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AI-Powered GDL Generator

Ahmed_K — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 19:11:37 GMT

🚀 AI-Powered GDL Generator – Would This Be Useful for You? 🤖📐

Hello everyone! 👋

We’re exploring the idea of an AI-powered tool that generates GDL code based on natural language descriptions. Imagine simply describing the object you need, and the AI instantly produces the GDL script—no manual coding required! 🏗️

Potential Features:

✅ Text-to-GDL Conversion – Describe an object, get a functional GDL script.

✅ Live Code Suggestions – AI assists in optimizing and debugging GDL code.

✅ GDL Library Enhancement – Generate parametric objects quickly for Archicad.

✅ Smart Learning – The AI improves over time based on user input.

Before going further, we’d love your thoughts and feedback:

💡 Would this be useful for you?

💰 Would you consider paying for a tool like this?

🔧 What features would make it truly valuable?

We’re still in the early development stage, so your input would be incredibly helpful in shaping the future of this tool! Looking forward to your insights. 🚀

#Archicad #GDL #BIM #AI #Innovation

Re: AI-Powered GDL Generator

SenecaDesignLLC — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 21:44:45 GMT

I would love to help! And get involved!

Re: AI-Powered GDL Generator

AlexDzakos — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:12:32 GMT

Absolutely, I think it's even essential for many agencies that do custom work. A connection with a powerful generative AI would be a real plus. A simple and effective no-code solution.

I'm currently testing basic generation AIs and there are some encouraging results.

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Hmooslechner — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:40:40 GMT

Would love it too. Tried out several AI's on GDL so far, but none of them gave me functional code, but they where able to help me understand some parameters on some commmands better. Not complete useless so far for me. But there is much room for "evolution", i think. Yes - work on it- please.

Re: AI-Powered GDL Generator

Mr_Snarl — Fri, 30 May 2025 12:44:16 GMT

It seems like Copilot is starting to be better at GDL now. But far from perfect 🙂

Re: AI-Powered GDL Generator

scottjm — Fri, 30 May 2025 23:50:54 GMT

Definitely would be useful.
Personally I would love it if it worked similar to the AI copilot chat in VSCode, but actually taking the code that you’ve already written and amending that. And showing you the changes it’s made that you can accept or decline each change. More as a guiding hand, than a completely hands off, do everything for me approach.
Also the ability for the AI to be able to create parameters too is essential.
A free plan with reasonable limits would be ideal, to be able give it some really good testing and justify the cost of a premium cost to yourself of company management.
Are you thinking built inside Archicad as an API or a standalone application that would build a gsm?

Re: AI-Powered GDL Generator

alghgifari — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:59:24 GMT

This is such an exciting project, and I'm thrilled to hear you're exploring it! I would love to help and get involved!

I think the biggest leap for a production-ready tool will be moving beyond simple text prompts. Pure text lacks the data depth needed for true BIM components.
A better approach might be to teach the AI to extract and use data from:
* Manufacturer Documentation: Let the model pull dimensions, material specs, and performance data directly from product sheets. This guarantees the "I" (Information) is accurate and production-ready.
* Contextual Standards: Give the user control over Level of Detail (LOD) and preferred layers, pen sets . This ensures the AI-created part instantly complies with office standards.
By prioritizing real-world data extraction and contextual integration, we can build a strategic tool, not just a geometric generator.

Hope you are still working on it!

Re: AI-Powered GDL Generator

mthd — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 03:00:00 GMT

Would be good if it was built into Archicad itself and at no cost extra cost to any of us. Particularly the editing of existing GDL coded library objects and to add new useful parameters as needed.

Re: AI-Powered GDL Generator

ryejuan — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 08:43:10 GMT

This is the first thing I tested with this Ai tools (copilot, chatgpt, gemini) we just went in circles trying to do a simple table GDL not able to do a proper one, but I guess not far down the road they will be capable of doing this.

Re: AI-Powered GDL Generator

Algimantas Kuprenas — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 08:44:25 GMT

Would this be useful for you?

YES

Would you consider paying for a tool like this?

What features would make it truly valuable?

Total GDL code generation for custom objects.

You should build such Tool for Your company GDL developers as well and share it with users 😉

Re: AI-Powered GDL Generator

Erik Bjornhage — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:51:05 GMT

This would be a very welcome tool.

For someone who has not had the time to learn GDL properly I would love this kind of assistant.

Natural language coding, but also being able to troubleshoot existing code and/or suggest improvements to existing code.

Also, if it would be able to take an existing object code and amend that to add new parameters and options.

Would I use it - YES!

