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Brendon Reid · 2023-04-30

Hi All I have created a label that extracts data from Walls. When placed, it is positioned parallel to the Wall. I have used a Request statement to get the width of the relevant data text to create a 'pill-shaped' frame (incl. fill). This label also ...

Brendon Reid · 2022-02-24

Hi All I have encountered a Font issue that is not specific to Archicad version or platform. I have a commercial Font (Helvetica) that displays offset from its centre. It means that when called into an object (such as a Label or Marker etc), it never...

Brendon Reid · 2023-05-04

Hi ShaunAlthough my Label works the opposite (my 'pill' moves, not the leader), the functionality provides an even better result! And such a simple way to do it! Thanks for this; much appreciated!

Brendon Reid · 2023-05-03

Thanks Peter - I knew you would have something to share! And thanks everyone for your comments, they are all much appreciated! While I don't have a perfect solution ('by design' for a good reason), I think Peter's use of GLOB_FEEDBACK_MODE (which I n...

Brendon Reid · 2023-05-03

Hi PiotrYes, thanks. I do have a Hotspot2 command that utilises displayParam (referring to my image you can see it is called 'Display Offset mm'). Unless I am missing something, the problem is I can't fix that parameter to a RANGE because those value...

Brendon Reid · 2023-05-01

Thanks Joachim - much appreciated. Unfortunately, these fixed points are not tied to an output scale (e.g. 5mm at 1:100, or 15mm at 1:50). What makes my request even more complicated is I'm trying to tie my fixed points to a length that will vary dep...

Brendon Reid · 2023-05-01

Hi KevUpon having a closer look, I think there is definitely something in your suggestion worth exploring... I think I can move the frame the required distance no matter how long the length of text using this method. Now if I can only get a dynamic h...

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Helvetica Font off centre

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