Alternate Labels depending on the View Type

[Joe_Carrick]

I use a set of macros to display different wall labels base on the view.

• Plans get the Wall # & the direction the wall faces relative to North
• Exterior Elevations show the Exterior Wall Layers
• Interior Elevations show the Interior Wall Layers

This system works in the Layout because I can check the referenced_view_layer_set of the Layout Box.  But in a Plan file there isn't any way to determine what the view type is.  Does anyone know of a way to do that?

[Joe_Carrick]

I figured it out.   X18 has a special label that can be quite effective.

[SHCanada2]

layer_set on the wall properties?

Edited July 21 by SHCanada2

[Joe_Carrick]

9 hours ago, SHCanada2 said:

layer_set on the wall properties?

No, that doesn't work because it's always the wall's layerset is always the layers_et it was created on.  Walls in section and elevation views don't have different layer_sets.

[SHCanada2]

hmmm, it looks to show the active layer set:

 

 

section: 

section:

 

 

[Renerabbitt]

On 7/25/2026 at 3:41 PM, SHCanada2 said:

active layer set:

It's just tricking you I to thinking that .. it's been a problem forever, that's just showing you that layer set because you're in that view. When you switch back to another view and look at a value being reported from a macro it will not be that section layer set. Section and elevation layer set conditional checks don't work.. I switched to showing window callouts in section for that reason since I couldn't get my window labels to conditionally change to just schedule number in elevations for this exact reason

Edited July 28 by Renerabbitt