topic Re: Simple "Back Reference" Object in Libraries & objects

Simple "Back Reference" Object

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:28:09 GMT

I have never done any GDL anything, ever (just to get that out of the way).

I'm looking for a way to make an object that is just text, but has the ability to be linked (and display) to any drawing placed on a layout (if the linking function can be done via drop down from the info box, that would be nice).

Andy

(ArchiCAD 16 / OSX Mavericks)

Re: Simple "Back Reference" Object

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:29:14 GMT

Hello,
sorry but i can't understand what is your goal, are you searching for a label of the views inserted in the layout or do you want to select from the text object what view to insert in the layout?

Re: Simple "Back Reference" Object

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 02:37:12 GMT

andy. i struggled with the same thing a while ago. try this

right click on view you want to link to, click 'Set as Autotext Reference'. Then put text on your layout, click Insert Autotext button, an option 'Reference for "layout view"' will come up. Then you get a few options of what to display.

pic attached. hope that helps