topic Re: Changing display color in Libraries & objects

Changing display color

RandyC — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 00:32:19 GMT

Is there way to change the 2d trees, pine trees 22 , Evergreen 22 , Deciduous Trees 22 to show a lighter color?
They change to "foggy 1" & "foggy 2" but I would like to make them lighter - more subdued -
is there something in the script I could change? or are they a picture file that I could change?

Thanks Randy

Re: Changing display color

Barry Kelly — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 01:31:54 GMT

I can tell you they are images that are embedded in the library part.
I can't tell you if or how you can extract them to edit them.

I know t is a pain, but you could try a % fill (transparent background pen and white hatch pen) to place over the object.

Barry.

Re: Changing display color

RandyC — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 02:29:00 GMT

Thanks Barry I have already used masking fills but was hoping for a more permanent solution.
I suspected the images were not accessible.

Randy

Re: Changing display color

Barry Kelly — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 02:51:45 GMT

RandyC wrote:
I suspected the images were not accessible.

No, they have been saved inside the objects and are not images than can be seen anywhere.
It may be possible to extract them with the LP_XMLConvertor, but I have never tried this.

http://gdl.graphisoft.com/tips-and-tricks/how-to-use-the-lp_xmlconverter-tool

Then if you did extract the files you would have to modify and convert them back into the object.
Or re-write the object so it could now access the new external image files.
A fair bit of work I would think.

You could possibly add an option to the object (you would need to save as a new object) to add a masking fill that could be switched on/off and the fill type changeable for various shading effects.
I think that would be easier than extracting and modifying the images.

Barry.

Re: Changing display color

RandyC — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 03:19:15 GMT

both options seem like a bit of work, I probably wouldn't be sucessful with the first but adding the masking
fills might be the answer -- good idea - thanks,
Randy

Re: Changing display color

RandyC — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 17:00:26 GMT

i tried adding this for the masking fill at the end of the script -- didn't work ,
any thoughts of what i did wrong ?

Randy

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ADD A MASKING FILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!! add2 A/B, B/2
if mf then

poly2_b(5), 4, 3, 0, FD, maskpen, BKC,
-A/2, -B/2, 0,
-A/2, B/2, 0,
A/2, B/2, 0,
A/2, -B/2, 0
! DEL 1
endif
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Changing display color

vistasp — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 06:59:04 GMT

POLY2_B{5} needs curly brackets.

Re: Changing display color

RandyC — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 18:33:32 GMT

Thanks Vistasp I got it working !!! Good solution and presents better.

Randy

Re: Changing display color

vistasp — Sun, 08 Jul 2018 03:34:10 GMT

That's great!