topic Re: Velux Roof windows in Libraries & objects

Velux Roof windows

ArcAngel — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:46:22 GMT

I have been trying to use Velux's roof window object/plug-in but can only find it in Hungarian. Unfortunately my Magyar is very rusty! Has anyone translated this into English - I've searched every one of Velux's international sites and e-mailed every one of them as well - but to no avail.

Here's a link to the object:

http://www.velux.hu/Szakfórum/Építészfórum/Tervezési-segédanyagok/VELUX+CAD/Könyvtárak/

Re: Velux Roof windows

Frank Beister — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:43:13 GMT

If your German is better:
http://www.velux.at/Profi+Bereich/Planer-Forum/Planen_Ausschreiben/CAD_Objektbibliotheken/

Re: Velux Roof windows

Thomas Holm — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:48:45 GMT

You should phone Denmark and put some pressure on them. The more of us that do, eventually they will recognize the need.

VELUX A/S
Aadalsvej 99
2970 Horsholm
Denmark

Tel. +45 45164000

Re: Velux Roof windows

ArcAngel — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:08:39 GMT

F. wrote:
If your German is better:
http://www.velux.at/Profi+Bereich/Planer-Forum/Planen_Ausschreiben/CAD_Objektbibliotheken/

Yes I know about this one - I got Velux to send me this last year but it is a couple of years out of date (not that it makes any difference, as I speak German like a Hungarian cow) - The thing is the Hungarians are up to date with AC10. Someone in Hungary has even produced a PDF guide for the thing - so no little investment of time has been made developing this. As I asked Velux Denmark: surely someone in Velux Hungary can speak English and translate this for an international market? ... ... or how about someone at Graphisoft rolling up their sleeves?

Thanks for your suggestion Thomas - I'm in the middle of e-mail correspondance with them at the moment - anyone else want to mail them? I'm writing to a guy called 'Thomas Marcussen' <thomas.marcussen@VELUX.com>

C

Re: Velux Roof windows

Frank Beister — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:12:45 GMT

It seems the programmers sit very close to GS:
www.cadstudio.hu

Re: Velux Roof windows

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:55:11 GMT

Has Velux/GS made a English/Scandinavian window yet?

Re: Velux Roof windows

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:12:26 GMT

Nope

Just German or Hungarian, from AC7 to AC10 for the hungarian one.
You can download hungarian version here http://www.eptar.hu/eptar_letoltes_addon.php#velux

Re: Velux Roof windows

Brett Brown — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:53:37 GMT

Hi, Anyone know of an English language version yet?

Re: Velux Roof windows

Thomas Holm — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:47:46 GMT

Not available here, but your NZ velux site has "Archicad.pla drawings"

http://www.velux.co.nz/professionals/ARCHITECTSANDDESIGNERS/CADDrawings/

On their US web site, there are links to Google Sketchup components.
http://www.veluxusa.com/professionals/ARCHITECTS/productInformation/drawingsSpecifications/

For GDL library parts, the Austrian link above still works. Only updated for AC8.1.

But the Hungarian is on AC11 now. Sorry, no English. The Danish company have developed their own "Daylight visualizer" modeler. It can't import models from any other program. Idiots!

Re: Velux Roof windows

Djordje — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:22:59 GMT

IMHE ArchiCAD implementation is at the discretion of the local Velux office.

Then again, nobody stops you from using the Hungarian or the German ones. The catalogue is more or less the same ...

Re: Velux Roof windows

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:46:54 GMT

Hello,

You can now find Velux Objects in English in the Cat e Online site.
May be a day in french…

Re: Velux Roof windows

Brett Brown — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:01:02 GMT

Hi, Anyone else getting duplicate Library parts when loading the English Velux object?

Re: Velux Roof windows

Piotr Dobrowolski — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:32:46 GMT

If You mean the above mentioned....there must be a bug in either GDL browser addon or the server is not configured well...the result is the temporary files are not removed (there are 2 copies of macro set one with normal names and another with the numbers in the filenames - and those are not needed)

Best Regards,
Piotr

Re: Velux Roof windows

Brett Brown — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:50:00 GMT

Yes, Deleting all the ones starting with numbers results in "can't find macros" in object. Hopefully someone fixes it. Thanks

Re: Velux Roof windows

Thomas Holm — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:35:09 GMT

Fmr wrote:
You can now find Velux Objects in English in the Cat e Online site.
May be a day in french…

THis must be the worst f-ing Flash website I've ever....
I can't even download the Velux object, despite registering. And what for? no login, no password, whatever. Irritating music, and the Quicktime animation just buzzes. Anybody made this work on a Mac?

Re: Velux Roof windows

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:29:14 GMT

Thomas wrote:
THis must be the worst f-ing Flash website I've ever....
I can't even download the Velux object, despite registering. And what for? no login, no password, whatever. Irritating music, and the Quicktime animation just buzzes. Anybody made this work on a Mac?

Thomas,

You don't need to register to download, just make sure you have downloaded the GDL web plugin from the help section of their site. The save button then sort-of works as expected. It just takes a couple of minutes for the save dialog box to appear!

I agree though, it's a fairly user un-friendly site. Anyone know who runs it?

It seems to have a good range of objects, but I don't understand if there is more to it. Do you get access to more objects if you register? Is it just redistributing free objects that are already available? Do they take on commissions to build custom objects? I'm more confused after visiting the site than I was before!

Re: Velux Roof windows

Thomas Holm — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:08:02 GMT

Peter wrote:
... I'm more confused after visiting the site than I was before!

Not a very good review of a web site, is it?

So you need to read the help file to get to the download instructions. Then, despite that it says it works with Safari, when I downloaded the plugin it spends minutes searching for Firefox. So I need to
- look for help
- install and run another browser than the Mac default
- install a slow plugin

No. I'm wrong. The thing crasches Firefox. (latest version). In Safari, it looks all right, but the Save button doesn't make anything happen (at least with the Velux object). And despite that I've registered, there seems to be no way to log in. So I don't know if there's any advantage to registering other than that you give away your e-mail address to some unknown party. (I have a Gmail address for this purpose only)

The embarrassing thing is this seems (to me) to be something Graphisoft?

Re: Velux Roof windows

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:59:33 GMT

I agree for the music, the animation, and the uneasiest way to download…
In this way too we can say "less is more" and get a lcf or pla file or a library in a folder…

I make a zipped library for the one who will be interested.

Then PM me i will send you.

Re: Velux Roof windows

Piotr Dobrowolski — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:06:20 GMT

this would also be my 0,2$ to Graphosoft...
The Gdl web plug is still not updated for Firefox 3,5 ;-(

Caused me to load the mentioned page in IE...
Anyway to the mentioned page author (if reading)..."less is more..." The target is an architect, not a teenager.

Best Regards,
Piotr

Re: Velux Roof windows

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:08:34 GMT

Looks to be some nice objects on there. But yes very unfriendly site

Piotr wrote:
this would also be my 0,2$ to Graphosoft...
The Gdl web plug is still not updated for Firefox 3,5 ;-(

We've completely given up on the GDL web plugin, as it seems as though Graphisoft has as well. We've been using this instead spinall.com