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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...

Resolved! Object Marker

I have created a object (Switch Board) using morph. It works fine in schematic drawing. But problem arise when I want to use it at my electrical drawing. Instead of Top view I need to show a bigger symbol and the ID . I don't need the top view in Ele...

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Examples for creating a Curtain Wall like 3D interface

Are there any examples available that demonstrate a Curtain Wall like UI, that is, a drawing those little blue palettes in the 3D window?Is the Curtain Wall tool source available? That would be cool.Any other sources of Archicad C++ add on examples a...

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GDL Syntax Highlight for VSCode

I've just published a VSCode Extension for GDL highlighting (it's free). It is a first release so it is a bit rough. I'll try to update it regularly.You can download it from VSCode marketplace or install it directly from VSCode->Extensions (search fo...

How to determine a curved wall radius?

Hello,I have an API_element object, which could be a curved wall. I would like to get the radius of this curved wall. I did not find any attribute in API_Element nor in API_​WallType which would provide the radius.Is this information stored in any AP...

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How to change trace on/off?

How to change trace & reference on/off?I want to change trace information like 'Below Current Story', 'Above Current Story' and others.I think I can do trace on/off using spy++ in visual studio.But I can't change information.

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Set Property to Attribute

We are currently developping an addons for Archicad. However, we have still issues despite the documentation and examples.Our issues:1- Property Group: We cannot create new Property Group even if it's working with the addon example Property_TestAPI_P...

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Label is not placing in the centre

Hello,I'm making a label which is essentially an 'X' shape. I want the centre of the 'X' to be where I place the label however for some reason that I can't work out, it isn't placing. I have the centre of the X positioned at 0, 0 but it still isn't d...

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Autotext in 3D text

Hi!I thought I could write in object 3D text but it doesn´t seem to work. It had been great to show date in for example IFC-files.

eldhead by • Newcomer
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APIERR_GENERAL Error in ACAPI_Element_Create

Hi.I have some problem when I try to creating curtain wall.There is a curtain wall already created in archicad. (not using api)I get the curtain wall and try to create it in other layer, but ACAPI_Element_Create return APIERR_GENERAL.After get the cu...

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