topic Re: GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES in Libraries & objects

GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 08:43:04 GMT

HI ALL,

Hope someone can help me, I have done a good search but am having trouble finding a solution to my problem.. i am looking for a very simple object that displays the x and y coordinates of a point on my plan .. my aim to to export the list as a csv file then import it into a data base

I have really tried to solve this myself but am trouble?
hope someone can point me in right direction..
thanks,
Natalie (Arterra)

Re: GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES

rocorona — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 10:41:11 GMT

I'm sure there are many others, but in the meantime you can try this very simple (and very old) object I made many years ago.
Not sure, anyway, how you can export the values to an external file.

Re: GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES

David Maudlin — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 12:09:29 GMT

rocorona wrote:
Not sure, anyway, how you can export the values to an external file.

I think the location points in the 2D Script would need to be converted to object parameters so they could be scheduled, then Saved As... a cvs or similar file format.

David

Re: GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 23:50:38 GMT

Thanks Roberto ! Thanks David,

the object is simple and what i was after ! and David, you are absolutely right.. i need to covert the text values displayed for x and y and represent them as parameters so a to make a schedule out of them.. hmm, i'll go to work..

it doesn't seem as simple as it sounds.. if you have any advice it would be welcome!

my sincere thanks for your replies and help so far
Natalie

Re: GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 07:25:29 GMT

Evening 🙂

So i have tried to find a way to place the object and have the x and y coordinates (once placed) to show up as object parameters.. but i think this seems like a circular reference, does that make sense?..

the x and y coords need to be parameters in the GDL script, before the object is placed.. but they aren't defined UNTIL the object is placed ! maybe I am thinking about this all wrong??

what i am actually trying to do is take the x and y co-ordinates from trees we have placed in CAD and import the tree ID, and the x and y coordinates into EXCEL, add other tree features then take the info to a GIS package.. (the last bit i can do, excel to GIS).. it's just cad to excel i have trouble with

if anyone in the community can shed some light that'd be awesome and much appreciated (even if it is to tell me to try something else!)

thanks loads
Natalie (Sydney)

Re: GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 09:58:29 GMT

Hi,

First you have to made two parameters to the object (eg: posX, posY). With the help of PARAMETERS command you can to add the coordinates to the object.
eg.:

PARAMETERS posX=SYMB_POS_X,
posY=SYMB_POS_Y

After all you have to open and close the settings dialogs of the placed objects. (If these not placed you haven't)

Finally with the help of Schedules and Lists you can to choose the parameters (eg: posX, posY) what you want to save to xls. (Its important that it has to be filled the Name of the parameters)

I think it works.

Re: GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:08:20 GMT

I think Roberto's object was done prior to AC9.
For accuracy, since AC9, you must use an additional Global Variable.

!!! Master Script
x = SYMB_POS_X + GLOB_WORLD_ORIGO_OFFSET_X
y = SYMB_POS_Y + GLOB_WORLD_ORIGO_OFFSET_Y

!!! Parameter Script
parameters x = x, y = y

Declare x, y params in the Parameters tab.

Re: GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:44:57 GMT

Hello,

ila2 wrote:
Finally with the help of Schedules and Lists you can to choose the parameters (eg: posX, posY) what you want to save to xls. (Its important that it has to be filled the Name of the parameters)

If I remember right the objects always give x=0 and y=0 when scheduled or listed. Writing the coordinates from the floor plan to an external .txt file might
work.

Re: GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:02:22 GMT

Juha wrote:
If I remember right the objects always give x=0 and y=0 when scheduled or listed. Writing the coordinates from the floor plan to an external .txt file might
work.

Sorry, I did not test it, but I trust you, Juha. One more GDL grip. Grrr!
Yes, the GDL Text In/Out Add-On export to a .txt file should work.

More complicated. I did not want to disgust Natalie, but now that's done.

Re: GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:21:42 GMT

thanks Juha ! et Merci à vous aussi Olivier!

Juha described exactly what i was having problems with, so i have now gone back though the forums and see that there are others trying to export to text files too!

