topic Re: Creating Archive PLA in Libraries & objects

Creating Archive PLA

DGSketcher — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:18:59 GMT

I have just tried to create a PLA from AC24 6004 UKI Full and get the following warning. Library Manager isn't showing any errors, so why would I see this, and should I worry something critical could be missing?

Re: Creating Archive PLA

Noemi Balogh — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 10:15:05 GMT

I would run an Open & Repair on the project and save a new PLA. Other than that, I have ideas like an antivirus is locking some files while saving, but not sure this is the case as you are working on macOS.

Re: Creating Archive PLA

DGSketcher — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 10:50:06 GMT

@Noemi Balogh I have run O&R, file repaired but made no difference to the Archive warning. I will assume this is possibly a legacy project issue as the file originated in v22/23. The archive is just a safety net which is unlikely to be needed.

Re: Creating Archive PLA

James Murray — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 11:34:59 GMT

If you see this warning after saving a PLA, open the Report window and check the text at the very bottom. It's often a missing macro, and in my experience it's often a UI image (from the UI of an object's settings), which definitely does not effect your project. If you aren't seeing warnings while working in the project, and you don't notice anything missing, you are probably OK. The report window is available in the navigator at the very bottom of the project map.

Re: Creating Archive PLA

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 15:09:22 GMT

Another step you could take is to open the PLA immediately after saving it, and checking if the Library Loading Report shows anything missing. Then you can make sure to include those in the original Project File before again saving as PLA.

Re: Creating Archive PLA

Jman — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 09:00:00 GMT

Answer is in the message, if you don't have missing objects after opening the pla file. Archive file is saving all objects except default Archicad Library objects and macros. If you have included in file objects from downloaded .icf libraries your archive file might have missing macros from this library, but if you have just Archicad default library than nothing is missing. That message is showing since Graphisoft added .pla format, I have learned to ignore it.