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BlenderBim - preload Ifc Annotation lines + symbols

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    SO a question for those that might know,

    Is it possible to, as a non developer, set what Ifc Annotations a drawing loads with?

    So if we had a drawing labeled (Window 1)

    It could load a pre-drawn Table with lines and ifc Text

    Or if we are creating a drawing called "Electrical layout"

    It could load a pre-drawn legend with electrical symbols and Ifc Text?

    Currently the only thing I see that does this is elevations and Sections which load with the level lines assigned

    If anyone has ideas on this let me know

  2. T

    This may not address your question exactly, but if you set up your drawing once you can duplicate your drawing and select 'Should Duplicate Annotations' .

    Regarding pre-drawn legends, apart from doing the above, I can't think of a way to specifically add a legend to a drawing's annotations layer, but you could add it to a Sheet. You could do this by adding a Drawing to your sheet - specifically laid out for your legend. However, this approach may add data to your model that you don't want. Another way would be to create a new SVG title block template that includes your legend and add it to your project's layout/titleblocks folder.

  3. A

    Hey @tim thanks! That's the approach I am currently taking, using both of those to get the desired result, each has it's own merits and shortfalls.

  4. T

    Were you looking for a scripted approach?

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    @tim said:

    Were you looking for a scripted approach?

    No hahah, I wanted to kind of be able to add a camera with a preset drawing made in BlenderBim ideally with the 2d annotation tools, no coding for me for now

    Appreciate the help though Tim!

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