topic Re: How to edit existing labels? in Documentation

How to edit existing labels?

kylevfa — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:59:37 GMT

I was wondering if there was a way for me to edit existing labels? I currently have this associate label used to annotate the finish of surface however, I want to edit the label to look like the one below it (add a line through the middle, and add text to the right of the label). Would this be possible without having to completely create an entire new label from scratch but rather edit the one I am already using somehow? Thank you

Re: How to edit existing labels?

kylevfa — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 20:44:42 GMT

I figure this is a lost cause as I have learned that this will take a bit of coding knowledge. I managed to edit the code to allow for the line but can't seem to figure out how to add the additional text.

Re: How to edit existing labels?

Laszlo Nagy — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 21:35:37 GMT

Did you create the Label by drawing the lines and Autotexts and using the "File > Libraries and Objects > Save Selection As > Label" menu command?

What if you modify the source elements and save them again under the same name, overwriting the previous version?

Re: How to edit existing labels?

kylevfa — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 14:51:27 GMT

No, this is an existing default label from Archicad which has a slew of parameter adjustments baked in already. I have tried adding the Autotext next to the label and resaving it as a new Label however all the original labels functions are lost in the process sadly.

Re: How to edit existing labels?

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 17:43:21 GMT

Yes, indeed, if this is a default Label then you would have to modify its GDL Script to allow for new functionality, which require pretty good knowledge of GDL as these are complex Library Parts. So you will be best off creating your custom Labels as mentioned above.