topic Re: 2D Symbol window question in Libraries & objects

2D Symbol window question

Craig Bagley — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:36:38 GMT

Attached screen shot is the 2D Symbol window from the macro gs_general_w_macro_USA, (used for windows).

The lines and fills do not appear to be from any of the fragment layers. Are they from the 2D Script? 3D Script? another macro?

If scripted, where are the source commands?

Studying GDL basics in my spare time.

Re: 2D Symbol window question

Barry Kelly — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:13:32 GMT

This is not really anything to do with the scripts.
It is just a sample wall (actually the default wall that is set currently in your wall tool).
The gap in the middle is simply the wall hole in 2D (the same width as your "A" parameter).

As you script your window it will appear in this opening.

You can control the size of this opening further if you go into the "Details" button on the parameters screen when you open the object.
Here you will find "X" & "Y" oversizing fields. (X is the width (A parameter) and Y is the height (B parameter)).
You can add either a fixed value here and the opening will be adjusted by that amount all the time or it can be a parameter that can be controlled from your scripts so that the oversize can vary as needed.

This is a bit more advanced so to begin with leave them as "0".

Barry.

Re: 2D Symbol window question

Barry Kelly — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:17:23 GMT

Actually the "2D symbol" window allows you to manually draw lines to represent the window frame.
This will then show as the 2D image of the window without you having to do any 2D scripting.

You will see the same opening in the "2D full view" window but you must add GDL script to your 2D script to see the window frame.

The opening is still the "A" parameter width in both cases.
Barry.

Re: 2D Symbol window question

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:37:29 GMT

One other thing...

The 2D symbol will show automatically as long as the 2D script is empty. Once anything is entered into the 2D script the 2D symbol will only appear if called by the script (with the Fragment2 statement).

Re: 2D Symbol window question

Craig Bagley — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:07:49 GMT

Barry wrote:
This is not really anything to do with the scripts.
It is just a sample wall (actually the default wall that is set currently in your wall tool).
The gap in the middle is simply the wall hole in 2D (the same width as your "A" parameter).
Barry.

Interesting....

I can manipulate the thickness of the wall and the pen color from the Wall Tool, and the width of the wall hole from the Parameters list. So, that tells me something.

I can't seem to change the Fill type, though, from either the Wall Tool, or the Fill Tool that remains active when the 2D Symbol window is active. Where's that information coming from? (as well as the length of wall displayed)

Craig

Re: 2D Symbol window question

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:15:10 GMT

Craig wrote:
I can't seem to change the Fill type, though, from either the Wall Tool, or the Fill Tool that remains active when the 2D Symbol window is active. Where's that information coming from? (as well as the length of wall displayed)

It's not a fill. It is only there to show you the size of the opening in plan with a wall of the current default thickness. It is otherwise of no consequence.

Re: 2D Symbol window question

Barry Kelly — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:56:48 GMT

Matthew wrote:
Craig wrote:
I can't seem to change the Fill type, though, from either the Wall Tool, or the Fill Tool that remains active when the 2D Symbol window is active. Where's that information coming from? (as well as the length of wall displayed)
It's not a fill. It is only there to show you the size of the opening in plan with a wall of the current default thickness. It is otherwise of no consequence.

That's right.
It is only a visual cue to show you the size of the opening.
It has no impact on your final window.
It just uses the default wall tool thickness as a guide.
Barry.

Re: 2D Symbol window question

Craig Bagley — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:32:29 GMT

Barry wrote:
Matthew wrote:
Craig wrote:
I can't seem to change the Fill type, though, from either the Wall Tool, or the Fill Tool that remains active when the 2D Symbol window is active. Where's that information coming from? (as well as the length of wall displayed)
It's not a fill. It is only there to show you the size of the opening in plan with a wall of the current default thickness. It is otherwise of no consequence.
That's right.
It is only a visual cue to show you the size of the opening.
It has no impact on your final window.
It just uses the default wall tool thickness as a guide.
Barry.

OK....that clears it up for me.

Thanks, Barry
Thanks, Matthew
I appreciate your time and attention.

Craig