Default Door Offset Distance from Wall Corners

[JNicholas]

How do I set a default offset distance for doors so they always snap or measure 4 inches off a wall when placed?

 

Thank you kindly for your feedback.

 

[Joe_Carrick]

The only thing I know that will do that is the width of the casing.

[JNicholas]

@Joe_Carrick Thank you for your reply.  Could be a good way to do it for now. I think there used to be a setting that would allow for a default door/wall offset - which would make place doors faster. 

 

[Joe_Carrick]

There are defaults for the number of trimmers and king studs.  However, those have any effect on the placement of the door.

The best we can do at this time is to use casing profiles that provide the width needed for the offset.

Edited Sunday at 04:18 PM by Joe_Carrick

[JNicholas]

@Joe_CarrickIn case you're interested, here's a solution from Rene Rabbitt.  

[para-CAD]

Your framers are going to want 3", 4-1/2", 6", or some other size so that they can just use 2x material.

Four inches in the framing world is an odd thing.

[CharlesVolz]

Howdy J,

I make sure the casing's width and reveal are close to what I want. Then I slam the door against the sidewall and use may arrow key to back away 1", which is may arrow key setting via grid snaps.

 

Best Wishes!
Charles

 

[JNicholas]

@para-CAD Thanks for the info! 

 

[Joe_Carrick]

14 minutes ago, JNicholas said:

@Joe_CarrickIn case you're interested, here's a solution from Rene Rabbitt.  

Basically that's what I do, but then I immediately edit the casing width to what I actually want them to be.

IAE, I've made a couple of suggestions in the Suggestions Forum.  The more suggestions on this and "Door Stops" the better.

Edited Sunday at 05:28 PM by Joe_Carrick

[DBCooper]

You can probably get what you want by mucking around with the casing width/reveal but at some point it might be easier to just place the window close and then set the exact position using your dimensions.

 

Basically, there is no default setting that allows you to place a window or door an exact distance from a wall corner so you might want to send in a feature request for this:

https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/forum/8-suggestions/

 

 

[Joe_Carrick]

4 minutes ago, DBCooper said:

You can probably get what you want by mucking around with the casing width/reveal but at some point it might be easier to just place the window close and then set the exact position using your dimensions.

 

Basically, there is no default setting that allows you to place a window or door an exact distance from a wall corner so you might want to send in a feature request for this:

https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/forum/8-suggestions/

 

 

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