GSG - Vectorworks Architect 2016 - 07 Inserting Doors Video Lecture | VectorWorks Architect: Become an Expert - Design Softwares

you've completed the shell of the
building so the next step for you in
this project is to add the doors and
entrances to the first and second floors
as always you nee first need to set up
the correct layer visibilities and
options in the navigation palette set
all design layers to invisible except
design layers floor one and scan one set
floor one as the active design layer and
also choose show snap others from the
layer options drop-down menu if this
option is not already selected you
should already be in top plan view but
if you are not simply press the zero on
your number pad to return to the top
plan view to Center the building in your
drawing area you can press the fit to
objects button in the view bar now
you're ready to start inserting some
doors to begin select the door tool from
the building shell tool set and click
the Preferences button in the tool bar
in the general tab set the width field
to three feet and the height field to
seven feet
in the jam tab set the width field to
three quarters of an inch and check the
option use wall depth in the leaf tab
choose solid from the leaf drop down
menu then click OK to return to the
drawing zone to the left portion of the
building so that you can see the angled
wall that meets the round wall in the
top left using the openings shown in the
PDF from scan one as reference click
once on the existing angled wall from
floor 1 near the center of the leftmost
door opening in scan 1 now move your
cursor above the wall and to the right
so that the door leaf sits to the top
left above the wall once the door has
the correct orientation click again to
insert the door in the wall let's do
this again with the openings shown to
the right of the door you've just
inserted with the door tools still
active click at the center of the
opening and position the door leaf to
the top right then click once more to
insert the door notice the second door
was placed with the exact same door
settings as the first door any new doors
placed in this file will also have these
parameters until you go back to the door
settings and change them there are
several more doors using exact same
settings as the first to insert your
doors at the same locations as shown in
this video
don't forget to set up your doors flip
correctly before inserting them
you
here's what you should have when you're
done now you'll need to change the door
settings to place a different type of
door in this wall the door tool should
still be active so click the Preferences
button in the tool bar and in the
general tab set the width field to 6
feet also change the configuration
drop-down menu to swing by part then
click OK to return to the drawing and
place the door at the current opening
shown in scan one also make sure the
door is flipped so the swings are inside
the room after placing this door you'll
again need to access the door tool
preferences from the tool bar so you can
modify the parameters once more to place
a third type of door on the first floor
this time when the dialog box appears in
the general tab change the width field
to 5 feet and the configuration drop
down menu to slider
additionally set the open angle field in
the 3d visualization tab to 45 and click
OK to return to the drawing area with
the zoom tool or the scroll wheel on
your mouse zoom to the room to the left
of the stairs in the bottom left portion
of the building next with the door tool
click at the midpoint of this wall and
set the flip so that the slider is
opening at the bottom now place another
door in these walls with the same
orientation don't forget to snap to the
walls midpoint before inserting the door
now all of the doors for the first floor
are complete
before you can begin inserting the
second-floor doors you'll need to set
design layers for one and scan one to
invisible a design layers floor 2 and
scan two to visible additionally make
floor to the active layer
as you would expect the same type of
doors from the first floor will also be
used on the second floor so instead of
resetting the parameters in the door
settings we can use the create similar
objects command to place a door with the
same exact settings as the doors already
in your file to do this let's
temporarily make floor one the active
layer again then right-click on the door
found in the bottom right corner of the
building and select create similar
object
notice the door tool is still active but
the door preview has changed to that of
the door you just clicked now you can
make floor to the active design layer
again and begin inserting the doors at
the same locations as shown
you
again don't forget to use the opening
shown in scan 2 as a reference also
remember that the flip for the doors in
your file should match that of the doors
shown here
here's what you should have when you're
done
that's it for the doors
you can now render in OpenGL and take a
look at your progress with the flyover
tool
then return to a top plane view when
you're ready to move forward