Popular Post Andy Broomell Posted June 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2020 (edited) Here's a tutorial I made for creating custom door and window symbols that insert correctly into walls, both in 2D (with loci) and 3D (with Wall Hole Component). LINK: https://www.andybroomell.com/custom-doors-windows-vwx I typically use the parametric Door and Window tools for the first pass at a design, including placement and size, but when it comes to the next phase I replace these with custom-modeled symbols. This gives you full control over both the 2D and 3D representations. If the unit is modeled well in 3D, detailed elevations and section cuts can be taken directly from the model. Let me know if you have any feedback on the tutorial. Hoping to make more over time 🙂 Edited June 8, 2020 by Andy Broomell 10 Quote Link to comment
Anna Ethan Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Thanks for such a wonderful post, was looking to design a custom door. 1 Quote Link to comment
Markvl Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 On 6/8/2020 at 3:52 AM, Andy Broomell said: Here's a tutorial I made for creating custom door and window symbols that insert correctly into walls, both in 2D (with loci) and 3D (with Wall Hole Component). LINK: https://www.andybroomell.com/custom-doors-windows-vwx I typically use the parametric Door and Window tools for the first pass at a design, including placement and size, but when it comes to the next phase I replace these with custom-modeled symbols. This gives you full control over both the 2D and 3D representations. If the unit is modeled well in 3D, detailed elevations and section cuts can be taken directly from the model. Let me know if you have any feedback on the tutorial. Hoping to make more over time 🙂 Another great tutorial Andy. Precise and to the point. Very easy to understand. 1 Quote Link to comment
rudybeuc@gmail.com Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Thanks for this. I'll be reading through it a few times and have bookmarked it. I'm a longtime Autodesk user moving to VW and need all the help I can get. The videos aren't the best format for me and I hope you write a book on Vectorworks customization. Thanks, Rudy Beuc 1 Quote Link to comment
rudybeuc@gmail.com Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 How does one get the door leaf parts to scale independently? That is, How do you get the panels to scale while the rails and stiles maintain their appropriate dimensions? Thanks, Rudy Beuc Quote Link to comment
Tom W. Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 You can't. You'd need to create individual symbols for the different sized leafs if they have rails/styles you need to remain a constant size Quote Link to comment
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