To add text to an object and make the text to follow a hotspot and be always hor

[Ricardo Rodriguez]

Hi There, I’m getting familiar with GDL. I still need to learn a lot but I can make simple objects and understand a bit of the syntax.
but I got stuck here. can somebody help me?
I am trying to make a 2d object.

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[Ricardo Rodriguez]

this is the 2d script if it makes it easier

mul2 A/0.201778, B/0.241300
add2 0′-4.7927″, 0′-0.0000″
set line_type lineTypeAttribute_1
pen penAttribute_1
fill fillAttribute_1
poly2_b{5} 5, 2, 0, 3, penAttribute_1, penAttribute_2,
0′-0.0000″, 0′-0.0000″, 3′-3.3701″, 0′-0.0000″, 0′-0.0000″, 3′-3.3701″, 0′-0.0000″,
0′-3.1514″, 0′-4.7500″, 1,
0′-0.0000″, 0′-4.7500″, 900,
0′-0.0000″, 590′-6.6142″, 4001,
0′-0.0000″, 0′-4.7500″, 900,
0′-0.0000″, 590′-6.6142″, 4001
pen penAttribute_3
line_property 0
line2 -0′-1.3887″, 0′-4.1413″, 0′-0.0000″, 0′-4.7500″
pen penAttribute_4
line2 0′-0.0000″, 0′-0.0000″, 0′-0.0000″, 0′-2.0000″
pen penAttribute_3
line2 0′-1.3887″, 0′-5.3587″, 0′-0.0000″, 0′-4.7500″
pen penAttribute_5
line2 0′-0.0000″, 0′-7.5000″, 0′-0.0000″, 0′-9.5000″
pen penAttribute_3
arc2 0′-0.0954″, 0′-3.9021″, 0′-1.9048″, 266.981593756, 359.1456746775
arc2 0′-0.0136″, 0′-3.7963″, 0′-1.7964″, 214.183464956, 269.4104437957
arc2 -0′-0.5250″, 0′-3.4081″, 0′-1.1329″, 139.6717974381, 213.2478509556
arc2 -0′-0.0954″, 0′-5.5979″, 0′-1.9048″, 86.98159375601, 179.1456746775
arc2 -0′-0.0136″, 0′-5.7037″, 0′-1.7964″, 34.18346495604, 89.41044379571
arc2 0′-0.5250″, 0′-6.0919″, 0′-1.1329″, 319.6717974381, 33.2478509556
pen penAttribute_6
hotspot2 0′-0.0000″, 0′-0.0000″
hotspot2 0′-2.0000″, 0′-3.8737″
hotspot2 -0′-1.4724″, 0′-2.7870″
hotspot2 -0′-1.3887″, 0′-4.1413″
hotspot2 0′-0.0000″, 0′-4.7500″
hotspot2 0′-1.3887″, 0′-5.3587″
hotspot2 0′-1.4724″, 0′-6.7130″
hotspot2 -0′-2.0000″, 0′-5.6263″
hotspot2 0′-0.0049″, 0′-7.5000″
hotspot2 0′-0.0000″, 0′-9.5000″
hotspot2 -0′-0.0049″, 0′-2.0000″
hotspot2 -0′-3.6677″, 0′-1.7897″

define style{2} “AC_STYLE_1” “Verdana”, textsize /72 * 25.4, 0
r = request (“View_Rotangle”, “”, _angleViewRot)
_totalRotate = (SYMB_ROTANGLE + _angleViewRot) MOD 360 ! Actual rotation of the 2D symbol
_nTrans = 0

if iTypeTextRotation = 2 then ! Readable
if (_totalRotate > (90 + EPS) & _totalRotate < (270 + EPS)) then
rot2 180
_nTrans = _nTrans + 1
endif
else
if iTypeTextRotation = 1 then ! Horizontal
rot2 _totalRotate * (SYMB_MIRRORED – not(SYMB_MIRRORED)) ! 1/-1
_nTrans = _nTrans + 1
endif
endif
paragraph “AC_PRG_2″ 2, 0′-0.0000″, 0′-0.0000″, 0′-0.0000″, 2′-11.4331”
pen penAttribute_9
set style “AC_STYLE_1”
firstline
endparagraph
textblock “AC_TEXTBLOCK_2″ 0′-0.0000″, 5, 0′-0.0000″, 3′-3.3701″, 3′-3.3701″, 3′-3.3701”,
“AC_PRG_2″
richtext2 -0′-3.6677″, 0′-1.7897”, “AC_TEXTBLOCK_2″
fill fillAttribute_2
poly2_b{5} 5, 2, 0, 3, penAttribute_7, penAttribute_8,
0′-0.0000″, 0′-0.0000″, 3′-3.3701″, 0′-0.0000″, 0′-0.0000″, 3′-3.3701″, 0′-0.0000″,
-0′-4.7927″, 0′-0.0000″, 1,
-0′-2.5427″, 0′-0.0000″, 1,
-0′-2.5427″, 0′-3.5794″, 1,
-0′-4.7927″, 0′-3.5794″, 1,
-0′-4.7927″, 0′-0.0000”, 1

[Lingwisyer GC]

You want the Richtext to follow a hotspot? Make two overlapping Editable Hotspots, one for the x-axis and one for the y-axis, then set those two values as your x-y values in your Richtext command.

HOTSPOT2 0, 0, unID, text-x, 1 : unID = unID + 1
HOTSPOT2 1, 0, unID, text-x, 2 : unID = unID + 1
HOTSPOT2 -1, 0, unID, text-x, 3 : unID = unID + 1

HOTSPOT2 0, 0, unID, text-y, 1 : unID = unID + 1
HOTSPOT2 0, 1, unID, text-y, 2 : unID = unID + 1
HOTSPOT2 0, -1, unID, text-y, 3 : unID = unID + 1

RICHTEXT2 text-x, text-y, “AC_TEXTBLOCK_2″

Ling.

AC18-23 AUS 4006
Self-taught, bend it till it breaks.
Win7 | E5620 x 2 | 24GB | K2200

[Péter Baksa]

Hi Ricardo,

rotation is always relative to the origin, so first move the origin to the anchor point, rotate, then draw the text at 0,0.

Péter Baksa
Library Platform, Software Engineer
GRAPHISOFT SE

[Ricardo Rodriguez]

Thank you, Peter, that works!! I’m so glad!! It makes sense! I don’t know why I didn’t think about that haha.

[Ricardo Rodriguez]

Thank you Lingwisyer GC too! but I haven’t been able to make that to work with the hotspot. I am interested in using that in another object. but I don understand yet how it works. I did this (photo attached) what I thought it was supposed to be but it didn’t work. it says text is not a valid parameter :/

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[Barry Kelly]

The hotspot as written is not correct.
Also I wouldn’t be using a dash “-” (means subtract), I would use an underscore (“_”).

Try this …

HOTSPOT2 0, text_y, unID, text_x, 1 : unID = unID + 1
HOTSPOT2 text_x, text_y, unID, text_x, 2 : unID = unID + 1
HOTSPOT2 -1, text_y, unID, text_x, 3 : unID = unID + 1

HOTSPOT2 text_x, 0, unID, text_y, 1 : unID = unID + 1
HOTSPOT2 text_x, text_y, unID, text_y, 2 : unID = unID + 1
HOTSPOT2 text_x, -1, unID, text_y, 3 : unID = unID + 1

RICHTEXT2 text-x, text-y, “AC_TEXTBLOCK_2″

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