topic Re: Annoying hotspot message in AC11 in Libraries & objects

Annoying hotspot message in AC11

Richard Morrison — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:44:56 GMT

I am using a converted AC10 plan file with D3 SmartPart Doors/Windows.

When I open one for editing, I get a warning message "There are several (1) hotspots with same unique ID in the library part: D02 Swing" for example.

This is driving me nuts. How do I get this to stop? TIA-

Re: Annoying hotspot message in AC11

TomWaltz — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:30:24 GMT

It's going to take either some custom GDL work on your part of a fix from DDGI.

There are stretchable hotspots with a bug in them. AC10 was more forgiving.

Re: Annoying hotspot message in AC11

Karl Ottenstein — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:44:52 GMT

As Thom said.

This error message is actually a good thing - because it helps a developer locate incorrectly programmed hotspots. But, for legacy files/parts, it sounds like a pain!

Have you tried going to Work Environment > User Preferences Schemes > Imaging and Calculation and removing the check from "Interrupt with error message"? Does that help here?

Karl

Re: Annoying hotspot message in AC11

Richard Morrison — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:08:01 GMT

Karl wrote:

Have you tried going to Work Environment > User Preferences Schemes > Imaging and Calculation and removing the check from "Interrupt with error message"? Does that help here?

Karl

Actually, THAT doesn't help. But unchecking "Write Report" makes the warning message go away. However, it does seem to slow down the opening of the main DBX. So thanks, Karl, for at least steering me to the right area to play around with check boxes.

Re: Annoying hotspot message in AC11

Karl Ottenstein — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:20:31 GMT

Richard wrote:
Actually, THAT doesn't help. But unchecking "Write Report" makes the warning message go away.

That was going to be my next suggestion. 😉 Thanks for posting the resolution for others. Of course, since that setting is part of your WE, it affects all projects, not just this one (as preferences do)...and so important errors might be missed in other files...

Ideally, DG will release updates (do contact them) and you can re-enable error reporting.

Karl

Re: Annoying hotspot message in AC11

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:46:37 GMT

Richard wrote:
I am using a converted AC10 plan file with D3 SmartPart Doors/Windows.

When I open one for editing, I get a warning message "There are several (1) hotspots with same unique ID in the library part: D02 Swing" for example.

This is driving me nuts. How do I get this to stop? TIA-

I've never been bother with unique hotspot ID... at least by now... In AC10 I always made all the hotposts with the same ID (1) and there was no message in the edit mode...

Is it an AC11 "New Feature"

Re: Annoying hotspot message in AC11

Frank Beister — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:18:59 GMT

Is it an AC11 "New Feature"

I had a mail exchange with GS about the IDs, because I thought the ID would allow to associate dimension strings to certain hotspots of an object independant of their appearance/order in the script. They tod me, that the ID is only used for exact identifying the hotspots in s/e window. But that the IDs are needed there. So no new feature, but a new help for programmers to check if the IDs are unique.