topic Re: libraries-uniform colors in Libraries & objects

libraries-uniform colors

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:44:38 GMT

Hi, i have question.In office we have Archicad 11,PC.I have troubles with libraries-windows,doors,objets-when I load them from lib manager,they appear in green color pen and pink fill.But office standart is totaly different-now I find that don't exist so question 2-how to set uniform colors for windows,doors, objects. Black pen, white fill and other details. How can I change those colors/fills and another details to all objects in library as simple as possible,without clicking to every object? Hope i described you this problem clearly, cause i waste lot of time with changes lib settings, it;s getting on my nerves /when i change windows,doors

Please, any advice i will really appreciate
Thank you
Kind Regards
Tomas

Re: libraries-uniform colors

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:46:46 GMT

First tip: Change pen 19 to white in all your pen tables, as it is now the default white fill (as opposed to 91, which used to be the default white).

Re: libraries-uniform colors

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:33:18 GMT

ok,i try. my question-i think that office standart is crap.so i want make it and bring to the office. how can i start? there are 2 possibilities-load it from office and change it,or i think better started from beggining.
thanks
tomas

Re: libraries-uniform colors

Anonymous — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 20:38:39 GMT

Hello,

We uniformed our most used libraries by exporting the libs with the LibDevToolkit to XML and finding/replacing parameter values there with BBedit on Mac.

The tool is quite straightforward if You have done any programming before.

It took one work day for one person to do the job, but think it paid itself back very soon as we had around 25 persons tweaking the parameters.
Should have done the job quicker, but I uniformed some parameters (not only values) as well and had to do it carefully.

Uniforming is an efficient way to get the line weights correct on the first printing as well.

Re: libraries-uniform colors

Anonymous — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:43:55 GMT

Ok Juha, thanks. We don't have MAC, I don't have any exp.with programming, but I'll try to find solution with my workmates. Hope so...
Regards