topic Re: Polygon error message - door/window related?? in Libraries & objects

Polygon error message - door/window related??

rob2218 — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:38:59 GMT

guys I get this message on a PLN file I've created. the pln file contains two hotlinked files.
therefore the message comes up twice so it leads me to believe it's door issue that got mirrored or cant figure out the geometry of the door or something that's giving me this message....any help would greatly be appreciated.

archicad 12 US version

Re: Polygon error message - door/window related??

Erika Epstein — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:26:48 GMT

Mirrored modules have been known to be problematic. To test if that is the problem create a separate mod of the mirrored condition.
Let us know how it works.

Re: Polygon error message - door/window related??

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:27:09 GMT

Could you open the library part and get some of the code from the 2D script file near the line referenced by the error? I'm guessing you'll need either need to add an attribute to the script telling it to close the polygon or add the start point as an end point.

Re: Polygon error message - door/window related??

rob2218 — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:40:36 GMT

i'll try to get the code referenced. also, I figured it might be some sort of "mirrored" issue because that's what i did. I mirrored one of the buildings. Yet when I open the PLN file by itself, for example unmirrored...it seems to be fine.....so i'll try to remove the mirrored PLN file first and if not then see what the code says.

Re: Polygon error message - door/window related??

rob2218 — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:40:13 GMT

WELL....apparently, making a mirror of the PLN file and then hotlinking it into the main PLN file doesn't work.

those pesky error mesages are terrible.
what's the other way I can fix this? what is it asking me??? something about a closed polyline...something or other??? what does that mean??

Re: Polygon error message - door/window related??

Erika Epstein — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:11:02 GMT

Since the door is buggy, after you mirror the plan, replace the doors with new instances.

Re: Polygon error message - door/window related??

rob2218 — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:24:17 GMT

How in heavens name do I find out "which" door is the buggy one??
I mean...I have a few doors on the drawing??

How can easily determine "which" of the many doors is the 'buggy one'??

Erika wrote:
Since the door is buggy, after you mirror the plan, replace the doors with new instances.

Re: Polygon error message - door/window related??

rob2218 — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:25:38 GMT

the file is not that big of a file size.
Does anyone here know archicad GSL programming?
I can send you that PLN file, perhaps you can show me "which" is the offending door object? I'd even pay someone to help me.

Erika wrote:
Since the door is buggy, after you mirror the plan, replace the doors with new instances.

Re: Polygon error message - door/window related??

Laszlo Nagy — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:13:55 GMT

There have been discussions before on how to find buggy object file.
You know it is a Door.
So go to your Hotlink file and show all Doors in 3D. The error message will probably come.
Then select half of them and show only those in 3D. If the error message still comes the buggy part is still among the selected half if not it is in the other half.
Always halving the remaining, you can track down the problematic element(s) and correct them.

Re: Polygon error message - door/window related??

rob2218 — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:04:40 GMT

thanks for your input. what is exactly the bugginess of these doors?
the funny part is...that when I go to my hotlink file....and go to the 3D view...the error doesn't come out.
now..I do have some doors in the main PLN model file. could this be the location where they reside? yet...I didn't notice the buggy error message come up until I actually hotlinked the typical unit file...then the error message came up.

concluding that I can indeed locate the offending door...what then? how do I fix it? or do I just select another door???

laszlonagy wrote:
There have been discussions before on how to find buggy object file.
You know it is a Door.
So go to your Hotlink file and show all Doors in 3D. The error message will probably come.
Then select half of them and show only those in 3D. If the error message still comes the buggy part is still among the selected half if not it is in the other half.
Always halving the remaining, you can track down the problematic element(s) and correct them.

Re: Polygon error message - door/window related??

Laszlo Nagy — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:33:15 GMT

In GDL, there are elements that are defined by a polygon.
The error message says that there is a polygon in the definition of which the start point of the polygon and its end point are not exactly the same (that would result in a non-closed polygon).
I think if you find the offending part you should just delete it and place it again or use parameter transfer to get its parameters from another Door like that.
Probably a bad combination of parameters causes the problem, results in a case that is not handled well by the GDL.
But you don't have to worry about that, just replace it with another library part that works.

Yes, the buggy part can be in both the host and the hotlinked file.

Re: Polygon error message - door/window related??

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:50:02 GMT

It is 2D error. So you have to look for it in the floorplan.
Zoom in on the floorplan so you do not see any doors. Then pan a meter or so until a door is within the screen. Stop panning and let the floorplan calculate. If no error comes up repeat it again.

Re: Polygon error message - door/window related??

rob2218 — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:26:26 GMT

thanks...again...a bit of a pain for me.
i'm willing to send a guru the PLN file, and pay you for fixing the problem.

Re: Polygon error message - door/window related??

rob2218 — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:50:06 GMT

....I THINK I MAY HAVE DISCOVERED THE OFFENDING DOOR....
it's one of the "sliding pocket doors"...I believe.

Re: Polygon error message - door/window related??

ztaskai — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:57:47 GMT

Rob,

Could you please send the exact library version number of the library you're using? You can find all details in the ArchiCAD Library.version file in your ArchiCAD Library folder.

I'd like to track down the root of the problem...

Thanks,