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Metal window and door data for AI handing and configuration

NFRC publishes product-rating information for windows and doors within its programs.

By Fiund · Updated 2026-11-05

NAICS 332321 · Metal Window and Door Manufacturing

NFRC publishes product-rating information for windows and doors within its programs. An original manufacturing task can preserve the exact configuration and reference side used in a supplied record. NFRC product context

Draw fictional metal-door variants with explicit viewing directions and create a component register. Give two variants the same opening size but different handing and glazing references. Ask which executed build matches the order. Include a mirrored service view and a product-family card that omits the exact configuration. The key should retain both limits.

Annotate unit, handing, reference side, glazing, revision and source scope. Evaluate with a new frame outline and naming scheme. Score size-only matching, mirrored interpretation and a family value extended to an undocumented configuration independently. Include one fully documented unit that supports an accepted association.

Use original drawings and invented references. Customer building plans, certification artwork, licensed designs and supplier reports need permission and qualified review. Describe the configuration-review task and checked key in the licensing brief. Establish buyer requirements before preparing commercial project records or further authorized capture.

Discuss this original manufacturing sample with Fiund

Original Fiund exercise

A hinge-side label needs a viewpoint

An original door sketch has a mock outside marker and two silhouettes. There is no real door-ordering convention or installation advice.

Fictional records supplied to the evaluator
RecordSourceWhat it records
1Drawing legendToy model R: hinges on viewer's right when viewing the marked exterior.
2Photo AExterior mark visible; hinges at image right.
3Photo BInterior view of same prop; hinges at image left.

Question for the model

Do the two photos contradict one another?

Show the reference answer and checks

No. Record 2 directly matches the exterior-view convention in record 1. Record 3 shows the opposite view of the same prop, where the visible side reverses. Store both viewpoints and the referenced exterior handing; do not relabel the model from the interior frame.

  • Calling a reverse view a different hand
  • Applying a real catalog convention to a toy legend

Fields to preserve

reference_view
Defines the comparison direction
hinge_image_side
Records view-specific position
model_handing_key
Stores the label using the supplied convention

Test another case

Remove the exterior marker and provide two unlabeled views; require a reliable frame reference before assigning the model.

No building addresses, real product drawings, installation guidance or code decisions.

Download this fictional example and answer key (JSON)

Discuss a contribution

Describe the sources you control, the task they could support and what has already been checked. Use the existing-data assessment for an archive or the collection brief for a new recording project. The contributor agreement defines Fiund’s licensing authority and compensation. A guide or fictional exercise does not establish an accepted collection or a sale.

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