topic Re: Change default Zone name option set in GDL

Change default Zone name option set

mija — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 08:08:44 GMT

Hi,

is there a possibility to change the default name settings in zone tool?

Re: Change default Zone name option set

Barry Kelly — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:07:12 GMT

You need to edit the GDL of the zone stamp.

If the name list is not in the zone stamp object, it could be in a 'Master_GDL' file that will be somewhere in your loaded library.

Barry.

Re: Change default Zone name option set

Lee Hankins — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 11:48:44 GMT

We have a Global Zone Stamp that was created by Applecore Designs which has a separate XML file that can be edited for the standard list of Room Names, I believe there was also a separate object that the stamp linked to where you could edit the list, maybe this is the same for the built in Zone Stamp?

Re: Change default Zone name option set

Miha_M — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 12:43:25 GMT

As @Barry Kelly said, you'll need to open a library GDL file. I am using a GER library on an INT version (to translate some items into my native language) and for me it was the "Zone_stamp_macro.gsm" file which had to be changed.

Re: Change default Zone name option set

mija — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:06:17 GMT

I've found it in parameters but I can't find where i can change all the option names. Every other tab is empty? 😩

Re: Change default Zone name option set

Mathias Jonathan — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:32:44 GMT

You have to find the macro. The script is in the macro as previously stated

Re: Change default Zone name option set

mija — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:58:46 GMT

found it. thank you guys

Re: Change default Zone name option set

Aaron Bourgoin — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 15:51:24 GMT

USA version has two Zone Stamps. O! has the Room Name Dropper in the Stamp itself. 02 uses a Macro.

Re: Change default Zone name option set

Barry Kelly — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 02:36:58 GMT

@Aaron Bourgoin wrote:

USA version has two Zone Stamps. O! has the Room Name Dropper in the Stamp itself. 02 uses a Macro.

And just to be a little different the zone stamp I use (well not any more with labels), has the room names stored in a 'Master_GDL' file.

The advantage of this is that it is not called as a macro from an object - it loads automatically when the library is loaded.

This means any object has access to this parameter, just create the parameter name in the parameter list of the object, and you will have all of the room names available.

Barry.

Re: Change default Zone name option set

John H — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 23:35:28 GMT

There are 45 slots for the names - I get an error if I delete any of them ( to shorten the list). If I substitute the name for '' (nil) the list on screen has lots of blanks. Any thoughts? I am using the zone where the list in the Master

Regards and thanks

Re: Change default Zone name option set

JONISIMO — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 08:34:16 GMT

Hello,

maybe someone knows how to solve this problem in ArchiCad 27. Because in "Zone_stamp_macro.gsm" version 27 can't find these lines.

Re: Change default Zone name option set

Barry Kelly — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 08:51:15 GMT

It is there in the Master script - line 189.

Barry.

Re: Change default Zone name option set

Lingwisyer — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:20:32 GMT

Yves has said that you can edit it at the top level, so no need to delve into the macros

https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Zone-Stamp/m-p/693719#M52152