Oval ducts routing MEP archicad 28

[tomswons]

Hi, 

is there any chance that i can modify existing mep tool to add option do draw oval ducts? So far i get stucked with C+app addon becouse when i try to expand functionalilty to existing tools, other functions such as MEP proporties and such have conflicts and archicad become unstable. 

The only option i think is to create completly new class functions etc and create from scratch seperate tool with every pallet window tools etc to such thing even be possible. 

Do you plan to change code for more open structer in the future.

Meabe i am wrong and  there is some better approach which i fail to see if so please give me any tips.

In fact company in which i work has to completly leave archicad behind becouse of changes you made on mep tool so far in 27 and up Drawing sewage water plans become literraly imposible right now. Ventilation oval ducts is impossible which is literally 70% of our projects. So is there any reasonable approach for me? 

[s_p_b · Accepted solution]

I know this is in reply to an old post, but oval shapes are actually in the MEP duct library, but they are evidently just not finished yet. I have dug through the GDL and edited a set of library parts that override the duct shape to oval.

The ducts I've hacked together are not capable of any transitions between shapes, this would require c++ code to update the MEP route settings dialogue. It's nice to see it's there, but not clear when or if this will be finished. Hopefully for AC30? 

In any case, my current solution is a set of fairly clunky custom objects, which at least look correct in RCP. Graphisoft has a long way to go with MEP modeling. 

[tomswons]

I have to say i am impressed! Even thought it doesnt work fully as itntended u did a very good job digging it. The main problem would be the layer they build on top of the gdl objects as it seems to be closed source. Althought i didnt menage to connect dots like u did so good job.