To Reposition an Opening

Use this procedure to change the location of an opening along the wall by offsetting the opening from a reference location.

This feature is useful when you want to position an opening at a specified distance from another object. For example, you may want to specify an exact distance between a series of openings along a wall.

Repositioning an opening by offsetting points

1. Select the opening you want to move, and click Opening tabAnchor panelReposition Along Wall.

   A marker indicates the current location within the opening: left jamb, center of opening, or right jamb.

2. Specify how to measure the offset:

   If you want to…	Then…
   measure the offset from the center of the opening	select a point near the center of the opening.
   measure the offset from the left or right jamb	select a point on the jamb of the opening from which you want to measure.

   

   Selecting the center of the opening for measuring the offset

3. Select a point to measure to (the reference point).

   You can select a point along the wall.

   

   Specifying a reference point

4. Specify the distance between the points you selected:

   If you want to…	Then…
   move the opening to the reference point	enter 0 (zero).
   move the opening a specified distance from the reference point	enter a value for the offset distance.
   specify the distance as a measurement between two points, such as the distance between the centers of two openings that are correctly positioned	specify the two points measuring the distance.

   

   Opening repositioned along the wall