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How to backout doors and windows

Tutorial Video

 

If you want to calculate the 

Door centreline

Create and assign on a door

The Door centerline function provides linear footage of door openings


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Door Area Measurement Process

  • Door centerline function provides linear footage of door openings

  • Can convert to area measurement for wall backing calculations

  • Set standard door height to 7 feet (US standard)

  • Process captured 62 linear feet of doors and 431 square feet of wall area to back out

Window Measurement - Manual Method

  • Create linear classification for window back-out

  • Input vertical area and height measurements

  • Example used: 3’6" window height

  • Trace windows manually to calculate total square footage

Window Measurement - Tag-Based Method

  • Utilizes existing window tags in drawings

  • Uses image search functionality to locate window tags

  • More efficient than manual linear measurements

  • Example demonstrated with “B-type” windows

  • Window dimensions: 3’6" wide