topic Re: Library showing small diagrams of modules in Libraries & objects

Library showing small diagrams of modules

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:04:52 GMT

At one time, in the libraries, when using modules, there was a diagram shown of the module when one clicked on it. My present Archicad 9 library does not show this, instead offers the same diagram for all the choices.

Is there a library that I can load (in Archicad 9) that would show a diagram.

Re: Library showing small diagrams of modules

Karl Ottenstein — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:28:45 GMT

Archimamamia wrote:
At one time, in the libraries, when using modules, there was a diagram shown of the module when one clicked on it. My present Archicad 9 library does not show this, instead offers the same diagram for all the choices.

Is there a library that I can load (in Archicad 9) that would show a diagram.

Modules are not part of the library. I assume your talking about seeing preview images of module content when you use the open/merge commands, or view the module folders in Windows Explorer?

[Mac users to not have preview images for modules or library parts in Finder. This is a feature only available on Windows.]

If your local version of ArchiCAD is similar to the US version, Graphisoft did not prepare the module files properly for the AC 9 installation, as they did for previous versions. None of them have preview images associated with them. If you create a new module (e.g., save selection as module, or save as module, publish, etc.), the MOD files that you create will have previews (on Windows). If you open any of the MOD files delivered with AC 9 and save them again (as MOD), they should then have a preview.

For US users, this applies to the modules in the "US Modules 9" folder under the ArchiCAD 9 program folder.

Karl

Re: Library showing small diagrams of modules

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:38:07 GMT

oh, darn, I am on a mac, but use a pc with overhead when I teach...but we use the Educational Version...does it have diagrams of the module somewhere (or an upgraded library that can be loaded)?

Also, I was working on Attributes this morning and all I get are these BUG reports...what is going on?

I wanted to illustrate use of Attributes tonight, but if they are going to bug me, would be pointless.

What I did, prior to overwriting attributes in a new file, was to remove all layers and layer sets from a "new file"; then brought in Attributes from a "template" file....resulting in Bug Report.

I get this result over and over.

Re: Library showing small diagrams of modules

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:39:38 GMT

Re: Library showing small diagrams of modules

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:50:48 GMT

ok, the third time is a charm. I went in and added soquel longitude and lattitude; removed some lines, then applied the attributes, and VOILA!
they worked! I am a happy ArchiCADETTE.

THANK YOU!

Re: Library showing small diagrams of modules

Karl Ottenstein — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 21:19:48 GMT

Archimamamia wrote:
oh, darn, I am on a mac, but use a pc with overhead when I teach...but we use the Educational Version...does it have diagrams of the module somewhere (or an upgraded library that can be loaded)?

Again, Modules are not in Libraries. Different things.

Don't know about any country other than the US distribution. But, in the past, the US distribution had a PDF for the library that showed all parts (have not had this for a while), and a PDF for the US Modules (even a printed copy way back when) ... but don't have the PDF with 9.

Check your first installation CD's Graphisoft Documentation folder to see if you might have any PDF's with the info that you are looking for.

Easy to be jealous of Windows having preview images, but in the end Windows users are (or should be) more jealous of the time you save working by using Expose on OS X. 😉

Karl

Re: Library showing small diagrams of modules

Erika Epstein — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 04:44:59 GMT

Soquel is a town near santa Cruz, CA

Re: Library showing small diagrams of modules

Karl Ottenstein — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 19:15:37 GMT

Erika wrote:
Soquel is a town near santa Cruz, CA

Ah. Thanks, Erika. That explains why her/his post was so vague. 😉

Seriously, to Archimamamia and others - it is important to indicate at least your country, platform and version of software in your posts as ArchiCAD varies by each of these.

Cheers,
karl