topic hotspots when importing from .3ds to .gsm in Libraries & objects

hotspots when importing from .3ds to .gsm

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 03:41:15 GMT

I was wondering if there is a way to import a library object (in Archicad so that each vertex becomes a hotspot - essentially to aid object placement.

Re: hotspots when importing from .3ds to .gsm

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 09:12:22 GMT

If you don't add any hotspot in the code of the object AC put 5 hotspot
(4 in the corners and 1 in the center of your object)
Another solution is to explode the object while using AutoCroup.This way your object will become a group of lines/arcs.

Re: hotspots when importing from .3ds to .gsm

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:17:01 GMT

Thanks for the reply Miker...
I should have made clear that I'd like each vertex to act as a hotspot in the 3d window. I have AC 8 and I use Zoom gdl to convert .3ds files from 3ds max to the .gsm format for placement in Archicad. I think this workflow can produce any of the organic forms we are now starting to see with Maxonform, and I think I can even solve the problem of sharp/smooth (ie visible.invisible) edges in the imported object.
However, it would be nice to be able to snap to the vertices in the 3d window - is this possible without getting into too much coding. I don't have any experience with gdl so far. Does anybody know of a workflow, or know of any tutorials on the web. Thanks