Exact stud placement in exterior walls

[ChiefTesoroTX]

(first question here ever, I've spent hours searching for an answer) 

 

I want to align studs on an exterior wall so that the first stud out from a corner is cemtered a specific distance from the corner (e.g. 18¼" out), with the rest of the studs 24" O. C. from the first.  This is so that the exterior sheathing (a custom 4 × 4 Hardie + EZTrim design) has perfectly spaced studs for nails to hit. 

 

I'd rather not have to manually move every one of them.  Is there a way to set this up and let the auto-framing take over?  Basically something that would emulate "start auto-framing this wall here with this first stud exactly in this spot then do your automated thing 24" for the rest."

 

 

[ChiefTesoroTX]

Just now, ChiefTesoroTX said:

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Chief Architect Premier X16

[glennw]

Have a look in help for Framing Reference Markers.

The setting is in Wall Specification>Structure>Stud Layout

[robdyck]

One of the best things you could do is to always position your project so a major building corner is at 0,0 on the x /y coordinates. This helps in many walls and for many projects means you woudln't need to add a framing reference.

Even better is to already have the framing reference marker positioned at 0,0 in your template plan and use it as a guide to start drawing walls. Then, if some condition requires the framing to be adjusted, the framing marker can be moved.