topic Re: GSM EXTENSION FILE in GDL

GSM extension file

Martin Jules — Thu, 25 May 2023 06:46:39 GMT

Hi,

Is there a new way or method to read imported .gsm exension files in Archicad 25?

Re: GSM EXTENSION FILE

DGSketcher — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 16:33:27 GMT

I am not aware of any change in AC25. Once you have imported your object you may need to click on the "Reload & Apply" in Library Manager to make it available.

Re: GSM EXTENSION FILE

Karl Ottenstein — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 16:40:12 GMT

@Martin Jules Could you clarify? Are you talking about just using an individual, ordinary GDL object (GSM) in a project? Or are you talking about reading using add-on or API code? This is the Developer forum and is for the latter kinds of questions. I'll move your post if it instead concerns merely getting an ordinary object to load and be placed in a project. Thanks.

Re: GSM EXTENSION FILE

Martin Jules — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 16:52:01 GMT

Karl,

After saving model as a .gsm extension file, and then try to open this .gsm file from another Archicad file, there is no 3D model because of errors. I don't know why.

Re: GSM EXTENSION FILE

runxel — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 17:38:42 GMT

If you make new objects by selecting existing objects and "combining" them, then putting them in a new project the library with the other objects has to be loaded, too.

Re: GSM EXTENSION FILE

Martin Jules — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 17:51:43 GMT

@runxel It has been done as you mentioned.

Re: GSM extension file

Nader Belal — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 09:49:41 GMT

@Martin Jules , may be, and I say may be an error have occurred when the GSM file was created, the solution to this is to repeat the export process, and hope that this will fix your issue.

Or, you have saved the GSM in binary, and if that was true you will not be able to read it. Just repeat the process, but uncheck the binary option

Re: GSM extension file

DGSketcher — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:36:48 GMT

@Martin Jules How big is the model you are saving as a GSM?

Re: GSM EXTENSION FILE

Peter Baksa — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 06:34:53 GMT

We have found a bug with saving a model to gsm when the model uses profile attributes: the generated gsm has incorrect syntax.

As a workaround open the saved object in GDL editor and replace ind(profile, …) statements to ind(profile_attr, …).

Re: GSM extension file

Martin Jules — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:42:34 GMT

@DGSketcher 92 kb.

Re: GSM extension file

Martin Jules — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:44:49 GMT

@Nader Belal It's about a bug. You can take a look at the Peter Baksa's answer regarding this post.

Re: GSM EXTENSION FILE

Martin Jules — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:50:07 GMT

@ Peter Baksa Great! I will try modifying the incorrect syntax. Meanwhile, try to fix this bug as soon as possible since the GDL language is the Archicad's main signature.

Re: GSM EXTENSION FILE

Martin Jules — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 12:20:18 GMT

@runxel It seems your proposal is relevant. It's also possible to add the folder which has the .gsm files in the Library Manager. With a .pla then we can open that with "Extract elements to a folder" and than use those folders with the other Archicad projects.

Re: GSM EXTENSION FILE

Martin Jules — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 12:48:41 GMT

@Peter Baksa The issue still persists!

Re: GSM EXTENSION FILE

Peter Baksa — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 11:00:23 GMT

Hi Martin,

I don't have any influence on when bugs will be fixed. Please contact support to let them know abou the urgency.