hotline2 in wd markers dont work ?

[gaba]

I don't understand HOTLINE2's strange behavior in window/door marker.

Example: I created a new simple window marker and in the 2D script I just entered:
line2 0,0,1,1
hotline2 0,0,1,1, 1

Then in the project I connected this marker to the window and then:

1. I move the cursor over the line and HOTLINE2 does not work - why?

 

2. However, when I move the cursor to the end of the line, ArchiCAD recognizes the end of the line and then HOTLINE2 starts working!

Why doesn't hotline2 work immediately in the window marker?

[Barry Kelly]

I don't know why.

It is recognising the end of the line because there is a node there, not because of the hotline.

Once you have activated the snap guide at the end, I think you will find it is still not recognising the hotline at all.

The cursor is picking up the 45° snap guide.

Maybe hotlines just don't work in markers?

I just tried and they just don't seem to work.

Hotspots work though which is odd.

Barry.

[gaba]

Barry, when I disabled hotline2 in the script, ArchiCAD does not recognize the end of the line!
Therefore, it seems that hotline2 in wd markers works to a limited extent: it recognizes endpoints but does not recognize lines.

[Barry Kelly]

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@gaba wrote:

Barry, when I disabled hotline2 in the script, ArchiCAD does not recognize the end of the line!
Therefore, it seems that hotline2 in wd markers works to a limited extent: it recognizes endpoints but does not recognize lines.

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Quite true, so it does.

I have no explanation for it though.

Sorry, I just assumed it was picking up the extent of the line - a bit like bounding box hotspots.

Barry.