Custom section marker

[Bruce]

I have created my own section marker, but can't figure out how to adjust the beginning of the section line itself - what happens is that it crosses into the marker head.

I have gone through the Built-In marker script, but can't see what they've done differently to achieve this. Does anyone know how to do this (see image)?

[Bruce]

I don't think it is. My experiments with masking fills make no difference to the section line display.

[Daniel Kovacs]

Hi,

Maybe you should put this question on the GDL forum instead. I am sure someone there will be able to help you.

Regards,

[Bruce]

Thanks Daniel - I did that first actually...but no one there can help either.

http://gdl.graphisoft.com/forums/topic/section-marker-tail

[JaseBee]

Hi Bruce,

Saw your issue and decided to have a look as I'll be tackling my own custom one before long...

I think I might have solved it, without even looking at the GDL code.

I made a graphic to explain it but can't for the life of me figure out how to upload it.

Basically you turn the section tails on and off in the marker settings of the section marker info box.

I got the standard marker to display the tail over the top of the marker just like your custom one, which to me says they couldn't even figure out how to avoid it also.

Hope this helps.
Jase.

[Barry Kelly]

It looks like this may have been answered over on the GDL Center forum.

http://gdl.graphisoft.com/forums/topic/section-marker-tail

Gergely wrote:
You need to set/use the AC_MarkerSize parameter correctly, it will shorten the line to the proper length.

Barry.

[Bruce]

Thanks Barry. For some reason I didn't get a notification (sometimes I do, sometimes I don't).

Anyway, for future reference, the key is to set the parameter AC_SectionLineStartOffset (not AC_MarkerSize). However, this will set the offset of the line for both ends - you can't (well, I couldn't) test with SYMB_MIRRORED to shorten one end and not the other.

I would say it's because the line is drawn as a whole, then the marker script is run (or vice versa). Would be nice to have an AC_SectionLineStartOffset1, and AC_SectionLineStartOffset2 parameter, to set each end.

I think I'll live - there are other higher priorities for GS.