topic Re: Warning! Errors occured during the last operation. in Modeling

Warning! Errors occured during the last operation.

Anonymous — Thu, 25 May 2023 16:12:18 GMT

I have received this message when opening a model view (elevations, sections, 3D) through several versions, starting with 8.1, I think (I'm currently on 10/1188 and 11/1114). I'm sure this has been discussed, but my search has produced nothing recent or (sadly) helpful. This is a great forum, so I'm throwing it out there again. I don't know GDL, but I do remember messages in earlier versions referencing door or window parts as culprits. I've since turned off all error reporting (which seems to ignore this one particular message), and nothing appears to be problematic as far as the appearance and performance of the model is concerned. It's just an annoyance to have to hit the enter key each time this pops up, and especially maddening when updating layouts prior to plotting. It should also be noted that once the model has been rebuilt in a specific view, re-opening the view does not re-trigger the message, unless I go to a different option set (floor plans, for example), and then re-open the view.

Anyone? (Pardon all the parentheses.)

Re: Warning! Errors occured during the last operation.

Link — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:08:38 GMT

You'll need to turn error reporting back on again and describe what the error(s) specifcally says, before anyone will be able to help.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Warning! Errors occured during the last operation.

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:38:29 GMT

Ah, well, that would make sense. The errors typically show something like this:

Beginning generation of Section/Elevation:
Start time : Feb 12, 2008 3:59:12 PM
Polygon is degenerated.
at line 162 in the 3D script of file wa_frame_us_10.gsm.
Polygon is degenerated.
at line 162 in the 3D script of file wa_frame_us_10.gsm.
Polygon is degenerated.
at line 143 in the 3D script of file wa_frame_us_10.gsm.
Polygon is degenerated.
at line 143 in the 3D script of file wa_frame_us_10.gsm.
Polygon is degenerated.
at line 143 in the 3D script of file wa_frame_us_10.gsm.
Polygon is degenerated.
at line 143 in the 3D script of file wa_frame_us_10.gsm.
Polygon is degenerated.
at line 143 in the 3D script of file wa_frame_us_10.gsm.
Polygon is degenerated.
at line 143 in the 3D script of file wa_frame_us_10.gsm.
Polygon is degenerated.
at line 162 in the 3D script of file wa_frame_us_10.gsm.
Polygon is degenerated.
at line 162 in the 3D script of file wa_frame_us_10.gsm.
Polygon is degenerated.
at line 162 in the 3D script of file wa_frame_us_10.gsm.
Polygon is degenerated.
at line 162 in the 3D script of file wa_frame_us_10.gsm.
Polygon is degenerated.
at line 162 in the 3D script of file wa_frame_us_10.gsm.

As I mentioned, I'm GD Illiterate, so the reference, unfortunately, eludes me. The model and extracted drawings look fine. It's just a pain. Thanks for any suggestions.

Re: Warning! Errors occured during the last operation.

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:21:52 GMT

My guess is that you have a door/window that extends out of the boundary of a wall or you have duplicate walls on top of each other. You'll probably have to go through your model one piece at a time until you find the culprit and delete it.

my 2 cents.

Re: Warning! Errors occured during the last operation.

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:13:56 GMT

My guess is that you have a door/window that extends out of the boundary of a wall or you have duplicate walls on top of each other.

Thanks for the suggestions, however...
This occurs in every project file, and has for years.
I have no issues with the model appearing improperly in sections, elevations, etc., which would be the case with duplicate walls.
There aren't any door or window elements which extend beyond walls.

I have encountered all of the pitfalls you've mentioned in the past with the associated modeling error issues, but this one continues to stump me.

Re: Warning! Errors occured during the last operation.

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:02:29 GMT

wa_frame_us_10.gsm is a window macro called by AC 10 windows.
You have probably set a dimension type parameter for the
a window frame to zero which causes the polygon to degenerate.
Please do a search on this forum using the key words wa_trim_us_10.
You will find discussions about what the problem is and how to fix it.
Peter Devlin

Re: Warning! Errors occured during the last operation.

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:08:04 GMT

Peter-

Thanks for the suggestion. I've looked through the archives, and found Matthew Lohden's macro fix thread(s). I understand about extracting the library container file and replacing the macro, but I'm at a lost at how to recreate the container file for future use. I tried the command in ArchiCAD, but it did not seem to work. Any thoughts or suggestions, at your convenience, would be much appreciated.
I don't suppose that this fixes the door-swing-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-wall issue, does it?

