Andrew Mac Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 When Laying out my buiklding I know for example that I want one wall to be 9' wide- I have chosen a predefined wall with 2x6 studs, 1/2 sheathing on the outside and 5/8 gyp on the inside. I select the wall tool with the above perimeters and then hit tab to make the wall go 9'0 in the direction I want it and then I proceed to the next wall. I waould like to some how tell VW that to have the outside of stud to outside of stud to be 9"0 not the the overwall length- Is there a way to set this up? Quote Link to comment
Jeffrey W Ouellette Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 Andrew, On the Mode Bar you can select whether the wall is drawn from the left side, right side, centerline or a user-defined offset. You'll want to select the user-defined offset mode and then enter a value so that the cursor appears/draws from the stud wall component. Quote Link to comment
Jeffrey W Ouellette Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 In addition, for more help/illustration, search "creating walls" in the "VectorWorks Help..." command. Quote Link to comment
Guest Wes Gardner Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Additionally, You'll need to know the overall thickness of the wall, divide by two then subtract the thickness of the siding + sheathing and that's the number you enter into the Control Offset data field. Find this at Wall Prefs. >> Insertion Options >> Control Offset. If you just enter a number in Control Offset, you are offsetting from the center of the wall NOT the face... Hope this helps Quote Link to comment
Badarian Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Good info Jeff and Wes and thanks Mac for bring it up just as I require the process for a particular project. Quote Link to comment
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