Level Dimension Origin in Floor Plan v.19

[Tincan561]

I would like to set the origin of a Level Dimension in a floor plan to Sea Level instead of Project Zero.

The online guides state:

The origin from which Level Dimension values are calculated is set in Level Dimension Tool Settings.

The online v.18 guide differs from the v.19 guide, in which the former seems to have a parameter to set the origin. I have looked in project preferences and tried to selecting dimensions along with the level dimensions, but have been unsuccessful.

How do I set the origin of a Level Dimension in a floor plan with v.19?

Thank you.

[Stress Co_]

Doesn't work for me either.

I did a check back to AC 15 and
found that the function was lost with AC17

[Laszlo Nagy]

David wrote:
These are the steps I take:
1. Select Level Dimension Tool: this tool shows in the Info Box
2. Command-A (Select All Level Dim's): the Level Dimension Tool still shows in the Info Box
3. Shift-click the Text Box of one of the selected Level Dimensions: the Level Dimension Tool still shows in the Info Box. All the Level Dimensions remain selected (selection dot in the middle of the marker).
The only way to get the Dimension Text to show in the Info Box it to select only the Dimension text, without the Level Marker being selected.
Maybe it is a Windows "feature" vs. a Mac "bug".

David

At step 3., when I SHIFT-click a Level Dimension Text Box, it does change to the Dimension Text in the Info Box.
But I am on Windows, so this may be a Windows vs. Mac thing indeed.
Anyway, I will report this to Graphisoft.

[Erika Epstein]

Hmm.
On the mac after David's 1st two steps
"1. Select Level Dimension Tool: this tool shows in the Info Box
2. Command-A (Select All Level Dim's): the Level Dimension Tool still shows in the Info Box "

I then double click on the TEXT tool and it brings up the text settings box. From there I can edit the text of the level dimensions selected.

[David Maudlin]

Erika wrote:
Hmm.
On the mac after David's 1st two steps
"1. Select Level Dimension Tool: this tool shows in the Info Box
2. Command-A (Select All Level Dim's): the Level Dimension Tool still shows in the Info Box "

I then double click on the TEXT tool and it brings up the text settings box. From there I can edit the text of the level dimensions selected.

Thanks Erika, that works (is this documented or did you find this accidentally?). Also works for Linear Dimensions, vey helpful.

David

[Erika Epstein]

Don't recall, probably something Link mentioned years ago 🙂

[Stress Co_]

Made a WISH to add "Dimension Origin" to level dimension settings.

[Aaron Bourgoin]

Stress wrote:
Made a WISH to add "Dimension Origin" to level dimension settings.

Triple Seconded. by the entire ArchiCAD community in Toronto. We lobbied for this this week at the User Group Meeting. I think Ransom now understands the problem. Hopefully he can communicate that to GSHQ