       trimmed: rowPad.trimmed or columnPad.trimmed
       courtyard: params.courtyard
     pad = @_choosePreferred pad, pattern, housing
+    if settings.preferManufacturer
+      if housing.padWidth?
+        if housing.padSpace1? then pad.distance1 = housing.padSpace1 + housing.padWidth
+        if housing.padSpan1? then pad.distance1 = housing.padSpan1 - housing.padWidth
+        if housing.padSpace2? then pad.distance2 = housing.padSpace2 + housing.padWidth
+        if housing.padSpan2? then pad.distance2 = housing.padSpan2 - housing.padWidth
+
     leadToPad1 = (pad.distance1 + pad.width1 - rowSpan) / 2
     leadToPad2 = (pad.distance2 + pad.width2 - columnSpan) / 2
     if leadToPad1 < settings.minimum.spaceForIron

        if housing.padSpan? then pad.distance2 = housing.padSpan - housing.padWidth2
        if housing.padSpan2? then pad.distance2 = housing.padSpan2 - housing.padWidth2

      if housing.padHeight?
        pad.height = housing.padHeight
        if housing.padSpace2? then pad.distance2 = housing.padSpace2 + housing.padHeight
        if housing.padSpan2? then pad.distance2 = housing.padSpan2 - housing.padHeight

      if housing.padHeight1? then pad.height1 = housing.padHeight1
      if housing.padHeight2? then pad.height2 = housing.padHeight2


      if housing.padWidth?
        pad.width = housing.padWidth
        if housing.padSpace? then pad.distance = housing.padSpace + housing.padWidth
        if housing.padSpan? then pad.distance = housing.padSpan - housing.padWidth
      if housing.padWidth1?
        pad.width1 = housing.padWidth1
        if housing.padSpace? then pad.distance1 = housing.padSpace + housing.padWidth1
