topic Re: Creating a New Zone Stamp in Libraries & objects

Creating a New Zone Stamp

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:56:09 GMT

Is there a way to create a new zone stamp? I want to be able to add considerable more information in to the zone stamp. So I am trying to find a way to create my own. Yet I can't seem to be able to find any documentation that will walk me through the process. Has anyone done this before?

I am using ArchiCAD 12.

Thanks

Re: Creating a New Zone Stamp

Karl Ottenstein — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:21:56 GMT

James wrote:
Is there a way to create a new zone stamp? ... Has anyone done this before?

More times than you would think... search the forums. I do not know of a step-by-step, though.

Generally, you'll want to open an existing stamp and modify it. Requires knowledge of GDL scripting.

Karl

PS I'm moving this thread to the Libraries / Library Parts / GDL forum where it belongs. 😉

Re: Creating a New Zone Stamp

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:31:31 GMT

The best learning would be to open the stamp as Karl suggested, but also try to understand each line of code, for example when it defines styles, uses REQUEST functions to get the setting of Dimensions that were set in the Project Preferences Dialog. Another thing is that there are many string functions as you are mostly dealing with Texts in a Zone Stamp.
Also, there are many GDL Global Parameters related to zones. There is an article about those:

http://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/guides/gdl-guide-for-archicad-18/chapter-12-miscellaneous/fix-named-optional-parameters/#RoomParametersForZones_section

Otherwise, a Zone is similar to any other GDL script so the general GDL rules apply.

Re: Creating a New Zone Stamp

Karl Ottenstein — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:03:22 GMT

laszlonagy wrote:
http://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/guides/gdl-guide-for-archicad-18/chapter-12-miscellaneous/fix-named-optional-parameters/#RoomParametersForZones_section

Laszlo,

Any idea what the word "Fix" is supposed to mean in the title of that article (Zone Fix Parameters)? Seems odd...

Karl

Re: Creating a New Zone Stamp

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:27:07 GMT

I agree, Zone Global variables or something similar would be more appropriate.
I do not know, but I have a guess: if you open the Zone Stamp for editing you can see that these parameters are displayed in blue like the A and B parameters, which means that they are hard-wired into the Subtype and cannot even be deleted.
That would be one explanation for me for "Fix".
But as I said, this is a guess.

Re: Creating a New Zone Stamp

Karl Ottenstein — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:37:25 GMT

Ah, thanks. Subtype seems as good an explanation as any. 😉

Karl

Re: Creating a New Zone Stamp

Christophe Fortineau — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 10:34:13 GMT

Hello,

This link seems to be brocken : http://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/guides/gdl-guide-for-Archicad-18/chapter-12-miscellaneous/fix-named-optional-parameters/#RoomParametersForZones_section

I want to try to make my own simple zone stamp like this one :

With "Name" on up/left, "N°" on up/right and "Area" below

Without creating my own I get this :

I do not want to create a complex parametric zone stamp.

Re: Creating a New Zone Stamp

Barry Kelly — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 11:04:51 GMT

You would need to script your own zone stamp as I am not aware of one that could be manipulated as you want.

But don't forget in 25 you can now label zones.

It can almost be done with the 'zone label 25' - but not quite.

However you can create your own custom labels by addining some autotext and lines - set out as you want.

Then FILE menu > Libraries and Objects > Save selection as library part > label.

Now you can use it to label your zones.

It won't be parametric so you won't be able to stretch the boxes - you will have to GDL script to do that.

It won't be perfect but not too bad I think.

Only scripting will get you exactly what you want.

Barry.

Re: Creating a New Zone Stamp

Christophe Fortineau — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 13:07:34 GMT

Hello Barry,

I know but I don't have to create this zone buffer on AC25 but on AC23.

I have to find the best of AC23 solutions.

I know it might be easier with AC25 but I think I'm able to get another way with GDL.

I very much appreciate your richly illustrated explanation and nevertheless continue my search for a pre-AC25 solution.

Re: Creating a New Zone Stamp

Barry Kelly — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 14:57:40 GMT

With the default zone stamps, you have probably gotten as close to it as you can get.

Similar to what I could get with the zone stamp, except I had the comma as a separator instead of the vertical slash.

To get neat boxes you will need to script the stamp.

Barry.

Re: Creating a New Zone Stamp

Christophe Fortineau — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 16:01:10 GMT

"To get neat boxes you will need to script the stamp."

Yes that is my aim and need some help about this simple example.

Re: Creating a New Zone Stamp

Barry Kelly — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 16:11:26 GMT

I am not sure this would work without trying myself (time for sleep now).

Draw the boxes to the size you want and add autotext (centre justified) for the zone values (as in my earlier image).

Select and save as an object.

Then open the script and change the subtype to a zone.

If you want it to be parametric (stretchy) then you will have to adjust the script with the necessary parameters.

Save and it should now be a zone stamp you can use with your zones )I hope).

Barry.