https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Working-with-GDL-objects-and-materials-textures-colors/m-p/110658#M31938 Well, I can read and understand the most of it, so thanks! Seems like a really nice reference guide <E><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></E><BR /> Seems like DEFINE_MATERIAL is just the thing I need <E><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></E><BR /> <BR /> But if there's an english reference guide out there, I'd like to know <E><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span></E><BR /> <BR /> - Jeppe Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:18:40 GMT Anonymous 2007-03-12T13:18:40Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Working-with-GDL-objects-and-materials-textures-colors/m-p/110656#M31936 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Hi everybody,<BR /> <BR /> As a complete newbie to both ArchiCAD and GDL, I am trying to figure how materials work.<BR /> <BR /> I specifically need to create my own materials and/or colors for my objects, and would like it to be part of the object, not the archicad material lib. For now I only need to assign colors, but it is possible that I need to assign textures later on.<BR /> <BR /> A RTFM-link would be good, since I need some basic explanation to how all of this works.<BR /> <BR /> Besides that, I'd like links for other resources on GDL - maybe You know of some reference guide or the likes, that I don't...</T></DIV> Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:40:41 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Working-with-GDL-objects-and-materials-textures-colors/m-p/110656#M31936 Anonymous 2007-03-12T11:40:41Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Working-with-GDL-objects-and-materials-textures-colors/m-p/110657#M31937 Do you speak a bit the language of your neighbours? See <A href="http://www.selfgdl.com/4_attribute/materialien/c_DEFINE_MATERIAL/kompendium.php" target="_blank">DEFINE_MATERIAL</A> our switch to pure German on the page. Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:25:16 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Working-with-GDL-objects-and-materials-textures-colors/m-p/110657#M31937 Frank Beister 2007-03-12T12:25:16Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Working-with-GDL-objects-and-materials-textures-colors/m-p/110658#M31938 Well, I can read and understand the most of it, so thanks! Seems like a really nice reference guide <E><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></E><BR /> Seems like DEFINE_MATERIAL is just the thing I need <E><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></E><BR /> <BR /> But if there's an english reference guide out there, I'd like to know <E><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span></E><BR /> <BR /> - Jeppe Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:18:40 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Working-with-GDL-objects-and-materials-textures-colors/m-p/110658#M31938 Anonymous 2007-03-12T13:18:40Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Working-with-GDL-objects-and-materials-textures-colors/m-p/110659#M31939 That would be the one coming with the USA version, perhaps?? Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:04:21 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Working-with-GDL-objects-and-materials-textures-colors/m-p/110659#M31939 Dwight 2007-03-12T14:04:21Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Working-with-GDL-objects-and-materials-textures-colors/m-p/110660#M31940 <BLOCKQUOTE>jeppe.liisberg wrote:<BR />But if there's an english reference guide out there, I'd like to know <E><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span></E></BLOCKQUOTE> I assume you've looked under the help menu for the GDL Reference Guide. I know it's a bit cryptic but it is (pretty much) all there and (mostly) accurate. Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:56:49 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Working-with-GDL-objects-and-materials-textures-colors/m-p/110660#M31940 Anonymous 2007-03-12T19:56:49Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Working-with-GDL-objects-and-materials-textures-colors/m-p/110661#M31941 Well... I have now! (Dwight also sent me a copy) <E><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></E><BR /> <BR /> I didn't take a proper look at it yet, but it seems reasonably useful.<BR /> <BR /> Thanks,<BR /> - Jeppe Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:05:01 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Working-with-GDL-objects-and-materials-textures-colors/m-p/110661#M31941 Anonymous 2007-03-12T20:05:01Z