labeling different sides of composite wall finishes

[DavitBotchorishvili]

Hello.

I’m working with composite walls that have different finishes on each side. I need to label them based on their respective finishes—for example, one side should be labeled as WF-01 and the other as WF-02. It's important that the labeling tool correctly identifies which side of the wall to apply each label.

I’ve tried setting specific rules in the Property Manager using composite structure names. While I’ve managed to extract both finish IDs, I’m having trouble getting Archicad to distinguish between the two sides of the wall.

I also experimented with a few custom labels (not GDL-based, but simple ones created using autotexts and lines), but I keep running into the same issue.

Is there a way to achieve this correctly?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Operating system used: Windows 11

[qbic-ft]

I wouldn't do it that way. You could create a property to say if the that wall is painted or not, I am assuming that by default would be painted anyways and then another property that specify the tag for the paint itself( PT1,PT2, etc) do could schedule without creating a thin layer in 3D 

[Marc B]

Hello Shaun,

Thanks for your post. I am fairly new to Archicad and am struggling with labeling/tagging complex wall profiles. I've created properties for inside outside surface that I can tag but it's a bit intensive trying to keep the properties in correspondence with the surfaces / materials : if I change a surface or material I need to update the property.

I am just starting to get into GDL and would like to know, do your GDL labels work with complex profiles ?

Is there a way to pull the material / surface info to populate a properties choice ?

If you have any suggestions I am all ears and eyes ?

Thanks in advance,

Marc Baillargeon

AC 28  Mac

[Gabor Szelei]

I'm just putting this here, maybe it helps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyBWJq4_aJk

[Gabor Szelei]

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@ShaunTaylor wrote:

As my workaround, I have created my own label that collects Surfaces. My label collects "Outside Surface", "Inside Surface" and "Edge Surface" into a list. I have created an editable hotspot that cycles between these options so that if my labels gets the wrong surface, I just drag my hotspot over to the correct side.

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Hello Shaun,

Could you explain this in a little more detail, how you did it?

Could you share with us the label you made? It sounds very exciting that you can switch between properties by moving the hotspot.

I'm currently learning GDL programming and would be interested in what exactly you did.

Thanks:

Gábor