topic Re: How to update Drawing? in Archicad C++ API

How to update Drawing?

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 07:54:16 GMT

I want to save layoutbook as pdf after updating drawing that connected viewmap.

But, drawing is not update when I change window to layoutbook using APIDo_ChangeWindowID.

I get API_Element using API_DrawingID and change that.

Drawing is changed, but they are not updated.

Please let me know how to update drawing in layoutbook.

Re: How to update Drawing?

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 08:42:43 GMT

From what I understand this isn’t possible via API
I tried everything, including refreshing the dB and asking here. It seems to be impossible..

Re: How to update Drawing?

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 05:33:51 GMT

Tomer1 wrote:
From what I understand this isn’t possible via API
I tried everything, including refreshing the dB and asking here. It seems to be impossible..

Thank you for the reply.

I solved this problem by waiting for the automatic update from ArchiCAD through a timer.

Re: How to update Drawing?

Tibor Lorantfy — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 08:41:51 GMT

Hi,

In API_DrawingType structure there is a member named manualUpdate.
If you set that member to false (and change the drawing by using ACAPI_Element_Change), then the drawing will be automatically updated by Archicad.
Using APIDb_CheckDrawingStatusID you can check the status of the drawing. If it says the drawing is not up-to-date yet, then you can wait until the APIDb_CheckDrawingStatusID says it was updated.

Re: How to update Drawing?

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 06:43:07 GMT

Hi Tomer thanks for the help, was looking for similar solution.

Regards,
Kevin J. Hodge