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Mirroring Controls
Also, in the plan view you notice there are mirroring controls. They allow you to mirror the 2D and 3D
geometry about the origin. Mirroring controls are useful for moving the door from a right-hand to a left-hand
door, and for changing the door swing from an inside-out to outside-in.
Plan View
Exterior Elevation View
3D view
The following procedure is a general procedure for creating a door family. Your steps may differ based on
design intent.
1 Click File menu
2 In the Open dialog select Door.rft from the Templates folder, and click Open.
3 In the floor plan view, use the tools on the Design Bar to create the geometry for the door.
4 Change to the interior elevation and create the geometry that you want to see in that view. This
5 If desired, modify any of the permanent dimensions.
6 Select the solid geometry and click
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Generally, a door in plan view is displayed in a symbolic form. Use the Lines command to sketch
the symbol.
would typically be any solid geometry for the door, moldings, and glass (Extrusions).
To do this place the cursor over the dimension text to highlight it, and right-click. Click Edit
Label and enter a name for the dimension. This name appears in the properties of the family.
You can modify the name to change all occurrences of that family type in the project, or you
can use it to create other family types with varying sizes.
Family.
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