topic Re: Double Pocket Sliding door in AC18? in Libraries & objects

Double Pocket Sliding door in AC18?

rob2218 — Wed, 24 May 2023 08:46:52 GMT

does AC18 have a double pocket sliding door?
if so, where is it?

Re: Double Pocket Sliding door in AC18?

rob2218 — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 18:19:10 GMT

Sorry...I should have been more specific....
Does AC18 have a "double sliding pocket door" that both doors slide in the same direction into the same pocket? now sliding apart from each other.

Re: Double Pocket Sliding door in AC18?

rob2218 — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 18:28:16 GMT

something like this...

Re: Double Pocket Sliding door in AC18?

Karl Ottenstein — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 19:07:28 GMT

Interesting. I hadn't seen a door like that before - and cannot find one in the library - but found this site that makes the hardware:

http://www.johnsonhardware.com/200bp.htm

Looks like you may have to fake it or model a custom door.

Re: Double Pocket Sliding door in AC18?

rob2218 — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 19:12:14 GMT

krap...was hoping I didn't have to do that.
David Sanders has a nice set of GDL objects that work well...if I could only get the "pocket" door 2d symbol not to be "black" in fill.

Re: Double Pocket Sliding door in AC18?

rob2218 — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 19:14:37 GMT

Fleetwood aparently also have them.
it appears in climates that are conducive to large, open aired spaces, these doors hit the mark.

Karl wrote:
Interesting. I hadn't seen a door like that before - and cannot find one in the library - but found this site that makes the hardware:

http://www.johnsonhardware.com/200bp.htm

Looks like you may have to fake it or model a custom door.

Re: Double Pocket Sliding door in AC18?

Anonymous — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 21:15:07 GMT

Tha Cadimage door tool can do this... 😉

Re: Double Pocket Sliding door in AC18?

rob2218 — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 21:22:42 GMT

I have no doubt the CADImage toolls are great....I just can't justify forking out $900 for tools that I may use once or twice.
Also, the CADImage tools are not transferable, meaning....if the other party doesn't have CADImage purchased...your screwed.

Re: Double Pocket Sliding door in AC18?

Richard Morrison — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 00:32:19 GMT

I suppose the fact that there is a 30-day free trial, and that once you create a door it is perfectly usable by anyone else (just not editable) is unpersuasive. I am also not sure how a $29/mo. subscription (which you can start and stop at any time) equates to "$900," but you seem pretty determined not to use this very helpful suggestion regarding Cadimage.

Re: Double Pocket Sliding door in AC18?

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 01:36:02 GMT

rob2218 wrote:
I have no doubt the CADImage toolls are great....I just can't justify forking out $900 for tools that I may use once or twice.
Also, the CADImage tools are not transferable, meaning....if the other party doesn't have CADImage purchased...your screwed.

I know its not what you want to hear, but you will use them more than once or twice, I can assure you. I have only used one window in the last 10 years that could not be created with the Cadimage tool, and that was a rotated window (all 4 sides angled). You'd get your investment back in time saved trying to find a different Archicad window for every situation.

And no, I don't get a commission from them 😉