Dynamic Door With Rotation

[jkoll66]

I'm having trouble figuring out how to rotate the "door width" grip while leaving the actual parameter untouched. Any help will be appreciated. File attached.

 

 

AutoCAD 2016

Dynamic Door.dwg

[Sarah Jayne]

Ok I am not sure that I understand your question but I will attempt to help you anyway:

 

1) click on the whole object (door width and skirting edging/wall and then click 'explode' (the button which is an image of a blue cube that looks like it has been blow apart))

2) click on the door width (all 4 lines of your rectangle) and then press 'R' and 'O' on your keyboard. The option rotate should appear click on that.

3) select your point of rotation (presumably the location of the door hinge bottom left of your rectangle

4) move you mouse and position the door manually or you can literally just type in your chosen angle and press enter on your keyboard (i.e. press '4' then '5' then Enter and then your door should rotate 45 degrees.

 

Hope this helps!

 

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Edited January 13, 2016 by Sarah Jayne

[ReMark]

Sarah: The OP is talking about a dynamic block not a regular block.

[jkoll66]

Yes, It is a dynamic block. When I rotate the entire block using the rotate grip the grip for the linear parameter doesn't move with it. If I include the linear parameter with the rotate action it skews the doors when I rotate the block. I hope that clarifies my issue. Thanks!

[steven-g]

There are all sorts of things going on in this block, (nicely done by the way) .As you have found some parameters have odd effects on other actions, and some actions on other parameters, once you start combining things in dynamic blocks life gets kind of fun. Anyway try the attached, I think it does most of the things you want, just a bit differently. One big issue is when a flip isn't centered on the insertion point and you start stretching, and rotating, then your block starts wandering away from the base point.

Dynamic Door(1).dwg

[jkoll66]

Thanks Steven, I'm still experimenting and trying to figure out dynamic blocks. I'm finding out the smallest mistakes can throw off an entire block.

[jkoll66]

Steven, I need your help again. I have a double door that I want to rotate. It works fine except the rotate block grip moves away from the block when I rotate it. I've tried everything I can think of to make it stick, but it always moves. Thanks.

[steven-g]

can you post the block, there can be so many reasons. And it is easier to see what is going on rather than guessing

[jkoll66]

Sorry, I meant to post it, but you know.

Dynamic Dbl Door.dwg