door IDs on. Why?
21. How do I add custom grilles like prairie style grilles to an opening?
22. Why doesn't SoftPlan have product codes for Milgard ® windows and doors?
23. How do I draw a Foundation Vent?

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