topic Re: Text tool in 3D in Documentation

Text tool in 3D

Anonymous — Fri, 19 May 2023 13:50:23 GMT

Why can't I mark up a 3D rendering with the text tool or label tool? I drew a marquee around a small section of my model and went to 3D (not photo rendering). Now I would like to add some notes and send it to an inspector for comment. But the text tool is grayed out. Is there a simple workaround within Archicad?
Thanks- David Kingsley

Re: Text tool in 3D

Dave Seabury — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 19:27:52 GMT

From the 3d window, right click and create a 3d document.

David

Re: Text tool in 3D

Steve Jepson — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 19:28:35 GMT

It depends on if you are marking up the model for someone who has access to the model and the Mark Up Tool or not. In the 3D window for example you can view the things you want to reference in your Mark Up, select them, then capture that view with the Mark Up Tool and make your comments. When viewing the model, those items will be shown in a different color if you like and when selected you can open the comments for those items. There are other options with the Mark Up Tools.

Or are you just after a screen shot you can mark up with lines, splines, fills, text... ?

Re: Text tool in 3D

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 10:08:44 GMT

Yes- I'm after a screen shot I can mark up. Thanks for the reply.

Re: Text tool in 3D

Steve Jepson — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 15:10:03 GMT

https://www.techsmith.com/download/snagit/ is a great solution for that,

however, in ArchiCAD you can just use the marquee tool to surround the area in the 3D window you want to mark up --Copy (Ctrl-C if you like), and paste into a plan view, mark it up there, - surround in plan view with the marquee tool again - copy to clip board - and here is the little trick... Insert into Outlook as Screen Shot. You can't just Ctrl-V to get that into your email with Outlook ( if that is what your using)

Apparently, when you copy what's inside the marquee it is understood by Microsoft Word and Outlook as a screen shot and has to be inserted/pasted in the documents that way instead of just as an image. You will get the whole screen unless you use the screen clipping feature which will take you back to the ArchiCAD window where you can surround the image with markups you want to send in the email.

There are many better ways to do this ( try Snagit for free - good for so many things we do) using other programs but if you are just using ArchiCAD and email this is how you can do it with the Microsoft Office products.

real life example -- When seconds count you will like to be using Snagit. smart ass engineers response was - tell him all the bolts were torqued to the same German spec - Gutentite - with a pipe wrench.

Re: Text tool in 3D

Dave Seabury — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 19:28:15 GMT

I will be looking in to that Steve, Thanks for posting.

David

Re: Text tool in 3D

Anonymous — Sun, 01 Jul 2018 10:15:50 GMT

Thanks- Haven't tried it yet but that's exactly what I want to do.