Ruby Question

[Doug_N]

In doing some ruby stuff to automate information required by building department code examiners, so I wrote a bit of simple code

 

 

 

 

to get this. 

 

But I need that in an elevation, not in a plan view.  No joy it seems.  

 

 

Anyone know why this is?

 

[Joe_Carrick]

Basically because in Elevation the arrow is selecting the "Exterior Room", not the "Window".

 

The only way I know of to get that in an Elevation View is by putting the macro in the Window Label and making the macro "Owner Object".  It's more complicated though because then the macro would also be displayed in the Plan View.  That means you have to have the macro display a different result in Plan View than in Elevation View and the macro has to have a way of knowing what the Current View is.

 

I can do it but it's a bit complicated.

[Doug_N]

Hmmm...  I will have to work on it.  Learning the ruby stuff is interesting.

[DRAWZILLA]

You can also just add the s.f. of each window to the window schedule.

[Doug_N]

Yeah, I did that but the plans examiner wants them on the windows in elevation view.  Sometimes I think they are just cruel.  

[robdyck]

Hey Doug, Here's a fairly simple method:

In elevation view, draw a polyline the size of the window directly over the window. Turn on "polyline labels" and use your newly created macro as the label. Depending on your settings, you may need to create a new text style for that label and of course I'd suggest giving this polyline it's own layer, or placing it on the 'window' layer.

I use this all the time to help me with my glazed opening calculations. I have macros that will display the area in metric and / or imperial.

[Doug_N]

1 hour ago, robdyck said:

Hey Doug, Here's a fairly simple method:

In elevation view, draw a polyline the size of the window directly over the window. Turn on "polyline labels" and use your newly created macro as the label. Depending on your settings, you may need to create a new text style for that label and of course I'd suggest giving this polyline it's own layer, or placing it on the 'window' layer.

I use this all the time to help me with my glazed opening calculations. I have macros that will display the area in metric and / or imperial.

Hey Rob, 

 

thanks for the suggestion.  That is a pretty good way to tackle the problem.  Using an independent layer will allow this to be shown in some views, and not others but still see the window label.