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Show X & Y dimensions of zone tool in plan view..

fortyone — Tue, 09 May 2023 11:27:19 GMT

Good afternoon team,

Is there a way of showing the X and Y dimensions of a zone? I cant seem to use associative text label in plan view and the zone stamp tool doesn't have this option. AC22

Do you know of a way of doing this?

Re: Show X & Y dimensions of zone tool in plan view..

Barry Kelly — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 05:17:25 GMT

This has cropped up a few times in the past.
Here are a couple of old posts about it...

https://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=61205&p=282391&hilit=ZONE+SIZE#p282391

https://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=55827&p=265807&hilit=zone+dimension#p265777

The problem is zones are not always rectangular - can be any shape and any rotation.
Take for example the other bedroom in your image.
Does the zone include the robe as well, or just the recess to the main door so it is no longer rectangular?
Does the length of the room include the robe or not?

Personally I have a room dimension object that I can stretch to suit the size of the room that i want to measure.
It is not automatic (in that you have to stretch it yourself) but it then shows the exact dimensions I want.

Barry.

Re: Show X & Y dimensions of zone tool in plan view..

Cosminn — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:50:49 GMT

Hi everyone - here is something that I've created and I am still using it.

It doesn't have a sound explanation - but I am working on it and I want to publish it online.

Link here:

Re: Show X & Y dimensions of zone tool in plan view..

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 22:36:15 GMT

Ingenious, a Room Accessory object. Nice.

Re: Show X & Y dimensions of zone tool in plan view..

tomyg — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 05:28:35 GMT

seems like this guy could scrpit it into a zone stamp tool. I guess question is, is how it was done and can we scrpit it ourselves into the current zone stamp tool?

https://www.indigofigs.com/zone-stamp/

Re: Show X & Y dimensions of zone tool in plan view..

mthd — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 05:59:14 GMT

Hi, I was trying to find a similar solution to get my basic room dimensions to show up on a sketch floor plan for mine and my builders clients and real estate customers etc.

Sure you can just add your text to your zone stamp but it would surely be nice if it was automatic.

Re: Show X & Y dimensions of zone tool in plan view..

Cosminn — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 05:07:54 GMT

Hey, have you had a chance to check out the workflow I posted? I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. We rely on this workflow every day at the office. I'd be happy to discuss it further in a Zoom meeting if you're interested.

Re: Show X & Y dimensions of zone tool in plan view..

mthd — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 06:49:10 GMT

Yes I watched the video you posted above and it was cool, we use metric units in my region. I am thinking of reaching out to CI tools to ask them if they can create a fill object that will do the trick for us.

Re: Show X & Y dimensions of zone tool in plan view..

Cosminn — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 08:15:08 GMT

What is meant by a "fill object"? I might be able to help you with that. The object I created is always linked to the zone, and it also has a 2D fill and a surface for the 3D window.

Re: Show X & Y dimensions of zone tool in plan view..

mthd — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 08:55:13 GMT

The fill tool that can also show the area as in this tip link posted below. Sure the zone tool shows the area OOTB once a room is represented by walls.

This fill tool method is good for establishing the floor space ratio.

https://centralinnovation.com/technical-resources/learn/find-areas-quickly/

Can your GDL object that you created display the room dimensions in metric too ?

Re: Show X & Y dimensions of zone tool in plan view..

Cosminn — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 09:04:53 GMT

Of course, I can create GDL objects based on specific requirements. A Zoom call would benefit further development; however, I believe my object already includes what you need. I didn't cover all the settings in the video explanation.

Re: Show X & Y dimensions of zone tool in plan view..

mthd — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 09:34:59 GMT

That’s really cool but I am happy to write my internal room sizes with text inside my zone stamp for now.

Really the zone tool or a fill object could actually be scripted to do what you have done and be available right OOTB for everyone.

All the best with your GDL tool.

Re: Show X & Y dimensions of zone tool in plan view..

Cosminn — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 09:46:53 GMT

Okay, whatever works for you. All the best to you as well.👍

Re: Show X & Y dimensions of zone tool in plan view..

RWARCHPC — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:07:05 GMT

I think this is a great contribution and would be grateful for an added feature in either the zone tool or your accessory that would include the option to simply add room dimensions under the zone name and number. The room tag would simply read something like: "Bedroom / 201 / 11 x 18", or "Bedroom / 11 x 18". The zone tool has many options that I don't need, and few of the ones that are simple and practical...like overall room dimensions rounded to the nearest inch.

overall dimensions.

Re: Show X & Y dimensions of zone tool in plan view..

Shir_2025 — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 02:15:20 GMT

Hi Barry

Would you be able to share this object with the community? I have tried other ways around it, but this seems to be the best option. Thank you

Re: Show X & Y dimensions of zone tool in plan view..

Barry Kelly — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 04:18:29 GMT

That particular object, unfortunately not as it is company intellectual property.

Also it is set to work with our company template and attributes (layers, pens lines, etc.)

I will have a look to see if I can recreate it to work with the default Graphisoft template, but that will probably have to wait till after the Christmas break I am afraid.

Barry.

Re: Show X & Y dimensions of zone tool in plan view..

Shir_2025 — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 04:33:07 GMT

That would be greatly appreciated. I look forward to hearing from you after the break. Enjoy your holidays.

Re: Show X & Y dimensions of zone tool in plan view..

Cosminn — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:31:30 GMT

@Robet-Apologies for the delayed reply — I didn’t receive a notification for your message and I’m just seeing it now.

I’ve been working on a workflow that addresses exactly what you mentioned. I’ve prepared a short demo that shows automatic overall dimensions for zones, which updates whenever the zone is resized. You can see how it works in these videos:

Video 1: https://1drv.ms/v/c/483e80840bdeb0c1/IQDahvu1H3MmR5quad6b6uStARXjA0F2YTyZ7zty17HL_Dk

Video 2: https://1drv.ms/v/c/483e80840bdeb0c1/IQBMSmR__4RNSbe8hviVmlRyAYhOJPnP0ZH4Fad0JI_mu6U

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this approach and if it matches what you were looking for.

Best regards,

Daniel

Re: Show X & Y dimensions of zone tool in plan view..

Barry Kelly — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 03:02:09 GMT

OK, here is the object (version 25+).

It is only metric unfortunately for those using imperial measurements.

It will show the room size with optional text above and below for room names and finishes if you want.

There are four stretchy hotspots for the corners of the room or area (white crosses will show there but being white, will not print).

Lines and arrows can be turned on to indicate the extent.

Barry.

Re: Show X & Y dimensions of zone tool in plan view..

Mathias Jonathan — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:56:14 GMT

Thanks! I can't open the object in archicad 25, 27 or 29 (macOS). I'll try tonight at home on a windows computer.