TomBiggs Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Does anyone know how to customize the layout box labels, so it automatically comes into sheet as a particular sized font, and with the %box_scale% macro? Why is this setting not obvious? It should be something you can access either from defaults, or ideally from an individual box that you open properties for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Set the Text Style for the "Layout Box Labels" layer in your Layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Unfortunately there are no Defaults for the Label of Layout Boxes so you just have to insert that directly for each Layout Box Label. Personally, I have the Titles and Scale in the Plan Views I send to Layout in most cases. %view.name% and %scale% in the Plan are reliable as long as you edit the view names in the Project Browser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrscott Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I'm currently using one method but it is not yielding the desired results. Is there a way to create a Label Macro in Layout to show me what Annotation Set and Reference Sets are being used for this view? I hope the video below will explain what I want and why I want it. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Open the Layout Box Open the Label M> Object Specific .... This will give you the Referenced File Name, Box Scale, Layer Set, Layer, and a few other things. I don't think there's anything for Annotation Set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Scott, I MIGHT be able come up with something that would do what you want but to be perfectly frank, it wouldn't be easy to set up, to learn, or to maintain and I don't think it would be worth the time, the money, or the effort. I really think your best bet is to just manually add that info to your layout box whenever you set it up and to change it whenever you change anything. That's my 2 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrscott Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Joe, If you saw my video I have all the obvious suspect covered but thanks. Mike, You may be right so I'll run with what I have. If it isn't a simple task for you I sure the heck won't push the issue. thank you both, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Scott, It's not really the Annoset. It is the Layer Set being used in that Layout Box. IAE, There's really nothing else available. I do have a "Plan Name" macro that I use within my "Floor Plan Views" that customizes the "View Name". It uses the Floor Number and the Layer Set Name to dynamically create the name. A modification of that macro might work in a Layout Box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrscott Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 19 hours ago, Joe_Carrick said: Open the Layout Box Open the Label M> Object Specific .... This will give you the Referenced File Name, Box Scale, Layer Set, Layer, and a few other things. I don't think there's anything for Annotation Set. Joe, The "PLAN VIEW" menu item within the "Layout Box Specification" dbx actually says "Current Annotation Set". This works well because my template method has a matching AnnoSet and LayerSet. See Video for more detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Scott, You are confused. The Plan View in the Layout Box Specification IS reporting the Current Annotation Set being used. The macro %referenced_layer_set% IS reporting the layer set used. The reason you are getting confused is that you have both the Layer Set and the Anno set named exactly the same. Change the name of the layer set and see what happens to the label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrscott Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Just now, glennw said: Scott, You are confused. The Plan View in the Layout Box Specification IS reporting the Current Annotation Set being used. The macro %referenced_layer_set% IS reporting the layer set used. The reason you are getting confused is that you have both the Layer Set and the Anno set named exactly the same. Change the name of the layer set and see what happens to the label. Glenn, You are absolutely right... I am confused in attempting understand Chief's logic in their DBX. I have it working just fine using my Same name method. What's missing is the ability to label "via macro" a Reference Floor and Layer Set. Hope the Typhoon does not hit you guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennw Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Scott, Cyclone (southern hemisphere) is a long way from us. You are still confused. 3 minutes ago, mrscott said: What's missing is the ability to label "via macro" a Reference Floor and Layer Set. Chief CAN use the Layer Set via a macro. It can't use the Anno set or Referenced Floor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrscott Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Dude! Join me on Skype and I will show you what I am doing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Scott, The "Referenced" attributes in Layout Boxes are not the same as in a Plan. They "REFER" to the Plan from which they came. %referenced_full_filename% ...... The full file name of the "Plan File" that layout box came from %referenced_filename%.............. The "Plan File" name without the path %referenced_layer_set% ............ The Layer Set in the Plan If the layer set is changed in the Layout Box they when you double click on the layout box it will open the view in the Plan with that Layer Set active. It will not change the Annoset. There is a new attribute %floor_number% for all objects. This is available in the Plan but in Layout the value is always 1. If you select a layout box and open the Ruby Console, then type "owner.names" you will find a list of all the attributes for that object. These attributes values can be displayed in the label by placing a "%" before and after or they can be used in User Text Macros. CA had provided "Object Specific" macros for only those attributes they believe to be useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrscott Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Thanks Joe. And Glenn, thank you too for the Skype call last night. Joe, I'll delve into this a bit more over the coming weeks. The highlighted fields are what I am trying to flag. So many things to learn but all good, and made even better because of your guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 47 minutes ago, mrscott said: The highlighted fields are what I am trying to flag. So many things to learn but all good, and made even better because of your guys. Scott, Those things in the layout box dbx are not the same as what the macros are referring to. There are currently no attributes or macros to get that information into a label. Unless CA adds that data to the Layout Box attributes it simply isn't possible. Even in the Plan only the floor_number is available. None of the "reference" data is available as attributes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrscott Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Got it. Thank you Sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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