Finding zones tags

[KeesW]

I find it very hard to find zone tags over the top of other items such as slabs, interior elevation, etc. I find myself having to select the zone tool, click select all (CTRL-A), find where the tag is, turn the zone tool off, and then try to click on the previously visible zone tag. Screen view optiond don't help. Is there an easier way?

[Laszlo Nagy]

The Zone Stamp has 5 hotspots.
These are located at each corner, plus the middle point of the Zone Stamp text's bounding box.
If you click with your cursor on any of these 5 hotspots the Zone Stamp will surely be selected and you can moved it around as you wish.

[Erwin Edel]

If you are setting up the zone stamp to use model view options to determine what information to show and how it should look, you can set up a special model view option to modify things more easily.

We've got one where the zone itself is shown in colour and where the stamps have a border and solid background. The border corresponds with the hotspots of the stamp. It's just being used for 'working', we have several other model views setup for saved views, stages of design etc. The zones and stamps stick out more this way.

Of course there are allways one or two zones that need a custom setting for the stamp, but that's a small minority.

[KeesW]

Thanks Lazslo. Trouble is that I can't see the hotpots!

[Erwin Edel]

They're not showing when you select a zone? That shouldn't be happening. Maybe update the driver for graphic card.

It should look like the screenshot below.

[Laszlo Nagy]

KeesW wrote:
Thanks Lazslo. Trouble is that I can't see the hotpots!

Yes, you cannot see the hotspots but from the length and width of the Zone Stamp text you can get an idea of the extents of its bounding box.
As you move your cursor to its corners or middle point, the cursor shape will change to a Arrow with Checkmark shape, indicating that it senses a point. Then you click and the Zone Stamp is selected.

[Bill]

I don't see the option in the Model View Options for dealing with Zones... is this not available in US? Is it handled somewhere else? Erwin's suggestion is quite useful, if I can do it here...

Thanks!

Bill

[Erwin Edel]

Activating a tool and holding down SHIFT will allways select the corresponding element. So you could activate zone tool, hold down SHIFT and it should select the zone and then show the hotspots for stamp. Maybe that helps

[Erwin Edel]

Bill wrote:
I don't see the option in the Model View Options for dealing with Zones... is this not available in US? Is it handled somewhere else? Erwin's suggestion is quite useful, if I can do it here...

Thanks!

Bill

It's possible that it is something related to the Dutch version.

[Anonymous]

Interesting I can't find the zonestamp options in the USA version either...

Is this somehow hidden in any option around?
Would be great to have this option is very helpful.