Transferring Label Leader Arrow Dimensions Between Labels

[scottjm]

Hi,

Is it possible to transfer the dimensions for the leader arrow between labels? 

Eyedropper obviously does not work, but I thought the LABEL_POSITION globals might reveal something.

Or am I heading down an all too familiar GDL dead end. 

Thanks,

Scott

[Andrii Levko]

Hmm... pipette does works.

As option you can save label as Favorites.

[scottjm]

Hi Andrii,

When I try to use the eyedropper/syringe, the dimensions of the leader do not transfer.

See below screen shot.

The top row are two different labels.  If I eyedropper/syringe the setting of 'Original Label' to 'New Label'.  The dimension of leader of the new label seems to inherit unusual dimensions.

Am I doing something wrong?  This has always been a frustration of mine with the new labels since they changes the labels in 21(??).

Thanks,

Scott

[Andrii Levko]

Hi Scott

Yes, after using a pipette, only the size of the arrow and the angle of the label line changes. But now I understand that you need to change the length of the arrow line automatically. Unfortunately, it also annoys me that there is no option to do similar Labels lengths.

[Barry Kelly · Accepted solution]

Being a Global Variable, Label_Position is reading the values from the Archicad environment (i.e. how you place the label) and is not a parameter you can set.

You can use these values (i.e. to position text) but I don't think you can influence or amend these values.

Barry.

[scottjm]

Thanks Andrii and Barry.  That's what I suspected.