topic Re: Custom Door Panel Size in Libraries & objects

Custom Door Panel Size

Anonymous — Fri, 26 May 2023 09:17:26 GMT

I've created a custom door panel, or door leaf. It's 8'-0" tall. When I cut a section through it, and measure the height of the panel, it comes out to 7'-10 1/4". The casing is 1 3/4", so it seems to be including the casing in the door panel height? See attached. What is up?? I want the panel to measure 8'-0" tall, and say 8'-0" tall in the panel height setting so it's correct in the schedule.

Re: Custom Door Panel Size

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 18:13:07 GMT

It appears that the unit you are using is sizing to the rough opening. The quick fix would be to make the unit 1 3/4" higher and (I assume) 3 1/2" wider.

If you need the nominal dimension to be the leaf size then you will probably need to use a different door unit, modify the one you are using (it might have parameters for this purpose) or make your own.

Re: Custom Door Panel Size

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 18:22:07 GMT

Matthew wrote:
It appears that the unit you are using is sizing to the rough opening. The quick fix would be to make the unit 1 3/4" higher and (I assume) 3 1/2" wider.

For some strange reason, the width is ok.

I will remake the unit, taller, as you suggest.

Re: Custom Door Panel Size

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 18:36:14 GMT

Made the unit the 1 3/4" taller, and it did nothing to the height of the leaf. Stayed the same. Says it's 8-0 and it is not.

Re: Custom Door Panel Size

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 01:45:48 GMT

Does this happen if the door is a non-custom panel?

I notice your image is showing the Sill/Threshold reveal as 3/4" thick. Could this be the cause of the discrepancy? Is this set in the reveal settings or threshold settings? The US library doors are slightly different to the INT doors so I can't check.

I can replicate the leaf size not being correct in the INT library if the threshold type is set to 'extended both sides'. The door is shortened but the the leaf height setting stays the same (in AC15 anyway).

HTH,

Re: Custom Door Panel Size

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 13:30:59 GMT

Peter wrote:
Does this happen if the door is a non-custom panel?

I notice your image is showing the Sill/Threshold reveal as 3/4" thick. Could this be the cause of the discrepancy?

Even if the door is a non-custom panel, it has the same problem. It seems to be taking the threshold into account. If I put in a 6" thick threshold, the 6'8" door is now 6'-2" tall.

Should this be happening?

Re: Custom Door Panel Size

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 14:18:24 GMT

This is still bugging me.

Put a 7'-0" tall standard door into a wall. Add a threshold (say 1 1/4" thick). The actual panel is now 6'-10 3/4" tall. So the door is not correct in section. If you are working with very tight and exacting dimensions you are going to have problems if you don't take this discrepancy/error into account. You can make the door taller (7'-1 1/4") to make up for the error, but then it shows as an incorrect size on your door schedule.

Any fixes?????

Re: Custom Door Panel Size

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 21:13:00 GMT

Unfortunately these Door panels have static dimensions and they are not parametric.
You could save two panels: one to use when there is a threshold, and one to use when there is no threshold.