Sweet New Plugin from Garry Kernan is in the pipe.

[Garry K]

I am adding a number of features to Door Maker Pro and will put out a Gold version very soon. I have a beta version currently in testing.

I want to change some coding that deals with mullions and panels for cathedrals and arches. I also want to finish off the door jambs portion. Should be released in a couple of weeks.

Here are some pictures of what it can do.

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[Krisidious]

[Pixero]

That looks very interesting.

[Krisidious]

Yeah it does... no more looking for the right door, just make the one you want on the fly.

[juju]

Excellent! Seems like something I've been looking around for.

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[olishea]

really cool plugin! would be nice if there was a pivoting hinge option (for very large doors).

[Garry K]

If you could post a sketchup file with a door and a pivoting hinge I'll take a look at it. It seems to me that you would have to make changes to the door jamb.

Setting the pivot to a non 0 value for the actual door is the easy part. These doors support Interact. However I haven't figured out how to get the second part of a bifold to slide and open in conjunction with the first part just rotating through around 75 degrees.

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[juju]

any chance of adding a door swing indication (when looking on plan view) that can go on a separate (user definable) layer?

[Krisidious]

good idea juju...

[jtri]

Rixson pivot hinges are commonly used in commercial construction. The head and floor need to be machined for the pivots and some times the jamb if a center hinge is required.http://www.rixson.com/pivottypes/
Great plug in!

[Garry K]

I can put a direction symbol like an arc and an arrow for 2D plans.
You are suggesting to put the direction information on a user defined named layer.
Please provide an example of what you would like to see for a direction symbol

That pivot hinge looks interesting. Looks like the door will complete clear the casings and can open 180 degrees.

This pivot hinge allows a door to open both directions.

[Krisidious]

I like the simple plan view for door swings, full 90 or 35/45 degrees. as for layers... it's going to be different for everyone. whatever is easy for you. I would think ANNO_DOOR would do. I don't know about other people, But I use a component system with a door symbol layer inside the door so i can turn on a symbol for the door schedule. a symbol would be nice if we're annotating.

[olishea]

@garry k said:

I can put a direction symbol like an arc and an arrow for 2D plans.
You are suggesting to put the direction information on a user defined named layer.
Please provide an example of what you would like to see for a direction symbol

That pivot hinge looks interesting. Looks like the door will complete clear the casings and can open 180 degrees.

This pivot hinge allows a door to open both directions.
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Just thought it would be a nice addition to your plugin. People tend to use pivot hinges on very large external doors (>1000mm wide) although you do see them internally from time to time. I believe there is also another pivot hinge that just acts as an axle directly though the door, might be wrong but the type you have posted looks a bit more intricate than the ones I have seen, unless I have misunderstood the mechanism.

[Garry K]

Looks good.

A basic bifold door essentially uses a pivot hinge. The pivot is a small distance from one edge and on the center line. If a large door is to swing both ways then the pivot needs to on the center line. Doors that swing 1 way can have the pivot offset.

It appears that the top jamb is not rabbeted and if the door swings 1 way you can have the side jambs rabbeted opposite to each other.

If you have a door that swings both ways then side jambs are not rabbeted.

[olishea]

ah I see, thanks!

[Garry K]

OK - I've added a pivot point. This 1000 mm wide door has a pivot point at 300 mm
It is on the center line. Should be good enough.

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[olishea]

thanks! great addition, these doors are very much in fashion at the moment. looks to be a great plugin!

[juju]

I cant' wait to see the finished product!

[Garry K]

Testers found a few bugs that I am working through. I've also learned a bit and I believe that I will be able to handle opening and closing of bifolds.

The dowel is just to show you where the pivot point is.

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[Garry K]

Here is a working version of a pair of bifold doors.

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Pair of Bifolds