Would I pay for it - Probably not (but it all depends, doesn't it)

Re: AI-Powered GDL Generator

jl_lt — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:39:23 GMT

hi! while we are not fond of having super detailed objects in our models and plans (thats what specs are for) every now and then we do need some customization.

so yeah, it would be useful.

like everything else, we would pay for it if the price is fair.

on a tool like this, we would like to have:

-ability for instant visual 3d feedback

-ability to import any 3d object, generate its gdl code and then the ability to manipulate it

best of lucks in this endeavour!

Re: AI-Powered GDL Generator

Mr_Snarl — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:51:43 GMT

So, today I tried Gemini to do script for a simple chair.

It listed all parameters that I needed
made simple 2d script with project2
full 3D script.

No errors!!!! 😀 Also comments for every part.

Re: AI-Powered GDL Generator

Barry Kelly — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 08:31:26 GMT

AI is learning,

Soon it will take over the world. 🤣

Barry.

Re: AI-Powered GDL Generator

Laszlo Nagy — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:54:54 GMT

@Mr_Snarl,

Could you post the generated 2D script and 3D script? It would be interesting to see how it was created, how efficient the generated GDL script is.

Re: AI-Powered GDL Generator

Erik Bjornhage — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:57:28 GMT

LOL - Gemini did an EpicFail on me. Generated a lot of code, but nothing worked...
...either it was my description or it just didn't work.

Oh well...back to waiting...

Re: AI-Powered GDL Generator

Mr_Snarl — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:28:10 GMT

Here is the 3D script. The 2D was just Project2 3, 270, 2

Comments are in Swedish.

! --- INITIERING --- RESOL 36 ! Gör cirklarna mjuka (36 sidor) MATERIAL mat_stol ! Definiera radien för runda ben (halva tjockleken) r = ben_tjk / 2 ! Hotspots (samma som förut) HOTSPOT 0, 0, 0 HOTSPOT A, B, 0 HOTSPOT A, B, ZZYZX ! --- 1. FRAMBEN --- ! Höjden på frambenen h_fram = sits_hojd - sits_tjk ! --- Framben 1 (Vänster) --- IF runda_ben THEN ! Runda ben ritas från mitten, så vi flyttar in origo radien bit ADDx r ADDy r CYLIND h_fram, r DEL 2 ELSE ! Fyrkantiga ben ritas från hörnet BLOCK ben_tjk, ben_tjk, h_fram ENDIF ! --- Framben 2 (Höger) --- ADDx A - ben_tjk ! Flytta till högerkanten IF runda_ben THEN ADDx r ADDy r CYLIND h_fram, r DEL 2 ELSE BLOCK ben_tjk, ben_tjk, h_fram ENDIF DEL 1 ! Backa från högerkanten ! --- 2. BAKBEN --- ! Flytta till bakkanten (Y-led) ADDy B - ben_tjk ! --- Bakben 1 (Vänster Bak) --- IF runda_ben THEN ADDx r ADDy r CYLIND ZZYZX, r DEL 2 ELSE BLOCK ben_tjk, ben_tjk, ZZYZX ENDIF ! --- Bakben 2 (Höger Bak) --- ADDx A - ben_tjk IF runda_ben THEN ADDx r ADDy r CYLIND ZZYZX, r DEL 2 ELSE BLOCK ben_tjk, ben_tjk, ZZYZX ENDIF DEL 1 ! Backa X (Höger bak) DEL 1 ! Backa Y (Bakkanten) ! --- 3. SITS (Alltid rektangulär i detta exempel) --- ADDz sits_hojd - sits_tjk BLOCK A, B, sits_tjk DEL 1 ! --- 4. RYGGBRICKA --- ! Vi behåller denna rektangulär även om benen är runda, ! men man skulle kunna göra den krökt med PRISM_ om man vill vara avancerad. ADDz ZZYZX - rygg_h ADDy B - ben_tjk ! Flytta in så den sitter mellan benen ADDx ben_tjk BLOCK A - (2 * ben_tjk), ben_tjk, rygg_h DEL 1 ! Backa X DEL 2 ! Backa Z och Y

Re: AI-Powered GDL Generator

Barry Kelly — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:04:45 GMT

Can you remember the AI prompt?

Did you ask for a round or square leg option?

Adjustable seat and back height?

Barry.

Re: AI-Powered GDL Generator

Mr_Snarl — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:39:37 GMT

Yes, I did 🙂
I also tried to upload a picture of a desk with drawer. Asked it to make it so I could open the drawers.

It almist worked. Just the drawers was aligned wrong. But that was easy to fix manually.

