topic Re: Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object in Libraries & objects

Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 21:25:03 GMT

I have a need to draw a tower that will be used repeatedly though some of the info inside will change, like: height and width of various parts as well as text and claddings. is there somewhere i can find info on how to write the script for this in particular?

Re: Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object

Anonymous — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 22:25:13 GMT

Offline:
AC's Help (F1) > "GDL Reference Guide"

Online:
http://download.graphisoft.com/ftp/publishing/ac9_help/wwhelp/wwhimpl/js/html/wwhelp.htm

Re: Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object

Karl Ottenstein — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 23:58:33 GMT

While the manual explains the syntax, David Nicholson-Cole's "GDL Cookbook" has for years been the guide for creating objects. Unfortunately, it has been out of print for some time, while David works on a revision.

Karl

PS Do take a look at David's book on Object Making that is also included in the online help (and in PDF format on the installation CD for US users, and in the Documentation folder for other countries).

Re: Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object

Dwight — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:46:16 GMT

Don't be intimidated.

A parametric tower would be a good GDL exercise to start with!

Re: Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object

Dwight — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 02:39:57 GMT

It turns out that I DO have a GDL cookbook in stock. With the CD.

Collector's item.

It is US$45.

PM me for shipping etc...

Re: Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object

Djordje — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 03:07:00 GMT

Also:

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=9441

Re: Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object

__archiben — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 04:24:49 GMT

or even...

http://www.gdlcookbook.com/

~/archiben

Re: Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object

Dwight — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 04:32:00 GMT

So now he gives it away.

Re: Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object

__archiben — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 04:36:13 GMT

Dwight wrote:
So now he gives it away.

huh? i just googled . . .

~/archiben

Re: Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object

Dwight — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 04:42:19 GMT

No, not like you gave away a secret. I mean that David seems to have published his book on the net.

Re: Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object

Karl Ottenstein — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 04:46:30 GMT

Dwight wrote:
I mean that David seems to have published his book on the net.

AFAIK, the only net-viewable aspects are his experiment with Flash tutorials - which are free to view and linked from that page:
http://www.gdlcookbook.com

The PDF of the complete book is not available for download, but I thought I heard he might be selling copies of it.

Cheers,
Karl

Re: Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object

__archiben — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 04:48:08 GMT

Dwight wrote:
I mean that David seems to have published his book on the net.

ah. only bits of it though - and he did it about 3 years ago anyway! he's just starting to put it in a new site by the looks.

there's nothing like actually holding a book in your hand whilst working from though . . . constantly swapping between archiCAD and the online cookbook would drive me nuts! it's just a way for someone to get a grasp of some of the basic steps before they receive the book . . .

~/archiben

Re: Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object

__archiben — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 04:54:05 GMT

Karl wrote:
The PDF of the complete book is not there, is it?

no no no! just bits of it - some of the basics whilst he learnt flash as you say.

sorry - i just caught up with myself too.
~/archiben

Re: Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object

Dwight — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 04:58:23 GMT

It always hurts to bite your tail.

Re: Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:19:58 GMT

Dwight wrote:
It always hurts to bite your tail.

I still cant run fast enough to bite my own tail.. I keep trying, but coming up short..

Re: Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 18:24:28 GMT

Thanks Guys. I will printf the pdf and see what i can make of it.

Re: Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object

Dwight — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 18:31:27 GMT

It is more about cornering than speed.

Re: Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:24:03 GMT

Dwight wrote:
No, not like you gave away a secret. I mean that David seems to have published his book on the net.

Where is this?

I went to the link that was posted, and it's just one of those aggregator kinds of sites that have a zillion listings for things like "book" and "cookbook", but nothing to do with the _GDL Cookbook_ per se.

It would be really nice to find this online since my copy is buried in storage, and of course, it would be really useful right about now.

Wendy

Re: Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:02:39 GMT

Did you try typing 'GDL Cookbook' into google?

I did and the first result was this:
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/sbe/cookbook/

Re: Is there documentation on how to write a gdl object

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:34:05 GMT

Tom wrote:
Did you try typing 'GDL Cookbook' into google?

I did and the first result was this:
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/sbe/cookbook/

No, I didn't Tom. Thanks for the link!

Wendy