Force show the 2D symbol on schedule

[Achille Pavlidis]

Here is my problem:

I have created various custom objects (steel plates) in my project.
These steel plates get placed in various positions (vertical, horizontal, tilted) on the model.
I have created a schedule that lists all these plates.
The problem is that I need those steel plates to always appear on their front view, in order to annotate them with dimensions for the holes etc.
But when a plate is positioned tilted or vertical, then it shows sideways on the schedule, thus making it impossible to put dimensions.

It seems that if the object has a 2D script, then it shows on the schedule as it is placed on the model. I dont want this. I want the object to always show its 2D symbol as it is stored in it, on the schedule. Is there a way to force this?


Please help!

[Anonymous]

Ok i think i got the logic behind.
I just used this in the 2D script:

IF GLOB_CONTEXT = 6 THEN
!here goes the 2D symbolic view for schedules
ELSE
!here goes the usual 2d floorplan view
ENDIF

The only problem i found is that those objects that get the floorplan cut plane will appear with both the 2D symbol and the floorplan view How can i correct this?
I think it is happening because all the coding for the right floorplan vews i have copy paste it from an object on this forum, without understanding all of it. So i guess it needs some small changes.
Can i upload the object here and if someone could help me with the changes that would be awsome! Thanks!

[David Maudlin]

Constantin wrote:
Can i upload the object here and if someone could help me with the changes that would be awsome! Thanks!

Zip the file before upload, so it has the correct filetype for the forum.

David

[Anonymous]

Here you can find a sample GDL object of the panel i was working with.
You could copy a few of them and change some parameters to test a a schedule.
The panel is out of scale as i was testing these things very fast.
Strangely i notice now that the cutview which overlapps the 2D symbol in the schedule is always a 90 degrees no matter which rotation does the panel have