topic Re: Connect object to sensor in Libraries & objects

Connect object to sensor

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 06:45:33 GMT

Is it possible to connect a gdl object to live data from a sensor? How?

Re: Connect object to sensor

Barry Kelly — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 07:43:29 GMT

No not directly and not live that I know of.

I guess it could be done if your sensor can output data to a text file and then the object could read that text file (every time you rebuild and regenerate or open the object settings).
It would not be live and the object could never read the file while the sensor was writing to it.
So that is probably not a good solution.

Maybe with an add-on it could be automated a bit more but I think data would still have to go via an external file.

You have my interest.
What could you possibly want to do this for?

Barry.

Re: Connect object to sensor

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 08:57:21 GMT

I am looking for for good solutions for FM use. We have a building with a lot of sensors that we Whould like to be able to read in the in the Bim.
Any segestion whould be mutch appreciated...

Re: Connect object to sensor

Aaron Bourgoin — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 13:45:03 GMT

via the Grasshopper Connection perhaps? There are GH components that interact with sensors.

Re: Connect object to sensor

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 15:05:58 GMT

Thank you very much for the reply. I would definitely try grasshopper.

Re: Connect object to sensor

Aaron Bourgoin — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 15:40:39 GMT

Keep us posted about this. I'm interested in learning more about what and how you're doing this.

Re: Connect object to sensor

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 17:07:06 GMT

Will do...

Re: Connect object to sensor

Laszlo Nagy — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 15:50:04 GMT

I am also curious about this capability...