topic How to Model A basement Bulkhead Door/Hatch? in Modeling

How to Model A basement Bulkhead Door/Hatch?

Sagarika_J — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:57:34 GMT

Has anyone modeled an exterior basement bulkhead hatch like the one in the attached photo? If so, what's the most efficient modeling method?

Operating system used: Windows

Re: How to Model A basement Bulkhead Door/Hatch?

Patrick M — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:13:26 GMT

its not likely to need to be scheduled, right? you could just use morphs or walls + roofs...
I guess it depends on the level of detail you need and how parametric you need it.

it would be fairly easy to script out from scratch as well or model and save as an object.

Re: How to Model A basement Bulkhead Door/Hatch?

Patrick M — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:58:51 GMT

here's a kind of fun option:

-place any window or door type you want to use for a sloping hatch

-select the placed door, go to file > libraries and objects > open object

-change the subtype to skylight

-in the master script, add a line at the top: rotx roof_angle (this will match the slope of the roof used for the hatch top)

-model the hatch with walls, beams, etc... use a roof for the hatch lid and place your 'custom' skylight for the opening. since it's using the door or window macros, you should have access to all the leaf/sash/hardware options!

Re: How to Model A basement Bulkhead Door/Hatch?

Patrick M — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:59:08 GMT

OR, you could do it the lame way and just use an angled wall with a door or window in it...