Place a Door

Use the Door tool to place doors in walls of the building model. An opening is automatically cut into the wall to accommodate the door.

1. Open a plan, section, elevation, or 3D view.
2. Click Architecture tabBuild panel (Door).
3. If you want to place a door type other than the one displayed in the Type Selector, select a different type from the drop-down.
   Note: To load additional door types from the Revit library, click Place Door tabMode panelLoad Family, navigate to the Doors folder, and open the desired family file.
4. If you want to tag doors automatically as you place them, click Modify | Place Door tabTag panel Tag on Placement. Then specify the following tagging options on the Options Bar:

   If you want to…	then…
   change the orientation of the tag	select Horizontal or Vertical.
   load additional tags	click Tags (see Load a Tag or Symbol Style).
   include a leader line between the tag and the door	select Leader.
   change the default length of the leader	enter a value in the text box to the right of the Leader check box.

5. Move the cursor over a wall to display a preview image of the door.

   When placing the door in plan view, press the Spacebar to flip the door hand from left to right. To flip the door facing (make it swing in or out), move the cursor closer to the inner or outer wall edge.

   By default, the temporary dimensions indicate the distances from the door centerline to the centerlines of the nearest perpendicular walls. To change these settings, see Temporary Dimension Settings.

6. When the preview image is at the desired location on the wall, click to place the door.