Doors

• Changing the Hinge Side or Swing Direction of Doors

  You can adjust both the side the hinges are located on, and the direction that the door swings using either the edit tools, or by using edit handles.

• Creating a French Door

  A standard French door can be easily created using the standard Door Tools

• Creating a Transom and Side Lites for a Door

  Multiple windows can be grouped together to create transoms and side lites for your doors.

• Creating an Arched or Transom Doorway

  An arched or transom doorway can be added to a plan in Home Designer by using the Doorway Library.

• Creating an Opening in the Stem Wall for a Garage Door

  If certain conditions are not met, a stem wall will not recognize a garage door above it, and will rest on top of the stem wall.

• Displaying Door and Window Opening Indicators

  You can show the opening direction for Casement, Awning or Hopper windows in your plans using the Layer Display Options.

• Modifying a Garage Door

  Garage doors with windows, or lites, can be easily created using the Door Specification dialog.

• Placing a Column in a Doorway

  Place columns in doorways by overriding the snap settings.

• Placing a Railing in a Doorway

  Place a railing within a doorway by holding down the Ctrl key and moving a No Room Definition wall.