Double sliding "Pocket" door? (one sided)?

[rob2218]

hello all,
I haven't been on here in a while but here's my question:

Where can I get a double sliding pocket door where the 2 panels reside only on one side of the door sliding area? Right now the single pocket door I see don't have the option to add another door panel. Please advise. The object I'm looking for is basically the "pocket door" but with a second panel on the same side as the first panel. By "same side" I mean two door panels that slide into one pocket on one side of the assembly.

[Barry Kelly]

rob2218 wrote:
... I mean two door panels that slide into one pocket on one side of the assembly.

How does that work?
Wouldn't it mean that the two door panels are locked together to act as one?

I would make a custom door panel that looks like two door panels side by side and then use that in the single pocket door (doubling the width of the frame).

Barry.

[rob2218]

thanks Barry.
The two doors are not necessarily locked as one.
Let me see if I can explain it with words...I'm better at explaining on a sketch but here goes.
imagine a pocket door with one leaf, well just add another and make the pocket area wider.

When you pull on the one pocket door, the other leaf doesn't come out until the first leaf is fully extended, then the second pocket leaf panel is pulled by the end of the first....I'm surprised Archicad doesn't have a "door number" in the pocket door object for how many pocket door leafs we can add....oh well.

[Anonymous]

Cadimage Doors and Windows will do that.

[rob2218]

thanks....yeah...now I just need a pocket-sliding door from Archicad to perform that function.
That is the exact door I need.....I just can't justify paying $$$$ for just one door.
I"m sure CadImage has many many other great tools....oh well.

[Anonymous]

That one tool does every door and window I have needed for the last 10 years.

[Barry Kelly]

rob2218 wrote:
thanks Barry.
The two doors are not necessarily locked as one.
Let me see if I can explain it with words...I'm better at explaining on a sketch but here goes.
imagine a pocket door with one leaf, well just add another and make the pocket area wider.

When you pull on the one pocket door, the other leaf doesn't come out until the first leaf is fully extended, then the second pocket leaf panel is pulled by the end of the first....I'm surprised Archicad doesn't have a "door number" in the pocket door object for how many pocket door leafs we can add....oh well.

Ahh I get it.
I hardly ever use pocket doors and I was thinking a narrow internal wall that would only have the width for one panel - not 2 sliding next to each other.
Thanks for the explanation.
Barry.

[aahatimo]

any new objects for v17 out that do this without cad image door builder?
thanks!

[Karl Ottenstein]

Searched and couldn't find one, Tim... but... the new Search feature in the settings dialog helps here with at least the basic pocket door.

The US "D1 Pocket 17" has the same messed up behavior that it has had since AC 6.5: it has no concept of the wall thickness and sticks the door slab against the face of the wall instead of centering it.

By searching for "pocket" in the Door Settings Dialog, I came up with "Pocket Door 17" which must be in the International library... it is works properly - reading the wall thickness and centering the pocket properly.

So, heads-up to all on that anyway...

On this double-pocket thing: I've never seen one in real life. (Well, other than ballroom temporary dividing walls, which is something else.) How common are these in new construction? What manufacturer?

[Anonymous]

All the goofy pocket doors you want are in my library:

Go to my site, www.dmsdesign.us, hit the 'links' button on left menu bar; My full GDL library is available for download at the bottom of the page. You'll need the full 'DMS Doors' folder, so it can access all the macros. My single-direction model lets you choose how many leaves you'd like.

Sometimes, I just do it with an empty opening (with a schedulable marker) and put the leaves in as separate objects. Depends on the situation.

Karl - Use giant pocket doors in the tropics all the time... They're pretty awesome. Look at the Kohala Makai house on my projects page.

They're also very common on Kiwi and Aussie houses.