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Defining a Door Family Solid Assigning Materials to View Geometry Drawing New Door Types Components Creating the Door Planthe Door Components the Door Leaf

In this lesson, you create a custom door family based on the definition of a flush exterior door. After you create the door leaf as an extrusion, you create new door types based on size and assign parameters respectively.

You also learn how to constrain the door design by adding labelled dimensions to specify values for the door width, height, and thickness.

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Drawing the Door Plan View Components Creating the Door Leaf Solid Geometry Assigning Materials to the Door Components Defining New Door Types

In this exercise, you draw the plan view components for the new door family. The door type has a variable height and width. Create a new family based on the default door template 1. Close any open projects or families. 2. On the File menu, click New Family. Metric

3. In the left pane of the New dialog box, select Training Files and navigate to the Metric Families and Templates Templates folder. Select Metric Door.rft, and click Open. 4. On the View menu, click Zoom Zoom All to Fit.

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5. On the Window menu, click Tile. Notice the four tiled views. The reference planes that display are part of the default door template, and represent the door opening profile. The door opening is aligned and locked to the reference planes. Labelled dimensions, part of the door properties, are also displayed.

6. Maximize the window, Floor Plan: Ref. Level. 7. Enter ZF; this is the keyboard shortcut for Zoom to Fit. Draw the door panel plan view representation 8. On the Design Bar, click Symbolic Lines. 9. In the Type Selector, select Doors [projection].

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10. On the Options Bar, click

11. Starting at the door hinge point on the lower left corner of the door opening, sketch a 1000 mm x 50 mm rectangle for the door leaf as shown.

Dimension the door panel 12. On the Design Bar, click Dimension. 13. Add a horizontal dimension from the left edge to the right edge of the door panel as shown.

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14. Add a vertical dimension from the top edge of the door panel to the bottom edge as shown.

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Add dimension labels to the door leaf 15. On the Design Bar, click Modify. 16. Select the vertical dimension that controls the door width. 17. On the Options Bar, select Width for Label.

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NOTE This same label is applied to the dimension referencing the door opening. Because labelled dimensions are parameters, a user can change the value of the Width parameter and all dimensions labelled with it change accordingly. 18. Select the horizontal dimension that references the door thickness. 19. On the Options Bar, select Thickness for Label.

Draw the door opening plan view arc 20. Select the dimension with the two EQ symbols and move it, along with the witness line controls, so it doesnt visually interfere with the door swing location, as shown.

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21. On the Design Bar, click Symbolic Lines. 22. In the Type selector, select Plan Swing [cut]. 23. On the Options Bar, click .

TIP If the Arc from Center and End Points command is not visible on the Options Bar, click the down arrow button, and select the command from the menu. When drawing an arc from center and end points, you first specify the arc center, then you specify each end point. 24. Enter SI, and select the intersection at the upper left corner of the door opening for the arc center point. 25. Select the upper right corner of the door opening for the arc start point. 26. Select the upper left corner of the door leaf for the arc endpoint. In the image below, the arc is selected so you can see the arc center and each end point.

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27. Proceed to the next exercise, Creating the Door Leaf Solid Geometry .

In this exercise, you create the solid geometry of the door leaf with an extrusion. Dataset: Continue using the family file from the previous exercise. 1. In the Project Browser, under Elevations, double-click Exterior.

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2. On the Design Bar, click Solid Form

Solid Extrusion.

3. On the Design Bar, click Set Work Plane. 4. In the Work Plane dialog box, under Specify a new Work Plane, select Reference Plane: Exterior for Name, and click OK. 5. On the Design Bar, click Lines. 6. On the Options Bar, enter 50 mm for Depth, and click .

7. Select the upper left corner of the door opening for the first corner of the rectangle, and then select the lower right corner of the door opening for the second corner of the rectangle.

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8. On the Design Bar, click Finish Sketch. 9. In the Project Browser under Elevations, double-click Left.

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10. On the Design Bar, click Dimension. 11. Add a horizontal dimension from the exterior face of the door extrusion to the interior face of the door extrusion. TIP When you add the witness line to the exterior face of the extrusion, use the TAB key to toggle to the extrusion reference, then click to specify the dimension witness line.

12. On the Design Bar, click Modify and select the dimension.

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13. On the Options Bar, select Thickness for Label.

14. In the Project Browser, under Floor Plans, double-click Ref. Level. Specify the visibility of the door leaf in plan view 15. On the Design Bar, click Modify. 16. Select the door leaf extrusion.

17. On the Options Bar, click Visibility. 18. In the Family Element Visibility Settings dialog box, under View Specific Display, select Front/Back, and clear Plan/RCP, Left/Right, and When cut in Plan/RCP. 19. Under Detail Levels, verify that Coarse, Medium, and Fine are selected, and click OK. 20. On the Options Bar, click .

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21. In the Element Properties dialog box, select Panel for Subcategory, and click OK. The solid geometry of the door is now complete. 22. Proceed to the next exercise, Assigning Materials to the Door Components .

