topic Re: Detail Marker Customization in GDL

Detail Marker Customization

srdavids — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 23:40:16 GMT

Hi All,

Has anyone had any luck creating custom detail markers? I'm trying to achieve the look of the markers below, but without having to resort to my current way of using a masking fill and separate autotext label to hide the marker head.

I tried digging around and editing an existing marker, but couldnt make any progress. I also tried making an object with the subtype of detail marker or section marker, but am just not familiar enough to get it to do what I want.

Any help or point in the right direction is appreciated.

Thanks

Operating system used: Mac Apple Silicon 14.7.2

Re: Detail Marker Customization

Barry Kelly — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:23:39 GMT

Detail Marker 01 is in the default library.

Is that what you want?

Barry.

Re: Detail Marker Customization

srdavids — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:18:26 GMT

@Barry Kelly! Thanks so much for the reply, it got me in the ballpark and actually your screenshot is what led me to the solution, albeit I have to use a slight workaround.

First - Ideally I want to actually be referencing the Layout ID. We do this because we use an 8.5x11 detail book where each 3" detail gets its own sheet. This is where I'm having to use a workaround that I don't love, but works until I figure out the ideal solution.

So the dividing line in the head will go away if nothing in "Second Marker Text" checked. If I check "Show Layout ID," the line returns as seen below:

My workaround is that I can just change my Drawing ID to match the sheet number. The problem is, if I re-order my sheets or add details, I will have to manually change the Drawing ID to match

Second, here's a fun bug: In Dark mode, not all options are visible. (see Line Style and Text Rotation Options). Barry, your screenshot made me realize that I was not seeing every option. I work in dark mode so I had no idea...

Anyway, this works for now - but if anyone knows a way to reference Layout ID AND get it to show centered in the circle, I'd be forever grateful.

Cheers

Re: Detail Marker Customization

Barry Kelly — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 04:25:32 GMT

I wasn't looking at the content.

I just thought you wanted a straight line to the detail bubble.

I am not sure if it is possible to 'Save As' a custom marker, but you can certainly script your own in GDL.

That Detail 01 object obviously has layoutID as an option for the second line.

I don't see why it could not be re-scripted to be allowed on the first line.

Might be easier said than done though - I have not looked at the scripts.

I just tried adding <LAYOUTID> to the custom text field and crashed Archicad 3 times in doing so.

I am not sure if that is supposed to work or not.

As for dark mode, I wouldn't use it.

I don't think it works properly on Windows or Macs.

Barry.

Re: Detail Marker Customization

srdavids — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:35:32 GMT

Totally my fault, I clearly left out some information in my first post. Thanks for the follow up, I also had not heard about the Dark Mode bugs, but I see them now in the forums when I search....

When I try <LAYOUTID> in the custom field, I don't get a crash and I do get the autotext #LayID to appear in the marker, but it doesn't actually seem to be pulling the info...So close, yet so far!

I'm going to try experimenting with the BaseMarker Macro when I get a chance, see if I can blunder my way through getting what I want. I'll post back if I have any luck

Re: Detail Marker Customization

Barry Kelly — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:36:49 GMT

@srdavids wrote:

I'm going to try experimenting with the BaseMarker Macro when I get a chance, see if I can blunder my way through getting what I want. I'll post back if I have any luck

I did have a quick look, but didn't get very far, just don't have the time to play around at the moment.

It must be possible.

If it can be an option for the second line, there should be no reason why it can't be an option for the first line as well.

Barry.

Re: Detail Marker Customization

Lingwisyer — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 01:43:27 GMT

t2 from Marker Linked Parameters macro?

Re: Detail Marker Customization

srdavids — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 07:09:48 GMT

Not sure what you mean @Lingwisyer - but I don't really know what Im doing with coding/GDL.

It looks like it's pulling the code for labeling the head from Basemarker_macro, but I dont know enough to make it happen. I was able to add a checkbox for "Show Layout ID" but I can't figure out how to add parameters to the macro nor how to implement it that so it functions in the script...

Re: Detail Marker Customization

Barry Kelly — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:50:08 GMT

I did a quick test and got it to work, but I have not fixed up the interface - which you seem to have done.

Create a new parameter "bShowFirstLayoutID" if you want to have a separate layout ID text for both lines.

Now search the master script for the original parameter name "bShowLayoutID".

There will be a short section of script to use for the second line of text.

Copy this and past it into the section of script for the first line of text and alter the parameter name and where I have shown in image so it works for the first line.

That and the change to the interface script should be all you need to do.

Barry.

Re: Detail Marker Customization

Lingwisyer — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:24:41 GMT

That is the parameter and macro that pulls the layout ID, though as Barry has shown, there is no need to go that deep...

ps. That is a lot of white space you've got there Barry.

Ling.

