topic Re: TEXT in plans in Modeling

TEXT in plans

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2023 14:25:58 GMT

Hi

I wonder if there is a way to make a text adapting to the scale on the plans.
If i make a plan 1:50 and I want the samt text to be seen on plan 1:20 and 1:100 then i have to copy paste and change the text size.

Is tree now type of text changing size adapting to the scale on each plan view.
Som object with text does that!

Re: TEXT in plans

Barry Kelly — Fri, 23 May 2014 09:52:42 GMT

You have 2 choices with text in the settings - 'scale with plan' or 'scale independent'.

Scale with plan the text will stay the same size in relation to your plan so in effect it will get bigger or smaller as the scale of the plan changes.
Double the scale and the text will print twice as big - not always desirable especially if you want to keep the text a certain size when printing.

Scale independent means that the text will stay the same printable size regardless of the scale - i.e will always print as 2mm high.
The plan will get bigger or smaller but the text will stay the same size.
this means it looks like you text is changing size and/or position - it isn't - your plan is.
This method can work if you carefully place you text anchor point at the position where you want to thext to remain fixed.
i.e wall on the left with text to the right - anchor pont would be the left hand side of the text so as the scale changes the distance from the wall will remain the same scaled distance.
Wall on the right and text on the left you would anchor the ext on the right side of the text block.
The same applies for top and bottom.

Basically the anchor point of the text will remain in the same position relative to your plan so it will appear to still be readable.

I find though that it is better to have a text layer for each scale as generally I will have different text at each scale or I will want the text in a different location anyway.

It is a bit of a trade off between having text with all differnt anchor points so you are constantly changing that or leave the anchor point the same for all text and duplicate it at different scales.

You have to do whatever suits your needs.
Sometimes a bit of both.

Text in objects can be scripted to allow for changes in the scale if you know what you are doing or you can add stretchable hotspots so you can place the text at different locations for different scales - but that all requires GDL scripting.

Barry.

Re: TEXT in plans

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 23 May 2014 15:56:56 GMT

These two radio buttons of the Text Settings Dialog in my ArchiCAD 17 are called "Model Size" and "Paper Size".

Re: TEXT in plans

Barry Kelly — Sat, 24 May 2014 02:51:14 GMT

laszlonagy wrote:
These two radio buttons of the Text Settings Dialog in my ArchiCAD 17 are called "Model Size" and "Paper Size".

I probably wasn't looking at 17 at the time.
Don't you just love how the names of things change between versions?
I didn't even think it might have changed.

That is why it is important for all posters to please state the version of Archicad they are using together with their operating system.

Or better still add the info to your signature in your profile (link at the top of the forum page) so it appears in every post automatically.

Barry.

Re: TEXT in plans

Laszlo Nagy — Sat, 24 May 2014 12:36:34 GMT

Barry wrote:
Don't you just love how the names of things change between versions?

Yep.

Re: TEXT in plans

Eduardo Rolon — Sat, 24 May 2014 12:58:10 GMT

and I prefer the previous naming to the new "because AutoCAD uses those names" change

Re: TEXT in plans

David Maudlin — Sat, 24 May 2014 13:16:06 GMT

Just depends where you look.

David

Re: TEXT in plans

Barry Kelly — Sun, 25 May 2014 01:17:29 GMT

There's nothing like consistency.
Barry.