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Title: Need Help Floor plan creation - Help with "Space" and "Measure Room" shapes
Post by: ThirdDimension on June 06, 2015, 03:23:50 AM
Hi,

Reference Floor plan creation:

When I place a "Space" shape on to design grid, I notice that I have lots of right-click options such as "Convert to Walls" and Auto Size.  However, when I place a "Measure Room" shape on the design grid, I noticed that the aforementioned options are not available?

Can the "Measure Room" tool be configured to "AutoSize"? Convert to Walls?

thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Need Help Floor plan creation - Help with "Space" and "Measure Room" shapes
Post by: Surrogate on June 09, 2015, 10:45:39 AM
When i draw polyline and add in actions section strings like as row #1 and row #3, i get enabled options "AutoSize" & "Convert to Walls" in my polyline
(http://s008.radikal.ru/i306/1506/b0/39391ce1c209.png)
Title: Re: Need Help Floor plan creation - Help with "Space" and "Measure Room" shapes
Post by: ThirdDimension on June 10, 2015, 03:44:15 AM
Thanks Surrogate!  I am unable to find the "ACTION" section when I display the shape sheet for "Room measurement"

But I do see a configurable action section on the shape sheet for "Space"

How do I add the ACTION options when they are not present on the shape sheet?
Title: Re: Need Help Floor plan creation - Help with "Space" and "Measure Room" shapes
Post by: Surrogate on June 10, 2015, 08:01:17 AM
Quote from: Surrogate on June 10, 2015, 07:57:50 AM
In ShapeSheetâ„¢ window right click mouse that show ShapeSheet context menu.
(http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-50-76-metablogapi/2843.image_5F00_463C884B.png)
Click by Actions check-box in Insert Section Window
(http://www.visguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/smarttree_insertsection.png)
Title: Re: Need Help Floor plan creation - Help with "Space" and "Measure Room" shapes
Post by: ThirdDimension on June 17, 2015, 03:08:10 PM
Surrogate thanks for your assistance.  I added the "User defined" section and was able to add the Auto-Size function as a right click option. 

Now I have the option to auto-size, but it does not work when I select the option.  Are there more user definitions that need to be created?

I tried copying the formula's from the the "space" shape, but I was getting invalid formula errors and was not able to finish the copy.

any assistance would be greatly appreciated !!!!
Title: Re: Need Help Floor plan creation - Help with "Space" and "Measure Room" shapes
Post by: Surrogate on June 17, 2015, 09:28:29 PM
ThirdDimension, i checked: i also can't run Autosize feature to "Measure Room" shapes.
Title: Re: Need Help Floor plan creation - Help with "Space" and "Measure Room" shapes
Post by: ThirdDimension on June 19, 2015, 05:22:21 PM
I am approaching this in a different direction.  I have been unsuccessful in adding options to the "Measure room" shape, so I am now looking to add room size measurement display to the "Measure" shape.

I am starting by comparing the two shape sheets.  Any advice is appreciated!



Thanks!
Title: Re: Need Help Floor plan creation - Help with "Space" and "Measure Room" shapes
Post by: Surrogate on June 19, 2015, 10:29:37 PM
Quote from: ThirdDimension on June 19, 2015, 05:22:21 PMI am starting by comparing the two shape sheets.  Any advice is appreciated!
i copy/paste user-defined cells via Paul Herber's (http://visguy.com/vgforum/index.php?action=profile;u=105) addon VisioSuperUtilities (http://www.paulherber.co.uk/visio-utilities/)
(http://forumimage.ru/uploads/20150105/142044625257564866.png)
Else you can use add-in CopyPropertiesAddin (https://github.com/Shishok/CopyPropertiesAddin) by Russian Visio Forum member (http://visio.getbb.ru/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=397) aka Shishok (https://github.com/Shishok)
(http://forumimage.ru/uploads/20150106/142054823322867546.png) (http://visio.getbb.ru/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=711)
Title: Re: Need Help Floor plan creation - Help with "Space" and "Measure Room" shapes
Post by: ThirdDimension on June 20, 2015, 02:28:39 PM
Thanks for the help Surrogate!!

I DL'ed and installed.  All options are grayed out.  I found the below statement on the informative PDF.

