topic Re: Label Default Location in Libraries & objects

Label Default Location

Wokka — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:30:55 GMT

I want to use a modified label for wall identification, but use the Archicad symbol arrow to point to the wall. How do I set the default position of the marker? The current location is too far away and I'd need to edit every instance it was placed. If it was a bit closer I could save a lot of work....

Cheers and thanks

Re: Label Default Location

Erika Epstein — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 05:19:20 GMT

You might try one of the labels in the GDL depository such as
Shape Label JM9 here

Re: Label Default Location

Wokka — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 07:31:08 GMT

Thanks for the reply, but I'm happy with the label. Just it's default position is wrong. There must be a way of setting it?

Re: Label Default Location

Erika Epstein — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:04:11 GMT

Ah; why not save it as a favorite?

Re: Label Default Location

Wokka — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:10:33 GMT

It doesn't seem to work that way.
If I select my walls and then pick 'label elements', it applies the current label as determined by the label tool box, which is fine. The problem is there is nowhere to input the default offset position of the label if I'm using the archicad arrow.
I've copied a label to create my own and there is a 'hidden' parameter called "replacement vector" that will determine the position of the label, but only if I'm using the parts own arrow. If I'm using archicads arrow, the objects jumps to a different pre-determined position.

Cheers

Re: Label Default Location

Erika Epstein — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:14:00 GMT

Well, now I am totally confuse. Can you do a screenshot of what you want?

Re: Label Default Location

Wokka — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:49:43 GMT

That make two of us ; )
Thanks for taking the time by the way...
Attached some screenshots that may explain the issue better.

Cheers

Re: Label Default Location

Wokka — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:50:28 GMT

Next shot

Re: Label Default Location

Erika Epstein — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:04:29 GMT

Wokka,
Thanks for the screen shots; I understand what you want now. I personally haven't the skill to fix it, but plenty here like Peter Devlin, David Maudlin adn Frank Biester to name but a few can help.

I look forward to learning along with you.

Re: Label Default Location

Srinivas — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:08:07 GMT

Erika wrote:
I look forward to learning along with you.

Re: Label Default Location

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:53:04 GMT

OT: Nice Font, Wokka. Is that one you've created via yourfonts.com ?

Re: Label Default Location

Wokka — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:15:33 GMT

I WISH!!!
Unfortunately my handwriting is FAR more illegible than that... ; (
I tried it once and it worked really well, but printing to PDF used to cause too many issues handling fonts. Is it any better now?
By the way, it's called 'PROV Architect NDP'. It's pretty good but some clients think it's too stylised.

Cheers

Re: Label Default Location

Erika Epstein — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:22:33 GMT

Wokka wrote:
By the way, it's called 'PROV Architect NDP'. It's pretty good but some clients think it's too stylised.

Cheers

I agree, it is very nice. I think more people are moving away from hand fonts like that. Too retro?

Re: Label Default Location

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 21:53:55 GMT

Any solution to this?