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The Door Tools

The minimum initial size for doors varies by will swing towards the side of the wall that
Door Type. For example, If there is room you click nearest.
enough along the wall to fit a 12” (300 mm) The initial hinge side of a hinged door can be
wide Hinged Door, a preview outline will set by clicking to place the door and then
display and a door can be placed. Garage holding the mouse button down rather than
doors, in contrast, must initially be at least 6’ releasing it. Move the mouse toward the end
(1800 mm) wide.
of the door that you would like the hinges to
Doors can be placed in both straight and be on: as the mouse pointer nears either end,
curved walls, as well as span across straight, the door preview’s hinge side will move to
collinear wall segments. that end. You can also adjust the door’s
swing direction in this manner. When the
Doors can also be placed in curved walls. swing direction and hinge side are correct,
See “Options Panel” on page 547.
release the mouse button.
A newly created door inherits the settings in
the Door Defaults dialog for its door type. Doorways
Once created, doors can be edited in a variety
of ways. See “Door Defaults” on page 531. Choose Build> Door> Doorway and
click a wall to place a doorway.
Doors cannot be placed in a wall specified as Doorways are simply openings without a
Invisible or if the wall in question is on a door and can be placed on interior or exterior
locked layer. See “Locking Layers” on page walls, or in railings and fences to provide an
186. opening. You can assign a door from the

Once placed, any door may be changed into library to a doorway if you wish.
any other type of door in the Door
Specification dialog. See “General Panel” Sliding Doors
on page 545. Select Build> Door> Sliding Door
and click on a wall where you want to
Hinged Doors place a sliding door. Sliding doors can be

Select Build> Door> Hinged Door placed on interior or exterior walls and can
and click a wall where you want to be set up so that different door styles are
place a hinged door. Hinged doors can be placed in each. If placed in an exterior wall,
placed on interior or exterior walls, and can for example, the door is a Glass Panel; if
be set up so that different door styles are placed in an interior wall, it is a solid Slab.
placed in each. A hinged door becomes a The initial opening side of a sliding door can
double door when its width is four feet or be specified by moving the mouse pointer
greater. along the wall while the mouse button is still
The initial swing direction of a hinged door pressed.
depends on the location of the mouse pointer The default sliding door dimensions are
relative to the wall when you click. The door 5’-0” x 6’-8” with a 12” bottom frame and a
6” frame on the sides and top.

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