Parameters for door openings, opening tab

Door opening parameters

Shape

This is where you select the shape of the opening.

Opening direction

You specify door swing style and the door swing symbol of the smart symbol.

The most recently used door swing style is displayed. To disable the door swing symbol, click Off.

Door leaves with double lines

When you enter a value other than zero for Offset, Allplan creates two lines at the offset specified for the door leaf. Offset = 0 produces a door leaf consisting of a single line.

Angle

You can specify the opening angle for specific door swing symbols. The default is 90 degrees.

Parameters

Depending on the type of opening you want to use, you can set the following parameters here:

Width of opening

You can save and retrieve the width of the opening using Save Favorite File and Open Favorite File.

Height of sill

Enter the height of the sill. To associate the height of the opening with reference planes or other elements, click the Setup button.

Opening height or

Enter the height of the opening. (The height represents the distance between the top of the sill and the bottom of the lintel.) To associate the height of the opening with reference planes or other elements, click the Setup button.

Height to rise or

This setting represents the distance between the top of the sill and the start of the rise.

Rise at top

This setting is only available with circular and polygonal openings.

Enter a value.

(1) Rise
Fig.: Examples of rise

Rise at bottom

Segments at top

This setting is only available with circular openings.

The higher the value, the smoother the arch.

(1) Rise
(2) Segments in rise
Fig.: Examples

Segments at bottom

The parameters are displayed in the Preview area.

Relative height

Click Height... to define the height of the opening. You can define the height as an absolute value. You can also associate the height of the element with default or custom reference planes or relative to other building elements.

Relative to TL, BL

The height setup is represented by icons. Click Height... to make changes.

French door

When you enable this check box, the door opening is given the internal identifier called ‘French door’.

French doors have the following properties:

• Smart window or door symbols which are inserted in a French door are created with a door swing.
• French doors are labeled correctly.
• French doors can be evaluated and analyzed in schedules.

Library element 1 to n

To insert defined SmartParts or smart symbols in the opening, click in the Library element 1 to n area and select the SmartPart or smart symbol in the Library palette.

If you want to insert several SmartParts or smart symbols, all you need to do is increment the number by 1 for each additional library element and select the library element in the library.
Click to switch off the currently selected library element.

Sill: format properties

You can specify which format properties are used to display the door sill:
Pen, Line and Color or Layer

This is where you can assign a layer to the architectural element or, in the case of elements with multiple construction layers, you can assign a separate layer to each construction layer.
The Select Layer/Visibility tab of the Layer dialog box opens so that you can select a layer.

Note: Basic layer settings such as Layer’s format properties and From layer, line style are taken into account and displayed in the dialog box. The settings made are represented by the relevant layer symbol. Consequently, you cannot make entries.

Note: This setting applies to the current door opening; it is retained until you change it.

Sill

You can specify how the door sill is displayed on screen.

This is only available when the Reveal option is enabled.

Reveal

Create reveal element

You can choose to show or hide the reveal here. Set the parameters for the reveal on the Reveal tab.

Retrieve reveal

If you have defined reveals and saved these as favorites on the Reveal tab, then you can select them here without having to switch tabs.

Click and follow the instructions.