https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Insolation-tool/m-p/677122#M51576 <P><STRONG>Greetings!</STRONG><BR />I was wondering if it’s possible to create my own insolation tool.</P> <P>The issue is that many of the available insolation tools online are not very good, and I have a big project where I need to use this function a lot.</P> <P>I already have an insolation tool as an example and also my own DWG insolation ruler adapted for my location. Is there any program or add-on that would allow me to create a custom library object/tool to display insolation, instead of just using a hatch?</P> <P>In the attachment you can see a screenshot of my ruler.<BR />What I need is a tool that can display only a selected 2-hour range from that ruler, showing the time, and which would be easy to drag and adjust.<BR />Thank you</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><FONT face="courier new,courier" color="grey">Operating system used: <EM>Windows </EM></FONT></P> <P><BR /><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="image.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/92100iA34AC621934B0BA3/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="image.png" alt="image.png" /></span></P> Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:36:34 GMT GuppiGupper24 2025-09-19T13:36:34Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Insolation-tool/m-p/677122#M51576 <P><STRONG>Greetings!</STRONG><BR />I was wondering if it’s possible to create my own insolation tool.</P> <P>The issue is that many of the available insolation tools online are not very good, and I have a big project where I need to use this function a lot.</P> <P>I already have an insolation tool as an example and also my own DWG insolation ruler adapted for my location. Is there any program or add-on that would allow me to create a custom library object/tool to display insolation, instead of just using a hatch?</P> <P>In the attachment you can see a screenshot of my ruler.<BR />What I need is a tool that can display only a selected 2-hour range from that ruler, showing the time, and which would be easy to drag and adjust.<BR />Thank you</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><FONT face="courier new,courier" color="grey">Operating system used: <EM>Windows </EM></FONT></P> <P><BR /><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="image.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/92100iA34AC621934B0BA3/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="image.png" alt="image.png" /></span></P> Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:36:34 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Insolation-tool/m-p/677122#M51576 GuppiGupper24 2025-09-19T13:36:34Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Insolation-tool/m-p/677274#M51581 <P>Looking at this screenshot, you should be able to create this element using line segments, fills, and text in GDL, Archicad's Geometric Description Languagem which all Archicad Library Parts are based on. But to do that, you would have to learn GDL. So, it is possible, but it requires GDL knowledge.</P> Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:39:03 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/Insolation-tool/m-p/677274#M51581 Laszlo Nagy 2025-09-19T13:39:03Z