topic Re: multi-panel sliding door to each side in Libraries & objects

multi-panel sliding door to each side

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:31:43 GMT

Can anyone help with a 6 panel or multi-panel sliding door that slides to each side. I have a multi-panel sliding door object, but it only slides to one side.
Thanks in advance

Re: multi-panel sliding door to each side

Erika Epstein — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:55:01 GMT

Mirror a second instance of the sliding door (D3 sliding 1 11).
Turn off the casing so there will none where the two doors meet.
The Frame can be set to ganging so you get one that goes around both doors.

Re: multi-panel sliding door to each side

vfrontiers — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:29:20 GMT

Erika wrote:
Mirror a second instance of the sliding door (D3 sliding 1 11).
Turn off the casing so there will none where the two doors meet.
The Frame can be set to ganging so you get one that goes around both doors.

Then what do you do with your DOOR SCHEDULE?

Re: multi-panel sliding door to each side

Erika Epstein — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:38:55 GMT

vfrontiers wrote:

Then what do you do with your DOOR SCHEDULE?

I did have to fudge it. Now I would attempt mirroring using gdl and copy of the AC door or perhaps even better adding a 3rd panel to the D4 sliding 11 door.
Open to suggestions Duane!

It is pathetic that our standard libraries don't mirror real situations, like there not being an offset pivot door.

Re: multi-panel sliding door to each side

vfrontiers — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:24:14 GMT

I should check this out prior to posting, but I'm rendering now and can't afford the ArchiCAD overhead!...

Multi Slider Panels...
1. Create DOOR PANEL (object)
2. Place SLIDER 4 Panel and set 3d to OFF
3. Place as many panels where ever you want.
4. Only ONE "door" to deal with in the schedule. No. of panels is likely a dumb text parameter anyway or just something to place in the REMARKS section.

I had created a POCKET SLIDER that has a parameter for number of panels and I use the above instead because about 75% of the time I need to mitre them at a corner with different number of panels each side. I haven't gdl'd it properly to make adjustments for the different setbacks (lazy!)...

I have on offset pivot door creation. I think I only tweaked the 2d to show the offset as I usually render with doors closed! (again, lazy!)...

Re: multi-panel sliding door to each side

Erika Epstein — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:16:17 GMT

Thanks Duane,
I'll give your method a try.

I actually scripted an offset pivot door with the help of Peter Devlin and Olivier here. My comment was more that there are many real situations that our libraries don't reflect.

Re: multi-panel sliding door to each side

vfrontiers — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:44:14 GMT

Erika wrote:
... My comment was more that there are many real situations that our libraries don't reflect.

I totally agree!

Someday they'll fix all the corner window stuff, too... and make that a tool we can actually use.

Re: multi-panel sliding door to each side

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:23:53 GMT

Erika, thanks for the reply.
I have tried your sugestion, however I am still getting the frame showing between the two doors. Is it possible to hide the frame that is joined?

Re: multi-panel sliding door to each side

aahatimo — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:55:52 GMT

duane,
i am trying to adapt your instructions for a 4 panel door opening all in one direction. not really following your instructions.thanks!!!

Re: multi-panel sliding door to each side

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:43:32 GMT

aahatimo,

You can download my entire custom GDL Library here:

http://www.dmsdesign.us/planrm/GDL%20Parts.zip

There's several pocket doors with various configurations that allow as many leaves as you like.

Also, on doors where I've got several different curtains of leaves I'll just put in an empty opening (the one in my library is schedulable) and pot the frames, casings and leaves in as separate objects. I usually only do that for the Dave Whitehill door systems we use a lot in Hawaii - they're all custom field fabricated, so I model it that way, too.

Hope that helps you out. My objects are AC9, but should still work fine in later versions (they do in AC12, at least).

Re: multi-panel sliding door to each side

aahatimo — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 20:58:47 GMT

dave,
thanks so much for the parts and help!!!
will check them out tuesday. would try them out sooner but its a big weekend in durango. the us pro challenge cycling race is starting here monday morning. big fun, lots of pro teams wandering and riding around the area!

Re: multi-panel sliding door to each side

aahatimo — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:17:37 GMT

dave,
finally trying out your doors, thanks!
one question, is it possible to have a 4 panel slider without it being a pocket door? i have been using your dmx_dx1_pocket, guess it would be similar to your dmx_dx2_slider but all stacking to one side.
thanks again!

Re: multi-panel sliding door to each side

Sightline — Tue, 19 May 2015 00:10:36 GMT

Dave. Thanks so much for your help and generosity! Finally, I found a solution for my door

Re: multi-panel sliding door to each side

Anonymous — Sun, 03 Jun 2018 17:21:17 GMT

Hi Dave,

Thanks for your awsome library of tons of blocks!

I wanted to see how you handle corner conditions, where you have two different sliders coming together. See attached images for reference image.

Re: multi-panel sliding door to each side

Sliding02 — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 09:46:37 GMT

Sliding doors can slide both ways; they're very versatile. You have a sliding door that opens to the left, a sliding door that opens to the right, or a sliding door that can be pulled either way.

Re: multi-panel sliding door to each side

Lingwisyer — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 07:45:49 GMT

I just found this in the AC28 library. When did this happen? And you can define how many tracks there are and which panel is on which track!

Ling.

Re: multi-panel sliding door to each side

Barry Kelly — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 07:54:22 GMT

@Lingwisyer wrote:

I just found this in the AC28 library. When did this happen?

Library 28 update 1 ... https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Graphisoft-Insights/Archicad-28-Library-Update-Available/ba-p/648938

Barry.

Re: multi-panel sliding door to each side

Gabor Szelei — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:56:38 GMT

17 years was enough to solve the problem...
The mills of God grind slowly 😁