topic Ceiling height Level Dimension tool in Documentation

Ceiling height Level Dimension tool

Ugljesa Janjic — Mon, 22 May 2023 21:56:19 GMT

Does anyone know how to adjust this? I am using the ceiling slab and then applying a Level Dimension to it. This is the easiest way for me to track the ceiling heights without having to do it manually.
It is all good when on first floor, given that the floor slab is at 0. The problem is when I go up on second and upper levels. The Level Dimension tool shows a dimension (height) relative to the ground level 0, so I end up having a ceiling elevation tag show 22', 34' etc... which is confusing.
Please see the attached illustration.

Is there another command that I don’t know?
Thanks and have a great afternoon!

Re: Ceiling height Level Dimension tool

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 22:43:56 GMT

Yes, that is the hard-coded behaviour of the Level Dimension. It cannot display the value relative to the Current Story.

You may try to use the new "Elevation Label 19" Label that was introduced in ARCHICAD 19.
It can display Top and Bottom Elevation values relative to the Current Story.
However, it does not have the marker the Level Elevation Tool has.

Re: Ceiling height Level Dimension tool

Ugljesa Janjic — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 14:46:07 GMT

Great. Thanks, Laszlo!
This helps a lot. Very adjustable too.

Now, THAT would be something to put on the list of improvements for the Level Dimension tool. Wouldn't it? Just enable story recognition or something like that.

Thanks again. Saved me.

Ugljesa

Re: Ceiling height Level Dimension tool

Laszlo Nagy — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 18:00:19 GMT

You are always welcome to make a wish. People can vote on it and if it get high enough support we can forward it to Graphisoft for their consideration.

Also, I have an idea. I don't know how familiar you are with GDL, but with a bit of GDL scripting I think it is possible to make this Elevation Label smarter by providing it with the ability to generate and display its own Marker from its script. Then it could totally replace the Level Dimension Tool for dimensioning Slab bottoms.

Re: Ceiling height Level Dimension tool

rgarand — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 23:13:03 GMT

You can use the Label Tool and select:

Ceiling Slab Elevation Label

Then adjust the label to your liking. You can tie the label to the Home story of the object being labeled or Project Zero.

Re: Ceiling height Level Dimension tool

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 09:01:03 GMT

Hm, that Label must be available in the USA version but not in the INT version because I don't see it in my ARCHICAD 19 INT.