Door Lables

[dhurst]

I'm not sure that I saw and answer to this question, but is there a way to create a macro for door labels to be 2'-6" x 6'-8" in lieu of 2668 or 30" x 80"?

[Joe_Carrick]

Yes.  Did you want to know how?

[TeaTime]

Lol Joe..... 

 

44 minutes ago, dhurst said:

I'm not sure that I saw and answer to this question, but.. 

Evidently you did not! Lots of good info in that other thread. 

 

[agenoarch]

Never liked the door labels because so many times client question why a 26" door and I have to explain it's 2'-6". I don't always use a door schedule and It's misleading and maybe an update for X15 is due. 

[robdyck]

FWIW in a 1/4" scale plan (or smaller) I wouldn't have room for a door label reading: 2'-6" x 6'-8".  So I use inches.

For 1/4" scale: 30" x 80"

For 3/16" scale or smaller I omit the space between the width and height: 30"x80"

For garage doors I use feet-inches: 10'-0"W x 8'-0"H

 

This method has kept suppliers and trades from phoning me with the obvious questions....until I have a builder who demands the format 2668. Then, you get to explain to every homeowner, and some of the trades and suppliers what that means:) And that default (old-timey) format fails when you need to use metric windows (1500x1500) displayed with imperial labels (411411)!

O Canada!!!

 

[DBCooper]

In X14, all you need to do is copy this into your door label:

 

%width.to_s("'-\"")% x %height.to_s("'-\"")%

 

I got this from calling tech support and talking to someone that really knows how this stuff works. 

 

[winterdd]

4 hours ago, agenoarch said:

Never liked the door labels because so many times client question why a 26" door and I have to explain it's 2'-6".

Takes me back over 20 years ago when I was a college boy working at a lumber yard learning about door and window sizes & other building materials. Not knowing one day I would be designing homes for a living and being familiar with things like this.

[jtcapa1]

We have asked that CA consider adding the option of making the inches side of the label a superscript, so that inches are smaller than the feet.  That is the way us old timers used to draft those labels.