Modifying Door Style to show Trim & Modifying Default Door/Wall Styles.

[BonaventureDesign01]

Our company specializes in apartments, and we've decided to move forward with more "detailed" plans of our apartment units, which includes using walls that are actual sizes that show the thickness of gypsum board, sheathing etc...

One of the decisions was to also show the trim around all doors. I've read some of the posts on this Forum, and elsewhere on the internet, but still can't quite figure out how to accomplish what I want.

Door Styles

1. We want to use the default doors that come with AutoCAD Architecture. We want to modify these doors so that they show the door trim in plan view, elevations don't matter as much, but it would be nice.
2. I've added Custom Block Displays to the Hinged-Single door in one drawing. However, when copying to another drawing, the Custom Block Display does not transfer, even if I bring the blocks in first.
3. I've tried to modify the Hinged-Single door style in the "Door Styles (Imperial).dwg" file located in the "Architectural/Documentation/Multi-Purpose Object Style Path" folder path listed under Options > AEC Content. However, these modifications don't change anything when I create a new drawing and import the Hinged-Single door via the Styles Browser.

Wall Styles

1. I've modified multiple wall styles to match the appearance and behavior we want to see. I've also added a couple new wall styles reflecting the UL assemblies we typically use. How do I get these added to the Default set of Wall Styles?

Default Hinged-Single Door as found in Door Styles (Imperial).dwg file. Changes to this door (such as changing frame thickness) aren't transferring when door is inserted in new drawing via Styles Browser.

Default Hinged-Single door style that comes with AutoCAD Architecture. Modifications aren't coming into new drawings when door is imported via Styles Browser.

Hinged-Single door style that I've modified in another drawing using Custom Block Display to show the door trim as we want to see it. These Custom Block Display settings are not transferring to other drawings when I try to copy this door over to a brand new drawing.

Hinged-Single Door modified with Custom Blocks to show trim. Does not transfer to other drawings.

[pendean]

@BonaventureDesign01 If you need per-drawing settings to be present in ALL files, you need to develop and create the appropriate TEMPLATE file(s), then start there when you need "... a brand new drawing...".

Note: giving your custom changes unique names may help too, so you are never fighting AutoCAD's inherit need to use the named content in the file instead of copy/pasting from others. In general copy/paste in AutoCAD does require you the user to think of everything that may break that ability well ahead of time.

HTH

[R_Tweed]

One thing, keep it separate.  Create a style dwgs of your own and store your styles in each.  Place those dwg's in a readily accessible folder that will not get deleted when upgrading to your next version of ACA.  I have mine in a network drive r:/company/styles and I name my dwgs company-doors, company-walls etc.

When you go to insert a door/window/wall.  and select the browse feature there is an option to manage content library..

This option will allow you to add your custom library to each style browser (wall, door, window)  Anything you customize, should be saved as a new dwg in a library dwg with your own naming convention. Naming convention is important so that you do not have duplicates.  This concept applies to dynamic blocks, multi-view blocks. Everything.  This will be helpful with future upgrades and re-installs. Leave all OTB materials, styles alone.