Certain door terminology varies in the United Kingdom. The door object is automatically localized in the Vectorworks program for users with a United Kingdom serial number; however, since the documentation is not localized, the terminology does not match. This table shows how the terms are mapped.
U.S. Term (in Documentation) |
U.K. Term (in Vectorworks Program) |
Transom |
Fanlight |
Rough Opening |
Structural Opening |
Muntins (Leaf, Sidelight, Transom) |
Glazing Bars |
Colonial (Muntin Style) |
Georgian |
Mullion (Transom) |
Transom Bar |
Trim |
Architraves |
Interior Trim |
Interior Architraves |
Exterior Trim |
Exterior Architraves |
Masonry Opening (Data) |
Nearest Full-Module of Masonry |
Door Configurations |
Door Configurations |
Swing Simple |
Single Leaf |
Swing Bi-Part |
Double Leaf |
Pocket Simple |
Pocket Single |
Pocket Bi-Part |
Pocket Bi-Parting |
Bi-Fold Simple |
Bi-Fold Single |
Bi-Fold Bi-Part |
Bi-Fold Double |
Double Acting |
Double-Swing Double-Leaf |
Leaf Types |
Leaf Types |
Solid |
Flush |
Glass |
Glazed |
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