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Typically I dimension the actual setbacks from PL to building, and let the Development authority check to see if it complies But, I've seen a few plans where all of the important information is displayed on the first page in a summary like below. So is there an easy way to get a dimension into a global variable in order to report it? Maybe make a symbol, with some arrows, and use its label to display its width and assign to a global variable? ...although the symbol wont move when I move the wall, so the dimension would not be dynamic, kind of defeating the purpose Ideally need something that acts like a dimension line Anything easier?

well found, what I could only describe as a classic work around and reminds me of the 90s typing ____ in places. The below is for font size 9" 1.don't underline the text 2. put a bunch of spaces underneath on the next line and underline those and reduce font size(in my case I set to 7). (and adjust number of spaces to match word above) 3. Set user specified line height for the above to be 35% (if you do not change the font size to be lower per above, it looks like you cannot specify lower numbers for this property. Mine kept going back to 35 even if I type 10 or 15). I.e. if you keep step 2. at 9" size, it looks like it can only get so close vertically to the text above it. looks much prettier...but still there must be a better way ...maybe it is a side effect of having my windows display at 150%...like the old text wrap issue form a couple years ago

i can get a little bit of clearance by picking another font, but it is still tiny

your screenshot looks pretty close to touching...at least with my glasses... on my computer The screenshot I posted was once I printed to PDF using the CA PDF driver does the PDF show like that as well on the Mac?

I looked in the forums for underline, and surprisingly only 2 pages of topics are returned. Anywho, the CA underlining always has the line directly under, and touching the text. Is there a way to have a gap?

I removed the scale from the title block a long time ago, and put it on the elevation or floor plan label. If there is no scale or I do not want people to scale, but people might be expecting a scale I will put NTS on the label. Then you never have to worry about keeping them in sync

Thanks, This worked although the markers(now CA elevation point markers) are tiny compared to the DXF viewer when I first took a look for them, so they could be overlooked...for future readers of this post. I then grabbed them all and increased the size. All good. Next related question. After seeing the very uneven terrain that CA concocted from them, I just want them as Xs or point markers as I will probably do what Joe mentioned and try and draw some contour lines. Other than CAD detail from view(which converts the point marker X to 2 lines), are there any other ways to convert the elevation marker back to an X or something else. I dont see anything usefull on the context menu...although replace from llbrary was promising until it filtered by terrain object

and for those of us who rarely every send to layout...is there a method?

create a polyline when the wall layers are on to get the brick. The default living area label is to outside of studs

In fiddling around I think I see the issue, the object wont always follow the terrain unless you open it up and close it...rather annoying

...having to open and close to trigger the macro...the problem that never dies although the updated schedules in X16 got rid of a lot of my macros that sometimes suffered that issue. ...maybe I should try a schedule to solve this problem....never know I'm going to try a couple more things, but may head his way. sometimes when I lay off the problem for a couple days I come up with a new idea

@robdyck I'm fine placing them originally to be where I want. I just don't want to have to move them if I change the terrain and the subsequent elevation changes. In other words I want the marker/labels to auto move vertically in elevation view when the underlying terrain elevation changes (through me adding a terrain line or region). Does it do that? see my second screenshot, the marker is sitting on the terrain. If I adjust the terrain up, the marker should move with it and report the new elevation. Let me make a video

thanks @robdyck hmm, that looks close but not sure if it is what I am looking for. Markers on elevation/storey pole can be macro'd and/or configured to show ASL elevations. The question I have is: can you drop a marker anywhere on plan view, which, and here is the crux, reports the ASL of the terrain at that point, and that exact same object shows up in the elevation view (and shows ASL)? And if I alter my terrain, the numbers being shown change, if the terrain changes that affects that point Looking at your videos, they look like two different objects?

...and shows up in plan view and elevation view The closest I found is to place a symbol on the terrain with the elevation reference to "From Terrain". and then specify terrain to bottom as 0" Then after doing that (and I must to that to put it on top of the terrain) change the elevation reference to "absolute". And then set the symbol label to %elevation_reference_to_bottom% But if then adjust the terrain after doing that, the symbol will not move with the terrain. I tried terrain feature as well but it does not report its elevation. At the end of the day I am looking for a way to show the height of the terrain at a specific point, and show that both in elevation and plan view using the same object. It would be nice if objects always reported absolute elevation in an NPV, regardless of the elevation reference, but does not look to be the case what I want is to place a marker object on plan and it shows elevation of terrain and then goto the elevation and it is already there:

I would just put a wall with a door there and a glass window in the wall

That looks pretty good, I would mirror the bathroom fixtures so the door is at the bottom and move the office door up. Always good to keep the bathroom door away from everything. And make the coffee station a little wider. it looks like you have about 5ft across that little hallway. you can probably easily get away with 4ft

I wouldn't do this. someone will come in the front door into the meeting. not to mention if you are in a cold area, it is always nice to have two doors so the cold area does not come rushing in here are some ideas to see some options:

so the "front door" opens directly into the shop area and then you want these offices and conference and kitchen area off to the left or right? If it was me the front door would open into a small area, perhaps with the stairs to the upstaurs, and then go down a hall way with the conference room first then the kitchen and offices at the end. 10x9 is fine for an office

dont you need a reception and utility room?

what does an "accurate import of existing grade" mean. I get accurate grades all the time in the form of ASL numbers along the property lines Then normally I do the math between 2 or more points and adjust the terrain. The math being the distance from grade to top of subfloor, then I double check on the elevation. by measuring from terrain to subfloor, or if I get frustrated draw the line manually using the point markers from the dimension. Its all a PIA, so I'm hoping to see a better response to your question

careful, you might get a downvote

update on demand. go for coffee when printing or read CA's chielftalk . use the X key to resize the layout box. But if I cared alot about my coffee time I would probably print to tabloid instead of ARCH D, as it is a lot faster. I refuse to sit there and continually make images everytime I change something in the plan and then send to layout. although if I recall correctly someone has a workflow where the layout box is a file path to a picture, and they save the camera as a picture image to disk, thus avoiding the whole send to layout, resize, reposition...

I don't use photo shop so I don't know what that effect is. ... a picture is worth a thousand words

not sure why i got a down vote. Perhaps what it looks like in revit might help someone find a solution

i think it is the text style on the layer, by layerset if you have it set like that. mine are not set like that, but are set to use a specific text style: If you are set per the top bullet, you should be able to change the text style below, between layer sets