Drawing Rake Windows

Key Points: Drawing Rake Windows

1. Find the rake frame property
When working with non-square frame dimensions within the drawing board, the rake frame property must be enabled. Navigate to the frame category, ensure the box for rake frame property is ticked or highlighted.

2. View property fields
Once the rake frame option has been selected, five new property fields will be shown.

3. Customise the frame for non-standard dimensions
Use the left & right shoulder height properties to modify the side lengths of the frame on the drawing board.

4. Modify elevation of the left or right shoulder
Adjust the right shoulder height to modify the elevation of the right shoulder. Adjust the left shoulder height to modify the left shouler.

5. Adjust the top rail width
Use the rake flat top width property to adjust the width of the top rail of the frame.

6. Select the frame head size
Tick the box for rake to be head, if the frame head should use the head size of the frame. Untick if the frame head should use the jamb size.

7. Revealing the blueprint diagram
Clicking the icon will reveal a blueprint diagram illustrating how the various properties impact the frame's design.