Doors with sliced off-beveled tops? Dormer condition doors?

[rob2218]

see attached image.

query: need to make a custom (or if there is some in the library of doors) beveled top type doors for "dormer" conditions we have up north in the U.S.A.
How to?

[Anonymous]

Hello Rob,
The answer to your question is YES to both parts.
Peter Devlin
P.S. It is safest to model your door in a new project
and use only slabs.

[rob2218]

OK, it's all looking good now...with a few exceptions...

by the way..I don't think anywhere on the Archicwiki's nor the tutuorials does it say you MUST put the slabs,beams etc..on the project origin of "X"...so that's an important step NOT to skip.

So..now that I have my custom door object put in plan...how do I get the door to show a swing? How do I get the door to show "open in 2d mode"?
How do I get my door to be the right size?
it appears that there is a small discrepancy between the size of the door and where it's shown in plan? How?

[Anonymous]

Hello Rob,
To edit the 2D symbol do what Master Script says to do.

"EXTRA: MODIFY YOUR 2D REPRESENTATION
8 Select the placed window and choose File/Libraries and Object/Open object.
9 Select the 2D symbol and adjust the representation using 2D tools.
IMPORTANT: do not draw outside the windows' width
10 Close the Object window and save or choose save from the top menu."

The door size can be adjusted by changing the "A" dimension in the
parameter list.
Peter Devlin

[Erich]

I have been away from the computer for awhile. Peter, thanks for picking up my slack.

[Anonymous]

Hello Erich,
Your welcome .
I have a question for you.
Have you found that you needed to make
a parametric trapezoid door or window ?
I have found I needed both and made both.
They can make a four sided or five sided trapezoid shape.
I notice the AC library has a trapezoid window but no door.
I wonder why not.
Cheers,
Peter Devlin

[Erich]

Peter,

Yes, I have had need of both the trapezoidal window and door from time to time, particularly in my current office. I started adding that ability to my doors awhile ago but haven't finished yet - thankfully the office is getting a bit busier lately.

But the standard library should certainly have this as an option. Particularly in a program by architects for architects.

[Stress Co_]

rob2218 wrote:
My boss is gonna hang me by a tree for burning so much project time.

Sometimes you can burn more unbillable time than the cost of an add-on.
Check out Cadimage's Window & Door Builder
It has a it's drawbacks.... but (to me) it's very worthwhile.