Re: Warning! Errors occured during the last operation.

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:40:15 GMT

Erik,
Fixing the wa_trim_us_10 macro will not fix the wa_frame_us_10 macro.
I referred you to that to give you an idea about what
was causing errors in the wa_frame_us_10 macro.
I am unfamiliar with the door-swing-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-wall issue.
To create a .lcf go to file-> libraries and objects->create a container.
Again, I suspect that you are getting errors in the file wa_frame_us_10
because you have set some dimension value for the frame to zero .
Peter Devlin

Re: Warning! Errors occured during the last operation.

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:43:17 GMT

Fixing the wa_trim_us_10 macro will not fix the wa_frame_us_10 macro.
I referred you to that to give you an idea about what was causing errors in the wa_frame_us_10 macro.

Thank you for the clarification. One of the things I love about this forum is the availability of expertise.

I am unfamiliar with the door-swing-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-wall issue.

This is the one where the door swing does not appear on the side of the wall that is referenced by clicking. I've seen it pop up occasionally in this forum, and it still remains one of the maddening issues for me (since version 9, I think).

To create a .lcf go to file-> libraries and objects->create a container.

I tried this but I get a scratch file. I also have no opportunity to specify content, or is the content whatever happens to be in the project file?

Again, I suspect that you are getting errors in the file wa_frame_us_10
because you have set some dimension value for the frame to zero .

I've tried to check individual library part types with no luck, unless rough opening dimensions count. Thanks again for your guidance.

Re: Warning! Errors occured during the last operation.

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:21:11 GMT

Erik,
A .lcf stands for library container file. After you extracted the
AC library so that you could replace the wa_trim_us_10 macro
with Matthew's edited version you should select the AC library
folder (the entire enclosing folder) and create a container.
You should not try to create a container of an AC project.
The .lcf format is for folders containing library parts.
Peter Devlin

Re: Warning! Errors occured during the last operation.

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:54:37 GMT

Thanks again, Peter.

I understand the .lcf format as a library container, it was just the process of creating the container that I didn't understand. I see the command within ArchiCAD, but I cannot select specific content, and this is not a standard archive/zip format for file compression that I am familiar with. I extract the original .lcf to a temp file through ArchiCAD, but how do I reselect the content to "re-contain" after I've made my alterations?

Sorry, I did not mean to make this a computer basics question. I really want to just get the error messages to stop.

Re: Warning! Errors occured during the last operation.

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:16:55 GMT

Erik,
You say "I extract the original .lcf to a temp file through ArchiCAD".
What is a temp file ?
If you go to file->libraries and objects->create container
you should see a window open that shows the loaded libraries
either as ordinary folders or .lcf files where you select what
you want to be converted to a library container file. What do you see ?
Peter Devlin

Re: Warning! Errors occured during the last operation.

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:43:33 GMT

What is a temp file ?

I should say temp folder. I created a folder named "temp" to extract my Object Library 10.lcf into. I then swapped the macro files, but I get stuck there with creating the updated library container file.

If you go to file->libraries and objects->create container
you should see a window open that shows the loaded libraries
either as ordinary folders or .lcf files where you select what
you want to be converted to a library container file. What do you see ?

This is exactly what happens. I cannot figure out how to incorporate the revised macro file into the .lcf.

Re: Warning! Errors occured during the last operation.

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:12:07 GMT

Erik,
Is the reason you put the extracted library into another folder
because you did not want to rename the extracted library ?
Do you now have the library as a .lcf and the library in extracted form
but both have exactly the same name ?
Are both libraries loaded in your project ?
The only way to convert a library to a .lcf is to have it in the
loaded libraries but then you get duplicate library part errors.
If I understand correctly, if you have both the libraries loaded
you have to remove the .lcf library then do the create container
command on the extracted form of the library which is now the
only library loaded. Before you do anything, please let me know
the answers to the above questions.
Peter Devlin

Re: Warning! Errors occured during the last operation.

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:06:07 GMT

Peter-

Sorry for all the hullabaloo on this. I extracted the .lcf file into a temporary folder just to make sure that I could go back to the defaults if I needed to. I never actually loaded it into a project, but I think I get it now. If I want to create a modified container file, I load the shell folder containing all of the expanded library pieces into my project, unload the original .lcf file and then create a new container file from within ArchiCAD. This all seems a bit convoluted for a solution that will not solve my original problem, but it's good to know how it works nonetheless.

Cheers,