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Changing the hinge and swing sides of a door is easy to do using its edit handles or the Change Opening/Hinge Side and Change Swing Side edit buttons.

You can also use the edit handles to switch the side of the door connected to the doorway if there is no hinge - as is the case with slider, pocket and bi-fold doors.



To change a door's hinge side with the edit tool

1. Launch Chief Architect and Open  the plan that contains the door you want to change.
   
   
   
2. Next, using the Select Objects  tool, select the door.
   
   
   
3. Click on the Change Opening/Hinge Side  edit button.
   
   
   
   

To change a door's hinge side with the edit handles

1. Launch Chief Architect and Open  the plan that contains the door you want to change.
   
   
   
2. Click the Select Objects  tool and click on a door to select it and display its edit handles.
   
   
   
   
   

1. Click the triangular edit handle that displays near the end of the door symbol and drag this handle across the door and parallel to the wall in which the door is placed.
   
   
   
   
   
   • When you place your cursor over this handle, it displays as a circular arrow .
     
     
     
2. When you drag the handle far enough, the door hinge side will move to the opposite side of the door.
   
   



3. Release the mouse button and the hinge will remain on the opposite side of the door.
   
   
   
   

To change a door's swing side using the Edit tool

1. Launch Chief Architect and Open  the plan that contains the door you want to change.
   
   
   
2. Next, using the Select Objects  tool, select the door.
   
   
   
3. Click on the Change Swing Side  edit button.
   
   
   
   

To change a door's swing side using the Edit handles

1. Open a plan or create a new plan with at least one door or in it.



2. Click the Select Objects  tool and click on a door to select it and display its edit handles.
   
   
   
3. Click the triangular edit handle that displays near the end of the door symbol and drag this handle across the door and perpendicular to the wall in which the door is placed. 
   
   
   • When you place your cursor over this handle, it displays as a circular arrow .
     
     
     
4. When you drag the handle far enough, the door hinge side will move to the opposite side of the door.
   
   
   
   
   
5. Release the mouse button and the hinge will remain on the opposite side of the door.