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Garage door swing AC10

TDabney
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Please forgive me if this has been recently discussed - I've been busy at work and unable to follow along w/AC-Talk as often as I'd like. I've always been a bit confused with the way AC establishes what side of the door is the inside vs. outside, but usually can adjust things to get the look I'm after. I'm having a difficult time w/the garage doors in AC10 however - please see the attachment below.

Basically, in the wall shown, the "inside" is up and the "outside" is down. In plan view, the garage door should be located toward the "inside" of the wall as shown by the door to the left - however in doing so, in elevation, the exterior face of the door is facing "inside", not "outside". The only way to get the door panel to show the exterior face to the "outside", is to locate the door to the "outside" of the opening. Ofsetting w/in the opening doesn't seem to work w/garage doors?

Where am I going wrong?

Thanks,
Tom
TND Architects P.L.L.C.
macOS 12.7
2021 16" MacBook Pro
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Anonymous
Not applicable
I wish it was that easy. I have been there done that. Once you choose the correct opening direction (which places the door finish/pattern at the exterior) it still puts the door flush to the exterior of the wall, not set back to the interior like it should be. I still think that Peter is right that there is an error in this library part(s). Every garage door in the (us) V10 does this.

Jim