topic Re: Requesting Drawing Window Type in Libraries & objects

Requesting Drawing Window Type

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:39:55 GMT

Hi Friends,
This is a 2part question:
firstly can you request the window type? (ie Section, Elevation, Interior Elevation, Details) I have created a simple text object but want it to be smart enough to know what kind of window its in & to change parameters accordingly.
also, can you substitute abbreviations for actual text? ie my Elevation Marker reads NE, but in the above created object I want the WndID to come out "NorthEast".

regards.

Re: Requesting Drawing Window Type

David Larrew — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:15:01 GMT

1. I think what you are looking for is... "GLOB_CONTEXT"

2. Depending on the object parameters, you could set a "custom text" in lieu of the ID.

Re: Requesting Drawing Window Type

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:16:42 GMT

Hi David, Thanks for your advice, I have tried the GLOB_CONTEXT , & it just returns the number 2. I need that to actually read the Window Type.

Can you elborate on the custom text?

Re: Requesting Drawing Window Type

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:03:09 GMT

Hello,

With either or both of these you can determine the situation quite well;

GLOB_CONTEXT contains the info of the active appearance (window)
AC 12 GDL Reference Guide p. 227

GLOB_CONTEXT context of appearance 
1-library part editor
2-floor plan
3-3D view
4-section/elevation
5-settings dialog
6-list
7 - detail drawing
8 - layout
22 - editing feedback mode from the floor plan
23 - editing feedback mode from a 3Dview
24 - editing feedback mode from a section/elevation
28 - editing feedback mode from a layout
43 - generating as an operator from a 3D view
44 - generating as an operator from a section/elevation
46 - generating as an operator from a  list

homeContext contains the info of the placement
AC 12 GDL Reference Guide p. 259

REQUEST ("HomeDB_info", "", homeDBIntId, homeDBUserId, homeDBName, homeContext) 
Returns in the given variables the internal ID (integer), the user ID and name (strings) of the home database (where the library part containing 
this request was placed). 
• if placed on the floor plan: the story internal ID, index as a string and name, homeContext = 1 
• if placed on a section: the section internal ID, reference IDand name, homeContext = 2 
• if placed on a detail: the detail internal ID, reference ID and name, homeContext = 3 
• if placed on a master layout: the layout internal ID, empty string and name, homeContext = 4 
• if placed on a layout: the layout internal ID, number and name, homeContext = 5 
For labels the returned data refers to the labeled element. The collected data can be used to uniquely identify elements in different ArchiCAD databases of a plan file.

Hope this helps.

--
Regards, Juha

Re: Requesting Drawing Window Type

David Larrew — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:05:14 GMT

You can use the GLOB_CONTEXT like this...

If GLOB_CONTEXT=(#) Then ... (you can script how you want the object to act or fill in a text value parameter to describe the window type)

You can script an If/Then/Else statement to substitute the listed value (ID or custom text parameter) that you are using for your label...

txtLBL=GLOB_ID !(txtLBL text parameter = object ID)

If GLOB_CONTEXT=2 Then !(when viewed from the floor plan window)
txtLBL=custom_text !(txtLBL = custom_text text parameter)
EndIf

PARAMETERS txtLBL=txtLBL !(txtLBL value is reflected in the GUI)