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[Lingwisyer]

Hi all,

Is there a way to get a zone to display it's elevation to sea level without resorting to labels? The custom text setting does not appear to recognise autotext prompts...



Ling.

[Laszlo Nagy]

You can display Properties in the Zone Stamp.
So you just need to create a Property that will display the Zone's Elevation to Sea Level.
The attached screenshot shows the definition of the Property that will achieve that.

 

[Lingwisyer]

I get a syntax error if I try to add the plain text after the calculation...

Can you get it to convert to meters when the length settings are set to millimetres?



Ling.

[Laszlo Nagy]

It should not be a plain text.
You need to select the "Elevation to Sea Level" Property from the list of available Parameters and Properties.

[Lingwisyer]

I meant the " m". Anyway, I got it working using a comma instead of a semicolon.



Ling.

[LucaP]

Lingwisyer the syntax error you got is probably because you're using different data format. You should change it to Text if you wish to add text behind your value (and keep in mind you should use CONCAT to join lines of text).
Also to override the units you use in your project you can use mathematical operators and after all these operations convert it to text.

[Laszlo Nagy]

Lingwisyer wrote:
I get a syntax error if I try to add the plain text after the calculation...

Can you get it to convert to meters when the length settings are set to millimetres?

Ling.

Here is a modified version of the Expression.
In the Dimension Units Dialog, Length Units have "Meters" set with 2 decimals.
So the Property would be: "6,00 m"

So I multiplied the "meter" value to get millimeters, then used the SPLIT function to cut the decimal separator and the 2 decimal places on its right side.
Converting from millimeter to meter can work similarly.
See the attached image for the Expression.

 

[Anonymous]

Cant GS make an option in the Zone Tool to use a Reference Level eg Sea Level ?
Hardly rocket science compared to the work around.

 

[Laszlo Nagy]

That would require a modification to the script of Zone Stamp library parts.
Make a wish for it and I will submit it to GRAPHISOFT.

[Anonymous]

Hi LaszloNagy,

I tried your expression line but I still gets syntax error. It does not let me click OK. Am I missing something?

Thank you

LaszloNagy wrote:

Lingwisyer wrote:
I get a syntax error if I try to add the plain text after the calculation...

Can you get it to convert to meters when the length settings are set to millimetres?

Ling.

Here is a modified version of the Expression.
In the Dimension Units Dialog, Length Units have "Meters" set with 2 decimals.
So the Property would be: "6,00 m"

So I multiplied the "meter" value to get millimeters, then used the SPLIT function to cut the decimal separator and the 2 decimal places on its right side.
Converting from millimeter to meter can work similarly.
See the attached image for the Expression.