topic Re: GDL roof tile in Libraries & objects

GDL roof tile

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Mar 2004 08:38:54 GMT

Hello! my is archicad user in Thailand.
....Now I create GDL roof tile by zoom gdl. After that
I insert 3D script as tile to add number of pice, angle of roof and
new material create.

The problem is when I imported my gdl roof tile to other machine.
That material is not appear.

Please to show my way

best regards

Re: GDL roof tile

Karl Ottenstein — Thu, 11 Mar 2004 19:18:10 GMT

Materials are attributes of (and stored in) the PLN file, not objects (unless defined specially in the object ... an advanced thing).

In your 3D script, the material is a parameter - "M0". So, when you place the tile in the new PLN (on the new machine), you need to open the object settings dialog and select the correct material. The object will have stored the material by a number which may not match the number assigned to the materials in the other PLN file. The desired material may in fact not be in the PLN file on the other machine, so the only easy way to get it there is to use Attribute Manager to transfer the material from the PLN file that has the desired material.

HTH,
Karl

Re: GDL roof tile

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Mar 2004 04:52:23 GMT

Thank you for your advise.