Menu path
Walls > Window/Doors
What it does
The Window/Doors command lets you insert door and window openings into selected walls. You can create openings from predefined templates or custom dimensions, and build a library of commonly used openings for future use.
🧾 Basic setup process
Select Walls > Window/Doors
In the dialog that appears, enter the description and specify if it's a door or window
Set the opening size and click Add to create the opening item
Select the wall line at the base where you want the opening
Use the Define Opening dialog to select from your list or create new
🔧 Dialog controls and options
Field | Description |
Delete button [x] | Removes an opening definition from the list |
Down button [v] | Shows all previously saved windows and doors in your system |
Opening type | Toggles between Window and Door (doors always insert from wall base) |
Distance along wall | Distance from wall end to near side of opening |
[m] measure button | Measure distance or length on underlay image while digitising |
Save Opening | Adds the new opening to the list for reuse |
🧾 Door parameters
Parameter | Description |
Width of door | The door width dimension |
Height of door | The door height dimension |
🧾 Window parameters
Parameter | Description |
Height of window sill | Distance from wall base to window sill |
Width of window | The window width dimension |
Height of window | The window height dimension |
🔧 Inserting openings
Enter the required parameters in the Define Opening dialog
Set the distance along the wall from the corner point
Click Insert to place the opening
If you make a mistake, right-click to cancel and select Undo to remove the opening
🛠 Multiple openings workflow
When inserting several openings along the same wall:
Use the Insert Multi option in the dialog
Select the wall line and set up the correct size and sill height
Place openings one after another along the wall
In top or plan view, distance measurements display along the wall
Right-click to cancel the current wall when finished
Select a new wall and repeat the process
Distance to edge of next opening…
When the wall has all its openings, cancel that wall (right mouse click), select a new wall and go again until all openings have been installed on each wall.
🛠 Dynamic mode insertion
For visual placement of openings:
Use Insert-Dyn mode to attach the opening to your cursor
The workspace flips into the plane of the selected wall
Position the opening by sighting against other features
Use CAD > Inline functions for precise placement with reference points, mid-points, or distance measurements
Right-click to cancel when finished
🔧 Moving and deleting openings
Function | Description |
Move Window/Door | Moves opening within wall plane or between walls. Selected wall displays in construction plane with coordinates shown. |
Delete Window/Door | Removes opening from selected wall |
🛠 Odd-shaped openings
For non-standard opening shapes:
Tracking: Digitise the outline of architectural features
Auto-Tracking: Follow existing lines, circles, or curves on the wall
🔧 Opening alignment
Openings automatically align with wall geometry:
If the wall base isn't level, window sills follow the reference line direction
Openings align with top edges using Wall-Top or Wall-Bottom line types
For gable ends, change line type to Wall-Top using Tools > Change-Line-Type
Lines are automatically tagged as Door-Edge, Door-Head, Window-Edge, Window-Sill, or Window-Head
🔧 No hole option
For situations where wall panels are cut on site:
Select Create Hole [No] to show the opening without removing wall cladding
The opening appears positioned but the hole isn't cut out
🛠 Creating opening libraries
To build reusable opening definitions:
Define typical sizes for your regular suppliers
When creating a new opening, select Save Opening
Enter a recognisable name for all users
The definition saves for repeated use across projects
⚠️ Special case: Full-height doors in walls
When inserting multiple doors taller than the wall height, Roof Wizard assumes the first plane area is the whole wall. This can cause issues:
Problem: Full-height openings can break walls into segments, causing subsequent insertions to fail.
Solution: Insert the first opening at one end of the wall, then alternate placement from each side. This creates a series of wall segments that function correctly.
The software assumes any hole is secondary to the main wall area, so strategic placement order prevents wall definition problems.
Then alternate each side from this first one, it generates the wall as required, although now it is effectively a series of small wall segments:
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