[Plugin] Add Height from Datum

[smb5823]

This is one of my 'go to' plugins and it's brilliant.
I have one question regarding the positioning of the text and associated leader. I would like the ability to get the the text to hover a definable distance above the point being labelled (ie with an extended leader). Approx 200mm would do the job. At the moment, depending on the model plan area being labelled even zoomed in a number of the text elements bury themselves partially below the surface being annotated.

[TIG]

You can use the Text tool to relocate a tag's arrowhead, and snap it to something at that height, and also relocate the text-part...

[caronte01]

Thank you TIG! Just what I was looking for. Followed your instruction for customizing the prefix and got to work!

[rv1974]

@tig said:

Unfortunately Text placed through the API can't be associated with geometry.

Is it possible rebuild this plugin so it'd be based on dimensions 'engine'? SU's dimensions are associative.
Yet another feature: ability to add custom values (meters instead of centimeters for example, this is standard building industry here).

[db11]

@TIG

I have a a series of guide points on a site survey that I've converted to 'Mark' components (via TT's Guide Points). Would there be an easy way to set the Instance Name as the height for selected components? That way it would be easy to ID specific height points / benchmarks via the Outliner (would also be useful for topo lines).

[jessezetahoe]

This is a great little tool. I know this thread is probably "dead" at this point, but worth a shot.

Is there a way to update so that there would be a Elevation Datum and an Actual Datum? Say, Elevation: 97'-6", Actual: 6203'-6". Or even decimal points on the Actual.

Thanks!