topic Re: Zones Length X width in Project data & BIM

Zones Length X width

Tom Krowka — Fri, 19 May 2023 21:57:44 GMT

Any way to get the length and width to show up in a V18 zone....automatically based on the actual length and width of the zone.

Seems like it should be pretty easy.....but I don't see it in the parameters and don't know how to program it.

Very valuable for schematics.
Thanks

Zones Length X width

Tom Krowka — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 22:29:22 GMT

Re: Zones Length X width

Tom Krowka — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 01:14:05 GMT

Part 2 to the question......any way to make a zone show up on more than one floor? Such as an elevator shaft?

Re: Zones Length X width

Matt Balaam — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 05:15:35 GMT

I don't think this is possible because zones don't have to be square/rectangular. As soon as the shape is anything other than a square or rectangle the length and width basically become useless.

If you could find the coordinates of all the corners you could potentially calculate the length and width but I can't see a parameter for this either.

Re: Zones Length X width

Barry Kelly — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 08:01:27 GMT

No need to post the same question in different parts of the forum.
I have merged the post together here.

As mcjh_matt said zones don't have x and y parameters as they are not necessarily rectangular - although usually they are drawn that way.
It may be possible through GDL but it would mean comparing every node x and y value to get the minimum and maximum values.
The problem with that is that a zone could have any number of nodes.

I just have a room size object that I stretch from one corner to another diagonally and it gives me the length and width of the room.

Maybe the zone stamp could be scripted to have stretchy hotspots and the values could be derived from those.

Since 17 zones can be linked to stories but as far as I know there is now way to display them on multiple storeys even if their height spans across those storeys.

Barry.

Re: Zones Length X width

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 09:15:53 GMT

This one uses hot spots for length and width
http://archicadstuff.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/room-schedule.html?m=1

Re: Zones Length X width

Tom Krowka — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 15:07:12 GMT

Seems like AC can do just about everything but build the project for you.....but can't do that simple X and Y information. Also seems like if someone can figure out how to do it with the simple object you refer to then AC could figure it out also.

Sorry for the sour grapes, but the zone tool could be great for schematics if it could include these two features. Otherwise I'm duplicating work.

Re: Zones Length X width

vistasp — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 13:17:18 GMT

hfs55 wrote:
This one uses hot spots for length and width
http://archicadstuff.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/room-schedule.html?m=1

I'd made this object in AC13 so it's been a while but I think there are some bugs in it. You need to stretch the diagonal hotspots for the object to read the room dimensions. There's another one in the depository as well--can't remember the name--that does a similar job.

Re: Zones Length X width

Tom Krowka — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:49:22 GMT

Thanks, will check it out. But ideally, would like to have this abililty with the AC 18 zone tags as they have a lot of good functionality.

Tom

Re: Zones Length X width

Anonymous — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 08:36:19 GMT

Hi Vistaps
I thought so too but couldn't find anything.

Re: Zones Length X width

vistasp — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 13:05:01 GMT

It's the LG Zone. From what I remember, it's a bit hard to set up.

Re: Zones Length X width

Tom Krowka — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 18:40:25 GMT

Geez....here it is two years later....and still no GS LxW in the zone tools. You've got to be kidding me.

I understand AC will get confused w/ more than four nodes. How about the L X W simply show the widest in each X & Y axis, with an "Approx." prefix. That would work fine.

I'd gladly pay someone a few bucks to do it....

Tom