Beam label - Displaying profile name.

[Anonymous]

I'm trying to modify the standard AC13 beam label to automatically display the name of the complex profile.

In a schedule you can use the 'cut fill type' parameter to display the profile name, so would using the BEAM_FILL parameter somewhere within a label do the same? I also see on this page that 'ac_beam_profile_name' returns the profile name. How do I use either of them?

For example

pn= REQUEST ("ac_beam_profile_name","", beampro)

comes up with an error.

Many thanks.

[Ben Cohen]

Hi Peter

Try creating a 'Text' type parameter called 'ac_beam_profile_name'. Then use this in your scripts.

HTH

[Anonymous]

Hi Ben,

Thanks for that, it works perfectly!

It's simple when you know how!

Cheers.

[Anonymous]

I Can't do that... please could you explain better the way to do that? I tried to create a string variable called "ac_beam_profile_name", but in this way the string is empty (or is the same of what you write it). I tried other way to do that but without results...
Any help is much appreciate!

Peter wrote:
Hi Ben,

Thanks for that, it works perfectly!

It's simple when you know how!

Cheers.

[Anonymous]

You're half way there!

Now you have created the variable "ac_beam_profile_name" in your beam label, simply refer to that variable in the script where you would like the beam profile name to appear.

In the image attached, you can see I created a boolean variable named "prof_on" to determine whether "profdisp" either equals the profile name or nothing. It's probably a bit crude, but it seems to work!

Hope that helps!

[Anonymous]

Thank you for help! I had done it but not the right way, and I was going crazy... I'm developing a label unique for all kind of elements, after complete I'll post it for everybody!

Peter wrote:
You're half way there!

Now you have created the variable "ac_beam_profile_name" in your beam label, simply refer to that variable in the script where you would like the beam profile name to appear.

In the image attached, you can see I created a boolean variable named "prof_on" to determine whether "profdisp" either equals the profile name or nothing. It's probably a bit crude, but it seems to work!

Hope that helps!

[Anonymous]

I've done It! Anyone who needs of my label which recognises the type of element (wall, beam, column, roof, slab, windows and doors) and label the name of profile, x & y dimensions, height, volume, weight and base elevation please request directly: glongo1984@gmail.com
Of course it's a beta version, I tested many situation but something may be improved....