Bifold External Stacking Door

JohnWB · March 12, 2015

Hi everyone in Australia some people use a large bifold stackable door lets say 5000 wide with around 6 or 7 panels to access their outdoor living areas. Is there a way or a work around to show these on a plan & elevation

Thanks for your help John

Ed_Downunder · March 12, 2015

I am following this topic because I want a 6 stacker all going left. Somebody help John.

Kiwideziner · March 12, 2015

Make up your own cad block for the plan view, have doors mulled together to achieve the elevations, I use differnet layers for each thing so I can turn off the 'proper door in the plan view.

this is an area chief needs a lot of work so we can specify doors and widows better.

bernie · March 12, 2015

here here, or is that hear hear??

Ed_Downunder · March 12, 2015

Make up your own cad block for the plan view, have doors mulled together to achieve the elevations, I use differnet layers for each thing so I can turn off the 'proper door in the plan view.

this is an area chief needs a lot of work so we can specify doors and widows better.

Thank you Graham.

Good tip work a treat

jollywheat · March 12, 2015

evening John & young Ed,

attached library should give you what you want.

they are symbols so you need to make the opening first & then insert these doors,

may need to make a single hinged door as the first leaf.

regards, Brian

folding doors.calibz

Ed_Downunder · March 12, 2015

Thank you Brian for sharing

They are in the library and will be useful.

JohnWB · March 15, 2015

Thankyou Brian that will help hopefully Chief will organise a suitable option in the programme sooner rather than later as these type of doors are becomomg much more common in the Southern Hemisphere

gbdesign · December 19, 2016

Thank You Brian for sharing with us,

I've spent many hours trying to formulate these types of Doors, which are "more the Norm than others, Down Under in NZ" in Chief.

We also use a lot of Awning/Fixed/Awning type windows, and it's quite a pain building up the Mulled Units, instead of a "library type".

Merry Christmas to All.

Garry B

dshall · December 19, 2016

On 3/12/2015 at 6:52 AM, jollywheat said:

evening John & young Ed,

attached library should give you what you want.

they are symbols so you need to make the opening first & then insert these doors,

may need to make a single hinged door as the first leaf.

regards, Brian

folding doors.calibz

I downloaded these but I could not find them. Why is it so hard to find this stuff. Wait, I just found them. These were created by the Great David Michael, I think it would be a good idea to credit David Michael for these.

Brian did a good job of explaining how to use these and yes CA could do a better job of incorporating these into there standard door options.

CAmichael240114 · December 19, 2016

Bi-Folding Doors

Make up the bi-fold door set using windows and block them, put them on their own layer, turn the layer off for plan view, on for 3D view.

Make a CAD detail of the doors in the opening in the open position with the revels and architraves/casings, put them on their own layer, turn them on in plan view.