topic Re: How do I question on Markers for doors and windows in Licensing

How do I question on Markers for doors and windows

Anonymous — Thu, 25 May 2023 16:12:33 GMT

Hi,

1) How do I rotate the text on a door and window marker? Is it possible?
I have created markers on the floor plan, but unfortunately Archicad has rotated the text in the markers so that they are vertically aligned on the plan , and need to be read from left and right???
There doesn't appear to be any option to just rotate text?

2) Having created those door and window markers on the floor plan, how do I get them appearing on Elevations and possibly sections? Is this possible easily?

Thanks in advance.
dmac

Re: How do I question on Markers for doors and windows

Erika Epstein — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:39:36 GMT

1. On the Dimension Marker tab in the door or window settings box under MARKER OPTIONS > MARKER DIRECTION you have a choice of standard, Horizontal or Vertical. Sounds like yours is set to 'Standard'.

2. this is a Model View option, saved with each view.
DOCUMENT>SET MODEL VIEW

Re: How do I question on Markers for doors and windows

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:39:55 GMT

Erika,

Thanks for your help.
However, In
Window/Door Selection Settings->Dimension Marker-> Marker Options
I cannot see anything called marker direction on my Student version?
There are 7 values in my version none off which mention direction?
For point 2, I have set the Model View to Building Plans Markers, and it still doesn't display the markers on the section view?
I cannot create a document smaller than 15Kb to illustrate my problem.

Thanks,
Dmac

Re: How do I question on Markers for doors and windows

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:16:39 GMT

Door and window markers do not show in section/elevation views. You can use the label tool to place markers that will display the door/windows' IDs. The trick is having labels that look like your door and window markers.

Re: How do I question on Markers for doors and windows

Erika Epstein — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:28:56 GMT

Dmac,
See the screenshot. Not all markers may have the same options. Note that there are two tabs relating to Marker settings.

You can easily create a Screenshot using the PRINT SCREEN button on your keyboard.
Then paste (ctrl V) into any photo editor. If you don't have a photo program like photoshop, on pcs they all come with PAINT. You can find that under
START>ALL PROGRAMS>ACCESSORIES>PAINT

SAVE AS and choose jpg, that's usually small enough to post.

See next post for point 2

Re: How do I question on Markers for doors and windows

Erika Epstein — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:39:00 GMT

Regarding point 2, unfortunately the MVO for having door/window markers does not work. Instead use your label tool.
Open your section
Select your windows and check the LABEL ELEMENTS box.
Select the labels that show up on your s/e and change them to WINDOW LABEL see screen shot.
Like the marker choices,
-choose the GEOMETRY (circle, hexagon etc.)
-check the USE SYMBOL ARROW; since the door/window markers don't have arrows, check this so they won't show
-set scale sensitive text to OFF

HTH

Re: How do I question on Markers for doors and windows

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:36:21 GMT

Erika, Mathew,
Many thanks for all your help.
I seem to be restricted to a uploading files of less than 15kb.
It is about impossible to make any image less than that.
Perhaps as a guest, I get restricted to 15kb?
My version of D Marker 11 only has 1 Marker Text option, not 2.
And there is definitely no marker direction. Are you sure you can do this on AC11?
I shall try your option about Labels.
However are there Label markers that display an item ref, and the page number below it, as per the LACS documentation system?
More Thanks.

Re: How do I question on Markers for doors and windows

Link — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:36:39 GMT

In AC12 this can all be handled by the label. That is, the label can show in section/elevation and in plan. You don't even need a marker as such.

The mechanics are still really flakey (it has to be activated for each viewpoint, the parameter is called 'Hide Marker on Plan (why plan?), the door label seems to turn off, the door/window label settings can't be accessed from the door/window tool, etc. But at least it gets the job done.

Hopefully GS will improve on it and do away with Markers altogether.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: How do I question on Markers for doors and windows

Brett Brown — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:01:12 GMT

Link wrote:
In AC12 this can all be handled by the label. That is, the label can show in section/elevation and in plan. You don't even need a marker as such.

Which Label are you talking about Link? The Label that Erika is showing isn't in the NZ version

Re: How do I question on Markers for doors and windows

Link — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:57:58 GMT

Brett wrote:
Which Label are you talking about Link? The Label that Erika is showing isn't in the NZ version

I'm on AC12 INT 2224, so it shouldn't be much different from yours.

Picture's worth a thousand words...

Cheers,
Link.

Re: How do I question on Markers for doors and windows

Karl Ottenstein — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:21:13 GMT

You've gotta love the way the Label Settings dialog in Link's screenshot has a panel and parameters that are identified as Marker ... just to make it a little more confusing as to if you are dealing with a label or a marker.

K

Re: How do I question on Markers for doors and windows

Karl Ottenstein — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:59:45 GMT

Hmmm. I was testing an answer to someone in another thread, and I cannot reproduce what you've shown, Link, with the US library. 😞

We do not have the same labels that you show, and none of our door/window labels have a 'marker' panel (etc) as shown in your screenshot. AFAICT, nothing is new in 12 for the US market in this regards...??

I hope I'm mistaken...what you show looks interesting.

Karl

Re: How do I question on Markers for doors and windows

Chazz — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:48:13 GMT

Link wrote:
In AC12 this can all be handled by the label. That is, the label can show in section/elevation and in plan. You don't even need a marker as such.

Great tip Link. Thanks!

It's sort of a return to our roots right? Seems to me that in the old days you always numbered doors and windows with labels, right?

But even if it were not as flakey as reported, would it be easier than using markers in plan and labels in section/elevation (per Matthew above)? Perhaps GS is fixing something that's not really broken?

Re: How do I question on Markers for doors and windows

Chazz — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:10:18 GMT

Karl wrote:
I cannot reproduce what you've shown, Link, with the US library. 😞

Ditto. Maybe Link is using some beta stuff and just inadvertently outed a half-baked AC13 feature? If so, memo to GS: still too complicated.

On the other hand, if this is a difference between the US and INT versions, what would be the point? This does not seem like a regional difference at all. Are they going to release an Obama version and a McCain version too?

Re: How do I question on Markers for doors and windows

Link — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:09:55 GMT

Looks like it's part of the INT package only, for now at least.

Cheers,
Link.