topic Re: Creating a custom ID from multiple parameters in Libraries & objects

Creating a custom ID from multiple parameters

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 18:29:24 GMT

Good evening ArchiCAD people.

I've been struggling with scheduling a custom object lately. It's a fire sprinkler, and I use a schedule as the legend of my drawings.
It has seven parameters which define the sprinkler type, and right now I have nine columns in my schedule (2D preview, the 7 parameters and quantity).
Is there any way to generate an ID from the seven parameters, so that my schedule only contains three columns?

My solution right now has an awful lot of gaps in the text

Re: Creating a custom ID from multiple parameters

alemanda — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 21:18:32 GMT

I think you can get shaft you want using Ifc dats mapping

Re: Creating a custom ID from multiple parameters

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 05:41:09 GMT

There is no way to get such an ID, with a code in the master script for example?

Re: Creating a custom ID from multiple parameters

Barry Kelly — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 06:43:55 GMT

You already have the 7 parameters in the object.

Create a new one (in the master or parameter script) that is an amalgamation of those 7 - i.e. new_parameter = parameter 1 + parameter 2 + parameter 3, etc.
PARAMETER new_parameter = new_parameter

If any of them are numerical parameters rather than strings you will need to convert them to a string value.

You can control the spacing between the names by adding new_parameter = parameter 1 + " "+ parameter 2 + " " + parameter 3, etc.

Or new_parameter = parameter 1 + "-"+ parameter 2 + "-" + parameter 3, etc.

Then just schedule the new parameter rather than all 7.

Barry.

Re: Creating a custom ID from multiple parameters

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 17:04:54 GMT

Thank you very much! It works perfectly