prefer roof pitch instead of angle

[Jefferson]

Wondering if there's a way to change the default display of roof angle in display box to roof pitch.........can't seem to locate a way

[Anonymous]

I don't think there is any way to do that in the info palette. I always open the settings dialog for that. After a bit I always end up remembering the decimal values for the primary pitches on the project.

[Jefferson]

I was hoping to save some steps and take advantage of my computers memory rather than rely on mine..........tad more reliable I'm afraid

I feared that this wasn't an option with AC but thought perhaps someone had solved this riddle by now.........the "commit it to memory" gets old especially when you're working through initial design and deciding which roof pitch, or pitches work best.

[Anonymous]

A roof tag (label) could be made to do it.

It could be as simple as creating a custom label with two lines in the 2D script:

slope_in_12 = TAN(ROOF_ANGLE)*12
Text2 0, 0, slope_in_12 + ":12"

Of course this will only give a decimal and not feet and fractional inches (that's too much to sort out off the top of my head) and you'd probably want to add define and set style statements to get the font size you want.

[Jefferson]

yes, that's a thought but essentially I'm just after instant information, [info box]. I can be looking simultaneously at multiple schematic models, where just selecting a roof in 3D window clarifies a 3/12 from a 2/12 and so on........by the time I'm documenting the pitch is memorized, even by me

[Stress Co_]

Jefferson wrote:
Wondering if there's a way to change the default display of roof angle in display box to roof pitch

I second the motion.

[Anonymous]

Stress wrote:

Jefferson wrote:
Wondering if there's a way to change the default display of roof angle in display box to roof pitch

I second the motion.

While we're at it how about being able to set the relative elevation in the info palette to home story, or sea level, etc? I would like to be able to select a ceiling on the 5th floor and know it's height above the floor rather than above project zero. For now I set the user origin and check the z coordinate but this is rather fussy compared to just selecting the ceiling and reading the height.

[Barry Kelly]

I would just like to be able to input degrees and minutes rather than decimal degrees.
All the other inputs change with the working unit preferences but not the roof pitch.

And don't mention that you can't use the roof pitch as an output field in the interactive schedules.

Barry.

[Anonymous]

In my country we use % for roof slope, which is actually a fractional presentation. For example 30%=30/100, which is quite easier for the builders to understand (hopefully!) then degrees of minutes and seconds.

[Jefferson]

Yup! Once again a series of requests for the option of information input-output that relates to how we, and the construction industry, work rather than how the computer works..........novel concept

Perhaps by version 16, which coincidentally may be the next time there's funding for an upgrade.