Replace Name Layout With Drawing Name in

[cagarruta]

Hi to all!

I have a lot of layouts with PDF inserted.

Is there any way to replace the name of the layout with the hosted single name drawing (PDF) in?

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Thanks in advanced.

JCG

Operating system used: Windows 24H2

[runxel · Accepted solution]

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@cagarruta  schrieb:

I have a lot of layouts with PDF inserted.

Is there any way to replace the name of the layout with the hosted single name drawing (PDF) in?

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That's possible with Python.

The following script will rename all Layouts in a given folder (change it before running obviously) to their first placed drawing.
Caveat: It is currently impossible to tell what kind of drawing is placed on a layout! So this will cover internal drawings just as well as external PDFs.

That's why it's needed to restrict this to a given folder. It's also undoable. So please beware.

import archicad

try:
	conn = archicad.ACConnection.connect()
	assert conn

	acc = conn.commands
	act = conn.types
	acu = conn.utilities

except AssertionError:
	raise RuntimeError("No Archicad instance running!")


subset_name = "MY FOLDERNAME"
# rename :	  ^^^^^^^^^^^^
# *****************************#

layoutBookTree = acc.GetNavigatorItemTree(act.NavigatorTreeId("LayoutBook"))

# get the approppiate Folder:
subset_itemList = acu.FindInNavigatorItemTree(
	layoutBookTree.rootItem, lambda node: node.name == subset_name
)

# The following gives not the subset as-is, but instead a list of
# discrete 'NavigatorItemArrayItem's (sic)...
for item in subset_itemList[0].children:
	# is a Drawing placed?
	if item.navigatorItem.children is not None:
		acc.RenameNavigatorItem(
			item.navigatorItem.navigatorItemId,
			item.navigatorItem.children[0].navigatorItem.name,
		)

[cagarruta]

Thanks so much, Runxel.
I've been meaning to learn Python to use with Archicad, and I think the time has come.

[cagarruta]

Awesome Runxel!!

it works at first time!

thanks a lot!