topic Re: Door Dynamic Block Library in Dynamic Blocks Forum

Door Dynamic Block Library

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 04:19:44 GMT

Hello Everyone,

This topic is for everyone to post their Door Dynamic Block ONLY. Please do NOT post other kinds of blocks here. Post your block and I will add it to solutions so sticks to top of the list for easy search.

I know there is a topic called "Dynamic Block Show Off..." and we can post everything there. However, I have started a way of organising D-Blocks in this community by creating a topic for each specific block. This is the Second of this series and will be for Door Dynamic Blocks ONLY. Please do NOT post other kinds of blocks here.

"The Value of anything is upon the amount of time you spend on it." (Said me)

Thanks and Cheers

Behzad

Single Hinge Door Dynamic Block

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 04:40:27 GMT

I start,

I post my Single Hinge Door dynamic block that has options needed in drafting in glazing industry.

In this block you can:

1- Change the panel with

2- Change frame depth

3- Change the frame on left and right separately

4- Change door depth within the limit

5- Flip both ways

6- Use align grip to align with any line

Note:

1- I do not have wipe out because I don't need it in drafting and it hides what that sometimes shouldn't.

2- Dimensions are not printable because the different scales and styles we may use.

3- Some values not shown in properties menu to keep the menu simpler and easier to read. They are changeable with grips.

I hope it will be useful for some.

I forgot to mention, any advise is kindly and warmly appreciated 🙂

Cheers,

Behzad

Single Pivot Door Dynamic Block

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 05:39:39 GMT

Now,

This is my Single Pivot Door dynamic block that has options needed in drafting in glazing industry.

In this block you can:

1- Change the panel with

2- Change pivot offset

3- Change Glass Type (Laminated / Not laminated)

4- Change Glass Thickness (I have to thank Ojuris who showed me how to limit the visibility of glass thickness in another block and I used here)

5- Flip both ways

6- Use align grip to align with any line

Note:

1- This panel may be used in framed or frameless system and does not need to have the frame in visibility action.

2- Dimensions are not printable because the different scales and styles we may use.

3- Some values not shown in properties menu to keep the menu simpler and easier to read. They are changeable with grips.

I hope it will be useful for some.

And again any advise is kindly and warmly appreciated 🙂

Cheers,

Behzad

Double Hinge and Pivot Door Dynamic Blocks

Anonymous — Thu, 05 May 2016 02:08:40 GMT

Hey everyone,

Here are double door dynamic blocks for hinge and pivot.

I hope you like them.

If you open and you see any issue in blocks behaviour or if you have any suggestions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Cheers,

Single Pivot Door Dynamic Block

s60088g — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 01:37:23 GMT

Hello - I've been struggling with trying to modify the standard dynamic door block in AutoCad. I was able to change the door thickness but when I change the angle, then it shows a thicker standard door. I was happy to find your glass door. I would love to use it but could you make the parameters for inches, no millimeters? Also, how could I change the thickness of the connector of the door pull? The connector is a thinner diameter than the pull itself.

Hope that you can help!

Sandra.

Re: Single Pivot Door Dynamic Block

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 02:23:50 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for your interest.

Unfortunately I have no idea about inches. It is doable but very time consuming. Sorry.

Kind Regards,

Re: Single Pivot Door Dynamic Block

LA_Amir — Sun, 08 Sep 2019 19:56:36 GMT

Can you please do a tutorial for this one or if you have already made it please send me the link
I am struggling with the pivot leaf
I found out how to pivot the door but when I add the arc it rotates all of it and it has to be fixed in one point
Thanks

Re: Single Pivot Door Dynamic Block

s60088g — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:48:37 GMT

I've tried adding a sill to the standard block but it appears in an odd location and not where it appears in the block. Hope that someone can help.

Re: Single Pivot Door Dynamic Block

h_s_walker — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:28:25 GMT

Post the block so we can have a look at it

Re: Door Dynamic Block Library

tim_crouse — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 00:40:39 GMT

Here is a Double / Single Door

And another version with a shaped frame, typical too much detail for a plan view . .

Best Regards

-Tim C.

Re: Single Pivot Door Dynamic Block

s60088g — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 17:56:19 GMT

Thanks, HWalker.

I used the Autocad standard door at 2'-6" and added a line for the sill (just one for now) and I added it to the various parameters. When I adjusted the block, the line was out of place by 2 feet up and one foot over. The door looks fine until I make it a 3-0 instead of 2-6 and then the line for the sill jumps. I did add it to the width paramenter so I'm at a loss to understand this.

Re: Single Pivot Door Dynamic Block

h_s_walker — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 09:24:40 GMT

@s60088g

You do not need to add the sill to all the "angle stretches", you only needed to added it the the ScaleArc. You didn't need to add it to the "move swing" either.

See the attached drawing.

Re: Single Pivot Door Dynamic Block

heather_o — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 20:05:46 GMT

I just came across this pivot door and I love it. But I'm working in imperial and not metric. I'm trying to learn how to create dynamic blocks and I'm drawing my own version of this door. However, when I rotate the door, I want the door swing to move with it. Instead the arc is going past the door that is closed. How do I get the arc to not rotate at the bottom, yet rotate at the top?

Re: Single Pivot Door Dynamic Block

tim_crouse — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 11:03:20 GMT

You have to go into the block editor and r-click the rotate action and select modify. Then select the door swing to add it to the rotation action.

Set the block to unitless and it will scale as required when you insert it into a drawing. Unless you really want to re-draw it.

Best Regards

-Tim C.

Re: Single Hinge Door Dynamic Block

mj.jackson85 — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:27:08 GMT

When rotating the leaf, how did you get the hidden arc to update with the rotation of the leaf?

Re: Single Pivot Door Dynamic Block

Jake_CAD — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:17:36 GMT

Is there a trick to using unitless in this way to convert between units? I cannot get this to work.

Re: Double Hinge and Pivot Door Dynamic Blocks

Jake_CAD — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:27:44 GMT

What is the trick to get the swing line to show using the angular dimension? I have compared your block with mine and cannot fathom the difference when it comes to the angular dimension.

Re: Door Dynamic Block Library

duncan_rambley_bambley — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:42:10 GMT

I've tried looking at a couple of the blocks here, and I can't tell what I'm doing wrong. Could someone have a look at what I've drawn and tell me where I'm going wrong? I'd really appreciate it!

I want the door width to stretch, I want the door to be able to rotate. I can get it all to work as I need it to, until I use the flip parameter. That's when the geometry goes a bit funky and I can't seem to work out why.

Re: Door Dynamic Block Library

h_s_walker — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:05:28 GMT

@duncan_rambley_bambley I know it sounds weird, but you need to add the actions to the flips.

If you don't flip the actions the "selection window" stays where it is and could fall outside of the linework which you need to move. See the attached drawing

Re: Door Dynamic Block Library

duncan_rambley_bambley — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:58:09 GMT

When I created the flips I'm fairly certain (can never be 100%!) that I added the flip actions last, to make sure I had all parameters set, then just selected everything in the drawing. Does this not automatically add the actions to the flips? If not, exactly how do you add the actions to the flips?

EDIT: I've just realised if I set BACTIONBARMODE to 0 I can do exactly what you said! Thanks! 🙂