Re: Detail Marker Customization

srdavids — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 01:00:01 GMT

Hey Barry,

~~Well, I seem to be missing something. I've added the script as you show in your screenshot, but now get an "Uninitialized Variable in the Master Script" error.~~

Nevermind - Ignore this comment, I realized my mistake of not actually getting the parameter/variable name right. Noodle brain with a 2 year old that doesnt sleep....Still dont quite have it working but ill look again tomorrow

Thanks again for your help.

Re: Detail Marker Customization

Barry Kelly — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 01:08:14 GMT

All I did was open the marker object and 'save as' with a new name.

Then I opened the macro and saved that with a new name as well.

In the marker object amend the CALL statement so it has the new name of the macro,

Then I edited the macro as shown in previous image - created the new boolean parameter and added the new bit of script to use that parameter in the first line.

Then you need to tweak the interface script to show the new option (I never got that far, but it sounds like you did).

Barry.

Re: Detail Marker Customization

srdavids — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 07:52:21 GMT

I'm SO close! I've got the Layout ID showing like I want it, I just can't quite get the interface working. @Barry Kelly thanks so much for the guidance and for sticking with me, if you want to bail here I totally get it. I'd happily put the object as-is in our template. If I could get the last bit of UI working, it would be the cherry on top.

I'm not sure why, but when I check the UI preview from the editor, it shows correctly and I get no errors:

But when I open the UI of the Detail Object, the Layout ID checkbox is missing:

Could be totally off base here, but my best guess is it might have something to do with this section from the Parameters scripts? but again, I dont understand what is happening here:

And my snippet from Interface, which doesnt quite work:

Re: Detail Marker Customization

Barry Kelly — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 08:00:20 GMT

The layout ID only works when the detail is linked to a drawing on the layout.

Hence the AC_NoLinkMarker checks.

In any of the scripts where you see "bShowLayoutID", you need to add and identical bit of script for "bShowFirstLayoutID".

So add that parameter to the 'hideparameter' section in the parameter script.

If the preview of the interface is working, i am not sure why the actual object interface is not the same - unless you didn't save the object.

I can't look at it at the moment , but I will have a look this weekend.

Barry.

Re: Detail Marker Customization

srdavids — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:24:20 GMT

I finally got it working!

Turns out I just needed to add the bFirstLayoutID parameter to the Detail Marker object as well...I had only added it in the BaseMarker_Macro parameters...

So a recap of the whole process:

Copied and resaved BaseMarker_Macro to BaseMarker_Macro_Edited
Copied and resaved Detail Marker 01 27 to Detail Marker 01 27 - Edited
In the Detail Marker:
1. Changed the call in Master Scripts panel to "BaseMarker_Macro_Edited"
2. Added "bShowFirstLayoutID" parameter
In BaseMarker_Macro_Edited:
1. Added "bShowFirstLayoutID" parameter
2. Under the Master Scripts panel, added this code within the 'if not (AC_NoLinkMarker)' then loop (starts at line 47 in my code):

if bShowFirstLayoutID & AC_ReferToDrawing then if contentFirstRow <> "" then stSeparator = " " else stSeparator = "" endif contentFirstRow = contentFirstRow + stSeparator + "<MARKERSHEETNUMBER_R>" + AC_DrawingGUID endif

5. In the Parameter Scripts panel, revised the if AC_NoLinkMarker then statement to (line 209 in my code):

if AC_NoLinkMarker then lock "bShowReferenceID", "bShowDetailNameInFirstRow", "bShowDrawingID", "bShowDetailNameInSecondRow", "bShowFirstLayoutID", "bShowLayoutID" hideparameter "bShowReferenceID", "bShowDetailNameInFirstRow", "bShowDrawingID", "bShowFirstLayoutID", "bShowDetailNameInSecondRow", "bShowLayoutID" endif

6. In the Interface Scripts panel, added this code within the ui_outfield 'First Marker Text' section (line 388 in my code):

ui_infield{3} "bShowFirstLayoutID", x3, yCurr - 4, fullWidth - x3, infHeight, 7, "", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, `Show Layout ID`, 0, 0, `Show Layout ID`, 1 yCurr = yCurr + dy

7. Also in the Interface panel, I had to slightly modify some of the pixel widths of the "pageMarkerText:" so that some text isnt cut off. Here's what mine looks like:

! =================================================================== "pageMarkerText": ! =================================================================== pageStartY = 8 dy = 23 _colWidth = 297 x1 = 1 x2 = x1 + _colWidth + 2 x3 = x1 + 15 infHeight = 19 infWidth = 143 outfHeight = 15 fullWidth = 443 buttWidth = 34 buttHeight = 20

Again, thanks so much for the help @Barry Kelly, I learned a ton - Hope this helps anyone that is looking to edit their marker....

Re: Detail Marker Customization

Barry Kelly — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 14:03:39 GMT

I just did it again and had exactly the same problem as you (I had the parameter in both macro and detail object).

But it seemed saving them a couple of time fixed it up.

I also stretched the interface window a bit as it was cropping the bottom.

I have attached my attempt (macro and object in zip file) if anyone else following wants it but does not want to do any GDL editing.

The license said we can modify and share.

Barry.