SusanC Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Hi, In the past I've created glass shower doors (in a glass wall) with no trim, but this is the first time I've done it in X6. There used to be an option in the dbx to shrink the frame around the glass door down to nothing, but I can't seem to locate that option in X6. Am I missing something or remembering incorrectly? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 No Casing, No Frame. Separate Tabs in the dbx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanC Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 Thanks Joe. Well, I'm feeling pretty dense because I must be missing something very obvious. In X5 I remember being able to adjust the frame in the dbx, but in X6 I do not see that option. This is a .jpg of my dbx. Under which tab is the option to delete the frame hiding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebdesign Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Try the "Jamb" tab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanC Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 Not there. This is what I see in the "Jamb" tab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanC Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 The Jamb tab options are grayed out, meaning I can not alter them. Is there something else I need to click first to get access to that tab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Turn Casings ON, UnCheck "Has Jamb, Turn Casings OFF. For some reason the developers didn't think we should have independent control of Jambs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 That is not the door jam it is the panel frame. Go to the general tab and put 0 in the panel frame option. It will automatically put 1/16 as the frame size when you do that. I don't think CA will allow you to go to zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebdesign Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Oops. Didn't read it close enough. Builtright3 has the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebdesign Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 & you can make the door as thin as the glass & use the material painter to change the 1/16" door frame to your shower glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 In the attached picture is about as close as I could come to a frameless door. Check video 1553 if you want. It was from X3. I don't know if they came up with a completely frameless door yet in the new versions. At least I don't see it. If anyone else has some info on this please let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I tried to change the color of the frame but I could not find a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Got It! Go to your eyedropper on your wall glass and then zoom in on the frame and change the color that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Just change the door to a SLAB instead of PANEL. IOW, do not use a "GLASS" Door (Door Style). Use a Slab Door, set it to 3/8" thick and make the material "Glass" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Thanks Jim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I tried to change the door to a slab but could not change the material to glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 How did you try to change it? Don't use the eyedropper. Open the Door dbx, select the Materials Tab and change it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Ok, so with the slab door you have to change the interior and exterior materials. Not just the door materials. That's better, no frame as all now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 The GLASS DOOR is really a Framed Glass Door such as you would have for an Exterior Sliding Glass Door or a French Door. It's actually pretty easy to create a Glass Door Symbol from a simple 3D Box. It would only have one material which could be "Glass". OTOH, once you define one Glass Shower Door, You can add it to your Library and use that every time without having to go thru all the editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanC Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 Wow, why didn't I think to use a slab door and change it to glass?! That is brilliant! Thanks!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebdesign Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Just change the door to a SLAB instead of PANEL. Nice one, Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Wow, why didn't I think to use a slab door and change it to glass?! That is brilliant! Thanks!! I appreciate the compliment but a Glass Shower Door really is just a "Glass Slab". It's just the way my brain works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtright3 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Worlds ugliest shower! I know someone else started the topic but I improved my shower skills now. Thank You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 For those tile walls , you might want to use the "Wall material region" instead of the room DBX--wall coverings. You will have more control exactly where the material ends, The room method ends the tile at the wall, using the WMR you can extend the tile to the outer edge of the curd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I usually make the Glass Walls "No Room Definition" and use the Wall Material Region for the Tile. I either use a "Shower Pan" and change it's material or I use a "Pony Wall" for the Curb. The advantage (to me) of not having the shower defined as a separate room is that I can do Interior Elevations of the entire space rather than having a separate set of elevations for the shower and another for the Bathroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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