topic Re: Show window area in zone stamp in Documentation

Show window area in zone stamp

Jose Gradoli — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 09:55:02 GMT

I’m trying to display the surface area of windows (and doors) in a zone stamp, but I can’t manage to do it because it doesn’t appear as an option. I’ve created custom properties that I know are working, since they show correct values in the schedules. I’m attaching screenshots to help illustrate the issue.

Is there any method to achieve this?

Re: Show window area in zone stamp

pejotunb — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:27:11 GMT

Does seem like door and window areas, door width and number of elements for the zone, for example, won't be shown in a label (they do work on the zone stamp).

The only expression based property from the generic template I get to work is 'Dynamic ID by classification', which of course is a pretty straightforward expression compared to looking up the size of connected windows, for example.

Re: Show window area in zone stamp

ppumares1 — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:23:54 GMT

@Jose Gradoli Hi! I think a workaround would be mapping via ifc translator that property. Then you can call to ifc properties in the zone label.

Re: Show window area in zone stamp

pejotunb — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:29:54 GMT

Hah, yes, that does seem to work - so strange that this will work and querying it directly from properties would be disabled.

Re: Show window area in zone stamp

Jose Gradoli — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:37:02 GMT

thanks for the info, but, where can I find info about idc translator??

Re: Show window area in zone stamp

pejotunb — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 07:06:05 GMT

Here's the Help article on mapping Archicad data to IFC properties:
Archicad 28 Help

You also need to make sure, that the IFC translator setting you edit is set as the preview:
Archicad 28 Help

Re: Show window area in zone stamp

BrunoH — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 10:00:03 GMT

Hi Jose Gradoli,

You may use the zone stamp of the zone tool rather than the zone label for this the zone label has that option.

You'll have to activate the zone stamp in the model view options where you need it.

And to set the zone stamp to display the window or the door area.

Re: Show window area in zone stamp

Jose Gradoli — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 10:52:44 GMT

Thanks BrunoH, it works perfectly. I prefer labels because I can put them into favorites, erase them etc.. With that options all the stamps are shown but editing the stamp with only custom text (in blank) there is no stamp .

ppumares1, thanks for the solution, but I think it's too complex for me. I've been stuck for hours making a custom property with logic expression. That ind of translation is too much for me at this point.

Re: Show window area in zone stamp

ppumares1 — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 10:07:08 GMT

@Jose Gradoli Ok! Good job.

Anyway, ifc property it's not so difficult, I understand you about zone stamps... If you want to try in the future, here are some screenshots:

Ciao!