topic Windows/Doors Width input not available in Settings Component in Parametric design

Windows/Doors Width input not available in Settings Component

quantx — Thu, 11 May 2023 09:08:29 GMT

Hello all,
I am wondering how to set the width and height of windows and doors in Grasshopper before sending them to Archicad. I saw some screenshots here where the Window Settings Component shows a "width" input. However on my version it is not there [see screenshot]. Zooming into the component to reveal any hidden option for showing Variable Parameters shows nothing either. I am using Archicad 22 and the Live Connection version 2.1 (22.0.3009) from 20 July 2018. Tried with both Rhino 6 and Rhino 5 64-bit. I am running it all on Windows 10.
Is this a bug or I am missing the correct workflow?

Re: Windows/Doors Width input not available in Settings Component

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 21:14:03 GMT

They had this for an earlier version, but removed the functionality for newer releases.
I hope they are bringing it back. This is highly requested.

Re: Windows/Doors Width input not available in Settings Component

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 21:49:20 GMT

It's still there. You need to allow GH to manipulate GDL parameters by adding bool parameter to GLD Parameters. You can find tutorial how to do it at the end of the manual.

Re: Windows/Doors Width input not available in Settings Component

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 05:40:37 GMT

If someone else is having this problem, I have managed to workaround it using custom expressions in AC 22 and than extracting those settings in grasshopper as a part of property settings.

Re: Windows/Doors Width input not available in Settings Component

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 15:48:10 GMT

Hmm thats good idea. Doset it work in Botha ways? From GH to AC?

Re: Windows/Doors Width input not available in Settings Component

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 15:57:58 GMT

It might, but I think you would have to enable it first in gld object itself in order to control it from grasshopper.