topic Re: Dimension Orientation in Documentation

Dimension Orientation

Anonymous — Mon, 22 May 2023 22:03:25 GMT

In all my infinite wisdom, I've stumbled across another problem I cant work out I've just drawn full plans up for a house, and after I got everything set up and did the plotmaker setup and what not, I printed the entire layout book, and realized half the dimensions are upside down, to better explain the problem I'll post a picture of a plan, rather than rambling on.... in the picture notice that the horizontal dimensions have to be read upside down.... any ideas?

Re: Dimension Orientation

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 20:39:37 GMT

Turn your screen over

Re: Dimension Orientation

David Pacifico — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 20:51:15 GMT

Select just the dimension text in ArchiCAD. (normally in the lower left corner of the text. In your case the upper right).
Check the Info Box and see if the "B" Value is 180. If so change it to zero.

Re: Dimension Orientation

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 12:11:26 GMT

Thanks for the response dave (and comic relief, s2art ) but, when I do that (I actually changed it from 90 to 270) it flips the text, but then when i drag it to get it off the top of the dim line, it flips itself back over.... hmmmm

Re: Dimension Orientation

Link — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 13:59:52 GMT

Looks like you turned your placed drawing in PlotMaker. Any reason why you didn't just rotate the model in ArchiCAD. That way you wouldn't encounter this problem.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Dimension Orientation

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 14:18:15 GMT

aye, I did turn it in plotmaker, because my boss decided he wanted to change the paper we were going to use and now hes riding my ass to get it fixed, along with this: http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=7026

i'm still just... stumped.

cheers,
dan

edit:

although, going back to your question, I should try rotating the actual model rather than just the plot... sorry, im a bit slow today... Ill let you know how that wee shifty works out