topic Re: xy coordinates label From GDL COOKBOOK in Libraries & objects

xy coordinates label From GDL COOKBOOK

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 21:08:42 GMT

When I use the xy coordinates label from the GDL Cookbook in Arcicad 9, it assigns a random 0,0 origin, not respecting the origins of the drawing or the project. I opened the same file in both 8.1 and 9; 8.1 behaved flawlessly: 9 assigned an origin without respect to anything. I chencked my settings (decimal feet) and compared settings in 9 and 8.1, which both appear the same.

Any clues? Makes it difficult to give a surveyor coordinates (this just happens on the label tool-- the coordiate readout in the info boxes is correct). I have used this label for some time with no problems. Only when i switched a project over to 9 did I encounter an error in the label tool only.

Rip Weaver
Mac OSX 2.18

Archicad 8.1/9

Re: xy coordinates label From GDL COOKBOOK

__archiben — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 05:53:26 GMT

i have a feeling that archiCAD 9 now has the ability to handle projects with information appearing a long, long way from the absolute origin. this may mean some recalculation of a relative origin to make that work.

check that there aren't any different or new global variables in 9 that could affect what you're doing maybe? other than this, i have no idea what might be happening. it could be a real problem as you say.

HTH
~/archiben

Re: xy coordinates label From GDL COOKBOOK

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:33:10 GMT

The weird thing about this problem is I never had an issue with previuos releases, and did noy=t know about the "distance from origin" issue until now. Now that we have 9, I have a problem.

I would be happy to send anyone a small file so that you can test this for yourself.

I am stumped. I have checked what know "switches" I can; no change.

Rip Weaver

500 mHz G-4 cube/Archicad 8.1/9

Re: xy coordinates label From GDL COOKBOOK

__archiben — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 03:48:51 GMT

rip

i could be barking up the wrong tree completely. i went back and tried out the GDL cookbook label myself yesterday and couldn't get it working very well at all. no leader lines and the text was going crazy . . .

i can't actually get my laptop online right now to download your file (i'm relying on internet cafes only), but perhaps some other kind soul could give it a look???

~/archiben

Re: xy coordinates label From GDL COOKBOOK

Aaron Bourgoin — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 04:32:10 GMT

Ben and Rip,

I've had a go with rip's file today. Ditto Ben's comments, I don't have a clue what might be the problem except perhaps the array that is described inside the part. Sorry to be of so little help.

Re: xy coordinates label From GDL COOKBOOK

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 14:13:40 GMT

Thanks for trying guys. Just can't figure why it works so well in 8.1, and not at all in 9.0. I have sent David Nicholoson-Cole an email regarding this, but have not heard back as of today.

Seems to be somewhat file dependent (although the leader line is still not showing up); I did get it to work on another file, but not the main file, and not the file I sent out.

Rip Weaver
Twon Landscape Architect
The Town of Mt Laurel

Mac OSX
Archicad 8.1/9.0

Re: xy coordinates label From GDL COOKBOOK

david nicholson-cole — Fri, 29 Oct 2004 21:35:06 GMT

Rip wrote:
Thanks for trying guys. Just can't figure why it works so well in 8.1, and not at all in 9.0. I have sent David Nicholoson-Cole an email regarding this, but have not heard back as of today.
Seems to be somewhat file dependent (although the leader line is still not showing up); I did get it to work on another file, but not the main file, and not the file I sent out.

thanks, I got Rips message a coupla days ago, but havent had the chance to try it out yet.
will have a look.
>>>davidnc

Re: xy coordinates label From GDL COOKBOOK

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Nov 2004 23:18:35 GMT

anyone else have this problem?

Rip Weaver

Archicad 9