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door dimension marker incorrect dims

heathldesign
Expert

could someone please explain why my door dimension marker is not showing the correct dimensions. i have set the door nominal sizes to unit size and the size is correct, i have set the dimension marker content to show unit dimensions, but the dimension marker is subtracting ½" to the height. see pics

ok, so the ½" difference seems to be a rounding issue. if my unit is set to 7'-1" it shows the same, if i change the unit to 7'-1 ½" it shows 7'-2" if i change the unit size to 7'-2" it shows 7'-2". is there some specific dimensioning resolution that the door / window tool can be set to separately from the dimension in project prefs?


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MAC Studio 2022 M1 Max, 32 GB RAM, 10 cores, AC26 5003 Apple Silicon USA
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BrunoH
Expert

You set the Tolerance to 1/2" so the door dimensions are reduced by 1/2"

ArchiCad 3.43 to 26
MacOS Monterey

ok, but i don't see where to change that.

MAC Studio 2022 M1 Max, 32 GB RAM, 10 cores, AC26 5003 Apple Silicon USA

What is your cotation set set to ?

Cotation set.png

 

ArchiCad 3.43 to 26
MacOS Monterey

Nope, that's not it. i have it set to ⅛". i tried to set it to None like you have, but it didn't make a difference.

MAC Studio 2022 M1 Max, 32 GB RAM, 10 cores, AC26 5003 Apple Silicon USA

is there another place that these tolerances could be changed?

MAC Studio 2022 M1 Max, 32 GB RAM, 10 cores, AC26 5003 Apple Silicon USA
Laszlo Nagy
Community Admin
Community Admin

I see a discrepancy here in the values the Door Settings Dialog displays.

In your screenshot, the Unit Size Height is 7'-1 1/2" in the "Nominal Sizes and Tolerance" page, but in the "Content - Dimensions" page, the preview field for Opening Height dimension says 7'-1'.

In the case of the former, it is calculated by subtracting the Upper Tolerance value from the  Rough Opening Height, which is correct, I think.

In the case of the latter, it seems to subtract the Upper Tolerance value from the  Rough Opening Height twice, hence the 7'-1" value, which I believe is incorrect.

DoorDimension.png

This may be a bug in the GDL script, so I will forward this to GS HQ for investigation. I tried this with the "D Marker 26" library part and that gives consistent values for the two fields so it may be a US-specific library part issue.

 

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