topic Re: running Python code externally on multiple opened Archicad files in Archicad Python API

running Python code externally on multiple opened Archicad files

Ady84a — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 11:35:29 GMT

Hello everyone,

When I have more than one Archicad file open, and I run the python code externally (not in the Python Palette inside Archicad) the code runs on the first file I opened.

How can I run the code in another opened file? Is there a way in python API to list the opened Archicad files, so that I open my python program externally and then choose in which file the python code runs?

best regards

Re: running Python code externally on multiple opened Archicad files

Aaron Bourgoin — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 14:00:12 GMT

Question for Graphisoft: is this due to the same bit of software design that opens a Grasshopper connection on the first AC session opened which may not be the session I want to run the Grasshopper connection in? It sounds eerily similar and both issues need to be fixed.

Re: running Python code externally on multiple opened Archicad files

poco2013 — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:57:08 GMT

FYI --- For two running instances of Archicad, Archicad will use separate ports,

Set the port for your script manually as in:

conn = ACConnection.connect( 19723 )

I believe ports are assigned serially from 19723 - 19744 but another application could take a port #

Re: running Python code externally on multiple opened Archicad files

poco2013 — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 09:37:48 GMT

BTW--- in the Python Palette, if you click on the info icon, it will list the port that the present instance of Archicad is using.