Detail Marker Link

[Anonymous]

I now use AC11 for Mac.

Is there a way to link the Detail Marker to a standard office detail OUTSIDE (w/o having to import first into the Detail folder of the Project Map first) of the project file. I was hoping AC11 would have made this feature available this time around but I it appears that's not the case.

Thanks.

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DaveTex

[NandoMogollon]

Dave, by OUTSIDE, do you mean an external drawing from other archicad file, or a *.dwg , *.pdf, *.jpg file?

[Anonymous]

I meant external drawing (pln file).

Dave Tex

[Link]

No, this is not currently possible. It is something that has been wished for many times. AFAIK GS's intended workflow in AC11 is to place or hotlink a module of the detail into a worksheet or detail window.

Cheers,
Link.

[Anonymous]

Thanks.

Dave Tex

[Gerald D Lock]

It is possible:
1. place the standard drawing on a layout in your project, using the Place Drawing tool. Ideally you should name the Drawing file with the office standard detail code (if it has one)
2. select the Detail Tool and change the Marker Type option to 'Place a Linked Marker'
3. select the 'With Marker Reference To' option to 'The selected drawing' and select the drawing that you've placed on the layout.

In the marker settings, select Referred Drawing and tick the required content (I usually show Drawing ID and Layout ID)
ArchiCAD will then show the above content in the marker head and of course update it if the drawing moves to a different layout or it's ID changes