Cutting grids on structural views, adding dimensions, removing section markers, replacing viewport names
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Hello, I got a few problems again, but at the beginning - an explanation:
I have 188 sheets. Every sheet - 6 views. And 6 unique types of sheet, which can act as a template for the rest.
So, problems:
I need to trim the axes in each view so that two perpendicular axes are trimmed exactly along the bottom and left axes. I already obtained a list of axes, but when I use the Grid.Curve command, I get the coordinates of the axes throughout the model, rather than in a specific view. Therefore, I can't trim the axes in the view without affecting the axes in the model. Are there any templates, scripts, or anything else that can help me solve the first problem?
I need to add dimensions. Either using a template or automated for specific beams that will be selected by a script (since selecting every part in almost 1200 views to dimension them is what I'm trying to avoid using Dynamo for). I have a big problem with edges and faces - I have "learned" how to construct dimensions by selecting specific edges in the model, but I can't automate it because I've been using Dynamo for only a couple of weeks. In my understanding, it involves finding elements, organizing them by coordinates and lists (for example, if two dimensions come from one element, the element will be in two sublists with the ones that need to be dimensioned), then finding the two nearest edges and placing a dimension between them. I just don't know how to convey this to the computer. Can you suggest the best approach to solve this problem? Any tutorials, courses, anything? I found very few videos, and they only covered dimensioning axes and walls...
I would also like to trim and move section markers on one out of six views on each sheet. They need to be moved towards the future dimensions with a small offset. The section markers are already placed, meaning the view is ready for further dimensioning and formatting. I don't even know where to start with this problem, except for transferring the coordinates of the section marker lines based on a template...
Finally, the issue I'm facing is moving the view name on all sheets to the same point. The problem is that the annotation is tied to the coordinates of the bottom-left corner of the view, and they are not the same (although I managed to make them appear the same using workarounds, the annotations ruin it). When I try to move the view names, they move further and further on each sheet.
Just to reiterate, I have 6 formatted sheets (one for each unique sheet type) and 25-35 sheets with views that need formatting. I can't provide the scripts as they are all created only up to the point of the described problem, and in general, I need help specifically with the algorithm and nodes.
I would be really grateful for any assistance, as these are 4 out of 6 problems I've been struggling with since I started learning Dynamo and haven't been able to solve them on my own, despite reading countless forums.
Thank you in advance!