topic Re: Dimensions on various rapresentation scales in Project data & BIM

Dimensions on various rapresentation scales

Anonymous — Tue, 30 May 2023 11:10:56 GMT

HI,

I'am an Autocad Architecture user. In this software we have the possibility to create a linear dimension and choice at what rapresentation scale whe want to see them, and not...i'm searching a similar possibility on ArchiCAD (i'am a good user, but i don't like use layers settings)

Thank's to all and sorry for my bad english, i'am attempting to learn it better.

Re: Dimensions on various rapresentation scales

Eduardo Rolon — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:47:43 GMT

Dimensions in Archicad will always display at the same size independent of the drawing scale as a default. Yo do not need to set different sizes of dimensions based on the drawing like in Autocad.

Re: Dimensions on various rapresentation scales

NCornia — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 21:32:45 GMT

Eduardo has it correct but I thought I would just add a little meat to the conversation.

Before AutoCAD 2008 you had to draw your dimensions in the model space at a height that would be visible when printed on the layout. So text would have to be drawn at i.e. 6" or 2' high in the model space, depending on the scale of the resulting output. Annotation Scaling was introduced to AutoCAD and AutoCAD Architecture in version 2008. This scaling function is equivalent to what has been in ArchiCAD for several years (I assume since the beginning but some of our veteran users would have to verify that since I can only verify back to AC7-2001.)

In ArchiCAD, when you change the scale in Model views the annotative elements (text, markers, dimensions, etc.) will enlarge or decrease with relation to the model [EDIT: inverse of what ER said but effectively the same]. When you change the scale of a Paper element such as a drawing on a layout (open the drawing settings to change the scale of a drawing) the scaling effects the annotative elements and model elements the same, essentially resizing the drawing graphically.

Here is our Help doc on the topic: file:///Applications/Graphisoft/ArchiCAD%2016/Help/Files/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm#href=01_Configuration.04.18.html

Best regards,

Re: Dimensions on various rapresentation scales

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:59:16 GMT

Thank's for your responses, but my answer is: in Autocad Architecture i can make invisible one dimension at one specified rapresentation scale withouth using a new layer setting. It is possibile make a similar condition for each dimension in ArchiCAD(...only in the annotation property, not using differents layers for each rapresentation scale...)?

Re: Dimensions on various rapresentation scales

Eduardo Rolon — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:05:13 GMT

The answer to that one is no. You will need different layers for the Dimensions.

That might be a nice setting to have.