Use Style

To create a custom door, leave the Unstyled setting. To use an existing door from the resource libraries, click Use Style; from the Resource Selector, double-click a resource to activate it.

Convert to Unstyled

If Use Style is currently set to a style, select this option to convert the object to unstyled; the current values are retained, but all parameters on all panes are set to By Instance to allow editing

By Catalog/Style/Instance

A graphic indicates whether each parameter within the style is set to By Catalog and defined by the catalog item, set to By Style and given a fixed value by the user, or set to By Instance and editable in the dialog box. An object style may have a combination of all three of these settings, to balance the need for consistency and flexibility.

By Catalog/Style/Instance settings are established by the style and cannot be changed from the settings dialog box.

To edit the object style, see Editing Plug-in Object Styles; editing the style modifies all plug-in objects in the file that use the style.

Select from Catalog

If the catalog item is set by instance, opens the Catalog dialog box for Selecting Catalog Items for Plug-in Object Styles. If a current catalog item is associated with the style, static text displays the item’s description.

The catalog item itself can be set to By Style (to ensure that all objects using that style use the same catalog item) or to By Instance (if, for example, different sizes of the otherwise identical object require different catalog items).

3D Preview

Dynamically displays a 3D preview of the door with the currently selected parameters

View

Select the standard view for the 3D preview of the door

Render

Select the render mode for the 3D preview of the door

Top/Plan Preview

Dynamically displays a Top/Plan preview of the door with the currently selected parameters

Size Reference: Leaf Size

For a leaf size door, the width/height of the door leaf is measured at the inside of the jamb; set the Width and Height

Use Symbol Geometry

Select Use Symbol Geometry and click Browse to select a door symbol. Click the Symbols selector. From the Resource Selector, double-click a different symbol to apply it.

The symbol Name displays in the Door Settings dialog box and the preview is updated with the selected symbol.

When a symbol is selected, all fields pertaining to the door’s geometry are disregarded; however, parametric values are still available for scheduling and reporting purposes only.

Top Shape

Select the shape of the top of the door

Transom

Select whether to add a transom above the door; transom parameters are set from the Transom pane

Rise

Enter the distance between the start of the top shape to the top of the door (not applicable for Square and Round Top Shape)

Spring

Enter the distance traveled above the floor before the Top Shape begins

Offset in Wall

Enter the distance to offset the door insertion point from the centerline of the wall

Configuration

Select the general door configuration. Depending on the selection, a variety of door settings are enabled or disabled automatically, as described in the following sections.

Operation

Select the advanced operation for a sliding or complex swing door, where “O” represents a fixed door and “X” represents an operating door

Show Plan Detail

Select to display all the door details in Top/Plan view

Draw Wall Lines

Select whether to draw wall lines at all times; wall lines are drawn in the Ceiling-Main class to easily create reflected ceiling plans

Set Attributes By

Select whether to set the 2D graphic attributes and visibility of the listed door parts by Object, Line Style, or Class.

●    Object: disables line style and weight controls for individual parts, and uses the line style and weight settings for the door object.

●    Line Style: controls line style and weight for the individual parts; these settings override the door object’s settings.

●    Class: sets the line style and weight of individual parts by class. To control appearance and visibility, select a class for each part from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Door Class> to place the part attributes in the same class as the door object.

3D Hinge Direction Marker

Select to draw lines representing the 3D hinge direction

Show Interior/Exterior Marker

Select to draw lines representing the hinge direction of the door leaves on the interior/exterior side of the door in 3D

Use Hinge Marker Class Attributes

Select to set the hinge direction marker’s attributes by class

Hinge Direction Marker Class

To control visibility and, if Use Hinge Marker Class Attributes is selected, appearance, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Door Class> to place the hinge marker attributes in the same class as the door object.

Marker Points Towards

Set the hinge direction marker to point toward the hinge or toward the handle

Draw 3D Open

Select to draw 3D doors as open at the specified Open Angle

3D Detail Level

Select the level of detail to include for 3D doors.

In Low and Medium settings, some door details are not drawn in 3D views; these settings simplify the appearance for viewing the drawing at a small scale.

Include on Schedule

Select whether to include this door’s information in the door schedule and also set the door ID tag to visible; see Creating Door Schedules or Worksheets

ID Prefix

Assigns alphanumeric information before the numerical label value; adding prefix information is optional

ID Label

Assigns a numerical value to the ID; this number increments automatically if the auto-increment option is chosen in the ID Settings dialog box (see Using the ID Label Tool )

ID Suffix

Assigns alphanumeric information after the label value; adding suffix information is optional

ID Class

To control visibility and, if Use ID Class Attributes is selected, appearance, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Door Class> to place the ID class attributes in the same class as the door object.

Use ID Class Attributes

Select to use the ID class attributes for the bubble line, leader line, and leader line marker

Keep ID Horizontal

When selected, automatically rotates the ID so that it is horizontal

Bubble Shape

Select the ID tag bubble shape

Bubble Size

Enter the minimum bubble size (this value represents the bubble size times the layer scale; the bubble shape is maintained relative to the text inside it for ID bubble uniformity throughout the drawing file)

Bubble Line Attributes

Select the bubble line attributes and weight, or select Set Thickness to open the Set Thickness dialog box for creating a custom line thickness

Show Leader

Select to draw a leader line from the ID tag to the door object

Line Attributes

Select the leader line attributes and weight, or select Set Thickness to open the Set Thickness dialog box for creating a custom line thickness

Include Marker

Select whether to include a marker for the ID leader line and choose the desired style from the marker list, or select Custom to create a custom marker. Select Edit Marker List to open the Edit Marker List dialog box; see Editing the Marker List.

