How to Add a Glass Door in Revit

Adding a glass door in Revit typically involves placing a door family designed with glass components. The method depends on whether you are adding the door to a standard building wall or a curtain wall.

While glass doors can be added to standard walls, often when users refer to adding a "glass door" in Revit, they are thinking of a storefront-style door within a curtain wall system. The process for adding a door to a curtain wall is slightly different than for a standard wall.

Adding a Glass Door to a Curtain Wall

Adding a door to a curtain wall in Revit replaces one of the wall's existing panels with a door panel. This is a common way to integrate glass doors into modern building designs.

Here’s how to add a door to a curtain wall:

1. Ensure the Door Family is Loaded: You need a door family specifically designed for curtain walls. These families replace a curtain wall panel. If you don't have one loaded, go to the Insert tab > Load Family and browse for curtain wall door families (typically found under Doors > Curtain Wall).
2. Identify the Target Panel: Navigate to the view (Plan, Elevation, or 3D) where your curtain wall is visible. Hover your cursor over the curtain wall panel where you want the door to be placed.
3. Select the Panel: Use the Tab key to cycle through the selectable elements until only the curtain wall panel highlights. Click to select the panel.
4. Unpin the Panel: Curtain wall panels are often pinned by default. Look at the properties palette or the contextual modify tab; if the pin icon is active, click it to unpin the panel. You cannot replace a pinned panel.
5. Replace the Panel with the Door: With the panel selected and unpinned, go to the Properties palette. Use the Type Selector dropdown menu (where it currently says "System Panel: Glazed" or similar) and select the loaded curtain wall door family from the list.
   • Reference Insight: As shown in the provided reference, you "Select it [the panel] select the door that you've just loaded in. And it's done." This is the key step in the process.
6. Verify in 3D View: Switch to a 3D view to confirm the door has been placed correctly and is oriented as desired. The reference specifically suggests checking the 3D view "just to make sure that it's uh placed where you wanted it to be."

Quick Steps for Curtain Wall Doors

Here's a quick summary table for adding a curtain wall door:

Step	Action
Load Family	Load a curtain wall door family (Insert > Load Family).
Select Panel	Hover over the panel, use Tab to isolate, click to select.
Unpin Panel	Select the panel and click the unpin icon or option.
Change Type	In Properties palette, change the panel's type to the door family.
Check in 3D	Verify placement and orientation in a 3D view.

Adding a Glass Door to a Standard Wall

For standard walls (like basic walls, generic walls, etc.), you use the standard Door tool.

1. Load Door Family: Ensure a door family with glass components (like a glazed entry door or an interior door with lites) is loaded (Insert tab > Load Family).
2. Activate Door Tool: Go to the Architecture tab and click the Door button.
3. Select Door Type: In the Properties palette, choose the desired glass door type from the Type Selector dropdown.
4. Place the Door: Hover the cursor over the standard wall where you want the door. Click to place it. You can use the spacebar to flip the door's orientation before clicking.

Both methods allow you to incorporate glass elements into your building design in Revit, providing flexibility for different architectural styles.