topic Re: Object Wall Marker in Libraries & objects

Object Wall Marker

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:08:33 GMT

Hi,

I am trying to create a wall marker object that will allow the text inside to remain in a logical readable direction (not upside down) whatever angle that you place it. I am a beginner in GDL Scripting though have used similar in the past on other programs. Could some one advise me as to how to do it, show me the way to an example or otherwise assist it would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Object Wall Marker

RandyC — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:37:50 GMT

Try this (AZ scales W sets rotation)

AZ=tz*10/A_
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DEFINE STYLE "display""Arial",az,2,0
STYLE "display"
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If W~>110 and W~<271 Then
ROT2 180

Re: Object Wall Marker

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:30:42 GMT

Randy,

Thanks for your reply, I have tried to incorporate but does not seem to be working. Can you have a look & see what I might be doing wrong.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DEFINE STYLE "AGwall""isocpeur",1.75,5,0
STYLE "AGwall"
text2 0,0, text1
FRAGMENT2 1,0
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If W~>110 and W~<271 then
ROT2 180
endif

Re: Object Wall Marker

Barry Kelly — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:56:19 GMT

You need to place the text after the rotation.
If you don't need the fragment image rotated then leave that where it was before the rotation.
Barry.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DEFINE STYLE "AGwall""isocpeur",1.75,5,0
STYLE "AGwall"
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If W~>110 and W~<271 then
ROT2 180
endif

text2 0,0, text1
FRAGMENT2 1,0

If W~>110 and W~<271 then
DEL 1
endif

Re: Object Wall Marker

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:24:10 GMT

Barry,

Thank you for your reply.

But as I had found earlier when playing with the position of the text that when positioned as you have shown it rotated both the marker & the text contained within. When the object of the exercise is to have the Triangle part of the marker pointing at a wall & the text rotated such that it is logically positioned & not upside down.

Re: Object Wall Marker

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:09:44 GMT

To Barry & Randy,

Your help was very useful & have now succesfully fixed the Wall Mrker.

Thanks a lot for taking the time to post a reply.

Regards

Wayne

Re: Object Wall Marker

Anonymous — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:53:14 GMT

Attached is a Version 11 GDL (inside a ZIP file) I made that does what I think you're wanting. See if it works.