how to load labels in label tool

[Anonymous]

Im new to archicad 8.1 How does one load the diferent labels to use the label tool. I tried to open the archicad 8.1 library to look for labels to load but I cant find any.
Im just tryng to use the label tool with a square or triangle or circular tag.
My object library is still archived from factory settings. I dont know if I have to "de-archive" (pardon my english) it in order for this to work

[Anonymous]

ive got the same question. does archicad ship with the a wider range of symbols than those already loaded? if not, how does one create/load new symbols?

[Aussie John]

Archicad finds any labels in the loaded library regardless of where they are hidden.

To make a label create an ordinary object and change the "type" to label.

[Anonymous]

how do you change the type?

[Rod Jurich]

LINZ wrote:
how do you change the type?

Aussie wrote:
Archicad finds any labels in the loaded library regardless of where they are hidden.

To make a label create an ordinary object and change the "type" to label.

If I understand your query correctly, John may mean...... see attached.
Then again you could refer to the manual and help menu.

[Anonymous]

I think what John means is, after you make your label
and save it as a GDL object, it's subtype will be
, by default, "general GDL object". To make it a label
you need to change the subtype to label.
To do this, you open the object via file->libraries and objects->open object
then with the button at the top of the parameters list labeled "select subtype"
select label as the subtype.
Peter Devlin

[Aussie John]

Peter wrote:
I think what John means is, after you make your label
and save it as a GDL object, it's subtype will be
, by default, "general GDL object". To make it a label
you need to change the subtype to label.
To do this, you open the object via file->libraries and objects->open object
then with the button at the top of the parameters list labeled "select subtype"
select label as the subtype.
Peter Devlin

Thanks Peter

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your help.

Now I know how to assign an object the correct subtype.

Ive attached an example of a Wall Type Label, that I created with the line tool and the text tool. I saved the selection as a GDL object and assigned it the subtype of "label". My one oversight now is that I can't edit the number inside the graphic. I tried adding a text field inside the object settings, but i can't get it to do what i want. any suggestions?

thanks in advance.

[Anonymous]

Lindsay,
I am afraid you are going to have to learn some GDL.
Labels are GDL objects with 2D code not just drawings.
Open one of the labels supplied by GS and look at the
2D code.
You could start learning some GDL by looking
at the code of an existing label. You could save one of
these labels that looks the closest to what you want
under a different name and try editing the code
to get the label to have the appearance you want
while keeping all of functional code intact.
Peter Devlin

[Aussie John]

Lindsay - you could try the object label if all you want is a reference number.

you could also play with the following script - add it to the 2D script window. I havent used version 8 for a while I hope it works.

If label_custom_arrow Then	add2 label_position[2][1]+label_position[3][1]+symb_a_size/2,label_position[2][2]+label_position[3][2]+symb_b_size/2
define style  "textstyle"  label_font_name, label_text_size, 5, label_font_style
set style "textstyle"

Circle2 0,0,.25*A_/100 
text2 0,0,Glob_ID

NOTE the first line looks complex (it allows the text to move into the position of the point of a text arrow if you choose not to use the arrow) but for the time being just look up the other commands in the GDL user manual to get you started. If you wanted to you could change the ".25" in the circle command to a parameter so it can be changed on the fly. In the real world the size of the circle would be controlled by the size of the text but I didn't want to make it too complex.