Creating doors
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Tool |
Tool set |
Shortcut |
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Door
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Building Shell |
Alt+Shift+D (Windows) Option+Shift+D (Mac) |
The Door tool creates doors based on a door style resource and/or the parameters specified in the Door Preferences dialog box. Doors can be created in Top/Plan view or a 3D view. There are two methods for creating a door:
Click to insert a door based on a style or the parameters in the Door Preferences dialog box; see Inserting doors.
Draw the door manually using a style or the parameters in the Door Preferences dialog box; see Drawing doors.
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Mode |
Description |
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Standard Insertion
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Inserts a door with the parameters specified in Door Preferences |
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Offset Insertion
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Inserts a door according to an offset reference point |
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Interactive Sizing Insertion
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Draws a door manually, with the size and location indicated |
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Wall Insertion
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Toggles between enabling and disabling door object insertion into a wall; see Wall Insertion mode |
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Alignment modes |
For Standard Insertion mode and Offset Insertion mode, these modes change the alignment of the insertion point along the X axis of the door; see The Symbol Insertion tool |
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Corner to Corner
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For Interactive Sizing Insertion mode, defines the door by clicking two diagonal points |
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Center to Corner
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For Interactive Sizing Insertion mode, defines the door by the distance from the center to one corner |
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Door Style |
Opens the Resource Selector to select a door style for placement; double-click a resource to activate it |
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Preferences
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Opens the Door Preferences dialog box, to set default door parameters; see Door settings |
