Some time ago I mocked up a few "template" family files that were configured for some common door situations I ran into. I call them templates because that's how I used them but I never bothered to change their file extension to .rft.
They had the 2D plan display that I wanted but no 3D panels since that was what I seemed to keep changing all the time. These represented a way to get "up and running" from scratch a little quickererer. When I needed a new door with a "special" panel I just grabbed one of these, added the panel, then loaded it into my project and got back to work.
These examples include the 2D swing family I created as part of my Autodesk University lab. I posted the handout for that HERE earlier. They also include a pair of extra reference planes that define the "required" offset from adjacent perpendicular walls so that a user can use the Align Tool to position a door very accurately easily according to this "standard" setting.
There is an Inset parameter to allow moving the door in and out of a wall.
I upgraded them to 2009 and posted them HERE if you are interested in tearing them apart.
Steve,
ReplyDeleteDid you notice that when you group and link a model using your doors, some of the door swings flip facing direction in plan view? The problem can be solved by opening the linked model and making a simple change to the family parameters. Just wondering if you've noticed this.
No I haven't. Is the double doors by any chance? If so it may be caused by the flipping of the "same" family to create the opposite hand.
ReplyDeleteI believe that there have been some other nested component issue reported at AUGI where some nested parts don't display correctly.