Layout and Labels Question

[Gtomer]

Hello again!

My question pertains to Layout and Labels.

I successfully assign a Label to Cross sections, so that when placed on a sheet in Layout there is a Label number to reference to.

However, when I attempt to use the same process for CAD details or Plan Views, its a whole different option list. It is greatly pared down and the opportunity to assign a Call out Label number isnt available. I guess I could manually place a text number in the detail circle but it seems like there should be a way to do this.

Attached are 2 images....

 

Thanks

[SHCanada2]

place a callout on the plan and link to the CAD Detail. It is straightforward if your CAD details are named the same as you want the label to be on layout

 

plan:

 

 

View name is the CAD detail name

 

 

[Gtomer]

Thanks For the reply. Im learning to ask my questions more precisely...

The linking to a detail page isnt my problem. My question, I guess, is assigning a label to a detail so when I Place it on a sheet it automatically displays the number (call out Label).

[SHCanada2]

ok, I see what you would like. There was actually quite a bit of banter going around when this feature came out on how to use it, and a request to CA to auto generate that number. In my example, I have to type in DET A and keep track of B,C, D as to what is the last letter.

 

AFAIK, the request to autogenerate was not implemented....but what was implemented was an x,y, position on layout that allows you to essentially number based on location on layout. It then gets shown back on the plan view. The theory here is that the details on layout would be sequential on the sheet. It does not work for people who want fixed labels for details to be consistent across plans, and those plans have different amounts of details. unless of course if you removed a detail from layout, it left an empty box

 

If you search SHCanada2 as the author or the comment, and search words(search for all words) layout callout macro you should find the thread(s) which talk about this

 

 

 

 

[Joe_Carrick]

Here's a couple of pics of my system:

Detail Sheet automatically numbered by using a macro in the layout boxes

based on the location within the drawing area.  The macros are in the default

Layout Box labels.

 

Detail Callouts in the Plan linked to the CAD details sent to Layout.  There are macros 

in the defaults of the Callouts.  

 

This system is very complete and handles all Layout Boxes including Plans, Sections, Elevations, CAD Details, etc.

It coordinates between the Plan Views and the Layout Pages.  

 

Also notice that the Layout Box Labels include the view names from the Project Browser in the Plan.

 

The system consists of 3 macros and instructions for setting it up. 

 

Price is $100 - send me a PM to purchase.