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Call an object from an object?

Mats_Knutsson
Advisor

Hi,

Tried to call a 3D text object from the zone stamp but it only shows up like an empty rectangle in 2D and nothing in 3D...!? Any idea what I did wrong?

 

CALL "3D-text 25" PARAMETERS textcontent = "Hello", gs_font_size = 10

 

It must be that the zone stamp is 2D only... How could I get the 3D text if not with the zone stamp? I obviously want to place a 3D zone name/number in the model. We do this with Grasshopper but this should be possible directly with GDL imo.

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Bruce
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That would be my guess: zones don't behave in 3D like other objects - they are their own beast.  If you were to try this same technique with a standard object, you would have better success.

 

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It's a pity. I'd like a 3D room stamp to be automated...

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Can you use REQUEST directly in the 3D text object?

Maybe make a copy of it specifically as a '3D zone text' object.

 

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I just had a quick try (placed requests directly in the 3D script).

I can get the Zone_category request to work but not the Zone_relations - that just returns a zero for any of the variables - but it shouldn't.

It is supposed to work with objects

I don't have time to play any more just at the moment.

 

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Barry.

 

 

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Peter Baksa
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Hi,

Zone stamps are floor-plan-only. Zone Labels (AC26) can be placed on section/elevation and 3D documents too.

The zone itself can't have a GDL model.

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