topic Custom door handle in Libraries & objects

Custom door handle

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2023 08:51:06 GMT

I created a custom door handle which is a thin metal push plate, the kind used on restroom doors here in the US. It's only 1/16" thick and is 8"x36". When I use it, it is sunken into the door and can't be seen in 3d because it's "in" the door. I tried making it thicker, but it just goes further into the door. I made it using the slab tool. How can I get to be on the surface of the door instead being sunken into the door?

Re: Custom door handle

Karl Ottenstein — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 18:22:56 GMT

The door panel surface is height "0". Your handle must grow positively above this.

Select your plate and look at the Info Box. The value for the bottom surface should be 0" and the top should be 1/16".

Hope that helps.

Re: Custom door handle

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 18:38:12 GMT

Yes! That was the problem. Thanks Karl.

Re: Custom door handle

Karl Ottenstein — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 23:12:33 GMT

You're welcome; glad that was it. 🙂

Re: Custom door handle

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 02:10:33 GMT

For future reference: when creating such specialized GDL objects, you may find it useful to find examples for it in the default ArchiCAD Library, open it and study how its geometry is created relative to the local origin in GDL. Then you should create your own GDL object in a similar fashion.