brent m kjernisted Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Why can I not find it? I would like to add the door object to my library so I can insert the door in my walls. As well I have some door hardware with square backplates I would like to place on doors I create in Vectorworks. I disable the door hardware on the Vectorworks doors. How can I place this imported hardware on all my doors. I don't have Vectorworks Select, otherwise I might find some hardware I like there. Quote Link to comment
MaleXLR Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 I don't know whether mine has been the same issue, but often the object is not visible, although identified in the Object Info palette. Once dragged in, I have just been cutting, clicking a point on screen and then pasting, then wherever it had wandered off to it was back where I could see it! Other than that, just the obvious, ie: are classes set to Active Only and are there perhaps strange classes or layers embedded in the imported [or not imported] object? Quote Link to comment
brent m kjernisted Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 Your suggestion worked MaleXLR. I now have the door placed in the wall but how do I cut the hole in the wall. All I see is the casing and drywall, and the handle sticking through the drywall. Can the door be converted to a door symbol, so that when I place it in a wall a hole is booleaned, so you can see the door and not the drywall? What about imported hardware for the door. How do I place the hardware easily on the doors without hardware? How do I place the handles, specifically? Thanks Quote Link to comment
MaleXLR Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Slightly above my pay grade sorry, but I think if you create a symbol from your door there should be an option to "Insert in Walls" and I think that will do what you want. As far as hardware, I would probably create symbols from those and make sure that the insert point makes sense ie: maybe hinge insert located at the bottom corner of the door on the hinged side and handles insert located at the bottom corner of the non-hinged side, but I am sure someone will have a better way! Quote Link to comment
brent m kjernisted Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) When i drag my 3d door symbol onto the center of a wall this is what happens. The door cutout is to the right of the center of the wall and the door is about 5 ft back from the wall. Is there a problem with my wall or file? Can someone tell me what the black vertical lines are on the wall I am trying to insert the door in. Thanks EDIT: Thanks MaleXLR Edited May 10, 2021 by brent m kjernisted Quote Link to comment
Pat Stanford Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Edit the symbol and make sure that the Insertion Point (0,0 point in the Edit symbol window) is at the point where you want to door to insert. Usually this is either the center of the door or at one end of the jamb. 1 Quote Link to comment
brent m kjernisted Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 Thanks Pat. Do I read about insertion point in the manual or the knowledge base. I have not used Vectorworks much. I will try and make it at 1 end of the jamb. Quote Link to comment
brent m kjernisted Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 (edited) Here is the best video I found on insertion points. Thanks Edited May 11, 2021 by brent m kjernisted Quote Link to comment
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