topic Re: Notes in Documentation

Notes

Anonymous — Fri, 19 May 2023 14:04:02 GMT

Ok, so at work we put a fair few notes on the page. I guess you could say a lot of what would normally be in the specifications is on our plans (it just seems that if it's right there in front of the builder, it means he has less chance of messing it up).

I'm wondering, because right now I'm putting these notes on the layout directly as text boxes so it doesn't show up in the 'scales' autotext as 1:1, can you make the notes in, say a project index and import it without the 'scales' autotext being affected? or even an unlinked detail would work - provided it doesn't show up in the scales.

Or should I carry on the way I've been doing it so far?

Re: Notes

TomWaltz — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:38:12 GMT

What do you mean "show up in the scales"?

Re: Notes

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:51:14 GMT

The autotext for scales, where it will list all the scales used on the page.

i.e. if you have 3 drawings

Sections @ 1:100
Elevations @1:100
Eave Detail @ 1:5

Then the autotext will read "1:100,1:5"

However, when you place an index into your layout, it will read

"1:100,1:5,1:1"

How do I change it so that the 1:1 doesn't show up? I don't need a scale for text.

Re: Notes

TomWaltz — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:09:13 GMT

Super_Dude wrote:
The autotext for scales, where it will list all the scales used on the page.

i.e. if you have 3 drawings

Sections @ 1:100
Elevations @1:100
Eave Detail @ 1:5

Then the autotext will read "1:100,1:5"

However, when you place an index into your layout, it will read

"1:100,1:5,1:1"

How do I change it so that the 1:1 doesn't show up? I don't need a scale for text.

OK, I gotta know.... what are you using that for? I've never heard of anyone using Autotext to list their scales before...

Re: Notes

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:33:33 GMT

At the bottom of the page we list the scales being used on the page. We don't put the scale next to the drawing title as you normally would.

It's the new 'Drawing Scale' Autotext in AC10. We used to just manually type it out. Unfortunately, this Autotext seems to put a 1:1 scale on indexes.

Re: Notes

Link — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:37:00 GMT

Create independent details at the desired scale and put your notes in them.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Notes

TomWaltz — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:39:32 GMT

Super_Dude wrote:
At the bottom of the page we list the scales being used on the page. We don't put the scale next to the drawing title as you normally would.

It's the new 'Drawing Scale' Autotext in AC10. We used to just manually type it out. Unfortunately, this Autotext seems to put a 1:1 scale on indexes.

Oh man, and that's one of the Indexes that really does not let you exclude anything... I think placing the notes as text might be your only option.

I would try to do them in a word processor and place as PDFs, but I think they would still get picked up by the Index

Re: Notes

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 21:54:54 GMT

I would have done the whole PDF thing, but we use custom autotext for notes spread across several pages i.e. calling up Wind Zones on two separate sheets.

Re: Notes

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:06:04 GMT

Super_Dude

That's an issue I was trying to overcome here.

For your situation I suggest using detail windows with same scale as your plan (or whatever the notes are referencing) ala Link's advice, if using text directly on the layout is not doing it for you (which is what I usually do for notes, keys / legends on the plan itself).

Re: Notes

Bruce — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 01:33:27 GMT

I find the Scale Autotext good...mostly.

I, too, use it as part of the sheet title block, but run into problems when I have more than two or three different scales on the one sheet. Then I have to remove the Autotext from the Master - where it's REALLY convenient - and insert the scale on every sodding sheet.

Is there a way (a la Revit) where the Autotext will automatically change from listing every scale to listing a pre-defined text (e.g. "As Shown") when there is more than x number of scales present?

Somehow I don't think there is.

Once again, ArchiCAD is really, really good - but not good enough. And that 1% undoes everything else!!!

Re: Notes

Bruce — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 03:54:28 GMT

I just figured out a work-around - for those who want to know (stop calling, please. I'm not getting anything done )

Put the autotext scale on the master, and for the 5% of sheets that screw it up, put on some text with an opaque background. This will cover up the master and allow you to hide the uglies.

Of course, you have to make sure "Text Wrapping" is turned off for the Master Scale text.

Re: Notes

Anonymous — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 05:22:35 GMT

i used to have this same dilemma, but since so many sheets contain drawings with different scales, or not to scale, i found the vast majority of my sheets contained "as noted" in the sheet scale note. So I have eliminated the scale note from my sheet title block and have shown the scale in the drawing title only. This is a much simpler solution, and would allow for as many scales as you can fit onto a sheet.