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Customize sliding doors

Camila_BGA
Participant

I need to model a Sliding door of 6 panels, one fixed and 5 sliders. Can you advise how  to increase the amount of sliders for the element "Sliding door 25" (Archicad Library 25)? I tried to rise the amount, but the max the software will allow me is 4 panels, one fixed and 3 sliders.

 

Thanks!

 

Operating system used: Windows 11

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Barry Kelly
Moderator

You will probably find most 6 panel sliding doors have 2 fixed panels (one each side) and 2 panels slide in each direction.

That will give you 3 tracks in the frame.

 

4 panels, one fixed and 3 sliders will mean 4 tracks in the frame, and it is now starting to get very wide, so I am not surprised that is the limit in the object.

 

Do you actually have a manufacturer that can produce a sliding door with 6 tracks (1 fixed and five sliding to the same side)?

I can't say I have ever seen one, but that is not to say one can't be made.

 

I think you have come to the limit of the default Archicad sliding door.

You might need to create your own object with something like the Library Part Maker add-on (unless you are good ad GDL coding).

 

Barry.

One of the forum moderators.
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