Dear Community Members,
In some countries, planning regulations require architects to specify the ‘clear opening width’ of doors in project documentation. Our Community members @neilmcallister and @Yves offer practical approaches for displaying these measurements on your plans. Here goes the Tip of October!
Option 1: Download a special door marker
@neilmcallister created a custom door marker that calculates and displays the clear opening width directly in drawings. Simply download the marker object and add it to your Archicad library.
Download the enhanced door marker here
Option 2: Modify the door object itself to add a new hotspot
If you want to use the dimension tool to measure the clear opening width to existing Archicad door objects, @Yves has provided a simple code that you can add directly to the 2D script of a default door.
Here’s a step-by-step guide:
- Click on a placed door in your project. Then, go to File > Libraries and Objects > Open Object (or use shortcut Ctrl + Shift + O on Window or Cmd + Shift + O on Mac).
- In the Object Editor, find the 2D Script panel and edit the script to add a new hotspot. This will allow you to easily measure the clear opening width using the dimension tool.
- Copy the following code and paste it into the 2D script. If the script is empty (as it usually is), just paste the code. If there is code already, add the new lines of code without deleting anything.
- Single door:
HOTSPOT2 A/2 - gs_frame_width + gs_rebate_width - gs_leaf_thk, 0 HOTSPOT2 A/2 - gs_frame_width + gs_rebate_width - gs_leaf_thk, gs_leaf_panel_width- Double door:
HOTSPOT2 A/2 - gs_frame_width + gs_rebate_width - gs_leaf_thk, 0 HOTSPOT2 A/2 - gs_frame_width + gs_rebate_width - gs_leaf_thk, gs_SecondLeaf_w HOTSPOT2 -A/2 + gs_frame_width - gs_rebate_width + gs_leaf_thk, 0 HOTSPOT2 -A/2 + gs_frame_width - gs_rebate_width + gs_leaf_thk, gs_leaf_panel_width - gs_SecondLeaf_w - After adding the code, save the changes (Ctrl + S for Window and Cmd + S for Mac). Now, when you click on the door, you will see the new hotspot, which you can use as a reference when measuring the clear opening width.
The image below shows both the marker created by @neilmcallister and the modified door from @Yves
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These solutions offer flexibility and help users facing similar challenges—exactly the kind of collaboration that our community thrives on. Thank you, Yves and Neil, for these practical solutions. You both won the Tip of October, our very first shared Tip of the Month!
We can’t wait to see what next month’s tip has in store for us. Keep sharing your knowledge and creativity!
Cheers from the Community team!