I have spent the last 4 hours trying to find out why my Archicad 12 (mac OSX 10.6. cannot read the GDL add-ons ! I can't seem to solve it. I've covered permission errors and bugs/upgrades/fixes ! ..

i think with Roberto's locator object and a solution to my add-on problems i will succeed .. fingers crossed..

just wanted to say thanks again!
Natalie

Re: GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 09:08:37 GMT

Hello,
i have tried again and it seems to be work in AC15.
If you already have the object that contains the parameters eg: posX, posY

1. Document /Schedules and Lists / Schedules / Scheme Settings…
2. select the Object Inventory / Fields
3. select the object/Lamp
4. select the Additional Parameters…
5. select the Object that contains the posX, posY parameters
6. select
7. and add the posX, posY parameters
8. OK.
9. it will appear the selected parameters
10. and go again to Document /Schedules and Lists / Schedules / Object Inventory
11. Save as xls.

but i’m sorry if I may not understand exactly the question.

Re: GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 23:40:24 GMT

Thanks so much Endre ! this is great, thanks for your time in explaining this to me, I'll try to sort it today
sorry for not acknowledging and thanking you for your earlier post (an oversight on my part)..

n

Re: GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:23:08 GMT

hey Endre,

following your advice, I have changed the script and created a schedule.
After trial and error i found out where i was going wrong,

i had to define posX and posY AFTER the hotspots of the object were created.. i used another parameter do enter the text for the x and y (i didn't want another source of error)

I can finally see my x and y positions in a schedule (see attached screen grab).. but for some reason not ALL the objects are showing in the schedule (some still report as x=0, y=0).. so close!

I'm sorry if i am making really simple mistakes.. (i will sort the ID labelling later - that's not too hard)

I can send the obj in another post

Re: GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 07:55:16 GMT

hello,

please send your object if it's possible - to check it.

Re: GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:04:45 GMT

hi there Endre,

I have been trying to sort this out!.. attached is the object (credit to Roberto for the locator script)..

I now seem to get the schedule to show some x and y coordinates and not others! i can't seem to get the parameters to update when changed, and sometimes when i close the file and try again, the previous x and y params don't show up in Schedule (like they did the first time!)

i need to write a script that re-sends the posX and posY back into the parameter tab, somehow

gee, i really am grateful of your insight
thanks

Re: GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:16:20 GMT

Hi,

It has to be write to the end of you master script:

PARAMETERS posX=xx, posY=yy

If you have already placed object you have to open the object's settings dialog and push OK.

Re: GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:32:16 GMT

Hi..
I just wrote the end of the masterscript as you advised.. and i placed objects, then i also opened them and clicked ok.. attached is my schedule (still zeros!).. I'm on Archicad 12.. I'm going to try another machine in our office that's Arch15

Re: GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:05:21 GMT

it looks as thought the Schedule is working much better in ACAD 13,14 and 15, but i am having trouble importing the library part.. i will recreate it in 14 or 15, that might solve the problem,

I'll let you know what happens,
thanks and have a good night!

Re: GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES

sinceV6 — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:30:58 GMT

Just saw this.
I had modified the same object to be able to schedule coordinates. It has been working fine for me in schedules, without the need to open the settings dialog so the script updates values.

All credit goes to Roberto Corona for the base code. I just added some parameters and modified it a little to fit my purpose.

I'm sure it will help you. I just moved the code to the master script so coordinates get passed to the parameters -this wouldn't happen if it stayed in the 2d script, or you would get zero-

On a side note, I don't think PARAMETERS code works in the Master Script of the library part, only in the parameter script; this is why you get zeros even when using that code.

Best regards.

Re: GDL OBJECT / LABEL DISPLAYING X Y COORDINATES

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:54:05 GMT

oi ! thanks sincev6.. I'll check it out tmw.. ! endre has aslso been a lot of help to me.
I have brought the obj into ACAS14 now with much better results... soon it will all be solved ! but i will also look at your code... and i will load the final result.. i'm really glad that the community support is excellent..
thanx
n