topic Re: How to create Rectangle Column? in Archicad C++ API

API: How to create Rectangle Column?

Yeojin — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 03:23:10 GMT

Hi Everyone.

I practice to create Add-On that create rectangle columns but its doesn't work to control core width / height and structure.

I already try this post solution but it's not working to me.

https://community.Graphisoft.com/t5/Developer-forum/AC24-how-to-change-rectangle-columns-section-width-and-height/m-p/305729/thread-id/8575

I'd like to write a column that modified the parameters I marked.

How can I modify the code?

column.column.origoPos.x = data.begX; column.column.origoPos.y = data.begY; column.column.relativeTopStory = 0; column.columnSegment.assemblySegmentData.circleBased = 0; //rectangular(=false) column.columnSegment.assemblySegmentData.isWidthAndHeightLinked = 0; // false column.columnSegment.assemblySegmentData.nominalWidth = data.height; //Nominal width of segment. column.columnSegment.assemblySegmentData.nominalHeight = data.level; //Normal height of segment.

Re: How to create Rectangle Column?

BerndSchwarzenbacher — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:32:14 GMT

Hi Yeojin,

There a few details wrong in the code you provided. Here's an example on how I would fix it:

columnElement.column.origoPos.x = data.begX; columnElement.column.origoPos.y = data.begY; columnElement.column.bottomOffset = 2; // this is the column base level in meters relative to it's floor columnMemo.columnSegments[0].assemblySegmentData.circleBased = 0; //rectangular(=false) columnMemo.columnSegments[0].assemblySegmentData.isWidthAndHeightLinked = 0; // false columnMemo.columnSegments[0].assemblySegmentData.nominalWidth = data.height; //Nominal width of segment. columnMemo.columnSegments[0].assemblySegmentData.nominalHeight = data.level; //Normal height of segment.

It's important to differentiate between the element and the element memo! Also you have to specify the width/weight for a specific column Segment. In the code above i used columnSegments[0]. You would have to adjust the code if the column has more than one segment.

`columnElement.column.bottomOffset` corresponds to the lower marks in your first picture.

Hope that helps,
Bernd

Re: How to create Rectangle Column?

Yeojin — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:10:09 GMT

Hi Bernd

Thank you so much! 😄 it works!