Issues with mulled unit - front door

[westvale]

Hello fellow CA users,

 

I'm trying to replicate the mulled unit in the first image.  I created a door and 3 windows.  When I select all 4 items and click "create mulled unit" the warning pops up.  Can anyone help me?

[tundra_dweller]

Try mulling the door & sidelites together first, then mull that assembly to the transom. 

[JKEdmo]

12 minutes ago, westvale said:

"create mulled unit" the warning pops up

I've had that.

 

Try mulling the lower door and the adjacent sidelites together into a sub-unit.

 

Then try mulling that with the transom above.  See if that works.

 

Jim

 

[westvale]

I tried that and here's what I got. 

[tundra_dweller]

Looks like your sidelites are a little higher than your door so if you want to mull the transom to the bottom units you'll have to change something to make the sidelites have the same top elevation as the door. I don't remember if the rough opening plays into this, I think it's just the floor-to-top height for each unit that matters.

 

Another thing you could try if you wanted a mulled look is to add a wall material region over that whole area with the edges beyond the openings to whatever width you want your trim to be. The doors and windows will cut the material region and in between them the material region should look like trim.

[robdyck]

22 hours ago, westvale said:

 

I'm trying to replicate the mulled unit in the first image.

While it works to mull windows and doors, it doesn't always work well. In these situations, I use a fixed door for the windows. You can adjust the dimensions to look similar to the windows and they will mull much nicer. Make sure  the side lites have the same top elevation as the door.