GDL - How can I get user-defined properties?

[Yohei Sekiguchi]

Hello.

I can retrieve the core and IFC properties with Application Query Options.
But I cannot retrieve the user-defined properties with this query.
The reference guide describes it as follows.

These queries don’t return user-defined properties.

Then how can I get user-defined properties?

Thank you🙂

[runxel · Accepted solution]

Short story: You can't.

Long story: You can, if you're a label.

Then you can do "REQUEST('Property_Value_Of_Parent',....)"

[Yohei Sekiguchi]

Thank you for your reply, runxel.

Now I can retrieve user-defined properties with my label.

[Piotr Dobrowolski]

there is one "but"...You can map Your property to IFC property...and then use the routine You used for it.

[Geoff Briggs]

I am coding a new Zone label for Archicad 25 and want to display the a user selected property in the label, typically floor finish. I used "REQUEST('Property_Value_Of_Parent',....)" to retrieve the Zone Name and Zone Number. But it does not appear that same method works for user defined properties.

Here's what works:

ZoneName = "ROOM"
DIM propertyValues[]
rrr = REQUEST ("Property_Value_Of_Parent", "Builtin.Zone_ZoneName", type, dim1, dim2, propertyValues)
IF rrr > 0 THEN ZoneName = propertyValues[1]

Here's what does not work. In this case rrr returns zero. (bot_prop is the parameter where you nominate the name of the property you want to display.)

ZoneProp = "FLOOR"
DIM propertyValues[]
rrr = REQUEST ("Property_Value_Of_Parent", bot_prop, type, dim1, dim2, propertyValues)
IF rrr > 0 THEN ZoneProp = propertyValues[1]

Any ideas? Thanks.

[Yohei Sekiguchi]

Hi, Geoff.

You should post this in the forum, not in this post.

I have not tried zone label yet.

[Peter Baksa]

Hi,

the UI nomenclature might be outdated but this is the way: https://gdl.graphisoft.com/tips-and-tricks/display-properties-with-labels

[nideKer]

Is it work with Markers or only with Labels?

[Piotr Dobrowolski]

Works in labels & markers.