Trim types include baseboards, crown molding, chair rails, door/window trim, window/opening sills, cove molding, wainscoting and decorative wallpaper borders. You can add as many types of trim to a wall as you want, and even add different materials to either side of the wall.
Trim selections are made on a wall’s Trim property page.
To add trim to walls:
Select the wall you want to add trim to.
Right-click and select Properties, or select Edit > Modify Elements > Properties.
In the Walls dialog, select the Trim tab.
From the Application drop box, select the wall side you want to add trim to.
Exterior Side. The exterior side of an exterior wall.
Left Interior Side. If a wall was drawn left to right, this is the north side of the wall, or the side closest to the top of the screen. If a wall was drawn right to left, this is the south side of the wall, or the side closer to the bottom of the screen. If a wall was drawn vertically from the top downward, the left side is the eastern side of the wall, or the side closest to the right side of the screen. If a wall was drawn vertically from the bottom up, the left side is the western side of the wall, or the side closest to the left side of the screen.
Right Interior Side. If a wall was drawn left to right, this is the south side of the wall, or the side closest to the bottom of the screen. If a wall was drawn right to left, this is the north side of the wall, or the side closest to the top of the screen. If a wall was drawn vertically from the top downward, the right side is the western side of the wall, or the side closest to the left side of the screen. If a wall was drawn vertically from the bottom up, the right side is the eastern side of the wall, or the side closest to the right side of the screen.
In the list of trim types, select the trim you would like to select a member for (Crown, Chair Rail, Baseboard, etc.).
Click Add.
In the catalog, select the trim you want to use, then click OK. The trim list displays the member you selected.
If you want to edit the properties of the selected member, such as the height or width, click Edit, then make your changes in the Trim dialog.
To delete the member from the trim list, select it, then click Delete.
In the Apply to area, specify how you would like the trim applied to the wall. Different variables are available depending on the trim type.
Gap. For trim around door and window openings, this is the offset of the trim from the opening. For crown moldings, baseboards and chair rails, this is the offset of the trim from the wall face.
Offset. For crown moldings, this is the offset of the molding from the top of the wall. For baseboards and chair rails, this is the offset of the member from the bottom of the wall.
Offset from wall. If creating custom trim, this determines where the member is offset from when an offset is specified. Choose from Wall Bottom, Wall Top, Ceiling or Floor.
Trim basepoint. If creating custom trim, this determines which edge of the trim is used to measure the offset. Choose either Top of Trim or Bottom of Trim.
Once you’ve selected your trim, click OK. The walls are updated automatically.