topic Re: Anyone have a Better Section Marker Object? in Libraries & objects

Anyone have a Better Section Marker Object?

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 17:08:39 GMT

I really enjoy the 8.1 detail marker's ability to correctly show both the referenced drawing number and the sheet number in PlotMaker. I have not found that the section/elev marker has the same functionality. I can only get it to show the sheet number.

Does anyone out there have modified section marker object that has the ability to report the drawing number in PlotMaker?

Thank you.

Re: Anyone have a Better Section Marker Object?

TomWaltz — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 17:46:19 GMT

are you using the 8.1 library parts?

The 8.0 Library parts could not do this.

Re: Anyone have a Better Section Marker Object?

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 17:51:05 GMT

Yes, I'm using the new 8.1 library parts.
The detail part has the drawing numbering ability but the section marker does not. Seems to be relatively logical that if one can do it the other could.
I don't have great GDL chops so I was wondering if someone out there had already tackled this problem.

Re: Anyone have a Better Section Marker Object?

Djordje — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 17:54:16 GMT

John wrote:
Yes, I'm using the new 8.1 library parts.
The detail part has the drawing numbering ability but the section marker does not. Seems to be relatively logical that if one can do it the other could.
I don't have great GDL chops so I was wondering if someone out there had already tackled this problem.

AFAIR Eric Batte was tweaking the marker for this purpose once upon a time ... Alex will know?

Re: Anyone have a Better Section Marker Object?

TomWaltz — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 21:03:48 GMT

Which section marker are you using?

Which 8.1 library version? (English, International, etc)?

Re: Anyone have a Better Section Marker Object?

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 21:41:37 GMT

I am using the "Simple Section Marker" in the US version 8.1.

Re: Anyone have a Better Section Marker Object?

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Mar 2004 07:12:28 GMT

I dont know how to automate the actual section/ elevation name but the following is an OK work around:

Open the detail maker object and modify the MASTER SCRIPT text shown bold....

Ttl_Txt=""
story_name=""
index=""
REQUEST ("Story", "", index, story_name)

if glob_context=2 then  Ttl_Txt=story_name+" Plan"

!! Mod by Moz
!! if glob_context=4 then  Ttl_Txt="Section"
if glob_context=4 then  Ttl_Txt=ALT_Name

if glob_context=7 then  Ttl_Txt=ALT_Name
!! if glob_context=7 then  Ttl_Txt="Detail"

Then add a variable called ALT_Name and set it default value to "Elevation Section"

Hope this helps

Re: Anyone have a Better Section Marker Object?

SeaGeoff — Wed, 03 Mar 2004 21:44:33 GMT

Section Marker_NCS can show both drawing number and sheet number. It is part of the standard US distribution, in the Goodies folder.

Re: Anyone have a Better Section Marker Object?

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 17:38:10 GMT

Ahhh, the object I've been looking for! Can't believe I didn't find it before. Thanks for the help.

BTW, Maurice thank you for taking the time to share the GDL code.