topic Re: Error with NCS Drawing Title in Documentation

Error with NCS Drawing Title

Laura Yanoviak — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:33:48 GMT

Anyone run across this yet? Seems to have to do with the Graphic_Sc_NCS_drawTit Macro: @ 1 1/2" = 1'-0" scale, the drawing title appears as attached, and @ 6" = 1'-0" scale, the graphic scale disappears altogether (seems to be OK at all other scales). This is a new discovery and I'll be investigating further...

Re: Error with NCS Drawing Title

Laura Yanoviak — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:16:33 GMT

Well, it does not seem that the two issues are related. The missing graphic scale @ 6"=1'-0" scale was simply a case of a line of missing code:

! ======= Architectural =========
IF sc_a_1<>0 THEN GOSUB 100:
IF sc_a_2<>0 THEN GOSUB 105: !!LJY
!!IF A_=2 AND ut="Architectural" THEN GOSUB 105:
IF sc_a_3<>0 THEN GOSUB 110:
IF sc_a_4<>0 THEN GOSUB 115:
!!IF A_=12 AND ut="Architectural" THEN GOSUB 120:
IF sc_a_5<>0 THEN GOSUB 125:
IF sc_a_6<>0 THEN GOSUB 130:
IF sc_a_7<>0 THEN GOSUB 135:
IF sc_a_8<>0 THEN GOSUB 140:
IF sc_a_9<>0 THEN GOSUB 145:
IF sc_a_10<>0 THEN GOSUB 150:
IF sc_a_11<>0 THEN GOSUB 155:
IF sc_a_12<>0 THEN GOSUB 160:
IF sc_a_13<>0 THEN GOSUB 175:

At first glance, the problem @ 1 1/2"=1'-0" scale does not seem to be related to the macro...

Re: Error with NCS Drawing Title

Laura Yanoviak — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:52:36 GMT

OK -- It's got something to do with the space in "1 1/2" -- this is why it is displaying the dual scales -- but this is starting to go beyond my knowledge of GDL...

Re: Error with NCS Drawing Title

Laura Yanoviak — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 20:15:18 GMT

It may or may not have anything to do with the space -- I've exhausted my options, and am now at a complete loss -- any help would be appreciated -- LJY.

Re: Error with NCS Drawing Title

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:06:36 GMT

Laura,
I have been struggling with this as well, but I have not found the Graphic_Sc_NCS_drawTit object inorder to edit it, but if this can be found, comparing the code with the Graphic Scale NCS 10 object (which seems to work at all the scales you have mentioned) might solve the problem. If you have located the Graphic_Sc_NCS_drawTit.gsm file, please let me know where it find it, and I will continue my efforts to fix this

Re: Error with NCS Drawing Title

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:51:30 GMT

Download the example file from NCS-Office.
Check the drawing title.
If you like it, than use it.

Re: Error with NCS Drawing Title

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:22:58 GMT

where do we download this example from? and when you insert this object into the title block, does it recognize the scale from the drawing the title is attached to? I found it impossible to get that to work using the other graphic scales included in the AC library.
http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=11084&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=10#top

Re: Error with NCS Drawing Title

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 14:55:00 GMT

You can link out of help in AC.
You can use it if you want. Title is also one file to change or use it.

Re: Error with NCS Drawing Title

Laura Yanoviak — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:00:18 GMT

Scott wrote:
Laura,
I have been struggling with this as well, but I have not found the Graphic_Sc_NCS_drawTit object inorder to edit it, but if this can be found, comparing the code with the Graphic Scale NCS 10 object (which seems to work at all the scales you have mentioned) might solve the problem. If you have located the Graphic_Sc_NCS_drawTit.gsm file, please let me know where it find it, and I will continue my efforts to fix this

Scott -- It is located within the Object Library 10\MACROS 10 \Marker Macros 10. I did compare the two scale objects, but didn't find any discrepancies that would indicate that there was anything wrong with the Graphic_Sc_NCS_drawTit.gsm script.

I will check the drawing title out from the NCS-Office Library...

Re: Error with NCS Drawing Title

Laura Yanoviak — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:35:58 GMT

Archi wrote:
Download the example file from NCS-Office.
Check the drawing title.
If you like it, than use it.

Unless this file has been updated (I downloaded it 2 months ago), the Drawing Title object has the same error as the the one included in the AC10 library.

Re: Error with NCS Drawing Title

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:14:53 GMT

very strange...no mistake for me.
I like this title.
Why does GS do this job originally?

Re: Error with NCS Drawing Title

Laura Yanoviak — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:22:21 GMT

OK -- now it's happening @ 1/16" scale -- it'll be really sad if I have to resort to pasting white fills over all of my extra scales...

Re: Error with NCS Drawing Title

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:34:31 GMT

Laura wrote:
Scott wrote:
Laura,
I have been struggling with this as well, but I have not found the Graphic_Sc_NCS_drawTit object inorder to edit it, but if this can be found, comparing the code with the Graphic Scale NCS 10 object (which seems to work at all the scales you have mentioned) might solve the problem. If you have located the Graphic_Sc_NCS_drawTit.gsm file, please let me know where it find it, and I will continue my efforts to fix this
Scott -- It is located within the Object Library 10\MACROS 10 \Marker Macros 10. I did compare the two scale objects, but didn't find any discrepancies that would indicate that there was anything wrong with the Graphic_Sc_NCS_drawTit.gsm script.

I will check the drawing title out from the NCS-Office Library...

I check most of my other scales, I'm only having this problem at 1 1/2" = 1'-0". Also Laura, did you explode, extract (or whatever they call it now) your library to find the Graphic_Sc_NCS_drawTit.gsm file? My library doesn't even show the folders you mentioned.

Re: Error with NCS Drawing Title

Laura Yanoviak — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:17:14 GMT

Scott wrote:
I check most of my other scales, I'm only having this problem at 1 1/2" = 1'-0". Also Laura, did you explode, extract (or whatever they call it now) your library to find the Graphic_Sc_NCS_drawTit.gsm file? My library doesn't even show the folders you mentioned.

I hadn't had a problem with the 1/16" scale until yesterday.

Yes, I did extract the library container file -- Graphic_Sc_NCS_drawTit.gsm can also be found under "Drawing Symbol" within the Subtype Hierarchy.

It's hard to believe that no one else is having this problem...

Re: Error with NCS Drawing Title

Laura Yanoviak — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:18:46 GMT

OK -- I think I've got the cause, if not the solution.

It has to do with the string function STRSTR in the macro. Because both the 1/2"=1'-0" and the 1 1/2"=1'-0" scales contain `1/2"`, both statements return a value <>0, and so 2 scales are inserted.

I don't know why I'm having a problem with the 1/16" scale, hopefully just an error on my part whilst trying to figure this one out.

Re: Error with NCS Drawing Title

Laura Yanoviak — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:49:45 GMT

Allrighty (as I reply to myself once again) --

The error @ 1/16" scale has to do with me putting the 6" scale statement back into the script. As above, both STRSTR statements contain `6"`, hence the double scale. So it appears someone at GS was conscience enough of this error to remove the 6" scale statement, but didn't bother to fix it.

Re: Error with NCS Drawing Title

Laura Yanoviak — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:19:44 GMT

It appears that GS has fixed the macro with the latest update (10.04.06) -- now if they would only post the "changes since last update" so I could go ahead with it...