Doors with Frames

One big problem of the 'out of the box' revit door families is the doors don't have a frame. Take a close look in plan or elevation, the door is simply a panel cutting the wall. There is some trim which shows up on the interior and exterior of the wall (typically found in residential construction) but the doors have no frames.

Is this how we really build? Last time I checked we had frames around our doors, and they showed up in plan, but using the normal revit doors, you don't get this. Another danger is using these out of the box families, if you use the data in the doors to populate your schedules (which you should be doing) than the data could be wrong. A door panel width, and the wall opening are not the same.

What is the solution? A custom door family Don't worry, it's already been created and tested and is just waiting for you to use it in your project. It cuts the wall properly, it has different graphics for course, medium, and fine detail levels, and it is entirely parametric.

You can find this wonderful family in our family library: H:\Studios\Barnes Studio\General\Revit Content\ZAS Library\Div 08 - Openings\Doors\Combined Panels

No more not seeing your door frames in plan!

Left: 'Out of the Box' Revit door, Right: Door with frame