topic Re: Custom panels in sliding/bifold doors. in Libraries & objects

Custom panels in sliding/bifold doors.

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2023 09:05:59 GMT

In AC8/AC8.1 you can create custom panels, but ... is there any way to use in sliding/bifold doors panels from other door types (D181 have 28 types). Sometimes we need type that is already there. How to make it ?

Re: Custom panels in sliding/bifold doors.

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:05:28 GMT

This is something I would love to know how to accomplish as well, so far I have just made my own custom panels to substitute in pocket and bifold doors, but that feels rather tedious when the exact door panel I want is already present in another door type. If anyone has any tips on how to add a panel type to bifold and pocket doors, or how to isolate a door panel as an individual object, it would be greatly appreciated

Re: Custom panels in sliding/bifold doors.

Aussie John — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 08:19:16 GMT

the different door panels are requested using the "call' command. look in the GDL manual

example

call "the name of the custom panel" parameters a=a, b=b

the last section is assigning the parameters. Add as many as needed. If not listed then the default is used. Open up a door object which uses a panel you want to use. See if you can find it in the 3d script window and then try to apply it to the bifold door

Re: Custom panels in sliding/bifold doors.

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 08:29:49 GMT

When you say to find the script in another object, do you mean to find it and copy it into the bi fold... door object? Please keep in mind I am a GDL idiot, I am starting to learn, but have not even gotten my 2D object to work right yet, although they are getting closer to what I want.

Any further detail into how to make this work would be great, I will start to try stumbling through it myself, though

Re: Custom panels in sliding/bifold doors.

Aussie John — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 13:06:15 GMT

if you have a custom door panel just try the call command and see what happens. With out seeing the scripts it is hard to advise further

Re: Custom panels in sliding/bifold doors.

Andy Thomson — Sun, 14 Nov 2004 20:57:44 GMT

This has been driving me nuts as well. There is no default all glass/alu garage door that looks like something you would find in a cafe storefront.

I want the object to show with the 'X' marker, showing where the door opens over the floorspace, and I can see in panel subtypes, there is an empty option stating 'custom' - I have fiddled with its parameters, but still, no doorpanel shows, I have also looked at how to create doors/windows, but I want that preexisting door, just with a different/custom panel - can I make a panel in floorplan, and somehow save it as an object and 'Call' it in the GDL script to accomplish that end??

Re: Custom panels in sliding/bifold doors.

Aussie John — Sun, 14 Nov 2004 21:37:44 GMT

You can but it wont have the "x" lines, They would need to be added using the 3d line command (Lin_ x,y,z,x1,y1,z1)