Jim,
FYI, I have been unable to successfully have a custom created title type function properly in 10. In PM9 there is autotext 'Drawing Number', but that's not available in 10. Setting that aside, the title type either won't assign to the drawing, or will distort in an usable way.
Scott
FYI, I have been unable to successfully have a custom created title type function properly in 10. In PM9 there is autotext 'Drawing Number', but that's not available in 10. Setting that aside, the title type either won't assign to the drawing, or will distort in an usable way.
Scott
Jim,You're not the only one Scott. I have found all titles from AC9 to be unusable so far. Not just the geometrics, but the positioning and fact that they have no parameters associated to them. I am waiting to hear back from GS about it but maybe one of our powers users or GDL gurus can help us solve the problem. Even titles created with linework and text, via the File > Library & Objects > Save As Title Types menu don't seem to have the parameters that the standard titles do.
FYI, I have been unable to successfully have a custom created title type function properly in 10. In PM9 there is autotext 'Drawing Number', but that's not available in 10. Setting that aside, the title type either won't assign to the drawing, or will distort in an usable way.
Scott
You may have to pose the question though...
Cheers,
Link.
You're right, no drawing number in auto text.It's Drawing ID now. If you edit a Drawing's Settings you'll see it's ID at the top. It can be quite a complex system in 10 when it comes to numbering. Maybe a bit too complex!
Still, the problem is that these titles are definitely not user friendly.
Cheers,
Link.
BTW, I tried using Drawing ID in a custom TT for a drawing placed on a grided layout. That did not return the expected grid cell number.That's the thing - it depends on whether the detail drawing has it's numbering assignment set to:
a) By Layout
b) By View
c) Custom
Then it depends if the layout numbering is set to:
d) a,b,c, or A,B,C or 1,2,3 or 01,02,03 or 001,002,003 or 0001,0002,0003 or No ID!
or if the view ID is set to:
e) By Project Map
f) None
g) Custom
h) By Viewpoint
i) None
j) Custom]
Then it may depend on if the ID of the detail is set to:
k) Show Reference ID
l) Custom Text
On top of all that it could depend on if the detail marker is set to:
m) Referred Drawing
which will take you full circle back to a) b) c).
Phew - good luck with all THAT!
Anyway here's another thought that may work; create custom title types in PM9 then export to a folder. That should do it.Not in my experience. Any title that does not ship with ArchiCAD simply does not work correctly.
Cheers,
Link.
Link wrote:Sounds simple enoughBTW, I tried using Drawing ID in a custom TT for a drawing placed on a grided layout. That did not return the expected grid cell number.That's the thing - it depends on whether the detail drawing has it's numbering assignment set to:
a) By Layout
b) By View
c) Custom
Then it depends if the layout numbering is set to:
d) a,b,c, or A,B,C or 1,2,3 or 01,02,03 or 001,002,003 or 0001,0002,0003 or No ID!
or if the view ID is set to:
e) By Project Map
f) None
g) Custom
[And if they are clones the ID can be set to:
h) By Viewpoint
i) None
j) Custom]
Then it may depend on if the ID of the detail is set to:
k) Show Reference ID
l) Custom Text
On top of all that it could depend on if the detail marker is set to:
m) Referred Drawing
which will take you full circle back to a) b) c).
Phew - good luck with all THAT!
Anyway here's another thought that may work; create custom title types in PM9 then export to a folder. That should do it.Not in my experience. Any title that does not ship with ArchiCAD simply does not work correctly.
Cheers,
Link.
