structural lintels as part of windows and doors

[SimSmi1]

Every time I draw a technical section, I have to add a lintel manually either in 2D or as a beam with a structural profile. Surely a lintel (to both leaves of a cavity wall) should be part of the window and door tool? It is surely more essential than some of the optional extras such as shutters etc?

In the UK most lintels are either:

- Pre-cast concrete with reinforcement

- Galvanised steel profiles with insulation (e.g. Catnic)

- Steel universal beams (paired together where supporting cavity walls)

- Timber beams in historic properties.

[Karel Landa]

This is another reason why the tools for Window/door should be completely redone.

It is not a problem to code a lintel in gdl to the window, it is also not a problem to assign complex profile to have more flexibility for users.
What is a problem you can't schedule parts of the windows/doors separately in schedules.

[SimSmi1]

Agreed. I need a lintel in every opening. I don't think I have ever used shutters etc or half of the other superfluous options available