topic Re: PLOTMAKER windows in Documentation

PLOTMAKER windows

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:06:49 GMT

Plotmaker 3.1.0.v1

Is there a way, when importing a AC project into Plotmaker to shape the drawing "window" in shapes other than a square or rectangle?? What if the room I am wanting to show is triangular, is there a way for the window to be triangular??

TIA!

Steve Ericsson
Olympia, Washington

Re: PLOTMAKER windows

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:21:17 GMT

Steve wrote:
Is there a way, when importing a AC project into Plotmaker to shape the drawing "window" in shapes other than a square or rectangle?? What if the room I am wanting to show is triangular, is there a way for the window to be triangular??

With the fill tool draw a polygon the shape you would like the window to be.

Select the fill and the drawing.

Choose Edit/Set Polygon as Drawing Frame.

Woody

Re: PLOTMAKER windows

__archiben — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:30:45 GMT

Steve wrote:
Is there a way, when importing a AC project into Plotmaker to shape the drawing "window" in shapes other than a square or rectangle?? What if the room I am wanting to show is triangular, is there a way for the window to be triangular??

yes - right-click on the drawing in question and go to "Drawing Settings...". you should see a setting in there somewhere for changing the drawing setting from a rectangle to a ploygon. once you've set it to 'polygon' you can edit the drawing boundary as you would any polygon in archiCAD: dragging nodes around and clicking an edge to create new nodes . . .

HTH
~/archiben

Re: PLOTMAKER windows

__archiben — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:32:09 GMT

woodster wrote:
With the fill tool draw a polygon the shape you would like the window to be.

Select the fill and the drawing.

Choose Edit/Set Polygon as Drawing Frame.

oooh! that's a good one - i've never done it that way before . . .

cheers
~/archiben

Re: PLOTMAKER windows

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 00:44:58 GMT

~/archiben wrote:
oooh! that's a good one - i've never done it that way before . . .

It's the way we did it back in the olden days

I never did it your way. In Plotmaker 3 one had more freedom to develop the shape my way. In PlotMaker 9 you get the full capability to edit polygons as you get in ArchiCAD...

I'm switching to your way!

Re: PLOTMAKER windows

Aussie John — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 04:15:21 GMT

i've been using plotmaker since version 2(i think) or 3 and never noticed that option of setting polygon to frame

Re: PLOTMAKER windows

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:32:15 GMT

Ben, that is AWSOME!! That is exactly what I was looking for!!! Woodie, great idea, unfortunately I like Ben's much better!

Thanks, fellas! Hey, by the way Woodie, did you teach ArchiCamp in Oakland Ca. a few years ago? If so, we attended and it was great - thanks!

Re: PLOTMAKER windows

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 18:13:26 GMT

Steve wrote:
Hey, by the way Woodie, did you teach ArchiCamp in Oakland Ca. a few years ago? If so, we attended and it was great - thanks!

I did... and we are in the midst of putting ArchiCAMP back on the map! Stay tuned!

Woody

Re: PLOTMAKER windows

Ben Odonnell — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 18:29:04 GMT

woodster wrote:
Steve wrote:
Is there a way, when importing a AC project into Plotmaker to shape the drawing "window" in shapes other than a square or rectangle?? What if the room I am wanting to show is triangular, is there a way for the window to be triangular??
With the fill tool draw a polygon the shape you would like the window to be.

Select the fill and the drawing.

Choose Edit/Set Polygon as Drawing Frame.

Woody

Woody,
What other plotmaker tips have got up you sleeve ?

I would really like to hear what your plans are for the ArchiCAMP as well. Could be a concept we could use here in Sweden.

Cheers.
Ben