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Custom muntins are created by drawing their pattern using the CAD tools, blocking the pattern to create a CAD block, and then selecting the window and clicking on the Load Muntins  edit button.

To create custom muntins

1. First, launch Chief Architect and Open  the plan in which you would like to create your custom muntins.
   
   
   
2. Next, select 3D> Create Orthographic View> Cross Section/Elevation   to create a view of the wall the window or door is in and Zoom in on the window or glass door.
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Use the CAD> Lines> Draw Line  and CAD> Arcs> Draw Arc  tools to design the desired muntins.
   
   
   
   Try to make them start and end as close to the edge of the glass as possible. Keep in mind that  you will want to use two arcs to create a full circle.
   
   
   
4. When the muntin design is complete, group-select all lines and arcs by using the Select Objects  tool to select one line or arc, and then hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and click on the additional lines/arcs to select them.
   
   
   
   
   
5. Once you have all the lines/arcs selected, click the Make CAD Block  edit button.
   
   
   
   
   
6. Select the window, or door, and click the Load Muntins  edit button to convert the CAD block into custom muntins.
   
   

Note that for the purposes of this example, we showed both a glass door and window, but that the Load Muntins tool must be used separately on each window and door.