The DoorsV8i MDL application is a full featured MDL application used to automatically Place Door symbols on 2D Architectural floor plans. Doors may be placed in either Multi-lines Walls or Parallel Wall Lines. Openings are automatically cleaned up. Door types, sizes, swings, headers, and frames are selected from the Tool Settings. A settings dialog is included to customize placement parameters. All door symbols are created as group cells with names (no cell library is required). All symbols meet industry standards. A Place Wall feature is also added. A toolbox of placement and modification tools is included.
This application provides a simple alternative to using cell libraries to store many variations of door types.
This application is 2D only, if used in a 3D file it will simply place 2D elements.
The application defines the following keyin commands:
DIALOG TOOLBOX DOORS
PLACE DOOR
DELETE DOOR
PLACE WALL
The application is loaded with the Key-in: MDL LOAD DoorsV8i
The application was originally created for:
MicroStation SE
PowerDraft V7
MicroStationJ
and is now compatible with:
MicroStationV8i
The application was last revised by:
Myron E. Bollman, PE, LEED AP
ProCADDj
Granger, IN 46530
e-mail: info@procaddj.com
website: www.procaddj.com
The DoorsV8i MDL is Shareware (a distribution method, not a type of software).
Shareware allows you to try before you buy.
This is a complete working version. The unlicensed version allows for an evaluation prior to purchase. The user is allowed 10 trial runs. Because overhead is low, the cost is also low. If after evaluating DoorsV8i, you find it to be valuable tool, please return to this web page and forward the suggested amount to ProCADDj via the PayPal link below. A license key file will then be emailed to you which will allow unlimited use of the application.
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After confirmation of payment ProCADDj will email you the license key file to allow unlimited use of the application.
Version 5.7.0
1. Beta release
Version 7.1.0
1. Initial public release.
Version 7.1.2
Enhancements and Fixes:
1. Changed location of pulldowns in ToolSettings dialog, so that AccuDraw shortcut (~) can be used to dynamically select swing.
2. Eliminated WallWidth field. Instead add new feature to have user select each wall edge, which in turn find minimum distance. If using a MultiLine for wall, this feature is not invoked.
3. Added "Rotate Door" button to allow user to dynamically rotate door if it appears outside of wall. Optionally the user may reset and choose the other wall edge. This feature can be easily accessed by using the "ESC" key to set focus to the ToolSettings. and then hit and "enter" key (as this is the default button). This feature is needed for multiline walls also.
4. Include new file "doorstg.ini" file to allow user to select their own Company Standards, when the "Defaults" button is hit in the "Settings" dialogbox. The location of this file is determined by the path variable defined in the "doors.cfg" file.
5. If frame type "None" is selected, swing types LHR & RHR are disabled.
6. Added "doors.cfg" file to set variables. This file should be placed in the MS/J Appl directory or alternately the variable definitions could be added to the users configuration files.
Version 7.1.3
Enhancements and Fixes:
1. Added a variety of fixes
2. Added new Door Icons to Tool Setting for door type selection
3. Added support for sliding doors
4. Added 45 degree swings & 180 degree (full) swings
5. Added swing weights option to settings dialog
6. Added new icon for settings dialog and moved it to toolbox
7. Wall Openings can be placed by turning off the "Door:" & "Frame:" toggles in the Settings DialogBox, the user may want to keep the "Header:" toggle on.
Version 7.1.4
Enhancements, Fixes, & known problems:
1. Added new "Delete Door" tool to toolbox, this new will delete our door cell and heal the wall opening. It includes support for healing up to 16 parallel wall lines, and multi-line wall openings. Occasionally some wall lines may not be redrawn correctly, or may be missing, especially when when wall lines are 'linestrings' or lines are on certain angles. Hopefully this will be debugged in future versions. User should be able to "undo" any errors.
2. Added new "Place Wall" tool to toolbox. Licensed version includes a pre-defined walls style file, for use with the MicroStation Settings Manager dialog. Additionally users may create their own wall style files and configure them as their default in the doors configuration file. Walls may be placed as multi-lines or as just parallel lines (dropped multi-line).
3. Enhanced the default door rotation when a wall line is selected. This now works most of the time. There will still be times when the user may need to rotate the door while in drag mode prior to placement. Since this is still not 100% fool proof, therefore the "ROTATE" pushbutton is still included on the place door ToolSettings.
4. The "Place Door" command has been improved to delete up to 16 parallel wall lines within the selected door opening after placement is complete. This is not 100% assured in every case, but seems to work quite well in this version.
5. Added ability to reject first wall line selected when placing a new door (previous version forced snapping).
6. Added 'On-Line' help HTML file.
7. Added "user-defined" door size option.
Version 7.1.5
Enhancements and Fixes:
1. Added new "Jamb" symbology options to the Door Settings dialogbox. If the "Jamb" toggle is ON, then the jamb lines (wall opening lines) will be placed based on the user defined jamb color, weight, and style. If the "Jamb" toggle is OFF, then the jamb lines (wall opening lines) will be placed using the same color, weight, and style as the selected wall edge line.
2. Fixed known problem finding default standards file (doorstg.ini).
Version 7.1.6
Enhancements and Fixes:
1. Added overhead and pocket door types
2. Added channel frames for overhead doors
Version 8.1.0
Enhancements and Fixes:
1. Initial release for v8.1.0.7
Version 8.1.1
Enhancements and Fixes:
1. Revised for v8.1.2.15
2. Added ByLevel weight, style, color support
3. Added Windows placement feature
Version 8.1.2
Enhancements and Fixes:
1. Fixed Place Wall Multilines
Version 8.1.3
Enhancements and Fixes:
1. Added Environment Variable to disallow: frames and door thickness
2. Fixed sliding and pocket doors
3. Added Bi-fold doors
Version 8.11.5.17
Enhancements and Fixes:
1. Recompiled for Version V8i
Disclaimer
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
Updated: 14-Apr-2009
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