Window Trim location

[nahekul]

Is there a way to move the exterior/interior window trim to the edge of the rough opening/jamb instead of the face of the sash?

 

[Pat Stanford]

Look up Wall Closures. They offer a fair amount of flexibility in how objects/trim interact.

 

Several threads on here. Also check out Vectorworks University for this subject.

[nahekul]

We've tried using wall closures but the problem is we cannot control the colour of the wrap independantly from the cladding. 

 

For example, if the exterior cladding is white, we cannot have the wall closure as dark. 

 

In the image, the left window is how we want the trim to work. (Currently done with lintel as a workaround. This doesn't work with corner windows.)

The 2 on the right is with wall closure with the cladding wrapping in, which is not what we want. 

 

[Tom W.]

9 hours ago, nahekul said:

We've tried using wall closures but the problem is we cannot control the colour of the wrap independantly from the cladding. 

 

For example, if the exterior cladding is white, we cannot have the wall closure as dark. 

 

In the image, the left window is how we want the trim to work. (Currently done with lintel as a workaround. This doesn't work with corner windows.)

The 2 on the right is with wall closure with the cladding wrapping in, which is not what we want. 

 

 

It would be GREAT if you had more control over the position of the exterior trim/architrave + could use it to line door/window reveals. This is a big problem for me too + I most often end up making my own symbols to do it. Perhaps @Matt Panzer could say whether the trim/architrave function has featured in the recent moves to upgrade/enhance the Door/Window tools or will do in future...? Would it be particularly complicated to add a width offset like we have for the sash?

 

I never use Lintels so didn't realise you could do that - good tip! But again, you don't really have enough controls to make it representative plus it just seems to clip the Wall in Top/Plan without displaying any actual geometry (there is no 2D class)...?

 

[Matt Panzer]

On 9/9/2023 at 2:41 AM, Tom W. said:

It would be GREAT if you had more control over the position of the exterior trim/architrave + could use it to line door/window reveals. This is a big problem for me too + I most often end up making my own symbols to do it. Perhaps @Matt Panzer could say whether the trim/architrave function has featured in the recent moves to upgrade/enhance the Door/Window tools or will do in future...? Would it be particularly complicated to add a width offset like we have for the sash?

 

We do have a number of enhancement requests to allow applying an offset to the trim like this.  While this is not currently in the pipeline, it is something I'd like to add fairly soon.