topic Re: Modify value of layout ID in Libraries & objects

Modify value of layout ID

Anonymous — Mon, 06 May 2019 07:50:27 GMT

Hi,

I'm building a simple 2D-object. I want it to be placed on a floor plan and I want it to show the value of the layout-ID when shown on a layout. The thing is that i only want it show part of the layout-ID (like the 4 first letters)

As far as i know I can´t use the auto text - <LAYOUTID> - command since the retrieved value can't be modified.

I´ve been working around with

n = REQUEST ("HomeDB_info", "", homeDBIntId, homeDBUserId, homeDBName, homeContext)

but can´t make it work.

Does anyone have an idea of how to solve this?

Re: Modify value of layout ID

Podolsky — Tue, 07 May 2019 20:39:21 GMT

What exactly does not work? To get Layout ID from "HomeDB_info" request you need to use homeDBUserID.
And after to use string modification command (STRSUB)

Something like that:

n = REQUEST ("HomeDB_info", "", homeDBIntId, homeDBUserId, homeDBName, homeContext)
IF homeContext=5 THEN
_LayoutID=homeDBUserId
My_LayoutID=STRSUB (My_LayoutID, 1, 4)
text2 0,0, My_LayoutID
ENDIF

If this script is not working - maybe ArchiCAD passes to _LayoutID number value instead of string. Then convert it to the string (using STR command) prior using it in STRSUB.

Re: Modify value of layout ID

Fredrikcastilla — Thu, 09 May 2019 20:32:08 GMT

The object is to be placed on a floor plan so the returned value when using

n = REQUEST ("HomeDB_info", "", homeDBIntId, homeDBUserId, homeDBName, homeContext)

will be similar to the value returned when using

n = REQUEST ("Home_story", "", index, story_name)

When using <LAYOUTID> the returned value will be the ID of any arbitrary layout within in which the object is displayed even though the object is placed on a floor plan.

So what I'm aiming at is to somehow request the ID of any arbitrary layout in which the object will be showed and then modify that value.

Re: Modify value of layout ID

JGoode — Fri, 10 May 2019 15:38:13 GMT

Just to clarify, are you looking to create an object where you place it in floor plan but it automatically displays which layout it is on when opened in a layout? So a single object in floor plan would show 0001 or 0002 if those were the layouts you opened them in?

I'm not sure this is possible

Re: Modify value of layout ID

Fredrikcastilla — Sun, 12 May 2019 14:22:05 GMT

JGoode wrote:
Just to clarify, are you looking to create an object where you place it in floor plan but it automatically displays which layout it is on when opened in a layout? So a single object in floor plan would show 0001 or 0002 if those were the layouts you opened them in?

I'm not sure this is possible

Yes, that's exactly what I mean. It would behave like the autotext but with the possibility to modify the value.