Improvement to better control "OffsetDistance" from Wall Edge

[balrobs]

Until now there is only the possibility to enter an offset distance on the master sketch.
IMHO it would be very usefull to extend this in the future so that offset distances could alternatively relate to external wall faces.
See forum discussion: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=50802&start=100#p465146

[paullee0]

It may be achievable somehow with the Gui tool 899db1d ( which graphically select / change which 'Wall Segment' / edge (MasterSketchSubelement) to attach to) to check the point of the cursor position when the user click.

But it seems not very useful, yet, as usually user would like a digital figure / snap to interval, e.g. 1350 mm from the end of Wall corner, and probably should like the Draft Snap tool, to display a Dimension line display the OffsetDistance.

[balrobs]

You are totally right in regard of the grafical input method.
What I had in mind and tried to explain in this post is something different.
What i meant is that it would make sense to have an option for taking the Offset Distance not along the MasterSketchSubelement but eighter along the outside or the inside wall faces. This way it would be possible e.g. to place a Window or a Furniture at a certain distance from the inner or outer wall edge by activating this option and entering the desired Offset distance. Hope my explanation makes sense.

[paullee0]

Leaving a remark here for reference :

• Discussion about generating of 'internal edges' of a room that enable calculating the offset distance from internal wall faces rather than Edges (Wall Segment axis) in a Sketch.

[paullee0]

I have another look at this issue, and realise it was in fact implemented.

The Arch Equipment, Windows etc. can attach to the (inner/outer) wall face, not only the 'Axis' of the Wall (the Edges in the ArchSketch).

User can select 'Wall Left' or 'Wall Right' in the Offset Alignment as desired.

https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=50802&start=100#p467577

Please see if this issue should be closed ?

Thanks :)