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Add and customize doors and windows in 3CAD Next

Elena Damiani
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In 3CAD Next, doors, windows, and French doors let you add openings to the walls of a standard or custom room. Each opening can be repositioned, resized, and customized, and you can use the Divider tool to split a window or door area into several smaller sections. This article explains how to add and edit openings, how to navigate between their variants, and how to use dividers.

 

What openings you can add to a wall

  • Doors
    • Hinged doors
    • Double hinged doors
       
  • Windows
    • Hinged windows
    • Tilt windows
    • Sliding windows
    • Awning windows
       
  • French doors
    • Hinged French doors
    • Double hinged French doors
    • Sliding French doors
    • 3-Panel folding French doors
    • 6-Panel folding French doors

 

How to add a door, window, or French door

  1. Open the room in the 3CAD Next planner.
     
  2. Select the 2D view. Opening configuration is only available in 2D.
     
  3. Select the wall you want to add the opening to.
    Note: Windows and doors cannot be added until a wall has been selected.
     
  4. Click the Catalog button to open the Library.

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  5. Click the Select walls icon between Library and Variants.

    3C_EN_Select_walls.png
     
  6. Select the Doors and Windows tab, then click the element you want to insert (Door, Window, or French Door). The element appears on the wall.
     
  7. Adjust the element’s position on the wall by dragging it manually or pressing the spacebar to open the Update position dialog.
     
  8. Click Projects in the top bar, then Save Project.

Note: You can switch between 2D and 3D at any time.

 

How to edit an opening

Reposition an opening

You can reposition openings in two ways: by dragging them, or by accessing the Update position dialog.

 

Method A: Dragging

  1. Click the opening to select it.


     
  2. Drag it to the new position.
     
  3. Click Projects, then Save Project.
     

 

Method B: Update position dialog

  1.  Click the opening to select it.
     
  2. Press the space bar to open the Update position dialog.


     
  3. Set the precise position.
     
  4. Click Update.

Note: Doors and windows can be repositioned only in 2D view.

 

Change an opening's settings (width, height, handle, and so on)

All opening settings can be found in the Variants menu. Here, you can modify the window or door’s dimensions, material, and other properties. The available variants depend on the specific type of opening.

Windows and French doors can also be modified using the Divider tool, which allows you to split an opening’s entire area into several smaller sections. For more information, see the article Using Dividers for Windows and French Doors.

Follow these steps to change an opening’s settings.

  1. Click the opening to select it.
     
  2. Open the Library from the Catalog button.
     
  3. Click Variants.


     
  4. Select the values you need. The available settings depend on the type of opening.
     
  5. Click Projects, then Save Project.

Note: Doors' and windows' variants can be accessed only in 2D view.

 

How to delete an opening

  1. Click the opening.
     
  2. Press Delete.
     
  3. Click Projects, then Save Project.

 

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