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Doors in Elevations: Turn off Leaf, Show Frame

Gerry Leonor
Advisor

For us to show clear opening space in a door, is there a way to turn off the door leaf, but show the door frame?

GerryLeonor_0-1684976086428.png

a workaround i found was to turn off the door opening symbol in the MVO, but this only works when it's a simple solid leaf. but it doesn't work when the leaf has any trim/glazing/feature to it.

 

Construction Element Options in the MVO allows you to toggle the door display, but it turns on/off both the leaf & frame, but not one or the other.

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Rubia Torres
Graphisoft
Graphisoft

Hi @Gerry Leonor,

You can select an empty door leaf under the door settings:

Screenshot 2023-05-26 at 14.30.32.pngScreenshot 2023-05-26 at 14.30.54.png

However, if you don't want to change your door leaf type, you can use Graphic Overrides and Model View Options combined.

Step 1 - Hide the opening line:

Screenshot 2023-05-26 at 14.42.07.png
Result after step 1 and with Graphic Overrides applied to display the door surfices white:
Screenshot 2023-05-26 at 14.43.35.png

Step 2 - Change Model View Options settings, detail level of doors, to "simplified":Screenshot 2023-05-26 at 14.42.30.png

 

Result after step 2, with Graphic Overrides applied to display door surfices white:

Screenshot 2023-05-26 at 14.43.27.png

Hope this heps. 

Best,

Rubia Torres

Community Specialist | GRAPHISOFT SE
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Rubia Torres
Graphisoft
Graphisoft

Hi @Gerry Leonor,

You can select an empty door leaf under the door settings:

Screenshot 2023-05-26 at 14.30.32.pngScreenshot 2023-05-26 at 14.30.54.png

However, if you don't want to change your door leaf type, you can use Graphic Overrides and Model View Options combined.

Step 1 - Hide the opening line:

Screenshot 2023-05-26 at 14.42.07.png
Result after step 1 and with Graphic Overrides applied to display the door surfices white:
Screenshot 2023-05-26 at 14.43.35.png

Step 2 - Change Model View Options settings, detail level of doors, to "simplified":Screenshot 2023-05-26 at 14.42.30.png

 

Result after step 2, with Graphic Overrides applied to display door surfices white:

Screenshot 2023-05-26 at 14.43.27.png

Hope this heps. 

Best,

Rubia Torres

Community Specialist | GRAPHISOFT SE
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Check our Modeling knowledge base for the best workflow + tips&tricks!

Gerry Leonor
Advisor

yep -- can confirm this works, thank you.

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