Placing Object with desired Hotspot

[Anonymous]

At last, I can put my object on the floorplan and I can change some attribute of it

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=182285#1

My object have many hotspot but now I can use only default hotspot to place it.

Are there any way the place object using another HOTSPOT. So I can rotate it correctly. And easy.

Thank you

[Ralph Wessel]

Paodekcal wrote:
Are there any way the place object using another HOTSPOT. So I can rotate it correctly. And easy.

Yes, you can set the index of the hotspot to use. Refer to the fixPoint field of the API_ObjectType structure.

[Anonymous]

       element.object.libInd = part.index;
		element.object.level = level;
		element.object.pos.x = x;
		element.object.pos.y = y;
		element.object.xRatio = getParams.a;
		element.object.yRatio = getParams.b;
		memo.params = getParams.params;

		element.object.fixPoint = 3;

		API_Element mask;

		ACAPI_ELEMENT_MASK_CLEAR (mask);
		ACAPI_ELEMENT_MASK_SET (mask, API_ObjectType, fixPoint);

		ACAPI_Element_ChangeDefaults(&element,NULL,&mask);
		err = ACAPI_Element_Create(&element, &memo);
		

Like this?, But It's not work. It's only use default hotspot at the same.

Do you have any example?

[Ralph Wessel]

Paodekcal wrote:
But It's not work. It's only use default hotspot at the same. Do you have any example?

It works for me - I think I'd need to see more of your source code to understand where it's going wrong. I write code through an object wrapper rather than plain C, so it isn't directly applicable to your case, e.g.

Object object("myObjectName");
object.setOriginIndex(3);
activeDrawing.put(object);

[Anonymous]

I will re-write code to show you.

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

OK.

1. You have to load my gsm file to your embedded library by yourself. (Not by code) The gsm file is in the zip file below.

2. Write Menu Code By This Function

	switch (menuParams->menuItemRef.menuResID) {
		case 32500:		/* Library Parts */
				switch (menuParams->menuItemRef.itemIndex) {
					case 1:		Do_CreateObjectOnFixHotspot();		break;
				}
				break;
	}

3. And placing object code that have to fix at comment line

static void Do_CreateObjectOnFixHotspot()
{
	ACAPI_OpenUndoableSession("Test Draw Object With Desired Hotspot");

	API_LibPart part;   
	GSErrCode err;   
	BNZeroMemory(&part, sizeof(API_LibPart));   

	CHANSI2Unicode("ไม้พื้นสมาร์ทวูด10x300x25.gsm", strlen("ไม้พื้นสมาร์ทวูด10x300x25.gsm"), part.file_UName, API_UniLongNameLen);  

	if((err = ACAPI_LibPart_Search(&part, false)) == NoError)   
	{ 
		API_Element element;
		API_ElementMemo memo;
		BNZeroMemory(&element, sizeof(API_Element));
		BNZeroMemory(&memo, sizeof(API_ElementMemo));
		double A = 0;
		double B = 0;
		Int32 parCount = 0;
		//----
		element.header.typeID = API_ObjectID;
		err = ACAPI_Element_GetDefaults(&element, NULL);
		err = ACAPI_LibPart_GetParams(part.index, &A, &B, &parCount, &memo.params);

		element.object.libInd = part.index;
		element.object.level  = 0;
		element.object.pos.x  = 0;
		element.object.pos.y  = 0;
		element.object.xRatio = A;
		element.object.yRatio = B;

		element.object.fixPoint = 0;		//0 is default value
		//element.object.fixPoint = 1;		//Change to this three line ...
		//element.object.fixPoint = 2;		//But location placing hotspot is the same
		//element.object.fixPoint = 3;

		err = ACAPI_Element_Create(&element, &memo);
		
		ACAPI_DisposeElemMemoHdls (&memo);
	}
	ACAPI_CloseUndoableSession();
}

[Anonymous]

The code above not work.

I'm waiting for your answer.

Thank you

[Ralph Wessel]

Paodekcal wrote:
2. Write Menu Code By This Function

etc

I've tested this and it works, although I didn't try your object. If you open the settings of the placed object, does the placement hotspot in the 2D preview remain the same irrespective of the hotspot you pick in the code? If so, perhaps there is an issue with that object. Try a very simple object first (to make sure the code is correct) and work up from there.

[Anonymous]

I use API DevKit 14. And you?

I tested with simple object too. Use placing Hotspot not change too.

OK. I will continue check

Thank you

[Ralph Wessel]

Paodekcal wrote:
I use API DevKit 14. And you?

Yes, I used the same.