topic Re: exclude elements from excel export with python in Archicad Python API

exclude elements from excel export with python

Jorgyy — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 08:16:42 GMT

Hi.

do anybody know if it's possible to exclude elements in an excel export with python?

if so will you care to show/explain.

Re: exclude elements from excel export with python

poco2013 — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 12:25:21 GMT

Neither the Python API or the C++ API have any ability to address or modify the interactive schedules. This appears to be a Graphisoft Philosophy. -- Don't know why??

You could use a Python script to directly gather the element attributes and place them in a excel spreadsheet. Python scripts have that ability.

But a better approach may be to just export the schedule to excel and delete or ignore the properties you don't need. OR directly modify the schedule criteria.

Re: exclude elements from excel export with python

Jorgyy — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 12:37:15 GMT

i see.

i'm currently using python pallet in archicad and export lets see window object with element id, height and width parameters, and wounder if i could exclude exsample every windpow with element id W-01. but i guess this is not possible...

Re: exclude elements from excel export with python

poco2013 — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 13:04:48 GMT

If I understand you, if you are using a Python script to gather data, of course, you can exclude any properties you don't want. Just use a python filter, to filter the data to whatever you want. There are many instructional videos on YouTube on this subject.