topic Not a General GDL Object? in Libraries & objects

Not a General GDL Object?

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 22:59:45 GMT

I downloaded a long-coveted roof slope object from Archiplus. There didn't seem to be any issues with downloading. When I dragged+dropped it into my file, I got an error message that the action couldn't be completed.

When I try to load the file from the Object dialogue box or the Library Manager, I get this error message:

The selected file is not a General GDL Object file. Please select a valid General GDL Object file.

I tried to load it in both 19 and 20 (latest build on each) with the same result.

The object is from Graphisoft and is a .gsm file. Any thoughts on why it won't load and/or how to get it to load would be much appreciated!

Re: Not a General GDL Object?

Karl Ottenstein — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 23:56:22 GMT

Labels are not placeable by the object tool, which is what is used with drag-and-drop.

You'll have to load this label into your project's library - either embedded library, or linked. Use it with the label tool and a roof in a section/elevation view, I'd imagine...

Re: Not a General GDL Object?

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 03:33:51 GMT

Hi dea0625,

Were you able to make the labels work? I was able to load them through Library manager but they seem to always remain in the same direction regardless of slope both in section or plan.

Thanks,
C.