topic Re: Transferring Label Leader Arrow Dimensions Between Labels in GDL

Transferring Label Leader Arrow Dimensions Between Labels

scottjm — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 06:50:45 GMT

Hi,

Is it possible to transfer the dimensions for the leader arrow between labels?

Eyedropper obviously does not work, but I thought the LABEL_POSITION globals might reveal something.

Or am I heading down an all too familiar GDL dead end.

Thanks,

Scott

Re: Transferring Label Leader Arrow Dimensions Between Labels

Andrii Levko — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:41:47 GMT

Hmm... pipette does works.

As option you can save label as Favorites.

Re: Transferring Label Leader Arrow Dimensions Between Labels

scottjm — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:36:36 GMT

Hi Andrii,

When I try to use the eyedropper/syringe, the dimensions of the leader do not transfer.

See below screen shot.

The top row are two different labels. If I eyedropper/syringe the setting of 'Original Label' to 'New Label'. The dimension of leader of the new label seems to inherit unusual dimensions.

Am I doing something wrong? This has always been a frustration of mine with the new labels since they changes the labels in 21(??).

Thanks,

Scott

Re: Transferring Label Leader Arrow Dimensions Between Labels

Andrii Levko — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:49:04 GMT

Hi Scott

Yes, after using a pipette, only the size of the arrow and the angle of the label line changes. But now I understand that you need to change the length of the arrow line automatically. Unfortunately, it also annoys me that there is no option to do similar Labels lengths.

Re: Transferring Label Leader Arrow Dimensions Between Labels

Barry Kelly — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 09:33:49 GMT

Being a Global Variable, Label_Position is reading the values from the Archicad environment (i.e. how you place the label) and is not a parameter you can set.

You can use these values (i.e. to position text) but I don't think you can influence or amend these values.

Barry.

Re: Transferring Label Leader Arrow Dimensions Between Labels

scottjm — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 10:21:29 GMT

Thanks Andrii and Barry. That's what I suspected.