topic Re: Libray Part that changes with different layer combinatio in Libraries & objects

Libray Part that changes with different layer combinations

Chadi SAROUFIM — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:55:54 GMT

Is there a way that when changing a layer combination the line types of an object changes. I am looking for something similar to when changing the scale the object looks different.

ie. if layer combination is "tiling" then object would have "solid" lines
if layer combination is "reflected ceiling" then object would have "dotted" lines

The idea is that I want to show the furniture in dotted lines in the reflected ceiling layouts. What I am doing now is exploding the object, emptying the fills and converting the solid lines to dotted.

Re: Libray Part that changes with different layer combinatio

Karl Ottenstein — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:13:28 GMT

See:
http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=9019

Re: Libray Part that changes with different layer combinatio

rocorona — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:26:58 GMT

From GDL User Manual:
REQUEST ("floor_plan_option",""storyViewpointType)
Returns the story viewpoint type which is set in the Model View Options. 0 stands for "Floor Plan", 1 stands for "Ceiling Plan".

Re: Libray Part that changes with different layer combinatio

Chadi SAROUFIM — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:15:39 GMT

Dear Roberto,

I have tried your script example but failed to understand how to use it.
Would you be kind enough to create for me one sample with a rectangle that changes from solid line to dotted when changing the model view options.

Thank you for you help.

Re: Libray Part that changes with different layer combinatio

rocorona — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:39:23 GMT

Hi Chadi,
mine wasn't a really a script example, but a simple and quick copy-paste from the GDL manual. And I realize now that there is an error in it (in the manual), with a missing comma.

Here is a working example of how it can be used:

(first of all you need to create two parameters called "One" and "Two", with the linetypes you want to use for plan view and for rev.ceiling)

dummy=REQUEST ("floor_plan_option", "", storyViewpointType)
IF storyViewpointType = 0 THEN
SET LINE_TYPE One
ELSE
SET LINE_TYPE Two
ENDIF
RECT2 0, 0, a, b

but, now the bad thing... it uses an option introduced in ArchiCAD 11, so it is NOT available for you since you use ArchiCAD 10...

Re: Libray Part that changes with different layer combinatio

Chadi SAROUFIM — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:48:58 GMT

Thank you Roberto.