Add door tags in a model tab, ensuring the correct scale and placement. We will also discusses the importance of modifying door identifiers and adjusting the layer in the properties for accurate representation in quarter inch plans.
Key Insights
- The article details how to add door tags in a model tab, starting with ensuring the scale is set to quarter inch equals one foot. This is crucial as annotations can change depending on the scale and need to be the correct size for a quarter inch plan.
- When adding door identifiers, it is necessary to modify their numerical values according to their placement. The attribute editor is used for this purpose, ensuring each door identifier is correctly labeled.
- The article emphasizes changing the layer in the properties for door identifiers. A correct layer ensures accurate representation and facilitates moving the door identifier into place.
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Now let's add our door tags. The door tags are these identifiers that go on each door. First let's double check the scale in our model tab.
We're in the model tab and we want to make sure our scale is set to quarter inch equals one foot. Why is that? That's because these annotations can change depending on the scale and we want them to be the correct size for a quarter inch plan. That's the plan size we'll use for our sheet.
So let's jump in now to our blocks drawing. We're going to look for the annotation section. It's up in the top right and if we zoom in we're looking for door dash ident.
We'll select that and CTRL C to copy. Then we'll zoom in right around this powder room door and we'll do CTRL V to paste. Now we'll notice that we're off holding this door identifier in the corner.
We don't want to put it right at the door. Let's just put it somewhere near the door for now. So click once to place it.
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Now we need to do a couple of things to modify. Number one, this is door one. We want to double click the d-2 and that will bring up our attribute editor.
We want to change the value to d-1 and click ok. We also want to type in properties and let's change the layer. There's a layer for door identifiers.
It's a-door-ident right here. And so that is a correct layer and it's all set. With that we can move it into place.
Let's select it one time and do m for move. Now it can be a little tricky to select the center of this door identifier. Number one, let's go to our snaps, our object snaps, and make sure that insertion is turned on.
Insertion. And now if we hover over this, we should get that insertion point. You can see I have it there.
I had to zoom out kind of far. Sometimes if you're zoomed in really tight like this, interestingly it doesn't snap to the insertion point. But as I zoom out, I get it.
So click one time and I'm right now holding it right in the center point, which is perfect. Now I want to put it in the center point of this door jam. So what I want to do is do our little trick, our m2p, and we'll click the center point of one door jam and the center point of another door jam.
And it will put that door tag right where it belongs, right in the middle. All right, that was fun, right? So let's copy this around. It already has everything we need, so we just select it one time, do co to copy.
Again, I want to zoom out until I can grab that insertion point. And now I'll do the m2p command for this door up here. Door jam, door jam, and it places it right there.
I'll hit escape. I just want one. And this one is d-2.
So I'll double click and we'll change the value to 2. All right, now let's go upstairs. We'll zoom over there in our example plan as well, and let's go to d-3. So let's copy this one.
Co to copy, and we'll go right to the center again at that insertion point, and we'll do our m2p. Door jam, door jam, and there it goes, right in the center. Now we can do that again.
M2p, enter, and do it again. Door jam to door jam, and there it is, another one. Okay, let's keep rolling.
We'll do one more, this closet one. We can do m2p yet again, and we'll do this door jam and that door jam, and there it is. I love that command.
Let's go ahead and give these the correct numbers. We'll just double click, and what we have as door 2, we have door 3. The one to the right here is door 4. Door 4, okay, and then we'll go down to this double door in the bottom bedroom, and it becomes d-5. Okay, now we can zoom out and see all of those beautiful door tags.
They are looking really good.
