topic Re: Additional Parameter in Wall Element in Archicad C++ API

Additional Parameter in Wall Element

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 09:48:40 GMT

Hi guys,

i want to create a Wall and add some additional parameters to it.
How could i add custom parameter to a wall element or other elements.

Re: Additional Parameter in Wall Element

Ralph Wessel — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:41:05 GMT

Justsmile wrote:
i want to create a Wall and add some additional parameters to it. How could i add custom parameter to a wall element or other elements.

To add data to any ArchiCAD element, use ACAPI_Element_SetUserData. To make this visible/editable for the user, read the section headed Custom panels in settings dialogs.

Re: Additional Parameter in Wall Element

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:58:57 GMT

The Parameter which are visible/editable for the user are they accessible for other Add ons as well?

Thanks for your quick response

Re: Additional Parameter in Wall Element

Ralph Wessel — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:11:29 GMT

Justsmile wrote:
The Parameter which are visible/editable for the user are they accessible for other Add ons as well?

No - at least not directly. But you could provide an interface for other add-ons to call into your add-on (with ACAPI_Command_Call) to retrieve the data.

Re: Additional Parameter in Wall Element

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:07:42 GMT

What about a button like "Add a new parameter"? Didn't Graphisoft make it?

Re: Additional Parameter in Wall Element

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 07:01:31 GMT

One day, the whole issue of "should this data be IN the model, or should it be linked TO the model?" will hopefully go away, to be replaced by the question "Which datasets do you want in the model now for such-and-such use cases?"