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'Baking' Elements from GH to ArchiCAD

0scar
Newcomer
Hi folks,
Yet another simple (and basic) question.
I have a written a script in Grasshopper that basically generates a façade in front of a wall. I am happy with the result and now want to 'bake' the objects into ArchiCAD (as I would in Rhino), that is to say, make them permanent. I know that I loose the parametric functionality at this point and I am fine with that. I know I could brake the connection, but I want to use the script on different parts of the model later (and purge the originally referenced walls from GH for faster computation). Which is the best way to do that? As I see it now any object generated from GH will always 'remember' that it is a GH object and hence be influenced by the script. And of course the bake command in GH will bake it the element to Rhino (where it is useless to me, unless of course I then would build a hotlink pipeline to AC but that seems way to complicated). Any advice/best practice?
Best,
0scar
WIN 10 Pro // AC 23 3003 // Xeon E3-1505M v6 // 32GB RAM // Intel HD Graphics P630 // NVidia Quadro M2200
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mikas
Expert
This might not be what you asked for, but if you just copy the generated elements, like with "drag with alt" copy, they will become independent elements of ArchiCAD element types, and AC configuration only.

At least that's how I did it some time ago, if I remember it right. You might want to make a switch for original GH generated elements to be invisible or off.
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0scar
Newcomer
Mikas,
thanks for the reply. That is what I actually did now. But it seems a bit off to me that I have to build a pipeline with all the geometry then "copy" the elements so that they become permanent and move them back to the original place. But for now this is what I will do. But the bake functionality in Rhino is pretty neat it seems, this could be a more convenient way in my opinion.
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mikas
Expert
Agreed.
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