Inconsistent measurements for windows and doors

[SC_drafting]

I'm trying to dimension a floorplan, and for some reason my measurement lines aren't consistently measuring my window and door openings. I have them all set to half an inch under round numbers for width and height, but sometimes the dimension line will display the rounded number and sometimes the fractional number. Any ideas?

Inconsistent Window and Door Measurements Problem.pdf

[Rookie65]

Likely the openings are not drawn on the even 1/2" increment, so when they add them to make the full dimension of the wall they're in, it's throwing it off. I don't open plans to view, as an image is often better to view without opening up the computer to potential virus', etc. Nothing personal

[SC_drafting]

What do you mean by "drawn on the even 1/2" increment?" Do you mean the dimensions in the window dbx? Yeah, no problem about not opening the image, I just need to learn how to imbed pics.

[DBCooper]

Always best to post pictures instead of pdfs because pdfs have to be downloaded first to view them.

 

Assuming that your window is set to exactly 1/2" less than the nominal size (as in 31.5" instead of 32"), and your dimensions are rounding to the nearest 1/16", and your dimensions are actually locating the sides of the window (instead of accidently locating something else), I can't come up with a case where that might happen.  Even if your window is at some random distance along the wall, the window size should always be spot on. 

 

Probably best to post the plan files so that people can look into them to see what is going on.  Just an FYI, plan files usually need to be made smaller to post on the forum or posted somewhere else online with a link to them.  If you are trying to make a plan smaller, you can try making a zip file and if that is not small enough you can make a copy and delete things that have nothing to do with the problems.

 

I have no problem opening plans posted here.  I always use "file open" from within the program and avoid using double-click on downloaded files though.  I have never heard of anyone posting any plans with viruses here so I am not even sure if that is possible.