Archicad C++ API

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...

Using the Development Kit with Visual Studio 2022

Hi everyone, In the last couple of weeks we got several questions regarding Visual Studio 2022 and the API DevKit. If you try to use VS 2022 to build your AddOns, you have to keep in mind a few things. First, Archicad 25 and Archicad 26 is built with...

CMake Template for Archicad Add-Ons

We are happy to announce our latest development to make Archicad Add-On developers' life easier — a CMake template for C++ Add-On development.With this solution you can easily generate IDE projects for Archicad Add-Ons, so you can work in your favori...

Is it possible insert text/drawings into a Independent Worksheet programmatically?

I am creating an Add-on where it would be very useful to be able to create an Independent Worksheet and put a bunch of info onto it.I know its possible to create a new Independent Worksheet using: API_DatabaseInfo dbInfo = {}; dbInfo.typeID = APIWind...

Is it possible to print a pdf with the ArchiCAD API

Hello dear dev community, I'm a new ArchiCAD API developer, and I'm trying to know if it's possible to print a PDF or export a pdf of an ArchiCAD project, plan, or document, and where I can find some documentation about it. I saw a post on this forum...

Resolved! Where is the BMModifyHandleState function?

Hey, according to the docs, we have to lock the handle's memory before accessing it (I guess to avoid race conditions with the memory manager during memory relocation). To do this we have to call BMModifyHandleState and set the state to locked. Howev...

LibXL - How to convert GS::UniString to wchar_t *?

Hi,I'm looking at the Database_Control example for Archicad 23 and I see that the example shows using a define to convert: UNISTR_TO_LIBXLSTR(str) (str.ToUstr ()) , however I cannot get the example or my own project to build when following this code....

Resolved! ACAPI_LibPart_SetDetails_ParamDef function signature

Hello,the function signature of ACAPI_LibPart_SetDetails_ParamDef looks like this: ACAPI_LibPart_GetSect_ParamDef (const API_LibPart *libPart, API_AddParType **addPars, double*a, double*b, GSHandle sect2DDrawHdl, GSHandle *sectionHdl, GS::UniString *...

Export DWG with code?

HelloI want to exports DWG file with API.I didn’t find a way to do it.Thanks in advance!Edit:I was able to do that with the example in the MSDN at ACAPI_command_externalcall

MFC usage with Archicad Add on

I have created add-ons for 4 other CAD/3D applications, and have a complex set of MFC based dialogs already built.I would like to use those same dialogs for an Archicad Add On. Looking at the forum, there does not seem to be support for this? Has any...

FileDialog Options button

Hi All,Howto add Options button on DG::FileDialog?I didn't found any usable info in documentation.

Where is Asset Library in API Icon UI Guide?

Hi all,Please show me where is the Asset Library in API Icon UI Guide PDF?Thank you.

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