topic Re: I'm trying to make some background fills. What should I do? in GDL

I'm trying to make some background fills. What should I do?

LeeJaeYoung — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 01:21:04 GMT

DEFINE TRANSLUCENT_FILL "DD" FILLTYPES_MASK 7,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0

DEFINE SOLID_FILL "DD", FILLTYPES_MASK 7

SECT_FILL "DD",19,19,1

It says there is no problem with GDL, but it doesn't seem to be created.
What's wrong?

Re: I'm trying to make some background fills. What should I do?

AllanP — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 02:30:22 GMT

Hi,

you cannot use a fill defined in the script

https://gdl.graphisoft.com/reference-guide/directives

Inline fill and line_type attributes (defined in master script or 3d script) are not accepted.

Re: I'm trying to make some background fills. What should I do?

LeeJaeYoung — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 02:40:18 GMT

Then, where is define Fill used?

Re: I'm trying to make some background fills. What should I do?

AllanP — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 02:42:23 GMT

for floor plan fills

(2D script for 2d Objects)

Re: I'm trying to make some background fills. What should I do?

LeeJaeYoung — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 02:49:59 GMT

DEFINE SOLID_FILL "DD", FILLTYPES_MASK 7
text2 0,0,ind(FILL, "DD")

I can't test it in 2D script?

Re: I'm trying to make some background fills. What should I do?

AllanP — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 04:26:54 GMT

you can use it for 2d scripts

and then once placed, it gets added to the fill list (in italics to indicate its made as part of a library part)

and it gives an attribute id of -1

but

if you put the code in a different library part,

that library part creates the fill when the library is loaded,

and it can be used in a different library part.

Re: I'm trying to make some background fills. What should I do?

LeeJaeYoung — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 04:38:43 GMT

thank you
I thought -1 was a failure... ^^
Have a happy time.. ^^

Re: I'm trying to make some background fills. What should I do?

AllanP — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 04:49:18 GMT

also

most people set up a MASTER_GDL script to create these fills

https://gdl.graphisoft.com/reference-guide/inline-attribute-definition

but this method creates havoc when managing Attribute ID's.

so be very careful when using this method..

using library parts to create a fill places it in the lowest available ID in the attribute list.

making a fill using the fill menu places it after the highest ID in the attribute list.

Re: I'm trying to make some background fills. What should I do?

kuvbur — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:42:21 GMT

Since AC 22 you can use global parameter GLOB_FILL_INDEX_SOLID or GLOB_FILL_INDEX_BACKGROUND without Define

just SECT_FILL GLOB_FILL_INDEX_SOLID,19,19,1

Re: I'm trying to make some background fills. What should I do?

LeeJaeYoung — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 11:15:23 GMT

thank you so much. ^^

text2 0,1,GLOB_FILL_INDEX_SOLID

text2 0,0,GLOB_FILL_INDEX_BACKGROUND