Can someone pass along any suggestions, links or tutorials on how to create a new door or new door elevation. Being new is just leaving me lost on the creation of new objects.
Thank you,
Jerry Quesenberry
Posted 23 July 2015 - 07:16 PM
See this thread .... This was specifically for garage doors, but can easily be adapted to Entrance doors or Windows. The principles are exactly the same.
If you get stuck, I'll help out any way I can.
Posted 03 August 2015 - 07:37 PM
Jerry,
The easiest way is just to put multiple units next to each other on plan ... So a sidelight then a door and then a sidelight. They will snap together as they get close. Just move them so they exactly touch. The go to EDIT > UNIT OPENINGS, and click on the opening. You will be asked to name the opening (Choose a directory to suit), and Softplan will add that opening into your system library, so that you can use it again and again. It will automatically create the 2D for the elevations and the 3D for the model. All the trims etc. now treat this multiple opening as a single entity.
You can also add a transom the same way, or just click on transom in the edit menu, and add a generic transom.
You can then edit the symbol in the library and customise the transoms or the sidelights as necessary, ellipse, round top etc. to make new openings.
You can try it with the NAPLES doors and sidelights in this post if you want to be adventurous ...
Posted 05 August 2015 - 03:10 PM
Hello All,
1) When creating a new sidelight from scratch does it have to inputted as a Window in System Library - Opening for it to connect together with an entry door in plan or can you enter it as a Door and still have it work out correctly? What are the differences in Window and Door during this process?
2) Can someone please explain the difference between the sill options under the System Library - Opening - Edit Individual Component - Elevation tab and the Edit Entire Opening - Display tab?
Thank you,
Jerry
Posted 05 August 2015 - 08:37 PM
Jerry, have a look in the Softplan help files. These are very good, and will probably explain better than I can.
No matter what you use, all openings will snap together unless you CHECK "Exclude from Unit Openings" under the HEADER tab in the EDIT window.
Posted 05 August 2015 - 09:58 PM
I tried to do that before posting but I could not find anything related to Edit Entire Opening. Thanks though!
On another topic is it possible to edit the textures on openings under the system library without having to delete the model and recreating from scratch?
Posted 06 August 2015 - 11:57 AM
...When creating a new sidelight from scratch does it have to inputted as a Window in System Library - Opening for it to connect together with an entry door in plan or can you enter it as a Door and still have it work out correctly? What are the differences in Window and Door during this process?...
I would always create a sidelight as a window, but that may just be habit.
It doesn't matter whether it's a window or a door, they will automatically snap together when the get too close.
As far as I am aware, the only real difference is the way the component opens.
... Can someone please explain the difference between the sill options under the System Library - Opening - Edit Individual Component - Elevation tab and the Edit Entire Opening - Display tab?
As far as I know it's just where it will create the sill. Either under a individual component, or under the entire assembly.
On another topic is it possible to edit the textures on openings under the system library without having to delete the model and recreating from scratch?
The textures for any component in the 3D should be editable within the 3D model without having to recreate it. However, there is a caveat ... If you are using a model that was saved as a 3DS file, the textures are not editable. I would suggest that all your 3D models are saved as DWG's.
Posted 05 December 2021 - 07:55 PM
I'm having similar challenge in creating a custom front door. I could start with the library entry door I modified (attached "front1.jpg") except I can't figure a way to make the glass in the door wider. I would like to try the Pivot door design (attached) to see how it would look adding sidelights. It would be easy enough to add the door pull from the pivot door with a solid cube shape. I could also start from scratch using simple shapes - but I read in another thread about 'exploding' an item from the library and editing from that point? The problem is that 'exploding' an entry door from the library seems to do nothing for me? It actually seems to be no different in what I can edit after exploding the item (exploded in standard view). What am I doing wrong here?
Posted 05 December 2021 - 08:28 PM
I thought I figured this out. Find an entry door that has the components I want (transom and sidelights, like the 68x96 LH Entry - 2 SL - Transom), deselect product code. Got to the 'Add Product Code button' above the preview, name it something new.
Then navigate to the 'System Options, Library' I can locate my newly saved model and edit individual components there. Unfortunately I cannot find a way to add the window to the main door unit, so that didn't work out.
Posted 05 December 2021 - 09:00 PM
Don't know if this might help, using existing doors and sidelites and all to create a unit.
https://www.screencast.com/t/Nno4HXta
Posted 07 December 2021 - 07:32 PM
Thank you Fred, yes - that helped a lot actually! While I could not figure out how to change the window size in a door, I was able to visualize how the dimensions might play out in the design.
Don't know if this might help, using existing doors and sidelites and all to create a unit.
Posted 09 December 2021 - 07:12 PM
Delane,
Why don't you just DRAW exactly what you want ...
Draw the elevation opening as you want it using a frame and a glass opening ... then create a plan symbol to suit. This thread ... http://softplan.com/...ening-tutorial/ ... is specifically for a garage door, but the door and glazing in a standard door are created in exactly the same manner, Just follow the steps and create whatever you want.
Posted 12 December 2021 - 03:38 PM
Keith, the "thread" in your first post took me to your post in 2015 where you did a great job explaining creating a custom ( in this case, garage) door. I followed your steps to create a custom door. Forgive the pun but this has opened a lots of "doors" for me.
Posted 12 December 2021 - 04:00 PM
Thanks Chris, I hadn't realised that was the thread I linked earlier.
Posted 12 December 2021 - 04:02 PM
Delane,
Posted 17 May 2022 - 08:40 AM
Check to be sure you didn't add it as a window instead of a door. Once you verify it was created as a door you can look at other possible issues. Check to see if you gave it a swing in the opening library menu by clicking on the door in question, then click edit and go to the individual door. In that menu look to see if it has an "N", "L", or "R" for the swing. You can change it there, or change it in the drawing when you edit the offending door. Then check to see if the swing is set to "0" or not.
Lots of possible issues you may have unknowingly caused. Some screen shots of the various tabs in the edit menu for the door in the System Library and in the drawing may reveal to us what the issue is without so much guessing.
Mark Petri
Petri Building and Design
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