topic palette-based addon refresh in Archicad C++ API

palette-based addon refresh

dushyant — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 06:30:49 GMT

Hi,

Working on a palette-based addon requires reloading the project every time I have to load / unload the addon, upon re-building the .apx after some changes. This is a time-consuming process everytime I need to test a change (which happens frequently).

How do you guys go about this? Is there a way to check the effect of a change in an .apx without unloading/re-loading it in Archicad?

Thanks.

Re: palette-based addon refresh

Viktor Kovacs — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 19:19:50 GMT

If you have a palette based addon, than your addon should be preloaded. It means that it is kept in memory all the time to handle the palette properly.

Unfortunately it means that you have to unload/reload the addon to see the new version. Personally I prefer to restart Archicad, because in this case the addon will be reloaded automatically, and it needs fewer clicks.

Re: palette-based addon refresh

dushyant — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 06:36:53 GMT

@Viktor Kovacs wrote:

Personally I prefer to restart Archicad, because in this case the addon will be reloaded automatically, and it needs fewer clicks.

Thanks for sharing that tip Viktor.