topic Re: Custom labels for windows and doors in Documentation

Custom labels for windows and doors

KorniliaP — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:39:37 GMT

Hello,

I am an archicad user from greece and would llike to make a custom label for windows. I have tried but can't seem to quite get it.

What I am trying to do is make a frame which will have the window id, the width on the left and on the right the sill level from the concrete slab of the relevant concrete floor slab and header. This is how we are supposed to do them in greece. I can do it with autotext but i need to click the window to obtain each info and then move it to the table. Is there an easier way to do it using labels? I am using archicad 26. (I want to do the same for doors but using a cicle. They will be measured from the top of the flooring). Thank you.

Operating system used: Windows

Re: Custom labels for windows and doors

Ricardo Lopez — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:14:48 GMT

Hi @KorniliaP

I'm sure there's a more elegant way using GDL code, but here's a quick and easy method:

Draw the symbol lines and enter the needed autotexts.
Select all of it.
File> Libraries and Objects> Save Selection as...> Label.
Click on the Window tool and press Edit> Select All Windows (Ctrl+A) to select all the windows in the view.
Go to Document> Anotation> Label Selected Elements.

(Watch the attached video to see the process)

Re: Custom labels for windows and doors

Claudiu Serban — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:38:50 GMT

is this forum for real?

anyway, here's what i came up with (trying to) using Ricardo's elegant GDL way 🙂

https://gofile.io/d/jomMbU

Sorry, had to upload to an external site.

Re: Custom labels for windows and doors

KorniliaP — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:49:47 GMT

Thank you for replying.. I did the same but my label has no text when I add that to the window. Any thoughts why?

EDIT: NEVER MIND I WAS USING THE LABEL TOOL WITH AUTOTEXT AND NOT THE TEXT TOOL!

Re: Custom labels for windows and doors

KorniliaP — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:09:27 GMT

Nice! Thanks, but unfortuntely it prints like this.

I also need the position of the info exactly as shown in the original post.

Re: Custom labels for windows and doors

Ricardo Lopez — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:31:25 GMT

Hi @KorniliaP

Try creating the label object in the view at the scale you need. I did it in a view with a scale of 1:50 so that the label object would appear exactly as intended.
As I mentioned, this is a quick and easy method, but it has its limitations.
I’m sure someone with a good knowledge of GDL could create a proper object.

Re: Custom labels for windows and doors

Claudiu Serban — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:48:01 GMT

work fine for me. I tested it in AC29. What AC version are you using?

Re: Custom labels for windows and doors

KorniliaP — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:51:47 GMT

I was mistakenly using label tool instead of simple text.. Inception! Label within a label. lol

Re: Custom labels for windows and doors

KorniliaP — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:52:19 GMT

You are a life saver!

Re: Custom labels for windows and doors

KorniliaP — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:28:31 GMT

Is there a way to edit the label should i need to change the parameters? Or I simply create the new and overide the previous one?

Re: Custom labels for windows and doors

Lingwisyer — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:18:01 GMT

The easiest workaround is to zip the object/s.

Re: Custom labels for windows and doors

Ricardo Lopez — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:30:05 GMT

Hi @KorniliaP

You could open and edit the object using GDL or create it from the beginning (this is easier).