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Jim Allen · 2024-08-01

Has anyone ever scripted any graphing or chart objects that can be used for (say) space type analysis with Schedules? I am working on secondary school extension and key to the process is analysing use of space to identify waste or surplus. The princi...

Jim Allen · 2024-01-26

We have a multi-platform environment in my office, using Macs and PCs. Until Bimcloud (we use the SAAS version) we had a bit of a problem with library paths between Macs and PCs. Although that is now resolved, we are moving towards replacing our doma...

Jim Allen · 2024-01-09

Just when I think I've got the hang of these, I get a really complicated one I can't seem to fix. GDL has no IFS or AND/OR/NOT options, so every condition has to be covered with a separate if statement. I can make this work - up to a point. More than...

Jim Allen · 2024-01-02

I've almost finished my parametric manhole object (thanks in no small measure to Bruce Walker's fantastic Youtube channel Barking Dog BIM, and Lucas Becker's custom objects) but I have a few things to clean up, the most bizarre one being my custom UI...

Jim Allen · 2023-12-12

I'm a GDL novice but I'm building a parametric 2D/3D manhole object and I have some queries that I know many of you will be able to answer quickly  I have a 3d representation which looks like this: I have a 2D representation which looks like this:...

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Agreed, the GDL created from geometry capture is way too complex.

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You seem to have started Archicad fairly recently because you've been on the forum for a little over a year and you seem to be making a case for Archicad being made to be more like Revit. Archicad is not Revit. If you want simpler object creation you...

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The DesignLCA application has materials pre-configured for the calculations and schedules. Their video explains things far better than I can 

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Actually the DesignLCA tool https://www.designlca.com/ might be better for this. If you haven't seen the product or the video, it looks fantastic! I started using the approach in my post when I had finished my model, but I've done with that job now t...

Jim Allen · 2024-08-07

Any chance you could elaborate on that please? I haven't used accessories much at all.

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Use of Bimcloud for all stored resources in Archicad?

Multiple nested IF-THEN commands to simulate AND/OR

GDL object - custom UI, green ui tab icons

GDL objects - Materials vs surfaces

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