dimensioning to centre of doors and windows rather than edges

[CanadaChristine]

Can anyone help me find the settings necessary to change dimensioning from dimensioning to the centreline of openings instead of the edges/jambs?

 

I'm using X 15 on a Mac laptop

Edited April 28, 2023 by CanadaChristine
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[Chrisb222]

14 minutes ago, CanadaChristine said:

Can anyone help me find the settings necessary to change dimensioning from dimensioning to the centreline of openings instead of the edges/jambs?

 

I'm using X 15 on a Mac laptop

 

[CanadaChristine]

Thank you Chris.  I did play with those settings, but for some reason they did not seem to take effect before.

[Chrisb222]

33 minutes ago, CanadaChristine said:

Thank you Chris.  

You're welcome, but I've noticed you've been marking your own closing posts as the "Solution" when you're given assistance by other members. I noticed that on a post that @rgardner helped you with earlier. I assume you're doing that to just close out the thread so others don't think it still needs to be addressed, but the purpose of marking a post as the solution is so that others who may have the same question can quickly find the post that solved the problem, not just to close out the thread.

 

42 minutes ago, CanadaChristine said:

I did play with those settings, but for some reason they did not seem to take effect before.

 

Just to expand– That is the type of default setting that will only apply to new dimension strings drawn after the setting change. Some default settings will apply to existing dimensions, but the "locate" settings will not. That may be why it didn't seem to take effect before. 

 

Anyway, welcome to ChiefTalk! 

 

[CanadaChristine]

Ahh, I understand now.  Thank you for clarifying both of those items for me Chris, especially the matter of "solution".  I did indeed misunderstand the purpose of that.  Thanks for your patience with a "newby".