Width

Enter the face width of the door jamb (parallel to the wall)

Depth

Enter the depth of the door jamb (perpendicular to the wall)

Use Wall Depth

Select to set the jamb depth to the overall wall depth

Shim Gap

Enter the distance between the jamb exterior face and the rough opening (for the Opening Configuration, the Shim Gap is automatically set to 0)

Masonry Module

Enter the masonry module dimension

Astragal Flange/Depth

Use these two dimensions to determine the size of the astragal flange or depth (enter zero to display without an astragal flange); enabled if Swing Bi-part is selected in the Configuration field on the General pane

Leaf

Select the desired leaf type

Solid

Thickness

Enter the thickness of the door slab

Glass

The Glass leaf type enables the options specific to glass doors on this pane, such as Muntin Style; it does not make the door leaves render as transparent glass. To make the glass render properly, apply a Glazing class on the Classes pane.

Thickness

Enter the thickness of the door slab

Top Rail Width

Enter the width of the top door rail

L/R Stile Width

Enter the width of the left and right stile

Bottom Rail Width

Enter the width of the bottom door rail

Muntin Style

Select the muntin style

Vertical/Horizontal Bars

Enter the number of vertical/horizontal muntin bars

Bar Width

Enter the muntin bar width

Panel

Thickness

Enter the thickness of the door slab

Top Rail Width

Enter the width of the top door rail

L/R Stile Width

Enter the width of the left and right stile

Bottom Rail Width

Enter the width of the bottom door rail

Vertical/Horizontal Panels

Enter the number of vertical/horizontal panels in the door

Mid Stile Width

Enter the width of any interim stiles

Set Top Panel Height

Select to make the top door panel a different height than the other panels and specify the desired Panel Height

Include Sidelights

Select to include sidelights

Left/Right Width

Enter the left/right sidelight width

Sash Width

Enter the sidelight sash width

Sash Depth

Enter the sidelight sash depth

Mullion Width

Enter the sidelight mullion width

Mullion Depth

Enter the sidelight mullion depth

Include Muntins

Select whether to add muntins to the sidelights

Style

Select the sidelight muntin style

Vertical/Horizontal Bars

Enter the number of vertical/horizontal muntin bars

Bar Width

Enter the sidelight muntin bar width

Sash Width

Enter the transom sash width

Sash Depth

Enter the transom sash depth

Mullion Width

Enter the transom mullion width

Mullion Depth

Enter the transom mullion depth

Include Muntins

Select whether to add muntins to the transom

Style

Select the transom muntin style

Vertical/Horizontal Bars

Enter the number of vertical/horizontal muntin bars

Bar Width

Enter the transom muntin bar width

Bar Offset

Enter the muntin bar offset for Prairie muntins

Include Interior/Exterior Trim

Select whether to include interior/exterior trim

Width/Depth

Enter the interior/exterior trim width and depth

Include Hardware

Select to include a door hardware set with the door object; see Assigning, Creating, Editing, and Deleting Door Hardware Sets

Strike Edge Offset

Specifies the horizontal offset of the door hardware; the offset is measured from the strike edge of the leaf to the center of the door hardware

Bottom Edge Offset

Specifies the vertical offset of the door hardware; the offset is measured from the bottom of the leaf to the center of the door hardware, the default vertical offset for door hardware is 42”

View Hardware

Click to open the View Door Hardware Set dialog box to view the parameters for the currently selected door hardware set; click OK to return to the Door Settings dialog box

Manage Hardware

Click to open the Door Hardware Library dialog box to assign, create, edit, or delete door hardware sets

Interior/Exterior Kick Plate

Select to include a kick plate on either side of the leaf

Height

Set the height of the kick plate

While the height is variable, the kick plate’s distance from the right, left and bottom edges of the door is a fixed value of one inch/25.4 mm.

Class

To control visibility, select a class from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Door Class> to place the kick plate in the same class as the door object.

Number of Components

Specify the number of interior wall components to wrap; when interior wall components are specified, the door enables a control point to set the wrapping point

Splay Wall

Select whether to splay the interior wall; the splay can be specified either as an angle/diagonal or with width and depth values

(1) Angle

Enter the interior wall splay angle

(2) Diag

Enter the interior wall splay diagonal value

(3) Width

Enter the interior wall splay width

(4) Depth

Enter the interior wall splay depth

Number of Components

Specify the number of exterior wall components to wrap; when exterior wall components are specified, the door enables a control point to set the wrapping point

Splay Wall

Select whether to splay the exterior wall; the splay can be specified either as an angle/diagonal or with width and depth values

(1) Angle

Enter the exterior wall splay angle

(2) Diagonal

Enter the exterior wall splay diagonal value

(3) Width

Enter the exterior wall splay width

(4) Depth

Enter the exterior wall splay depth

Door parts

To control appearance and visibility, select a class for each part from the list of classes present in the drawing, or create a new class. Select <Door Class> to place the part attributes in the same class as the door object.

For doors with an Opening Configuration, in a 3D view a no fill/no pen weight extrude completely fills the wall in place of the door; this extrude is placed in the Interior Jamb class. Change the class settings to control the visibility of the extrude.

Field Name

Select the data field from the list and its name displays beneath the list; information associated with the Field Name can be specified in the Field Value area. The user fields can include additional user-defined information with the door.

Field Value

Enter data for use in the door schedule