# How to modify opening Framing Configurations?

You can modify through the **Modify Frame** feature or through the **Framing Configurations** dialogue.

## Method 1. Modify Frame (recommended)

1. Go to **Modify Frame** in the Wall+M/Floor+M/Roof+M

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2. **Select** an opening element **you want to modify** (Header/Sill/King Stud/Cripple, etc)
3. To add a double-element (double-stud, etc), increase the number next to the **Count** parameter:

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4. To add a flipped/rotated component, you need to:&#x20;

* Add a **New Item** \[+]
* **Rotate** the element by 90/180/270 degrees

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{% hint style="warning" %}
**Note**: if the **first element(s)** already has **Depth by Layer** parameter checked, **make sure to check** for the new element as well.&#x20;

If the first element **doesn't have** a checked box, leave it **unchecked**.
{% endhint %}

5. Click on the **\[...]** button at the top:
6. Choose **Save Opening Configuration**
7. **Do not** rename in the pop-up, click **OK**
8. Click **Yes** to **overwrite** the configuration
9. Click **OK** to close the dialogue:

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## Method 2. Modify Framing Configurations

1. Before modifying **Framing Configurations**, make sure to check which configuration you need to modify:

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2. Go to **Framing Configurations**
3. At the **top-left**, ensure the **Configuration Name** is the same as in the **Link Wall** dialogue
4. Select the tab (**Window** Framing, **Door** Framing, **Opening** Framing, etc.)
5. Click **Edit Configuration**.
6. Modify design outputs for different components (King Studs, Cripples Headers, Sills, etc.)

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**Non-Structural Walls** configurations will apply to walls with an **unchecked Structural** parameter box:

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**Structural Wall** configurations section will apply to walls the **checked Structural** parameter box:

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{% hint style="info" %}
[Learn more](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoWyYJtnZBQ) about the difference between configurations for **Non-Structural** and **Structural** Walls/Floors.
{% endhint %}

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{% hint style="info" %}
If you can't find the answers you're looking for, please [contact our support team](https://helpdesk.besmart.software/support/tickets/new).
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