How to Activate the Zone Stamp in Archicad?

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By the end of this article, the user will be able to activate the Zone Stamps shown on Zones created with the Zone tool in an Archicad project.

Prerequisites

• Archicad installed and activated
• An Archicad project to which Zones will be added using the Zone tool in Archicad.

Background

The Zone Stamp in Archicad is a parametric GDL object that shows relevant information about a zone —such as name, number, area or category— directly on the drawings. These stamps are managed as GDL objects associated with the Zone tool and are filtered according to the assigned Zone Category.

From Archicad 25 onwards, these stamps are hidden by default. To display them, they need to be activated manually. Zone Stamps reside in the Archicad Library and inherit their parameters from the zone's own settings.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Access Model View Options:
   Go to: Document > Model View > Model View Options.
   
   
   
2. Turn on the Zone Stamp Display:
   In the Model View Options dialogue box, under Construction Elements Options, Zone, turn on the Show Zone Stamps option (see picture).
   
   
   

Consultant's Tip

• If you turn on the Show Zone Stamps option in the Model View Options window, you will very likely see the Zone Stamps and the Zone Labels duplicated, as shown in the following picture.
  
  
  
  To avoid this, click on the Annotations: Place Label option to turn it off (see picture).