Your case is one of the simplest to do as an object from scratch. Yes, you can draw this at 1:1 scale, and it's best if you center it on 0,0 (maybe the mid-point of the line between the two lines of text).
Be sure to make the text Center-justified so it will expand outward in both directions. Also, place Hotspots where you want to be able to have insertion points for your label.
Once you have done that, you can select the text and line, click File > GDL Objects > Save as Object.... and give it a name.
Open the Object by clicking File > GDL Objects > Open Object...
1) First thing is to make its Hotspots behave:
In the Object Editor, Click "Details." Unclick :"Hotspots on Bounding Box" and click OK. This will make only the Hotpots you placed active in the object.
2) Next, we make this into a Door Marker :
In the Object Editor, Click "Select Subtype". Browse through the tree to find: General GDL Object > Drawing Symbol > Marker > Window - Door Marker
Click on "Window - Door Marker", then click "Select"
This creates tons of parameters in your object, but you will probably not need them. We can deal with them later (or perhaps use them)
3) Next, we clean up the 2D Script (time to roll up your sleeves and get dirty):
First, let's make it scale sensitive:
In the Object Editor, Click "2D Script"
Change the line that starts "MUL2" to read:
MUL2 GLOB_SCALE, GLOB_SCALE
This will make your marker scale sensitive.
4) Now, let's make the top line format properly and read the element's ID:
You should have a sequence that looks something like this:
DEFINE STYLE{2} "AC_STYLE_1" "Tekton Pro", 8'-1.1758", 0
PARAGRAPH "AC_PRG_3" 1, 0'-0.0000", 0'-0.0000", 0'-0.0000", 3'-3.3701"
PEN 164
SET STYLE "AC_STYLE_1"
"TEXT 1"
ENDPARAGRAPH
TEXTBLOCK "AC_TEXTBLOCK_3" 35'-4.0122", 8, 0'-0.0000", 3'-3.3701", 3'-3.3701", 3'-3.3701",
"AC_PRG_3"
RICHTEXT2 0'-0.0000", 0'-0.0000", "AC_TEXTBLOCK_3"
change it to read:
DEFINE STYLE "AC_STYLE_1" "Tekton Pro", 8'-1.1758", 5, 0
TEXT2 0,0, GLOB_ID
The critical change is to add the "5" and remove the {2} in the DEFINE STYLE line, delete the rest, and add the TEXT2 line at the end.
For neatness, I like to change the 0'-0.0000" numbers to just 0, but it's not necessary.
What these lines really do is format your text to your font, size, and justification (DEFINE STYLE) then place 2D text (TEXT2) at 0,0, and it reads the global ID from your door or window.
Want to try that and see if you want to try adding a parameter for your own custom text ? I'll talk you through, itf you want.
If you want, we can also add parameters for pen settings, fonts, etc.
Tom Waltz
