Add tags to dimensions
Tags allow you to display the properties and other related information of the associated building objects in single dimensions and dimension sets. In addition to the elements, you can include part count, or select a filter that removes the desired default content from the tag.
You can define the contents of the dimension tags of building object dimensions in the Dimension Properties dialog box on the Tags tab. During the tag creation process, all building object categories are checked for content availability, and the properties in the first found category that has content are read and displayed in the tag. If you do not want to display tag contents for some building objects, you can create an appropriate exclusion filter for this building object type. This means that you can display properties related to any associated object regardless of its type and order in the hierarchy.
The reading order of building object content categories:
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Surface treatment
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Bolt
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Rebar
- Part/Pour object
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Rotation is not available for the middle dimension tags.
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The dimension tags are automatically updated according to model changes, when you update the drawing. If you want to disable the automatic update, you can freeze the drawing or set the advanced option XS_INTELLIGENT_DRAWING_ALLOWED to
FALSE
. This advanced option affects all drawings.
Add tags to dimensions
Example: How to filter out dimension tag content
In this example, you will remove from a dimension tag some content that is added in the tag automatically based on the dimension end point locations. First you will create a drawing view filter that you will use for removing the content.
The example below shows a tag that automatically contains the text "CORBEL". You will remove this text.