In this exercise, you assign a material to the door leaf. This material designation controls how it displays in shaded and hidden line views. It also defines its appearance when rendered. Dataset: Continue using the family file from the previous exercise. Create a new material based on the existing red oak material 1. On the Settings menu, click Materials. 2. In the Materials dialog box, click Duplicate. 3. In the New Material dialog box, enter Oak Door for Name, and click OK. 4. In the Materials dialog box, under AccuRender, click for Texture.

5. In the Material Library dialog box, navigate to AccuRender/Wood/Oak,Red/Stained,Dark,No Gloss. 6. Click OK. 7. In the Materials dialog box, click OK. Assign the Oak Door material to the door leaf 8. Select the door leaf extrusion. 9. On the Options Bar, click . for Material.

10. In the Element Properties dialog box, under Materials and Finishes, click 11. In the Materials dialog box, under Name, select Oak Door, and click OK. 12. In the Element Properties dialog box, click OK. The door leaf is assigned the new Oak Door material. 13. On the Design Bar, click Modify. Assign the Oak Door material to the door frame 14. Select the interior door frame extrusion.

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15. On the Options Bar, click

. for Material.

16. In the Element Properties dialog box, click

17. In the Materials dialog box, select Oak Door for Name, and click OK. 18. In the Element Properties dialog box, click OK. 19. Repeat the previous five steps for the exterior frame extrusion. The door frame is assigned the new Oak Door material. View the new door 20. In the Project Browser, under Views (all), under 3D Views, double-click View 1. 21. On the View Control Bar, click the Model Graphics Style control, and select Shading with Edges.

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22. Zoom in on a door corner.

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The Oak Door material is now assigned to the door leaf and door frame. Flex the door model 23. Zoom out to view the entire door. Flexing the new family is an important part of the design process. By flexing the new component, you ensure it adjusts to the changes it may encounter once loaded into a project. 24. On the Design Bar, click Family Types. Try to move the dialog box off to the side so you can still see the door family next to it. This allows you to apply changes made in the dialog box and see how the new door reacts. 25. In the Family Types dialog box, do the following: Under Dimensions, enter 2500 mm for Height. Enter 1500 mm for Width. Under Other, enter 125 mm for Frame Width. Click Apply. Notice the door geometry adapts to the new dimension values.

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26. Return the door parameters to their original values. In the Family Types dialog box, do the following:

Under Dimensions, enter 2000 mm for Height. Enter 1000 mm for Width. Under Other, enter 75 mm for Frame Width. Click Apply.

27. Click OK. 28. Proceed to the next exercise, Defining New Door Types

In this exercise, you define new door types based on the door model that you have created. Dataset: Continue using the family file from the previous exercise.

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Define new door types with various heights and widths 1. On the Design Bar, click Family Types. 2. In the Family Types dialog box, under Family Types, click New. 3. In the Name dialog box, enter 925 x 2000mm for Name, and click OK. 4. In the Family Types dialog box, specify the following: Under Dimensions, enter 2000 mm for Height. Enter 925 mm for Width. Click Apply. Define the second new door type. 5. Under Family Types, click New. 6. In the Name dialog box, enter 750 x 2100mm for Name, and click OK. 7. In the Family Types dialog box, specify the following: Under Dimensions, enter 2100 mm for Height. Enter 750 mm for Width. Click Apply. Define the third new door type. 8. Under Family Types, click New. 9. In the Name dialog box, enter 1220 x 2134mm for Name, and click OK. 10. In the Family Types dialog box, specify the following: Under Dimensions, enter 2134 mm for Height. Enter 1220 mm for Width. Click Apply. 11. Click OK. You now have three new door types defined within your door family. 12. On the File menu, click Save. 13. Navigate to the folder of your choice and save the new door family with the name, Training Door.rfa. Load the new door family into a new project 14. On the File menu, click New Project.

15. In the New Project dialog box, under Template file, verify that DefaultMetric.rte is the Template file. Under Create new, select Project, and click OK. 16. On the Basics tab of the Design Bar, click Door. 17. On the Options Bar, click Load. 18. In the Open dialog box, navigate to the location where you saved the door family, Training Door.rfa, select it, and click Open. Place new door types in the project 19. On the Design Bar, click Wall. Use the default wall selection in the Type Selector. 20. Draw a wall segment 8000mm long.

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21. On the View toolbar, click

22. On the View Control Bar, click the Model Graphics Style control, and select Shading with Edges.

23. On the Design Bar, click Door. 24. In the Type Selector, select Training Door : 925 x 2000mm. 25. Add the door to the left side of the wall as shown.

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26. In the Type Selector, select Training Door : 750 x 2100mm. 27. Add this door to the center of the wall as shown.

28. In the Type Selector, select Training Door : 1220 x 2134mm. 29. Add the third door type to the right side of the wall as shown.

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30. You can close all files without saving. You now have three new flush exterior doors based on the new door family prototype. This completes the lesson, Creating a Door Family.