topic Re: AC18 - Options - Check surfaces in Libraries & objects

AC18 - Options - Check surfaces

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 02:18:36 GMT

I'm tidying up Missing Objects from attributes in my library. The information button includes a sentence at the bottom, giving the following advice:

"Missing textures might come from an unused rendering engine's surface parameters. Use the command Options - Check Surfaces... to check and remove these parameters from Archicad.

So, I can't find that command anywhere - I've searched for the phrase "Check Surfaces" in the AC18 Reference guide (no mention), this forum (no mention), and Google (no Archicad-relevant mention), to no avail.

Did the Check Surfaces tool get the flick when Building Materials arrived? But if so, what's the latest tool/advice for cleaning up these missing parameters?

Thanks for any guidance, folks.

Re: AC18 - Options - Check surfaces

Erich — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 03:49:03 GMT

You may need to add the command to your work environment.

Re: AC18 - Options - Check surfaces

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 07:46:23 GMT

Done! Thanks Erich. Never would have worked that out by myself.

Re: AC18 - Options - Check surfaces

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 23:22:00 GMT

The tool is not in option but in option->elements attributes, long way down the list.

Re: AC18 - Options - Check surfaces

Link — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 14:26:55 GMT

Ilder wrote:
The tool is not in option but in option->elements attributes, long way down the list.

Yes!

Earlier this year I submitted a bug report about this as the warning in the Dialog gives the incorrect path.

And to put more information into the Help Center about this undocumented feature. AFAIK it is included to address legacy textures from the old Lightworks rendering settings.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: AC18 - Options - Check surfaces

Anonymous — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 22:27:51 GMT

...and the information box that pops up when you run the tool seems designed to confuse and discourage continuing - it made me wonder, "just what potentially devastating action am I agreeing to here? Perhaps I'd better cancel."
But then I thought, "No, this is Archicad. That's how all their warning messages sound."

Re: AC18 - Options - Check surfaces

Anonymous — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 22:31:47 GMT

It's probably worth noting that, in my quest to remove all "missing objects from attributes" clean-up process, this tool did remove seven of the 18 textures that were flagged in the Library Loading Report window - so that did save me a bit of time, I guess.

Re: AC18 - Options - Check surfaces

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 00:44:12 GMT

Ilder wrote:
The tool is not in option but in option->elements attributes, long way down the list.

Ilder, that doesn't seem to be the case in my (Australian) version of Archicad - see screep-capture. Is yours customised?

Re: AC18 - Options - Check surfaces

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 08:23:25 GMT

Not costumized,
i'm running INT version. Localization issue i guess.