topic label tool is not working in Modeling

label tool is not working

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 02:27:06 GMT

When I try to do a label with a tag ( a square or circle with id text inside)
The tool does not draw the arrow line (leader) nor the pointer. It only draws the tag. But if I label with text it draws everything: the arrow line and the text. I wonder what Im doing wrong.

archicad 8.1 win xp

Re: label tool is not working

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 10:22:05 GMT

I think this is a bug. The workaround I have found is to start the label with text and after it is drawn, change it to another label. Then it would be drawn correctly.

Re: label tool is not working

Karl Ottenstein — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:43:44 GMT

I realize that this thread is 4 years old (!) ... I came across it because I ran into the same situation of not getting a leader for symbolic independent labels.

GS support kindly pointed me to the checkbox shown in the attached screenshot, which I had long forgotten existed. If there is no check for 'Use symbol arrow', then the Label Tool will draw the leader. If it is checked, then there will only be a leader/arrow if one is scripted as part of the selected library part.

Getting old,
Karl