At a glance
- Choose which information the label displays, and combine several types of content in the same tag.
- Define the usual content and appearance in HAPPY Tag Model View Options, then override individual labels where needed.
- Display model properties, calculated quantities or custom text. Use Trace Tag when the source element is in another drawing view.
Tag types and contentChoose the information to display in the label.
Select HAPPY Tag in Label Settings and use an associative label to attach it to the element whose information you want to display. The available content depends on the associated element. For example, a finish tag can read a surface, while a door tag can display properties from a Door.
In Tag Types, enable the content you need: Finish, Wall Type, FF+E / T-Sheet, Door / Window, Custom 1 or Custom 2. You can enable more than one type. The settings for each enabled type appear below, and Order determines their sequence in the label.
The default choices are defined in HAPPY Tag MVO Settings, within Archicad’s Model View Options. Enable Override Default Settings to change the content settings for an individual label. Use Style Override when you want to change its appearance instead. Changing the style does not change which information the tag reads.
Finish, Wall Type and FF+ESelect the source of the code or description.
For Finish, choose whether to read a Surface or a Building Material. Where the associated element supports it, select the relevant face or outer skin. Use the surface override when the tag needs to describe a different finish from the one read automatically.
The finish name can contain separate parts for a code, a description and a short description. A colon separates the code from the description, and double parentheses identify the short description. For example, in PT-01 : White paint ((Paint)), PT-01 is the code, White paint is the description and Paint is the short description. The tag’s content settings determine which part is displayed.
Wall Type and FF+E / T-Sheet read the project properties selected for those categories. If an expected value is missing, check that the associated element has a value for the selected property.
Door / Window and custom rowsCombine property values with additional information.
Door / Window can display up to five property rows. The default visibility of each row is controlled through Model View Options. A local visibility override reverses that setting for the selected label: a normally visible row becomes hidden, or a normally hidden row becomes visible. Blanking a row clears its content rather than changing this visibility setting.
Use Custom 1 and Custom 2 for information that is not covered by the other tag types. Depending on the selected source, a row can display a property, fixed text, a level, an area, a volume, a dimension or a material.
Use prefixes and suffixes to add text before or after a value. Delimiter settings let you display a selected part of a text value. These settings change what the label displays; they do not change the information stored in the element.
Zone tagsSet the information displayed when the label is associated with a Zone.
When HAPPY Tag is attached to a Zone, it uses four Zone rows. Define the usual property for each row in HAPPY Tag Model View Options. Use the label’s local overrides when an individual Zone needs different information.
A row can show the complete property value, or the text before or after a chosen delimiter. Use the quantity precision settings for numerical values and the Zone frame settings to arrange the label. Zone alignment and text style are controlled in HAPPY Tag Model View Options.
Model View Options and label appearanceUse shared settings for consistency and local settings for exceptions.
Keep the HAPPY Tag - MVO Settings library part loaded with the Library. It provides the shared tag settings in Model View Options. Saving different Model View Options combinations allows the same placed tags to display different content or graphics in different Views.
One Line arranges the content horizontally. Single Frame places one frame around several rows while keeping their row arrangement. Use the local frame and pointer settings to adjust an individual label where necessary.
Enable Override Highlighters when you need to identify labels that use overrides rather than the shared settings. This is useful when checking why one label looks different from the others.
Tags in Worksheets and DetailsUse Trace Tag to refer to a model element from another drawing view.
An ordinary associative Tag reads the element to which it is attached. In a Worksheet or Detail, the drawing elements may no longer have the model information you want to label. Use Trace Tag to link the label to a model source through a Trace Reference or a previously remembered element.
Trace Tag keeps the source information separate from the style category. The source determines the value displayed; the style category determines its appearance. See the Trace Tag guide for information on creating the link, refreshing the value and returning to the source element.