Double Door

[hisdiamond]

Hello everyone, This is so ironic, I'm needing some help on the same project. (This thread was up 4 years ago from another student)The only difference is that the rocker is optional. So let's concentrate on the door symbol. I layered my wall blue and my doors red just as it show on the example drawing. My challenge is making sure I put in the correct units to get the correct dimensions. The doors have to be 2'6" wide and 6" thick. The Arc to use is 3 points. So where do I begin?

Edited April 25, 2014 by hisdiamond
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[ReMark]

What project are you referring to?

 

Since there is no example drawing attached we obviously cannot see what you are working on.

 

You just want to know how to show the door in plan view and what symbol to use?

[ReMark]

Is this kind of what you are asking about re: how to show a double door?

[hisdiamond]

I'm sorry, I was so excited to see someone working on the same project I was working on, I responded in the reply. That thread was back in 2010 when a student attached a drawing of a door symbol and a rocker. I'm currently taking an on-line class in AutoCAD 2012. I hope that helps in finding the drawing I'm referring to.

[hisdiamond]

The posting with the exact drawing was in April 2010 from a Numerics....

[ReMark]

I am not familiar with the project. I'd have to find the post/thread you are referring to.

[ReMark]

The posting with the exact drawing was in April 2010 from a Numerics....

Yeah, I found it. I don't see what problem you could possibly be having. The double door sketch is quite simple. You draw a rectangle, a single line and an arc then you mirror the three objects. Done.

 

Lines drawn at angles can be done in a few different ways. Was this not covered in class? Same goes for arcs. If it comes right down to it you could draw a circle and a couple of temporary lines to trim away the portion you don't need then erase the temp lines.

 

What exactly are you stuck on?

[ReMark]

This is the sequence I recommend you follow.

It uses the Rectangle, Line, Circle, Trim and Mirror commands.

To draw the line for the door start the line command then for your input type the following exactly as shown: @30

The two magenta lines are there solely for trimming out the circle. One of them is vertical; the other can be any angle you choose.

 

Got it? Good. Now go do it. Post an image of your results after you have completed the drawing.

[hisdiamond]

It is quit simple and it sounds ez. But when you are a beginner, it can be a little complicated. I don't have direct contact with anyone online and I'm reading from a PDF file that I download. I could be thinking to much into it. I thought about trimming as well but the construction lines kinda intimidated me. (lol) I can do lines but the dimensions have to be exactly as mentioned. (ref to your last post via mobile) I got it. Thank you.!!! You made it look soo ez... I'm visual in some things so I needed to see how it's done. Yay!

[ReMark]

There are only two dimensions called out: the width of the door and the thickness of the wall. There is no thickness on the door because it is being shown as a single line and there is no length given on the wall.

 

Construction lines can be useful and should not be thought of as intimidating since they can be erased immediately after use. It's not like you are drawing this on a piece of paper with a pencil or a pen.

 

Are you going to draw the rocker too?

 

I find the grouping of those two objects in the same exercise as rather odd.

[ReMark]

For anyone interested in the "project" this thread is referring to click on the link below.

 

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showthread.php?47051-Double-Trouble!-%28Help-on-Double-Doors-Drawing%29

[hisdiamond]

The walls are to be 6" thick and the doors are to be 2'-6" wide. The rocker is "optional" and since I'm a little behind, I'm going to skip that one. I have 9 more units to go an I have until May 9th to finish in order to get a certificate.

[hisdiamond]

To Remark,

 

 

I drew your example and my dimensions were off. What other suggestions can you give to make sure my snaps are on point?

[ReMark]

How could they be off? A double door consisting of two 30" doors has an overall opening of 60".

 

Your snaps will be "on point" only if you have OSnaps (like endpoint, midpoint, quadrant, center, etc.) enabled.

 

Attach a copy of what you have drawn so far to your next post.

[ReMark]

To recap, all you have to do is draw a single rectangle, representing your wall, a single line, representing one half of the double door, and a arc. Once those three objects are created then mirror them using the endpoint of the arc that lines up with the bottom left hand corner of the wall. Before you start make sure that 1) Othomode is enabled for the wall, and 2) that you have your OSnap settings already defined and enabled.

 

A slightly different way to approach the drawing would be to draw the rectangle for the wall. Next, draw a line straight down at a distance of 30. Use the Rotate command to rotate this line -45 degrees (the basepoint of the rotation is the end at which the line is attached to the wall). Draw a circle with a radius of 30 using the same basepoint. Draw two temporary lines to use for trimming the circle (see my previous image). When done, erase the two lines and mirror what remains. Done.

[hisdiamond]

GM Remark,

 

What you have sent and explained is definitely on point but the dimensions I have to show is the walls must be 6" thick, the doors 2'6" and swing open 5'. I believe the arcs I think my units and snap points are off. I'll try to send what I have.

[ReMark]

I don't see a problem with any of those dimensions. My test drawing met all the requirements; so should yours.

[hisdiamond]

When I used the @30

[ReMark]

If the line extends beyond what you can see on your screen then do a zoom > extents. Maybe you are zoomed in too tight to the geometry.

 

There is nothing in this drawing exercise even an old computer could not handle and by old I mean a XT 80286 (remember those)? They were 16-bit.

[hisdiamond]

lol... That sounds like that was before my time. Anything before the 60's is ancient. (No offense to anyone) does my precision have to be set at 0,0? I've tried almost every precision listed to get the exact dimension. I must have comfused the heck out of my computer... I also tried changing my snap spacings. I want to pull my hair but these extentions can be expensive. I have to bring a little laughter in so I wont get frustrated.