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PLine - How to use in a "Life Safety Plan" for perimeters?

rob2218
Enthusiast
How can I get (extract) the length of a pline that has multiple segments to use for a "Life Safety Plan" diagram? I need to show length segments of each part of the pline?

thanks,
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
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rob2218
Enthusiast
this has come up again...can't seem to find out just exactly how to show (connected to the pline) the length of the pline for "life safety" plans (purposes)....
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
rob2218
Enthusiast
I got that "italian" line object to work....but I need it to say "TRAVEL DISTANCE" somewhere in the script file.....if anyone knows italian and knows GDL scripting...could you take a look at the script file and tell me where and in what symmatics (quotes? paranthesis? or what) could I alter the script routine so that it simply adds the words "TRAVEL DISTANCE" to the object?....much appreciated.
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
rob2218
Enthusiast
VIOLA!!!.....it appears that the object itself comes with "preffisio" and a "sufficio" (prefix and suffice) which is fantastic!....you can add custom text to the front AND the back of the object...
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
sinceV6
Advocate
Depending on what you mean by "connected to the pline", you can also use the tools to model your travel distance. For instance, you could use 0width&height walls or beams, placed on a separate layer with another intersection group.

This way you could schedule it by floor, and you can even show it in 3D using a profile in a fancy way.

Best regards.
rob2218
Enthusiast
I guess I wasn't clear in my description. That object from Italy works just like I need it.
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS