To Add Components to a Door Style

Use this procedure to add or edit custom block components in the display representation of door styles.

  1. Create a block for the component to add to the door style.

    Create the block in the same plane as the door that you use to represent the style.

  2. Click Manage tabStyle & Display panelStyle Manager.
  3. Expand Architectural Objects Door Styles.
    Note: Alternatively, you can select a door, and click Door tabGeneral panelEdit Style drop-downDoor Styles.
  4. Select the style you want to edit and click the Display Properties tab.
  5. Select the display representation in which to display the changes, and select Style Override.
  6. If necessary, click .
  7. Click the Other tab.
  8. Specify whether to add or edit a block component:
    If you want to… Then…
    add a new block component click Add.
    edit an existing block component select the component to edit, and click Edit. Proceed to step 10.
  9. Click Select Block.
  10. Select the block to use, and click OK.
  11. Specify whether to scale to fit the block component to the object by width, depth, or height, or to lock the XY ratio:
    If you want to… Then…
    set the block scale to the width of the object select Width.
    set the block scale to the depth of the object select Depth.
    set the block scale to the height of the object select Height.
    scale the whole block equally, so that one direction is scaled to fit another of the scale criteria select Lock XY Ratio.
    scale the block to its original size clear all options under Scale to Fit.
  12. Specify whether to mirror the block in the X,Y, or Z direction:
    If you want to… Then…
    create a mirror of the block in the X direction select Mirror X.
    create a mirror of the block in the Y direction select Mirror Y.
    create a mirror of the block in the Z direction select Mirror Z.
  13. Specify the X, Y, and Z location of the insertion point.
  14. Specify an insertion offset of the block in the X, Y, and Z directions.
  15. Specify whether the component is for the door frame, leaf or glass:
    If you want to… Then…
    add the block to the inside or outside of the frame click Frame Component, and click either Outside or Inside.
    add the block to all leaf components or to a single leaf component click Leaf Component, and click either All or Single. If you select Single, enter the component number.
    add the block to all glass components or to a single glass component click Glass Component, and click either All or Single. If you select Single, enter the component number.
    Note: If you specified Depth for Scale to Fit, the depth will be scaled to the glass thickness. You can scale to the door panel thickness instead by selecting Scale Depth to Panel Thickness.
  16. Click OK three times.

    Leaf and glass components are not available in some display representations.