Nanawall Door Options Not Showing up in X16 Exterior Door Specification

[DHerb2014]

I've been trying unsuccessfully for past 30-minutes to have Nanawall's catalog populate in X16 in the Exterior Door Specification dbx. When I select the door in Floor Plan and open up the dialog box, the current bi-folding Nanawall door is shown (WD66 panel) with six leafs in 3D view. I want to change it to a different Nanawall door (NW 640 Aluminum). When I click on "Library" it doesn't give me the Nanawall catalog?

 

I downloaded the current Nanawall catalog from Chief, and it's in the Chief Library. Why isn't Nanawall showing up in the Exterior Door Specification dialog box?

 

 

Edited April 9 by DHerb2014
Too much info previously

[DBCooper]

The "NW Aluminum 640" you are showing in your picture above says it's library type is "doorways".  This means that it can't be used as a door panel.   You can only choose library symbols that are marked as "doors" to use as a panel.  You could probably just delete your existing door and place the 640 one from the library into your plan.

 

Also, it looks like you have some libraries that need to be updated.  That's what the little chasing arrows icon next to them means.

 

[DHerb2014]

Thanks for the response. I updated all libraries/catalogs in the Library. Thanks by the way...

Still nothing when I'm on the Floor Plan and select various options in "Door Style:" - Use Default, Slab, Glass Slab, Library, etc.. Nanawall pops up in the search from Library, but doesn't populate and give me the different door types. See screen shot (No Nanawall Door).

 

The only way I know that Nanawall catalog is available is by going to the Library. See screen shot (Nanawall in Library).

[DBCooper]

Chief has two different types of library objects related to doors.  One is called a "doorway" and the other is called a "door".  Personally, I think Chief should rename these because I have seen lots of people get confused by what they call them.

 

The "doorway" library object is what I think of as the actual door because it includes the door panel, jamb, casing, hardware, and everything else that you get when you have a door in a wall and open the door specification dialog.

 

The "door" library object is really just a door panel symbol.  It's just a single panel and nothing else.

 

When you have a door in a wall, and you open the door dialog and then click on the library button for the "door style", you can only choose a door panel symbol from the library.  You can't choose a "doorway" library object.

 

It's the same reason that when you open the cabinet dialog that you can only choose a cabinet door symbol for the door style and you can't pick an actual cabinet.

 

So if you want to use the "NW Aluminum 640" door in a plan, you will need to find it in the library and then click on a wall to put it in your plan.  You can't choose it from the door dialog as a "door style" because it is not a door panel symbol.

 

[DHerb2014]

DBC, many thanks for your description of what's taking place. I didn't know this, and your explanation is spot-on. Crazy that with all of the updates that CA provides, that something simple like this could be implemented. I've been using Chief since 1998, and always learning new tips such as yours. Again, thanks for all of your help!