To Insert a Variable Number of Doors or Windows With a Fixed Distance on a Grid Line Segment

  1. Select the wall on which you want to insert doors or windows.
  2. Click one of these commands:
    • Click Wall tab General Panel Door drop-down Evenly between Grid Lines.
    • Click Wall tab General Panel Window drop-down Evenly between Grid Lines.
  3. Select a wall segment between two grid lines by clicking the segment onscreen. The red line serves as a preview.
  4. Verify that the Multiple Insert option on the Properties palette is set to Yes.
  5. On the Properties palette, select Offset under Spacing.

    On the command line, the minimum to maximum offset values for the wall segment are displayed. The minimum offset is 0 (no offset), the maximum offset is calculated by the maximum distance possible between 2 doors or windows between two grid lines.

  6. Enter the desired Offset value under Offset Multiples.

    The program automatically calculates the maximum number of doors or windows that can be fit on the segment between the two grid lines while observing the offset and displays that number on the command line. Do one of the following:

    • To insert the maximum number of doors or windows on the segment, press Enter, and click onscreen to place the doors or windows.
    • To place a smaller number of doors or windows while still observing the offset, enter the desired number on the command line and press Enter. then click onscreen to place the doors or windows. The doors or windows are centered on the segment between the two grid lines while keeping their offset to each other.