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About building parametric objects with GDL.

CW components compatibility

Anonymous
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Hello,
I am looking for a solution for my curtain wall elements problem. I've created some components of CW (mullions, transoms, panels) and they are working fine, but my idea is that they would read parameters from one another. E.g. if I change panel so it would have width = 54.8, then mullions and transoms clamp width should also switch to 54.8. It should work also for several more parameters, which are custom for that specific CW system. Could I use any query or request to do that? I apologize if the question is basic, but I am quite new to GDL and I run out of ideas to test.
I would be grateful for any hints!
Best regards!
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Peter Baksa
Graphisoft
Graphisoft
Do you think exchanging the parameters through an XML file would be a suitable solution? I stopped using TXT files more than 7 years ago but I do manage to achieve quite a lot with XML.
XML / TXT add-ons allow the same workflow. I say they don't allow automatic updates of objects, sometimes somewhere extra user interaction is needed. It is possible that pushing a button is easier than setting 10 parameters, so it might help in synchronizing them.
Péter Baksa
Software Engineer, Library
Graphisoft SE, Budapest