Notes

[Anonymous]

Ok, so at work we put a fair few notes on the page. I guess you could say a lot of what would normally be in the specifications is on our plans (it just seems that if it's right there in front of the builder, it means he has less chance of messing it up).

I'm wondering, because right now I'm putting these notes on the layout directly as text boxes so it doesn't show up in the 'scales' autotext as 1:1, can you make the notes in, say a project index and import it without the 'scales' autotext being affected? or even an unlinked detail would work - provided it doesn't show up in the scales.

Or should I carry on the way I've been doing it so far?

[TomWaltz]

What do you mean "show up in the scales"?

[Anonymous]

The autotext for scales, where it will list all the scales used on the page.

i.e. if you have 3 drawings

Sections @ 1:100
Elevations @1:100
Eave Detail @ 1:5

Then the autotext will read "1:100,1:5"

However, when you place an index into your layout, it will read

"1:100,1:5,1:1"

How do I change it so that the 1:1 doesn't show up? I don't need a scale for text.

[TomWaltz]

Super_Dude wrote:
The autotext for scales, where it will list all the scales used on the page.

i.e. if you have 3 drawings

Sections @ 1:100
Elevations @1:100
Eave Detail @ 1:5

Then the autotext will read "1:100,1:5"

However, when you place an index into your layout, it will read

"1:100,1:5,1:1"

How do I change it so that the 1:1 doesn't show up? I don't need a scale for text.

OK, I gotta know.... what are you using that for? I've never heard of anyone using Autotext to list their scales before...

[Anonymous]

At the bottom of the page we list the scales being used on the page. We don't put the scale next to the drawing title as you normally would.

It's the new 'Drawing Scale' Autotext in AC10. We used to just manually type it out. Unfortunately, this Autotext seems to put a 1:1 scale on indexes.

[Link]

Create independent details at the desired scale and put your notes in them.

Cheers,
Link.

[TomWaltz]

Super_Dude wrote:
At the bottom of the page we list the scales being used on the page. We don't put the scale next to the drawing title as you normally would.

It's the new 'Drawing Scale' Autotext in AC10. We used to just manually type it out. Unfortunately, this Autotext seems to put a 1:1 scale on indexes.

Oh man, and that's one of the Indexes that really does not let you exclude anything... I think placing the notes as text might be your only option.

I would try to do them in a word processor and place as PDFs, but I think they would still get picked up by the Index

[Anonymous]

I would have done the whole PDF thing, but we use custom autotext for notes spread across several pages i.e. calling up Wind Zones on two separate sheets.

[Anonymous]

Super_Dude

That's an issue I was trying to overcome here.

For your situation I suggest using detail windows with same scale as your plan (or whatever the notes are referencing) ala Link's advice, if using text directly on the layout is not doing it for you (which is what I usually do for notes, keys / legends on the plan itself).

[Bruce]

I find the Scale Autotext good...mostly.

I, too, use it as part of the sheet title block, but run into problems when I have more than two or three different scales on the one sheet. Then I have to remove the Autotext from the Master - where it's REALLY convenient - and insert the scale on every sodding sheet.

Is there a way (a la Revit) where the Autotext will automatically change from listing every scale to listing a pre-defined text (e.g. "As Shown") when there is more than x number of scales present?

Somehow I don't think there is.

Once again, ArchiCAD is really, really good - but not good enough. And that 1% undoes everything else!!!