topic How happy I'd be if someone recorded how 2 create an API-button... in Archicad C++ API

How happy I'd be if someone recorded how 2 create an API-button...

Mats Knutsson — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:03:06 GMT

...that triggered a py script in Archicad.

Let's say using Tapir > Publish....and make a nice AC button to run the script.

I can get AI to script stuff in python but am very interested in the effort of creating custom buttons/palettes in Archicad to make the scripts more available. I'm a video learner...not so much reading gazillions of text pages. Maybe I'm lazy but I learn from videos.

🙂

Re: How happy I'd be if someone recorded how 2 create an API-button...

Noemi Balogh — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:05:57 GMT

I think @runxel's Perisso project is the quick solution you are looking for: https://github.com/runxel/perisso

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runxel — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:11:11 GMT

Hi Mats!

Since you posted this in the C++ section... Do you actually want to have an add-on that has a little palette with a button?

Probably not.

I don't know of any video for Archicad directly. But that's not really needed anyway, because you essentially ask for a video on UI with Python. Just look around YouTube, I'm pretty sure you'll find something worthwhile.

As you might know we deliver Tapir with some scripts right out of the box. We use tkinter in the OrthoWall script since that comes with Python and does not need any external dependencies. You can look up the script to see how it's done.

UI is finicky tho, it might run well on Windows and not at all on Mac, and vice versa. Needs some testing. 😉

@FBumaye does something similiar to you I think. He deploys a company-wide tool that let's you run certain predefined functions.

He uses streamlit and pywebview instead of tkinter.

Re: How happy I'd be if someone recorded how 2 create an API-button...

Akos Somorjai — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:54:18 GMT

Hi Mats!

You can also turn on the Python palette in the Experimental features, and open it from the Window/Palettes menu – I think it is close to what you need.

Best, Akos

Re: How happy I'd be if someone recorded how 2 create an API-button...

Mats Knutsson — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:08:29 GMT

To answer all:

I use the Python addon but not Tapir ( I will use it for publishing and preferably automatic publishing). Will look into Perisso when I can squeeze time.

I just want to see the workflow how to create a small palette...could be anything really.

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Mats Knutsson — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:46:09 GMT

I'm managing our Archicad templates. Would you recommend fiddling with Tapir and custom stuff on another computer not to risk any mishaps in our tpl's?

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runxel — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:11:31 GMT

Oh don't you worry. You'll be fine. I don't think you can break anything that hard that you have to do that on another PC.

In the end you are dealing with the Archicad project directly. So as long you start on a local file, if you don't know what you are doing, it's okay.

Wouldn't rush into a productive TW file right away, tho 😉