Exterior Wall Placement: Outside, Center, Inside — RoomSketch3D

Name: Exterior Wall Placement: Outside, Center, Inside — RoomSketch3D
Uploaded: 2026-06-19T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 58 s
Description: How Exterior Wall Placement works in RoomSketch3D and how it changes your Gross and Usable area. On a 16×12 rectangle, toggle Outside, Center, and Inside and watch the dimension chains and areas update (224/192 → 207/177 → 192/163).

How Exterior Wall Placement works in RoomSketch3D and how it changes your Gross and Usable area. On a 16×12 rectangle, toggle Outside, Center, and Inside and watch the dimension chains and areas update (224/192 → 207/177 → 192/163).

1 minUpdated 2026-06-19

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What this video covers

1First: how rooms are measured (face to face)
2Gross Area vs Usable Area
3Outside mode — the line is the inside
4Center mode — walls straddle the line
5Inside mode — the line is the outside
6Putting it together

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