Chief Architect Help Database - Article Number: 294
How to Change the Hinge Side or Swing Direction of Doors
The information in this article applies to:- All Home Designer programs
I would like to know know to change the door hinge placement on a door in my plan.
You can adjust both the side of a hinged door that the hinges are located on, and the direction that the door swings using either the edit tools, or by the door's edit handles.
To change a door's hinge or swing side using the edit tools
- With your plan open, click the Select Objects
button, then click on a door to select it.
- Click the appropriate Change Open/Hinge Side
or Change Swing Side
edit tool button.
To change a door's hinge or swing side using the edit handles
- With your plan open, click the Select Objects
button, then click on a door to select it.
- Move your cursor over the triangular handle that displays at the end of the door, near the location of the door knob. The cursor icon changes to a circular arrow .
- Click and drag this edit handle parallel to the wall that the door is placed in to move the hinges to the other side of the door.
- Click and drag this edit handle perpendicular to and through the wall that the door is placed in to change the direction that the door opens.
- You can also drag this handle to adjust the angle that the door is open.
- Click and drag this edit handle parallel to the wall that the door is placed in to move the hinges to the other side of the door.
- When you release your mouse button, the door's hinge side, swing side, and/or angle will be changed.
Last updated on: Dec 20, 2012
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