topic Re: Labeling Windows in hotlinked module in Documentation

Labeling Windows in hotlinked module

Kathryn W — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:48:16 GMT

Can you advise if there is anyway to override the ID of windows/doors/objects that are a part of a module?
I am documenting a townhouse development that has one house repeated 3 times. The repeated houses are modules. I am wanting to label each window and/or door in the project using the window's ID and so that the window is referencing each individual house. For example, all windows in House 1 will be W1.01, W1.02, W1.03 etc. All windows in House 2 will be W2.01, W2.02, W2.03 etc. As the houses are modules, I have not been able to achieve this outcome, as the ID is linked to the object in the source module (.mod file).

Re: Labeling Windows in hotlinked module

Erwin Edel — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 10:33:07 GMT

You can give a hotlinked module a master ID, this is then added in front of any element ID of elements in that module.

Re: Labeling Windows in hotlinked module

Kathryn W — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 22:29:04 GMT

Thanks Erwin!,
I don't suppose there is any way to pick and choose which elements have the master ID show in the elements label and which don't? For example I want my windows labels to associate to the house number, but I want my walls to be labelled consistently irrespective of which house they belong to........

Re: Labeling Windows in hotlinked module

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:50:43 GMT

It is possible to specify in each instance of the Label what information you want displayed: Compact Element ID, Master ID, Full Element ID.

Check out this clip. This is where it starts to talk about these 3 options:

https://youtu.be/Z_fzZXLcniE?t=84

Re: Labeling Windows in hotlinked module

Kathryn W — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 22:32:23 GMT

Perfect, thanks Laszlo, I knew there must have been a way to achieve the desired outcome. I appreciate your help