LP_XMLConverter: Images not included in GSM

[James Murray]

I'm having trouble getting a folder of images included in a GSM using LP_XMLConverter. I have tried the individual file method (xml2libpart) and the folder method (x2l). Both methods execute without errors, but the resulting GSM doesn't contain the images. I'm following the instructions here: http://gdl.graphisoft.com/tips-and-tricks/how-to-use-the-lp_xmlconverter-tool

Is there anything that could be causing this that isn't described on that page? This is on Catalina 10.15.7, and the terminal is using the zsh shell.

[Jochen Suehlo]

I am using this routine in Automator:

cd /Applications/GRAPHISOFT/AC21/ArchiCAD\ 21.app/Contents/MacOS/LP_XMLConverter.app/Contents/MacOS/
./LP_XMLConverter l2x -img /Users/myName/Desktop/LibraryXML/bitmaps/ /Users/myName/Desktop/LibraryGDL/ /Users/myName/Desktop/LibraryXML/

You can try GDLnucleus as well which has an img convert routine included (gdlnucleus.com)

[Peter Baksa · Accepted solution]

Hi James,

the pictures have to be referenced in the xml to be included in the gsm:

png:

<GDLPict MIME="image/png" Name="ui_reveal_selection_new.png" SectVersion="19" SectionFlags="0" SubIdent="2"/>

svg:

<GDLPict MIME="image/svg" Name="ui_same_as_walledge_hl(1).svg" SectVersion="19" SectionFlags="1" SubIdent="3"/>

In HSF format these go into libpartdata.xml, and the images have to be in subfolder images.

Embedded pictures can be used in the code by their index set in the SubIdent attribute.