topic Re: How to get zone's points in ArchiCAD API? in Archicad C++ API

How to get zone's points in ArchiCAD API?

Tran Thanh Lo — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:40:10 GMT

Hello everyone,

I'm trying to create Fills based on zone points.

Everything is okay with the code below when I get the zone points and create Fill according to those points:

list<Point>* points = GetPointsInElement(eleZone, eleZone.zone.poly); //----------------------------------------------------------------- list<Point>* GetPointsInElement(API_Element element, API_Polygon poly) { API_ElementMemo memo{}; GSErrCode err = ACAPI_Element_GetMemo(element.header.guid, &memo); if (err != NoError) throw; list<Point>* points = new list<Point>(); if (memo.coords) { for (Int32 i = 1; i <= poly.nCoords; i++) { API_Coord point = (*memo.coords)[i]; points->push_back(Point(point.x, point.y, 0)); } } ACAPI_DisposeElemMemoHdls(&memo); delete points; return (NULL); } //-------------------------

But when the zone's calculated area is different from zone's Measured Area (like the image below), then the shapes of Fill and Zone are no longer the same.

The border of the Zone is a red line between the walls (like the image below), but when creating a Fill based on the points of the zone, the border of the Fill is a blue line and lies inside the walls.

Do you know where I'm wrong? And can you help me solve this problem?

Thank you very much.

Re: How to get zone's points in ArchiCAD API?

Akos Somorjai — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 17:04:01 GMT

Hi,

Please look at the `additionalPolyCoords` member of the element memo.

Best, Akos

Re: How to get zone's points in ArchiCAD API?

Tran Thanh Lo — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 02:22:10 GMT

Hi @Akos Somorjai ,

I tried it, But the result isn't right. all coordinates equal zero.

Please help me.

Re: How to get zone's points in ArchiCAD API?

Linh — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 03:34:56 GMT

@Akos Somorjai I also got the same error. Can you help me ?

Re: How to get zone's points in ArchiCAD API?

Akos Somorjai — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 09:50:40 GMT

Hi,

Please take a look at the Do_DumpZone() function in Element_Snippets.cpp (Element_Test example). The ACAPI_Database(APIDb_RoomReductionsID, …) code shows that at the end of that function.

Best, Akos