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Window IDs in Elevation

Anonymous
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Hello,
Working in AC21, is there a way to have window element IDs show in elevation? They are currently showing on the floor plans.

Thanks
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Solution
Stress Co_
Advisor
Use the Label Tool.
Set the Label, then select all of the Windows to be labeled and
use the "Label Selected Elements" command.
It's in the Document Tab.
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

Mac OS 10.15.7 (Catalina) //// Mac OS 14.5 (Sonoma)
Processor: 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 //// Apple M2 Max
Memory: 48 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 //// 32 GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8GB //// 12C CPU, 30C GPU
ArchiCAD 25 (5010 USA Full) //// ArchiCAD 27 (4030 USA Full)

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Solution
Stress Co_
Advisor
Use the Label Tool.
Set the Label, then select all of the Windows to be labeled and
use the "Label Selected Elements" command.
It's in the Document Tab.
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

Mac OS 10.15.7 (Catalina) //// Mac OS 14.5 (Sonoma)
Processor: 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 //// Apple M2 Max
Memory: 48 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 //// 32 GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8GB //// 12C CPU, 30C GPU
ArchiCAD 25 (5010 USA Full) //// ArchiCAD 27 (4030 USA Full)
Anonymous
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Wow, that is super helpful! Thanks!!!
Anonymous
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Just to be clear, this is not a way for the label to appear via one object in both plan and elevation right? As in you have to annotate both plan and elevation (i.e. two times)
Stress Co_
Advisor
Correct.
Use the Label tool for elevations and the "built-in"
Dimension Marker (within the window/door tools) for plan views.
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

Mac OS 10.15.7 (Catalina) //// Mac OS 14.5 (Sonoma)
Processor: 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 //// Apple M2 Max
Memory: 48 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 //// 32 GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8GB //// 12C CPU, 30C GPU
ArchiCAD 25 (5010 USA Full) //// ArchiCAD 27 (4030 USA Full)
Anonymous
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I can get it to appear on plan, but not in elevation automatically
Stress Co_
Advisor
For elevations... you have to select the label tool,
pick which label you want to use, then click the window.
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

Mac OS 10.15.7 (Catalina) //// Mac OS 14.5 (Sonoma)
Processor: 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 //// Apple M2 Max
Memory: 48 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 //// 32 GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8GB //// 12C CPU, 30C GPU
ArchiCAD 25 (5010 USA Full) //// ArchiCAD 27 (4030 USA Full)
Anonymous
Not applicable
Ah OK got it - sorry I thought you were saying there is a way for one label tool to appear both in Elevation & Plan - that would be handy........
Stress Co_
Advisor
Agreed.
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

Mac OS 10.15.7 (Catalina) //// Mac OS 14.5 (Sonoma)
Processor: 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 //// Apple M2 Max
Memory: 48 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 //// 32 GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8GB //// 12C CPU, 30C GPU
ArchiCAD 25 (5010 USA Full) //// ArchiCAD 27 (4030 USA Full)
Eli Chiasson
Booster
You can quickly label an elevation if you:
1. Open the Label tool and select the label settings you want
2. Find & Select the Windows
3. Document > Label Selected Elements

I find this often does a 95-99% complete job, usually there are only a few to be modified by hand.
Eli Chiasson
Dexel Architecture
http://www.dexel.ca
AC19-23 USA+MEP • i7-7700 3.6GHz | 32GB RAM • Windows 10 Professional