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Guidelines for Door Header Construction

Mar 20, 2025

Lecture Notes: Creating Headers for Doors

Initial Setup

  • Walls Setup: Ensure walls are pulled up before starting work on doors.
  • Group Interaction: Double-click into the group to ensure you're working within it (indicated by a gray dashed line around the model).

Front Door and Side Light

  • Tools Needed: Tape Measure, Line Tool, Push-Pull Tool, Eraser Tool.
  • Height Setting: Front door set at 7 feet (residential doors typically are 6'8", but exterior doors may be taller).
  • Process:
    • Use Tape Measure tool to set an inference from the bottom line.
    • Use Line Tool to create a header from the guide intersection and edge of the wall.
    • Use Push-Pull to extend the header across the wall.
    • Clean up edges with Eraser Tool.

Interior Doors

  • Standard Height: 6'8" for interior doors.
  • Process for Each Door:
    • Use Tape Measure tool to set the height from a point on the bottom edge.
    • Use Line Tool to create a header aligning with the green axis.
    • Use Push-Pull to extend the header.
    • Erase extra lines and guidelines.

Linen Closet and Bathroom

  • Tight Space Considerations: Push-pull walls up initially.
  • Inference Usage:
    • Use the end point of a set distance/header as an inference point for alignment in tight spaces.
    • Hover over endpoints to help align next steps.
  • Axis Usage: Use red and green axes to maintain alignment.

Hallway and Other Areas

  • Process Repetition: Same process repeated for doors down the hallway.
  • Geometry Management: Ensure not to drag push-pull too far to avoid messy geometry.

Addressing Challenges

  • Powder Room Issue:
    • Use X-ray mode to view and cut openings.
    • Use Rectangle Tool to create a front face and infer its proper size.
    • Push-pull to cut the wall opening.

Pocket Doors

  • Adjustment:
    • Use Push-Pull tool to adjust pocket doors to the top.
    • Apply the same process to closet doors and laundry room.

Final Adjustments

  • Mudroom and Kitchen Area:
    • Use push-pull to adjust wall lengths and align with pocket doors.
    • Revisit any lines or faces causing issues and explore possible adjustments.

Process Management

  • Saving Work: Regularly save your progress, especially before starting work on windows.

These notes summarize the key processes and tools used in setting up doors and headers in the model, addressing challenges, and ensuring clean geometry.

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