topic Re: Python question in Archicad Python API

Python question

Mats_Knutsson — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:36:26 GMT

Hi,
No python forum yet so I post here instead.
I had a look at the example script "Excel File Exporter" and would like to add some building material properties but I don't understand the syntax. The property is for example:

UserDefinedPropertyUserId {'localizedName': ['GENERELLA (Byggmaterial)', 'Densitet'], 'type': 'UserDefined'}

I don't know how to get this one to work.

I look at the example with builtin property and as an example:

act.BuiltInPropertyUserId("General_Thickness")

Obviously, I need to add a bit more for the user-defined property but I don't know the syntax? I basically want to export the density and CO2 of the BM's used in the model.
Br,
Mats

Re: Python question

runxel — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 13:32:19 GMT

There seems currently no way to get that information?!

If you see at the list of all available properties: the Bmat ain't one of it.

Re: Python question

Mats_Knutsson — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 08:00:44 GMT

runxel wrote:
There seems currently no way to get that information?!

If you see at the list of all available properties: the Bmat ain't one of it.

So what does this mean?

Re: Python question

runxel — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 09:04:01 GMT

Mats_Knutsson wrote:

So what does this mean?

That are the user defined PROPERTIES. They are (of course) localized and you can access them directly by the name you have set.
This means, you could do a new property and set the bmat there, again. Seems like this is the only way at the moment. Not a nice one, tho.

Re: Python question

Mats_Knutsson — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 12:41:06 GMT

runxel wrote:

Mats_Knutsson wrote:

So what does this mean?
That are the user defined PROPERTIES. They are (of course) localized and you can access them directly by the name you have set.
This means, you could do a new property and set the bmat there, again. Seems like this is the only way at the moment. Not a nice one, tho.

I want to export BM properties to excel.

Re: Python question

runxel — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 13:40:30 GMT

Mats_Knutsson wrote:

I want to export BM properties to excel.

Yeah I think you can't do that with Python at the moment.

Re: Python question

Mats_Knutsson — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 14:12:22 GMT

runxel wrote:

Mats_Knutsson wrote:

I want to export BM properties to excel.
Yeah I think you can't do that with Python at the moment.

"#&%¤"#""#&¤"/#&... crap. Thanks anyways!

Re: Python question

Boling1 — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 21:35:38 GMT

I have tried excel export.py, it works well, but I need to export more attributes like story number，building material :

propertyUserIds = [
    act.BuiltInPropertyUserId("General_ElementID"),  #通过types对象的BuiltInPropertyUserId方法，获取梁和墙的元素ID
    act.BuiltInPropertyUserId("General_Height"),         #original
    act.BuiltInPropertyUserId("General_Width"),          #original
    act.BuiltInPropertyUserId("General_Thickness")，  #original
    act.BuiltInPropertyUserId("Story_number"),            #wrong code,I add----------------------------
    act.BuiltInPropertyUserId("Building_Material")       #wrong code,I add----------------------------
]
I want get the element's story number,building material,but this code can't work,how can I get these info?