topic Re: problem with background fill for newly created .gsm obje in Libraries & objects

problem with background fill for newly created .gsm object

Anonymous — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:26:05 GMT

I have created an .gsm object using a Truss maker. Saved it as .gsm, and then imported into a .pln drawing. The problem is the background fill: when i enter to the objects dialog settings, and edit it`s background fill, it seems like it is not working. I tried to change the outline color also, and it is working, but the background fill not. Why is that?

Re: problem with background fill for newly created .gsm obje

David Maudlin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:10:49 GMT

nedostizni:

I created an object using TrussMaker, and also found that the fill parameters do not work. In looking at the GDL code on the 2D Script, I see that the code generated from the add-on uses the PROJECT2 3,270,2 command, which does not have parameters for the fill (actually, there is no fill with this command), so no fill is being generated, so the fill parameters in the part will not work. It is a bug, either the fill parameters should not be created as part of the object, or the PROJECT2{2} command should be used to generate the fill.

Short answer: the part has no fill.

David

Re: problem with background fill for newly created .gsm obje

Anonymous — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:24:41 GMT

Here is the source code for my .gsm object. Wich part should i change, so that i have that cover background fill?

2D script:

PEN gs_cont_pen

PROJECT2 3,270,2

IF showSide THEN GOSUB 10
MUL2 a/5.750000,b/0.750000
HOTSPOT2 0.375000,0.375000
HOTSPOT2 0.375000,-0.375000
HOTSPOT2 -5.375000,0.375000
HOTSPOT2 -5.375000,-0.375000
HOTSPOT2 -2.500000,0.000000
LINE_TYPE axis
LINE2 -5.375000,0,0.375000,0
DEL TOP
IF showLine THEN GOSUB 20
END

Edited by Moderator.
Here was hundreds of lines of GDL code which is not OK,
useless for most people.
Users need to attach the GDL object i question instead.
So I deleted most of the code, since the question has been answered anyway.
Laszlo Nagy

Re: problem with background fill for newly created .gsm obje

David Maudlin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:00:45 GMT

nedostizni:

In the 2D Script, you would change the PROJECT2 3,270,2 command to the PROJECT2{2} 3,270,2 command, then use some of the parameters from the Master window in the variables of the command, plus a Set Fill command, to pass the settings of the library part variables to the 2D Script. See page 128 of the AC 12 GDL Reference Guide for an explicit explanation.

If you are learning GDL, this is not a bad place to start if you don't want to learn GDL, then you are left with the object as is.

David

Re: problem with background fill for newly created .gsm obje

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:10:46 GMT

Nedostizni,
Please attach your GDL object next time to the post.
No need for hundreds of lines of GDL code that looks like spam.

Re: problem with background fill for newly created .gsm obje

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:02:32 GMT

Hi Folks,
David:

David wrote:
In the 2D Script, you would change the PROJECT2 3,270,2 command to the PROJECT2 3,270,2{2} ...

Just to clarify... I noticed a typo error: the correct alternative command is PROJECT2{2} 3,270,2

Re: problem with background fill for newly created .gsm obje

David Maudlin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:38:08 GMT

Braza wrote:
Hi Folks,
David:
David wrote:
In the 2D Script, you would change the PROJECT2 3,270,2 command to the PROJECT2 3,270,2{2} ...
Just to clarify... I noticed a typo error: the correct alternative command is PROJECT2{2} 3,270,2

Oops! Thanks Braza, corrected.

David