topic Re: Book on how to make custom door/window? - was: QUESTION? in Libraries & objects

Book on how to make custom door/window? - was: QUESTION?????

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:37:48 GMT

HI ALLLL

Is there a book that explains how to make GDL GSM

SUCH AS NEW DOOR OR WINDOWS OR ANY

Re: QUESTION?????

Erich — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 04:36:21 GMT

I would start with the GDL Cookbook available here www.nottingham.ac.uk/~lazwww/cookbook/ There is also a new version around but this one works just fine and I think is a bit more complete.

Of course there is the GDL reference manual that ships with ArchiCAD (it is a pdf file found under the help menu). Eventually you will find this quite useful but at the start it will likely only confuse you. The Cookbook is a better start IMO.

Andrew Watkins excellant GDL Handbook, available from the Cadimage website - www.cadimageworld.com/products/gdlhandbook - it a top notch reference. He explains many things not found elsewhere. If you really want to learn GDL I would highly recommend it. However, I would not start with it at the very first. Get your feet wet with the free options first then really dive in with the Handbook.

There are also various tutorial around on the web but the above resources will certainly get you going.

Oh, one last thing. Open parts all the time to see how they work. The standard ArchiCAD parts may not be the best code to look at to learn as it can get fairly convoluted. But some of the parts in the Object Depository, or from such places as Oliver Detan's web site, found here archilib.od.pagesperso-orange.fr/, or James Murray's site, here www.onland.info/, offer free parts that can be excellent learning tools. And of course if in doubt just search the forum here. Your question has probably already been asked and answered, and if not, you can always ask.

Re: Book on how to make custom door/window? - was: QUESTION?

Karl Ottenstein — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 04:46:16 GMT

See also this free download:

http://caad.asro.kuleuven.be/manuals/ArchiCAD/Object%20making%20with%20ArchiCAD.pdf

Ali,

Welcome to ArchiCAD-talk.

Please make the subject line of your posts precise to what your question or problem is. This is the second thread you started with a subject of "Question". Well, this one was "QUESTION????". Such a subject is not helpful to anybody.

Also, post in the proper forums. Both of your threads were related to custom windows = library parts and so belong in the libraries forum. I've moved both threads and given them new subjects.

As you work through the documents on custom windows and doors, do post further questions as you have them.

Cheers,
Karl

Re: Book on how to make custom door/window? - was: QUESTION?

Anonymous — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:09:19 GMT

thank you ?? Forgive me for saying that I forgot