Source Markers vs. Linked Markers vs. Unlinked Markers

[rob2218]

would like to know the difference between the 3 marker settings.
could someone please ellaborate on this topic?

Also, I can't seem to find how to access the old "HELP" information.
Now...when I click on the 'help' it simply directs me on how to do something....but what I need are definitions.

Where can I find the old "definitions" off the hard copy manuals?

[Laszlo Nagy]

Here is the answer from the Help file:

Virtual Building > ArchiCAD Model Views > Managing Markers in ArchiCAD > About Markers

With any of the Marker tools, you can opt to place a source marker. A source marker creates a new viewpoint (e.g. a Section, Elevation, Worksheet, Detail) involving the model as their source.
Any of the Markers - except Interior Elevation - can optionally be defined as a linked marker. Such markers have no model source and do not generate a new viewpoint. Instead, they are placed in the project, then linked by the user to an existing viewpoint, view or drawing. This information is displayed in the marker, which can be used to navigate to the referred item.
An unlinked marker has no model source and displays no linked information. You cannot use it to navigate among markers, but you can define any custom text for it.

[rob2218]

thanks Laszlo.
Where do I find that path?
"Virtual Building>Archicad Model views>Managing Markers in Archicad>About Markers".....

is this a path online in the Graphisoft website or is it in the "HELP" menu pulldown?
if in the HELP menu pulldown....I tried typing in "virtual building" to see where it would take me and it didn't come up the way you had pathed it?

[Laszlo Nagy]

This is a hierarchy within the ArchiCAD Help file.
It is accessible with the Help\ArchiCAD Help menu command. It will open in your browser.