Bruce Kieffer Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Is there a way to set default door trim dimensions? I get 6" wide and 1" thick every time I add trim. Heck, that size might have been good in the early 1900s! I want 2-1/4" x 5/8". Quote Link to comment
AlanW Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 @Bruce KiefferHi, select the door tool and then select the door tool preferences and set what you need before creating a door. this will set all the new ones to have that default. HTH Quote Link to comment
Markvl Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) Ya learn something new everyday. Sometimes it pays to look around your screen. Thanks Alan. Edited March 7, 2018 by Markvl Quote Link to comment
Bruce Kieffer Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Thanks Alan. Quote Link to comment
Andy Broomell Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 6 hours ago, Alan Woodwell said: @Bruce KiefferHi, select the door tool and then select the door tool preferences and set what you need before creating a door. this will set all the new ones to have that default. HTH And that only pertains to that particular file, correct? So you'd want to do this in your blank template file to affect doors in future projects? Quote Link to comment
Chad Hamilton HAArchs Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 To set basic parameters of Doors, Windows and other objects, you can set up a standard template for future use – 1. Create a new, blank document (or use a previous template if you have one) 2. Review the parameters of each object and set them to normal dimensions or values. 3. Do this for all the tools you want to affect. 4. Set default line weights, text size and formatting, etc. 5. Under the File menu, select "Save As Template" - navigate to your User Data and Preferences folder, which is defined under the User Folders pane of Vectorworks Preferences (User/Libraries/Application Support/Vectorworks/2018/Libraries/Defaults/Templates on a Mac - similar for Windows. 6. Once you save your template, create new documents by selecting "from document template" rather than "create blank document" in the new document dialog box. Your standard preferences will show up in documents created from this template. Quote Link to comment
Bruce Kieffer Posted March 8, 2018 Author Share Posted March 8, 2018 Got this working. Thanks to all. Quote Link to comment
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