Variabel	Typ	Namn	Värde
bredd_lador	Längd	Bredd på lådsektion	0.45
skiva_tjk	Längd	Materialtjocklek	0.03
oppna_lador	Längd	Dra ut lådor (0-0.5)	0.00
oppna_tgb	Längd	Dra ut tangentbord	0.00
mat_bord	Material	Ytmaterial	Walnut Vertical
mat_handtag	Material	Handtagsmaterial	Metal Stainless

! --- INSTÄLLNINGAR --- RESOL 16 MATERIAL mat_bord ! Variabler för mått sida_tjk = skiva_tjk ! Samma tjocklek på ben som skiva hurts_b = bredd_lador ! Bredden på högra delen vanster_b = A - hurts_b ! Bredden på vänstra delen (sittplatsen) inner_djup = B - 0.02 ! Lådornas djup lador_antal = 4 ! Beräkna höjden för varje låda (total höjd minus skivan / antal lådor) lada_h = (ZZYZX - skiva_tjk) / lador_antal ! --- 1. STOMME & BORDSSKIVA --- ! Bordsskivan ADDz ZZYZX - skiva_tjk BLOCK A, B, skiva_tjk DEL 1 ! Vänster ben (Gavel) BLOCK sida_tjk, B, ZZYZX - skiva_tjk ! Bakstycke (Mellan vänster ben och hurtsen) ! Vi sätter den lite indragen ADDx sida_tjk ADDy B - 0.02 BLOCK vanster_b - sida_tjk, 0.02, ZZYZX - skiva_tjk - 0.15 ! Lite luft nertill DEL 2 ! Hurtsens vänstra vägg (Mellan benen) ADDx vanster_b BLOCK sida_tjk, B, ZZYZX - skiva_tjk DEL 1 ! Hurtsens högra vägg (Yttervägg) ADDx A - sida_tjk BLOCK sida_tjk, B, ZZYZX - skiva_tjk DEL 1 ! --- 2. TANGENTBORDSBRICKA --- ! Vi flyttar oss till mitten av sittutrymmet ADDx sida_tjk ADDz ZZYZX - skiva_tjk - 0.12 ! Placerad 12 cm under skivan ! Här sker magin: Flytta ut brickan baserat på parametern ADDy -oppna_tgb ! Rita själva brickan BLOCK vanster_b - sida_tjk, B*0.6, 0.02 ! (Här skulle man kunna rita metallskenor också om man vill vara petig) DEL 2 ! Backa ADDy och ADDx/z ! --- 3. LÅDOR (LOOP) --- ! Flytta origo till startpunkten för hurtsen ADDx vanster_b + sida_tjk ! Loopa 4 gånger för att skapa 4 lådor FOR i = 1 TO lador_antal ! --- RÖRELSE --- ! Om du vill att alla lådor öppnas samtidigt: ADDy -oppna_lador ! (Alternativt: Om du bara vill öppna översta lådan kan man använda IF i = 4...) ! --- LÅDFRONT --- ! Vi gör fronten lite mindre än hålet för att få en springa (gap) gap = 0.002 ! Rita fronten BLOCK hurts_b - sida_tjk - gap, 0.02, lada_h - gap ! --- HANDTAG --- ! Placera handtaget centrerat på fronten cx = (hurts_b - sida_tjk)/2 cz = lada_h / 2 ADDx cx ADDz cz ADDy -0.01 ! Utanför fronten MATERIAL mat_handtag ROTx 90 CYLIND 0.02, 0.005 ! En enkel knopp/cylinder som handtag DEL 1 ! Backa ROTx ! Rita handtaget som en rektangulär grej (som på bilden) ADDx -0.05 ADDz -0.005 BLOCK 0.10, 0.01, 0.01 DEL 2 MATERIAL mat_bord ! Byt tillbaka till trä DEL 3 ! Backa från handtagspositionen ! --- LÅDLÅDA (Själva boxen bakom fronten) --- ADDy 0.02 ! Bakom fronten ADDx 0.01 ! Botten av lådan BLOCK hurts_b - sida_tjk - 0.02, inner_djup*0.9, 0.015 ! Sidor på lådan (frivilligt, men ser bra ut när man öppnar) BLOCK 0.015, inner_djup*0.9, lada_h * 0.6 ADDx (hurts_b - sida_tjk - 0.02) - 0.015 BLOCK 0.015, inner_djup*0.9, lada_h * 0.6 DEL 1 DEL 2 ! Backa från lådlådan DEL 1 ! Backa ADDy (Öppningsrörelsen) ! --- FÖRBERED NÄSTA VARV --- ! Flytta upp origo till nästa lådnivå ADDz lada_h NEXT i ! Städa upp stacken (vi har gjort ADDx och sedan en loop med ADDz) DEL 1 + lador_antal

Re: AI-Powered GDL Generator

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:16:01 GMT

I would say that this is pretty impressive.