Openings¶
Step 4 puts windows, doors and other openings into the building. At the top you pick the floor (or the roof tab), below it the type, and you place them by clicking a wall or roof face. All dimensions are set on the right in the parameter panel; they act live on the currently selected opening.
Floor tabs and roof tab¶
At the top are tabs for each floor (Ground floor, Floor 1, Floor 2 …) plus a Roof tab. The type palette depends on the tab:
| Tab | available types |
|---|---|
| Floor (Ground/Upper) | Window · Corner glazing · Door / Gate · Garage door · Cutout |
| Roof | Roof window · Shed dormer · Gable dormer · Hip dormer |
Roof tab locked
With the roof shape "No roof" the roof tab isn't available. On a flat roof only roof windows are offered there — dormers need a sloped face.
Settings are remembered
When you place a new opening, PrintHaus carries over the dimensions and glazing bars of the last opening you edited, per type (window / door / gate) — even across a change of floor.
Window¶
You only place these in an exterior wall. Dimensions on a 10 cm grid, sill on a 5 cm grid.
| Value | Range |
|---|---|
| Width | 0,5–10,0 m |
| Height | 0,5–8,0 m |
| Sill height | from 0 m (5 cm grid) |
| Bars vertical | 0–15 |
| Bars horizontal | 0–15 |
- Window sill (toggle): an optional ledge at the bottom of the window — exterior walls only.
- Height to roof (toggle): under a sloped roof the lintel follows the roof pitch (20 cm below it); the height is then set by the roof and the height field disappears.
Lintel clearance
The top edge of every opening must sit at least 20 cm below the eaves height or below the underside of the floor slab. If a floor is too low for that, PrintHaus reports it and limits the height automatically.
Distributing several windows¶
Two switches sit above the drawing area. They can be combined.
single · multiple — horizontal. You give the count, PrintHaus works out the spacing: the windows spread evenly across the façade, including towards the corners. Place them with “Choose façade” and one click on the wall.
single · stacked — vertical. Here you set count and clear spacing yourself. The lowest window sits on the sill; every further one is window height plus spacing above it.
| Value | Range |
|---|---|
| Count stacked | 2 up to as many as fit in the storey |
| Clear spacing | from 0.15 m |
Both switches together give a grid: several side by side, each of them repeated upwards.
Only what fits is offered
A row stays within its storey and never runs through the ceiling. PrintHaus works out beforehand how many windows fit between sill and floor slab — 20 cm stay clear at the top, as with every opening — and does not offer more in the first place. Example: 5.00 m wall height, window 1.85 m high, sill 1.00 m gives exactly one window; a second would need 5.05 m.
Rows are available for windows and wall openings, in walls of the main building as well as in annex walls.
Arch shapes¶
Windows and doors aren't fixed to a rectangular top. Besides Normal, three arch shapes are available:
| Shape | Top |
|---|---|
| Round arch | semicircle over the full width |
| Segmental arch | shallow circular segment |
| Gothic | pointed arch from two circular arcs |
The shape applies per opening; the glazing bars and frame dimensions take the dimensions of the straight version. Cutouts carry the same arch shapes too.
Corner glazing (corner and inner-corner windows)¶
A continuous window that wraps a building corner. At a convex outer corner you get a corner window; on L, T and U plans you can set an inner-corner window at a concave inner corner. Click "Place corner glazing" and then the corner in the plan.
| Value | Range |
|---|---|
| Length A | 0,5–10,0 m (from the inner corner) |
| Length B | 0,5–10,0 m (from the inner corner) |
| Height | 0,5–10,0 m |
| Sill | 5 cm grid |
| Bars vertical — Side A / Side B | 0–15 each |
| Bars horizontal | 0–15 |
Door / Gate¶
You place a door on an exterior or interior wall — which wall you click decides whether it becomes an exterior or interior door. Under Style you choose single-leaf or double-leaf (from 1,20 m width). Dimensions on a 10 cm grid.
| Door | Width | Height |
|---|---|---|
| Exterior door, single-leaf | 0,70–3,0 m | 0,5–6,0 m |
| Exterior door, double-leaf | 1,2–10,0 m | 0,5–8,0 m |
| Interior door, single-leaf | 0,5–2,5 m | 0,5–5,0 m |
| Interior door, double-leaf | 1,2–5,0 m | 0,5–5,0 m |
- Raised threshold (toggle, exterior door only): sets the door at plinth or loading-dock height. Threshold height 0–3 m on a 5 cm grid.
Garage door¶
A gate of its own, only on exterior walls and only on the ground floor. Dimensions on a 10 cm grid, no sub-types.
| Value | Range |
|---|---|
| Width | 2,0–6,0 m |
| Height | 1,5–5,0 m |
Cutout¶
A plain opening with no frame or filling, on exterior and interior walls. Dimensions on a 10 cm grid.
| Value | Range |
|---|---|
| Width | 0,5–15,0 m |
| Height | 0,5–10,0 m |
Roof window¶
In the Roof tab: click "place" and drop it freely on a sloped roof face — the window automatically takes pitch and direction from the roof face. Dimensions on a 10 cm grid.
| Value | Range |
|---|---|
| Width | 0,8–10,0 m |
| Height | 1,0–10,0 m |
| Bars vertical | 0–15 |
| Bars horizontal | 0–15 |
Minimum distance
A roof window keeps 15 cm clearance from wall edges, roof edges and other roof windows.
Dormers (shed / gable / hip)¶
Three dormer types in the Roof tab — shed dormer, gable dormer, hip dormer. Placed by clicking a sloped roof face (the click point is the middle of the dormer's front edge).
| Value | Range |
|---|---|
| Window width | 0,5–10,0 m |
| Window height | 0,5–8,0 m |
| Bars vertical / horizontal | 0–15 each |
- Dormer-roof pitch: adjustable only for the shed dormer, in 0,5° steps, at most half as steep as the main roof. For the gable and hip dormer the dormer automatically takes the roof pitch.