About Doors

Doors are, like Windows, architectural elements that belong to the Openings class and in their most basic function are used to open holes in walls. Openings are hosted elements in that they can only be placed in a wall that acts as the host element.

Like any other architectural element, doors have geometric, graphic and information parameters that you can edit through the settings window and the Object Info panel.

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Topics in this Section

• Door Tool Settings
• Insert a Door
• Editing a Door

Door Tool Settings

To open the tool settings of doors, select Edit ▸ Settings Window ▸ Door… or double-click the tool icon. You can load an existing Door Type if available or customize the door by selecting its family and setting all the parameters and options. Current settings can be saved as new types by pressing the Add icon.

The Door tool settings window includes two panels: Geometry and Options.

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Door Geometry

Use this panel to configure the parameters that define the shape and size of the door, such as width, height, reveal type, etc. The panel is provides the following options:

• Family. Open the drop-down menu to select the door family from the list. The available families include:
• empty opening
• simple door, a symbolic representation of a door
• swinging doors
• bypass sliding doors
• surface sliding doors
• pocket doors
• folding doors

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Door Options

Use this panel to specify the dimensions of the frame, opening directions, the optional sill and various display options.

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Door Options

Use this panel to specify the dimensions of the frame, opening directions, the optional sill and various display options.

• Frame Dimensions. Depending of the current reveal, you can specify the dimensions of the various components of the door frame.
• Opening Direction, outward or inward.
• Panel type. Select Glass to add a glass to the internal panel of the door.
• Show Sill. Activate the switch to enable the controls and define external and internal offsets and widths of the sill.
• Show Casing. Depending on the desired level of detail, you can choose to display the outside and inside casing component and specify its dimensions.
• Display Options:
• Select Open on opposite side to flip the opening direction.
• Show an axis line on the middle of the opening.
• Define the angle at which swinging door are displayed, ranging from 0° (closed door) to 90° (fully open).
• Wall Projection. Choose whether to display one, two or no projection lines of the host wall.

Editing a Door

You can resize, move and flip a door directly by clicking one of its control points. All editing operations are available when the door is selected, but the flip operations are only available when the door is the only selected object.

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Resize a Door

To resize a door, click one of its handles at the start or end sides and move the pointer. Pop-up dimensions show the current size. You can enter a new size value or click to end the editing operation.

Move a Door

Click its middle handle to move the door within its wall.

Flip a Door

Click the double arrows to flip the opening direction, outside or inside, and the swing side, left or right.

Edit a Door with the Object Info Panel

You can also use the Object Info panel to resize the door.

The Geometry section displays the Rough Width and Nominal Width fields to change the size of the selected door.

The ID section shows the Name, Tag and Description fields to edit or add information to the selected door: use the Settings button to open the Door Settings window for specific editing options.

Insert a Door

To insert a door in the project follow the steps below: 

1. In the Settings window load the Type if available or select the family of the opening; 
2. Alternatively, define custom door settings; 
3. In the Project window set the position of the opening by clicking on the wall; 
4. Click the internal / external area of the wall to choose the opening direction;
5. For single doors (swinging, sliding, pocket or folding doors) click on the wall to position the door, then click in the desired quarter of the region described by the cartesian axes to set its opening or swinging side. As you move the cursor over a wall, temporary dimensions show the relative distances of the door from the surrounding vertices or joints of the wall. As for windows, to set and constrain the value of either dimension, so that the opening is exactly at that distance from a reference point, enter the value on the keyboard and move the pointer, so as to choose which dimension on either side of the wall the value applies to. Click to confirm and insert the opening.