Dimensions in 3D (ArchiCAD vers. 7.0)

[Anonymous]

Hello,
is it possible to draw dimensions on 3D view in ArchiCAD 7.0?
cheers,
Juhan

[Karl Ottenstein]

J.R wrote:
is it possible to draw dimensions on 3D view in ArchiCAD 7.0?

Not without a custom GDL object (or custom API programming). There is one at objects online that I just found - had a memory of seeing it once:

http://www.objectsonline.com/arc/Detail.tpl?DB_Title=3rd%20Dimension&DB_SKU=A00996

which may be as good as it gets for 7.0. (The 3D 'dimensions' from such a GDL object are not associative ... they will just be snapped to available hotspots in the 3D window, and if the underlying objects change, the 3D lines and text will just remain where they were.)

For 8.1 and 9.0, such an object should have editable hotspots to make it easy to readjust the dimensions; the page at objectsonline makes it sound like this particular object has not been updated with the 8.0 and above editable hotspots. If anyone knows Steve Campbell (author of this part), you might ask him to post a comment to this thread.

Karl

[Djordje]

J.R wrote:
is it possible to draw dimensions on 3D view in ArchiCAD 7.0?

The workaround you might look for is to copy the 2D linework from the analytic hidden line 3D view to an appropriate storey or dummy elevation and dimension there; of course it is not associative and will require complete reworking if changed (as if it always isn't ...)

[Ben Cohen]

There is a way to get the plan to show in 3d by saving as a hpgl file then opening it in plotmaker_saving then as a dxf then bringing back in as a library part. sounds complicated but there is some kind on walk through in archiguide or just try a search in the forum. I have done it before and it is very effective
Have a dig around "it's out there" somewhere

Ben