topic Re: custom door panels come in too small in Libraries & objects

custom door panels come in too small

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2023 08:56:45 GMT

hi, have you guys made any custom door panels yet in 13?
I did, and when i put it in my model they show up too small.

Re: custom door panels come in too small

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:47:10 GMT

What do you mean by too small?
Can you post screenshots?

Re: custom door panels come in too small

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:58:37 GMT

I mean, I have a door panel that is 3 x 6'8 but the custom panel shows up in it as like 2-6 x 4 or something and leaves all this space around it.

I can try to get a screen shot up.l

Re: custom door panels come in too small

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:38:37 GMT

So the Panel is not the same size as it was when you saved it?
Did you happen to save some Hotspots with it?

Re: custom door panels come in too small

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:15:18 GMT

Correct, the panel is not the same size as I saved it, nor is it proportionally smaller, it is smushed.
No I didn't save hot spots, should I?

Re: custom door panels come in too small

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:16:59 GMT

I have no other ideas.
If no one else has maybe you should report it to your local reseller.

Re: custom door panels come in too small

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:31:27 GMT

My custom doors don't seem to be working at all... I make a new door just like in 12 but it doesn't show up in the custom door panel pull down. Even a door I made in this same project file before changing it to v13 no longer shows up.... Ideas?

Re: custom door panels come in too small

Erika Epstein — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:09:33 GMT

After selecting the custom door pieces you created,
If you are in the plan view,
File>Libaries and Objects>Save Selections As>New Library Part.

Subtype Hierarchy>Model Element>Custom Compenent Template>Custom Door Leaf

Do NOTuse Custom Component Collections>Door Panel Collections

Re: custom door panels come in too small

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:29:54 GMT

Erika wrote:
After selecting the custom door pieces you created,
If you are in the plan view,
File>Libaries and Objects>Save Selections As>New Library Part.

Subtype Hierarchy>Model Element>Custom Compenent Template>Custom Door Leaf

Do NOTuse Custom Component Collections>Door Panel Collections

I'm not getting any choices of (sub)type. The list only contains "Archicad Object File".... I tried to save it from the 3D view which give a "door" option but also doesn't seem to work...

Re: custom door panels come in too small

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:36:29 GMT

Pasted from another thread:

The type of Custom Components you can save will depend on the loaded libraries.
For example, under Windows, the C:\Program Files\Graphisoft\ArchiCAD 13 INT\ArchiCAD Library 13\Custom Object Macros 13 is the place that contains the subtypes defining the types of Custom Components that can be saved. This has to be loaded for them to appear as options - of course they do if you just simply load the ArchiCAD 13 Library.

So you need to load that library for the options to appear.

Re: custom door panels come in too small

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:51:29 GMT

laszlonagy wrote:
Pasted from another thread:

The type of Custom Components you can save will depend on the loaded libraries.
For example, under Windows, the C:\Program Files\Graphisoft\ArchiCAD 13 INT\ArchiCAD Library 13\Custom Object Macros 13 is the place that contains the subtypes defining the types of Custom Components that can be saved. This has to be loaded for them to appear as options - of course they do if you just simply load the ArchiCAD 13 Library.
So you need to load that library for the options to appear.

That is loaded.... Not sure what I'm doing wrong...

Re: custom door panels come in too small

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:06:55 GMT

Is this what you are doing?
See attached image.

Re: custom door panels come in too small

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:33:20 GMT

laszlonagy wrote:
Is this what you are doing?
See attached image.

Yep. I tried Custom Door Panel and Custom Door Leaf.

So then to use this I would go pick a door like D1 Entrance 13 and pick the custom door panel then my custom door should show up in the pull down menu, right?

Re: custom door panels come in too small

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:34:47 GMT

I just opened a fresh plan file and it worked fine.... I guess it is a problem with the file I'm working in.... I may archive and reopen it to try to fix the problem...

thanks for your help

Re: custom door panels come in too small

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:37:26 GMT

Glad you finally managed to make it work.
Strange stuff though, I recall that others had this same problem with these Custom Component. Will let GS know about it.

Re: custom door panels come in too small

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:43:52 GMT

Yes strange..
So I did notice in the fresh project that I only had the option of saving the slab as a "Custom Door Leaf" while in my original project I also had the option of "Custom Door Panel".

Re: custom door panels come in too small

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:12:54 GMT

For what it is worth it seems to be working now. I archived the file and reopened it and now it seems to work...

Re: custom door panels come in too small

Erika Epstein — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:49:33 GMT

Steve,
You need to open the cusom door panel part you created. In AC13 the default is that custom libaray parts will become embedded in the file.

File>Libraries & Objects> Open Object>Embedded Library> [the door you just created]

From the [the door you just created] window that opens, see my attached screenshots, click on theh Select Subtype and choose Custom Door Leaf.

Re: custom door panels come in too small

Erika Epstein — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:51:04 GMT

select subtype

Re: custom door panels come in too small

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:35:30 GMT

Erika wrote:
Steve,
You need to open the cusom door panel part you created. In AC13 the default is that custom libaray parts will become embedded in the file.

File>Libraries & Objects> Open Object>Embedded Library> [the door you just created]

From the [the door you just created] window that opens, see my attached screenshots, click on theh Select Subtype and choose Custom Door Leaf.

As it turned out it isn't that I didn't know how to make and use the door, I had a corrupted plan file... it is all fixed now

thanks