Dormer Front

The "dormer front" function allows entry of the upper window rail, the parapet rail, and the sill timber. The parapet rail can be entered for all dormer types, whereas the upper window rail and the sill timber are disabled for the gable dormer and the triangular dormer. These timbers are not appropriate for those dormer types.

With the selection list at the top of the dialog box you can choose existing settings. Using the disk icon you can save the current setting under the same name or a new name. Via the management icon you can create new settings, also by adopting existing settings, or modify or delete existing settings. See 'Save settings' in the 'General Help' manual.

Upper window rail

The upper window rail is entered directly in this dialog box. First, select the material and the dimensions of the rail. If it should not be generated, enter the cross-section as 0.000.

Next, you can enter the position of the window rail relative to the sole plates. This allows the window rail to be positioned very quickly and precisely without knowing the exact position of the sole plates. If the sole plates are moved, the window rail moves with them.

Finally, set the connections of the upper window rail to the sole plates and the posts. Additionally, you can specify whether the window rail is interrupted by the ridge post, or whether the window rail continues and then the ridge post is interrupted or terminates on the window rail. Whether the ridge post terminates on the window rail or continues below can be configured in the ridge and corner post function.

Parapet rail

The parapet rail is entered directly in this dialog box. First, select the material and the dimensions of the rail. If it should not be generated, enter the cross-section as 0.000.

Then configure the intersection of the parapet rail with the corner posts, the intermediate posts, and the ridge post. For each of these intersections you can specify whether the parapet rail continues and divides the posts or whether the posts continue and the parapet rail should be separated into pieces. Where each post terminates is defined in the post entry.

The final setting for the parapet rail is the connection configuration to the posts and to the rafters. This refers to the main roof rafters that terminate in front of or below the parapet rail.

Sill timber

The sill timber is also entered directly in this dialog box. First, select the material and the dimensions of the component here as well. If it should not be generated, enter the cross-section as 0.000.

The sill timber can be extended beyond the corner posts at both ends.

The vertical position of the sill timber can be determined by a global height or by the underside of the story below the dormer. The program then automatically searches for the story entered below the dormer and uses the underside of that story as the zero point for the height entry.