topic Re: Help with Add-On GUI? in Archicad C++ API

Help with Add-On GUI?

Joel Buehler — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 13:23:53 GMT

Hehey evryone.

I have to make a Archicad plugin. so far so good, i managed to get in running and all. but im comming from a c# world and i realy have a problem to unterstand how the gui of a plugin should work.

i relly like the documentation but it seems that there isnt that much help about the gui of an addon? or am i wrong?

if someone could point me in the right direction would be very helpfull 😃

Re: Help with Add-On GUI?

julienK — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 08:28:38 GMT

You can look at the DG_Test example in the api documentation.

you have 2 main files to control the gui; addon.grc and addonfix.grc.

addon.grc defines the layout of your gui , addonfix links icons to elements defined in addon.grc

The behaviour is the ui id defined by a class that links the element of your gui to your code.

Not gonna lie it takes a while to get used to.

look at this article for help: https://archicadapi.Graphisoft.com/Archicad-maze-generator-add-on-tutorial-part-2

and:

https://archicadapi.Graphisoft.com/api_reference_chapter/uiguidelines

and :

https://archicadapi.Graphisoft.com/hello-world-part-2-dialog-with-text-svg-icon-and-button

Re: Help with Add-On GUI?

Joel Buehler — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:43:09 GMT

Hey very cool! Thank you very much!