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Problems with Parameter Transfer Between Doors.

Anonymous
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I thought it may be useful to give a heads-up to the probable reason behind a problem that crops up occasionally with pocket sliding doors in AC12 refusing to be centred in the wall.

If you set up a 'normal' hinged door, e.g. D1 12, with 'frame thickness = wall thickness' set, then use the parameter transfer function in the library part window (ctrl+alt+click) to copy parameters to a pocket door, e.g. D1 Pocket 12, this pocket door will not allow you to adjust the reveal (which is used to center it) as it still thinks this frame thickness parameter is still set, but it gives no option to adjust it with the object itself.

I notice that the casing lining to the door doesn't appear correctly either, so I'd advise not parameter transferring to these doors from hinged doors for the moment, until it is fixed (if ever!).

They do work correctly if set up from scratch, thankfully.
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Stress Co_
Advisor
I was able to transfer parameters to a pocket sliding door (AC12) and get the panel to center in the wall.

The strange thing is ... the "Sill/Reveal Depth" is grayed out (i.e. locked) in three locations in the Door Selection Settings. You have to open the "Reveal" detail to adjust the depth.

BTW.... The Sill Depth settings were "locked" prior to transferring parameters.
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Marc Corney, Architect
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Laszlo Nagy
Community Admin
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I suppose if you create a Pocket Door from scratch, the setting will be fine.
Must have gone wrong because of the Parameter Transfer.
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Stress Co_
Advisor
A start from scratch door doesn't work for me.
The settings are locked...... everywhere except the "Reveal" sub panel.
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

Mac OS 10.15.7 (Catalina) //// Mac OS 14.2.1 (Sonoma)
Processor: 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 //// Apple M2 Max
Memory: 48 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 //// 32 GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8GB //// 12C CPU, 30C GPU
ArchiCAD 25 (5010 USA Full) //// ArchiCAD 27 (4030 USA Full)
Laszlo Nagy
Community Admin
Community Admin
I just encountered this problem in our office with a collegue of mine.
It seems that you need to go to the Reveal page of the Door Settings panel of the Dialog.
There are so many Reveal types now that probably the developers found it better to disable these settings as with many of the Reveal types they do not apply.
This is with INT Window/Doors.
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