I am using Visio 2013 64 bit so looks like it won't work.

Sandrila Ltd Visio Super Utilities - V2.11 - 27th March 2015 System Requirements
Any version of Microsoft Windows (32 or 64-bit) that can run Visio. Microsoft Visio 2003/2007/2010 or 2013 (any version - 32-bit only. Will not work with 64-bit Visio.).
Title: Re: Need Help Floor plan creation - Help with "Space" and "Measure Room" shapes
Post by: Surrogate on June 20, 2015, 03:22:04 PM
Write to Paul in this sub-forum about your installation trouble.
http://visguy.com/vgforum/index.php?board=24.0
He always help very quickly!!!
Title: Re: Need Help Floor plan creation - Help with "Space" and "Measure Room" shapes
Post by: Paul Herber on June 20, 2015, 04:37:58 PM
Hi, sorry, at the moment the utils are 32-bit only as the software is built on top of :
http://www.paulherber.co.uk/articles/visio-articles/visio-dev-with-lazarus-graham-widemans-code/ (http://www.paulherber.co.uk/articles/visio-articles/visio-dev-with-lazarus-graham-widemans-code/)
If anyone knows to update Graham's code for later versions of Visio and 64-bit ...
Title: Re: Need Help Floor plan creation - Help with "Space" and "Measure Room" shapes
Post by: Surrogate on June 21, 2015, 12:32:05 AM
Thank you, Paul for comment!

ThirdDimension then try add-in CopyPropertiesAddin link for download (https://yadi.sk/d/qbpj9WI9d2eqF)
After install you can find button CopyProperties on ribbon Developer
Default this addin have russian interface, but there is english too. Click button Eng in left bottom side

Title: Re: Need Help Floor plan creation - Help with "Space" and "Measure Room" shapes
Post by: ThirdDimension on June 21, 2015, 02:57:49 PM
Hi,

Paul's program will not support 64 bit operation.
Title: Re: Need Help Floor plan creation - Help with "Space" and "Measure Room" shapes
Post by: Surrogate on June 22, 2015, 06:54:26 AM
Quote from: ThirdDimension on June 21, 2015, 02:57:49 PMPaul's program will not support 64 bit operation.
I am russian, but i can understand Paul's answer   :)
in my last advice i mean add-in CopyPropertiesAddin by  Shishok, NOT VSU by Paul Herber.

Description for add-in CopyPropertiesAddin havn't contain info about support 64bit. Shishok write that he tested this addin in Visio2010&Win7 and Visio2013&Win8.1.

Just try it (https://docviewer.yandex.ru/?url=ya-disk-public%3A%2F%2FaL%2BZyGbuejUdNkIF0fBt16p7%2FON44EqUdDFPeUS9%2BSQ%3D%3A%2FCopyPropertiesAddin_1_0_2_4.zip&name=CopyPropertiesAddin_1_0_2_4.zip&c=5587b154442f) :)
Title: Re: Need Help Floor plan creation - Help with "Space" and "Measure Room" shapes
Post by: ThirdDimension on June 22, 2015, 05:57:45 PM
Thanks again Surrogate.  I downloaded CopyPropertiesAddin but was not able to install.  How do I get in contact with Shishok to ask for assistance?

Thanks

3rd D
Title: Re: Need Help Floor plan creation - Help with "Space" and "Measure Room" shapes
Post by: Surrogate on June 22, 2015, 08:23:33 PM
That add-in originally posted there (http://visio.getbb.ru/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=711). Try ask there, you can change interface from russian to english or herbew.

Or tell me which section you intested ? I can share with you vba-code.
Title: UPDATE: Help with "Space" and "Measure Room" shapes AUTOSIZE function
Post by: ThirdDimension on August 09, 2015, 06:49:20 PM
UPDATE:

Earlier today I took another look at installing CopyProperties and I got it to work.  Initial attemps did not allow the progam to install.  In order to fix this, you right click on the .exe file and go to "properties".  The permission level is changed within the OS to allow file to install properly.

Once installed, you can select ENG (English) or RU (Russian) languages while using the add-on.

Works great, and I was able to get my dimension block to AUTOSIZE with right click option.

Thanks!!!