topic Re: LABELS NOT SELECTING WALL ID? in Documentation

LABELS NOT SELECTING WALL ID?

rob2218 — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:40:47 GMT

how to make the label object read properly?

Re: LABELS NOT SELECTING WALL ID?

Laszlo Nagy — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 16:12:17 GMT

Was the Label placed as an Associative or Static Label?
Select it and see its setting in the Info Box.
If it is Static, then with the Label selected, you can CTRL-click the Wall to associate the Label to the Wall, and then it should display the correct info.

By the way, Hotlink ID only makes sense if you Label a Wall located in a Hotlinked Module.

Re: LABELS NOT SELECTING WALL ID?

rob2218 — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 16:49:05 GMT

I'm using AC22...where (I've looked all over the label objects settings) do you find "associative" or "static"?

Re: LABELS NOT SELECTING WALL ID?

rob2218 — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 17:00:24 GMT

here's where to find it.
thanks Laz for your insight.

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rob2218 — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 21:38:16 GMT

One more item.
how do I get the label to 'auto' rotate so it's always 90 degrees to the wall?
right now i place them, then on each wall that is "NOT" horizontal, I have to go in manually and rotate the darn label...major PITA.

Re: LABELS NOT SELECTING WALL ID?

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 10:22:42 GMT

You will find the relevant settings in the "Label Orientation" field of the "Text Label" panel of the Label Settings Dialog.

Re: LABELS NOT SELECTING WALL ID?

rob2218 — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 14:33:05 GMT

it's no wonder I can't get mine to rotate....my "Text" box is greyed out?

Re: LABELS NOT SELECTING WALL ID?

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 14:55:37 GMT

From you earlier screenshot I can see you were using the "Property Label 22" Label. Try using the "Text / Autotext" Label.
You will be able to edit it just like a Text Block and you will be able to insert Propeties into the Text just the same.

Re: LABELS NOT SELECTING WALL ID?

rob2218 — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:36:13 GMT

thank you....I'll give that a try.
Sometimes....so confusing....and I feel I'm pretty good at Archicad. I can only image the trouble other poor folks must have who don't even know about these controls on objects and object types.....hubboy.

Re: LABELS NOT SELECTING WALL ID?

rob2218 — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:40:33 GMT

Laz
which is the "Text/Auto-text" object you are referring to from the list you see in the box?
these are the only ones I have to chose from.....thanks.

Re: LABELS NOT SELECTING WALL ID?

rob2218 — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:42:08 GMT

Ok...I see the "Text/Autotext" but I can't then get a box with a line as the tag symbol? what gives?

Re: LABELS NOT SELECTING WALL ID?

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 18:44:25 GMT

I see, so this is why you used the "Property Label 22" Label.

I checked the settings, and if you use the "Property Label 22" Label, then in the "Symbol Label" panel, you can set the Orientation of the Label to be parallel to the labeled Wall.

Re: LABELS NOT SELECTING WALL ID?

rob2218 — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 19:39:11 GMT

How...?
How do I set that?

Re: LABELS NOT SELECTING WALL ID?

rob2218 — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 23:45:47 GMT

Ok, I'm done...it's Friday. Going to go have a 'Social-distancing Beer'......i'll tackle this Monday...again...

it's "these" types of minutia things that kill me sometimes.

Re: LABELS NOT SELECTING WALL ID?

Anonymous — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 12:00:40 GMT

I don't know why, but you have to set the pointer in order to have this option active.(see attached)

Re: LABELS NOT SELECTING WALL ID?

rob2218 — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:01:42 GMT

....and what does that do?
By setting the pointer as you describe?

Re: LABELS NOT SELECTING WALL ID?

Anonymous — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 10:23:22 GMT

You get a pointer with some settings and control points on the plan vue.(see attached)

Re: LABELS NOT SELECTING WALL ID?

rob2218 — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:16:55 GMT

thanks...but...

Re: LABELS NOT SELECTING WALL ID?

Stress Co_ — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 23:06:40 GMT

Try changing the angle in "Label Orientation"

Using NCS Wall label 23

Re: LABELS NOT SELECTING WALL ID?

rob2218 — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 16:59:53 GMT

I'm not using AC23....using AC22.
AC23 is still too slow on my machine.