topic Re: Door Insertion in Libraries & objects

Door Insertion

Anonymous — Fri, 26 May 2023 09:45:48 GMT

When inserting a door, is it possible to pick 2 points that the door will center between? I didn't know if the Division/Half tool could be used some way for this.

Thanks.

Re: Door Insertion

Vitruvius — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 05:42:13 GMT

Yes.

Use the division toggle (palette at the bottom of your screen) and select your preferred division. Select door/window and hold over the Mercedes cursor over the wall until the division marks appear on the wall reference line, then select the division point (mercedes changes to checkmark) and click mouse to insert.

Easy as pie.

Re: Door Insertion

Djordje — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 09:20:13 GMT

Vitruvius wrote:
Use the division toggle (palette at the bottom of your screen) and select your preferred division. Select door/window and hold over the Mercedes cursor over the wall until the division marks appear on the wall reference line, then select the division point (mercedes changes to checkmark) and click mouse to insert. Easy as pie.

As seen below ...

Re: Door Insertion

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 12:57:49 GMT

This only works if the wall in question is perfectly centered between the 2 points of question. If I have a exterior wall that stretches for a long way with interior walls intersecting it perpendicularly then, if I place the cursor on the exterior wall, it will grab the mid point of the exterior wall instead of grabbing a point between two of the interior walls.

Correct me if I'm wrong. I didn't know if a user could select 2 points, first, then insert a door using the division tool.

Re: Door Insertion

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 13:07:13 GMT

With the settings as in Djordje's picture you can pick 2 points anyware on a wall and the door will be centered in between.

Re: Door Insertion

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 13:13:44 GMT

In the "Control Box" palette there is a button for Special Point Constraint that will let you select the two end point and give you reference points according to your divisions settings (If your Control Box is not extended it is not shown, it will be a fly-out under Relative Construction Methods"). Just press the "Special Point Constraint " button with the tool active, click your points and go.

Re: Door Insertion

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 13:42:05 GMT

SWEET!

Works great! Thanks.