topic Re: Change suffix of Zone value in Project data & BIM

Change suffix of Zone value

MMN_Swe — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:35:11 GMT

Is there someone here who knows how to change the suffix/text after the value in a Zones value?

The standard is to display the zones area (in this example 33) and then add "m²" after it. I have a client who wants it to read "33 kvm". This is the extended word for square meter in swedish. Is there anyway to change the text after an automatic value like the area of the zone?

NOTE: I do NOT want to change the actual value (33) here in any way. I just want to replace the text after it from m² to kvm.

Anyone who knows how to edit the library part "Zonestamp 02 27"?

Is there anything I can do in propertys?

Operating system used: Windows

Re: Change suffix of Zone value

Ricardo Lopez — Thu, 02 May 2024 04:02:58 GMT

Hi @MMN_Swe

There is a kind of easy workaround if you don't use (delete) the zone stamps and instead you create your own Text / Autotext label favorite using #Zone Name and #Measured area with that "kvm" as sufix.

Then you could select and delete all your original zone stamps and replace them by reselecting all your zones and Document> Annotation> Label Selected Elements.

Regards.

Re: Change suffix of Zone value

MMN_Swe — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:48:44 GMT

Thank you Ricardo! This would be an okay work-around that I did not think of.

I would still prefer a way where I could just use a Zone and not additional elements. Does anyone know how to edit the Zonestamp in a way that would change the suffix?

Re: Change suffix of Zone value

Yves — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:30:37 GMT

Hi,

It is possible but you will have to make a copy of the zonestamp and its macros
Here is a video where I do it in a few minutes

https://youtu.be/mqhyKB8Ajeo

Re: Change suffix of Zone value

MMN_Swe — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:10:35 GMT

Thank you so much Yves!

It's not often someone takes the time to put together a personal youtube-tutorial for someone. Very kind of you!

Unfortunately my scripting abilitys are not quite good enough. I tried following your video but I get stuck when I can't open or save the text "quantity_text_writer".

I sent you a private message with my email adress. Is there any way you can send me the zonestamp you created?

Also; is this new zonestamp compatible with archicad 27? I noticed you created it in 24.

Re: Change suffix of Zone value

Kamelite — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:14:21 GMT

Did this using properties and expressions...

Sufficient?

.Kamelite

Re: Change suffix of Zone value

MMN_Swe — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:08:43 GMT

That would definately work! How did you do that in expressions and propertys?

Re: Change suffix of Zone value

Yves — Thu, 02 May 2024 04:04:58 GMT

Hi Malin,

Sorry I opened the quantity_text_writer macro by keyboard shortcuts.
To open it you must do the same operation as you did with "Zone_stamp_macro" (see screenshot)

Object 24 is certainly compatible with version 27. I can send it to you but it is in French.
Is this not a problem for you?
I think the Zonestamp 02 is the same for many languages and archicad versions.
So I can also send you the two macros quantity_text_writer-SWE and quantity_text_formatter-SW.
You would then just have to load these objects into your library and replace "quantity_text_writer" by "quantity_text_writer-SWE" in your Zone_stamp_macro-SWE to keep your object in the language of your archicad

I already put the two macros in this post

Re: Change suffix of Zone value

Kamelite — Thu, 02 May 2024 04:04:40 GMT

Start off by creating a P_Set, and a property with a data type of String, the name doesn't really matter, just be aware of the fact that the name of the property will be displayed in the zone, In my example, the property's name is Areal: (The name of the property can be changed at any point)

Select Expression, And make the same expression as you see in the attached image.

Its important to assign the correct value to it (in lack of a better term)

As shown, do this process for both the group, and the property itself.

Tag a zone, hit CTRL-T:

You might need to do some trial and error as to how you want your label to look.

Find the part of the settings that look like this, you might have another language. Enter first row, and at the Areal-property you just made. It is important to tick the "Show Classifications and properties", otherwise you will not get the desired outcome.

Do this in both 1:50 and 1:100, and you are, as far as I could tell, pretty much covered regardless of scale.

If this is something that you will use a lot, I would strongly recommend to make this a favorite in your TPL...

Hope this was of some help. And if you struggle to make it work, I don't mind sharing the file that contains the example.

.Kamelite

Re: Change suffix of Zone value

MMN_Swe — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:42:48 GMT

Thank you, Kamelite!

I managed to get it to work in my file! Excellent instructions with the step-by-step och images!

Re: Change suffix of Zone value

MMN_Swe — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:47:43 GMT

To sum up:

I managed to get it to work both via expressions as well as modifying the zone stamp object.

The suggestion to use a label would work as well even though I prefer to not use a separate object in addition to the zone.

I have accepted BOTH the expressions as well as Zone stamp-modifying as "accepted solutions".

Thank you all for your time and suggestions!