topic Re: Scale to Autotext in Documentation

Scale to Autotext

_Salmon — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:51:38 GMT

i'm trying to desactivate the influence of a view in AUTOTEXT: Scale

any idea?

Re: Scale to Autotext

Piotr Dobrowolski — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:37:08 GMT

I wish it was possible ;-(

AFAIK impossible (I hope I am wrong)

Best Regards,
Piotr

Re: Scale to Autotext

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:47:58 GMT

Place second drawing as Trace Refference and change Refference Color to original..

Re: Scale to Autotext

Piotr Dobrowolski — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:59:54 GMT

Unless You need more eg.schedules to be placed...

Best Regards,
Piotr

Re: Scale to Autotext

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:49:16 GMT

You will need two layouts - one with a drawing which scale you want to see, one with the drawings (or/and schedules), whose scale is not interested in you. At first all drawings are placed on a single page on which is autotext, afterwards "unnecessary" cut and save in second layout, which has no autotext. Then, using the Trace Reference, put on a second Layout on the first.. It is important to remember when printing use the "Print Reference "("Display Reference " if you save to the PDF).

Re: Scale to Autotext

Erika Epstein — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:41:46 GMT

As someone at Graphisoft Budapest recently pointed out to me, first pick which CATEGORY autotext refers to, and then pick what AUTOTEXT ITEM(S) of the the selected reference you want.

First you alt/opt+click on the drawing in question.
Select the drawing, right click and choose 'set as autotext reference'

By default the selected reference is the LAYOUT so if you pick Drawing Name, it will list the names of all the drawings on the Layout.

Instead browse the available references by clicking on the arrow (see screenshot). You will find available the drawing you alt/opt+clicked on available as reference.

Select this and then chose Name and now the autotext will only show the Name of this drawing..

Re: Scale to Autotext

Erika Epstein — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:46:41 GMT

Categories of autotext. Note that the Proposed South Elevation which I had alt/opt+clicked on is listed as a reference category.

Re: Scale to Autotext

_Salmon — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:31:24 GMT

Done!

Thanks for your fast reply.

And congratulations for this kindly forum. I hope to help with my short experience. And sorry for my english..

al

Re: Scale to Autotext

fuzzytnth3 — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:40:31 GMT

I think I'm having a senior moment but when I try to follow the instructions given above I'm not finding the Referencing option.

I tried alt clicking one of my views first but it didn't seem to make any difference.

Insert Autotext Dialogue

Re: Scale to Autotext

fuzzytnth3 — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:14:11 GMT

Nah ha... sussed it. The alt clicking wasn't working for me maybe a "Mac" thing but by right clicking the view I got the command Set as Autotext Reference

Right click View and set as the ref

Then using the text tool select from Category as Referencing and then select Scale

Re: Scale to Autotext

Erika Epstein — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:20:26 GMT

Fuzzy,
Yes I forgot to mention the 'set as autotext reference'. Good catch. thanks

Re: Scale to Autotext

_Salmon — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:50:40 GMT

i'm using this solution and i think it don't solve the problem.

Using it, we can asign a particular scale to ONE MASTER overwriting the autoscale function to other sheets. So, if we use the master to different sheets (different drawing scales) the autoscale of the drawings place on it dont work.

that it's to say, we have write the scale manually..

so we need to do masters to plans, elevations, sections..

that's right?

Re: Scale to Autotext

Erika Epstein — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:15:26 GMT

Each time you want to change which drawing is the autotext reference you need to select this drawing, right click and then choose the 'set as autotext reference.

e.g. if you have two drawings on a sheet one at 1/4" scale and one at 1/2", assign the first one as the autotext reference, write its scale using autotext.
Select the second drawing, assign it to be the autotext reference and then using autotext write its scale.

Re: Scale to Autotext

_Salmon — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:04:41 GMT

ok Erica,

we write the Autotext Scale in the Layout not in the Master.
Therefore the autotext work selectively in this particular layout.

now i've understood the idea.

that's works fine. Fixed!

thanks again

Re: Scale to Autotext

Erika Epstein — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:14:58 GMT

Great! Welcome to the forum.

Is gandarillass your first name?
Now could you add to your signature your graphisoft version and OS. Sometimes this makes a difference to what the answer is

Re: Scale to Autotext

_Salmon — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:05:04 GMT

thanks Erika,

my name is Alberto Salmón Gandarillas.

I'm trying to change my nich 'gandarillass' but i can't. do you know how to do it?

Re: Scale to Autotext

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:18:59 GMT

gandarillass wrote:
thanks Erika,

my name is Alberto Salmón Gandarillas.

I'm trying to change my nich 'gandarillass' but i can't. do you know how to do it?

Only I have access to the Forum functions where this is possible.
So, do you want me to change your user name from

gandarillass

to

gandarillas? With one s at the end?

Re: Scale to Autotext

_Salmon — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:28:18 GMT

Hi Laszlo,

i normally use 'al' as nick. is it possible to use it?
if not i would like to use 'salmon'.

'gandarillass' is a name i used long time along..

Best regards,

Re: Scale to Autotext

_Salmon — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:31:16 GMT

Hi Laszlo,

i'm thinking i prefer 'Salmon'

thanks

Re: Scale to Autotext

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:26:38 GMT

Erika wrote:
Each time you want to change which drawing is the autotext reference you need to select this drawing, right click and then choose the 'set as autotext reference.

e.g. if you have two drawings on a sheet one at 1/4" scale and one at 1/2", assign the first one as the autotext reference, write its scale using autotext.
Select the second drawing, assign it to be the autotext reference and then using autotext write its scale.

Erika

While I appreciate your method works it doesn't seem any better than manually writing in the scale yourself on each layout. (It actually takes longer going thru' the process). I want an autotext field I can add to my Master sheet, with the ability to "disregard" a particular view on a layout if identified as such. Most commonly this would be when we place notes from views that are at a different scale to the plan they are associated to. Notes could be at 1:1 scale while the plan is at 1:50 or 1:100, but the autotext field displays the 1:1 scale too. Not a good look.

I believe this is what this thread, and _Salmon's wish, are about, and something I wished for (or at least queried) a few years ago HERE