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New Developer Hub Migration Completed

[UPDATE] Hi all, thank you for your patience. We are happy to announce that the migration of the Developer Hub has been completed. The Developer Forum is officially retired. To get a quick overview of the new Developer Hub, kindly check out this arti...

outdated Add-On that cannot be used with this ArchiCAD vers

I'm running on Windows XP 32 bit.I'm using Visual Studio 2005 and the v13 API.I'm using the Database Control example add-on unaltered.I compile for Win32 and load the add on into ArchiCad on WinXP 32 bit and it works fine.I compile for x64 (changing ...

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Creating a Zone Element

Hi,Is it possible to create a Zone Element through the API? I've tried to create an Element with type API_ZoneID but nothing happens. From what I understand, I would need to create a Polygon for creating the zone, but I can't find any information or ...

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Creating a selection box using the API.

Hi everyone ! Here I come again, hoping I could get some help on something I've put a lot of time in without much success.My question is the following : Is there any way to create a selection box using the API and then be able to collect elements wit...

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What is the modification time value

projectInfo has a modiStamp field which is UInt64.How is that value interpreted please?If I open a new project and get the projectInfo, the modiStamp field has a value, which changes with every successive call to get the projectInfo even when nothing...

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ACAPI_Automate returning REFUSEDCMD error

I'm calling err = ACAPI_Automate(APIDo_CloseID, NULL, NULL, NULL);from my menu handler with a new plan open from a template and it returns APIERR_REFUSEDCMDIs there a way to close the current file?

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ACAPI_RegisterModelessWindow error

Hi all,I have an error in my code with the function ACAPI_RegisterModelessWindow :==========================================================================================if (ACAPI_RegisterModelessWindow (dialID, PaletteAPIControlCallBack,API_PalEna...

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Add-On Menu disabled after file close

Hi, my add on menu is disabled after a file close.I added a notification handler to check the menu on file close and it reports the menu as enabled.How can I have my add-on menu enabled even when there is no file open, please?Currently I'm working wi...

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Project ID Info incorrect for new template project.

When I open AC 13 using a template and then, with no changes made to the file, issueerr = ACAPI_Environment(APIEnv_ProjectID, &projectInfo, NULL);from my menu handler. The return value is NoError, but projectInfo.untitled is false and projectInfo.loc...

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