Lintel/Header, Roller Blind Housing

Module(s): Special: Walls, Openings, Components

You can use the Lintel/Header and Roller Blind Housing tools to insert lintels and roller blind housings above openings in walls.

To insert a lintel/header or roller blind housing in a wall

• The opening above which the lintel/header or roller blind housing is to be inserted must exist.

1. Click Lintel/Header (How) or Roller Blind Housing (How).
   

   Activate Roller Blind Housing in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Create Architecture Special: Walls, Openings, Components

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   Special: Walls, Openings, Components

   

   Activate Lintel/Header in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: Create Architecture Special: Walls, Openings, Components

   • Palette: Tools Create area in the following module(s):

   Special: Walls, Openings, Components

2. Click the opening or recess in which you want to insert a lintel/header or a roller blind housing.

   A small arrow appears indicating the side of the lintel/header or roller blind housing (depending on the position of the crosshairs when you clicked the opening).

   Note: The side of the opening needs to be taken into account when entering different bearing lengths or when the lintel/header/roller blind housing does not have the same thickness as the wall.

   

   (1) Bearing length given
   (2) Total length of lintel/header or roller blind housing
   (3) Lintel/header or roller blind housing
   (4) Arrow
   Fig.: Example

3. If you want, you can now change the parameters and the parameters specific to lintels/headers and/or roller blind housings.
   Use one of the following options provided on the Context toolbar.
   

   • Click Properties to set the parameters in a dialog box.
   • Click Match Properties to copy the settings form an existing element.
   • Click Load favorite to select saved parameter combinations.
4. Click OK to confirm your entries.
5. Specify the depth of the lintel/header or roller blind housing.

   

   (1) Roller blind housing
   (2) Lintel/header
   (3) Window opening
   Fig.: Inserted components

Note: In the case of walls with multiple construction layers, a lintel/header or roller blind housing can only be inserted into one of the layers.

Tip: When you modify the height of a door or window opening later (for example, using Properties on the shortcut menu), the corresponding lintel/header or roller blind housing updates accordingly.