These are floor tiles. I want to cut the holes correctly. Which command should I use? It seems like

[Daniella1985]

Operating system used: Windows

[Lingwisyer]

You will need to clarify your question a bit. How is it coded? What type of GDL element is it (ie. is it a generic object, window, etc)? What do you mean by "correctly"?

[Daniella1985]

3D-PRISM_ How to define tiles and holes? To avoid excessive clipping? I am a GDL beginner. GDL treats the entire outer frame as a hole, causing the whole piece to disappear 

[runxel]

You'll need to provide some more info than that.

What object is this? Did you code it? What's the goal? 

Do you have any specific question? It's all very open ended right now and thus hard to give clear, constructive answers.

And depending on all the info you will provide the solutions can actually vary a lot.

[jl_lt]

Why not use the curtain wall tool?

[AllanP · Accepted solution]

if you are just wanting to cut the hole, you can use 

SOLID GEOMETRY COMMANDS  

2D Script

Project2 2,270,3
unid = 1
hotspot2 0,0,unid:unid = unid + 1
hotspot2 A,0,unid:unid = unid + 1
hotspot2 0,B,unid:unid = unid + 1
hotspot2 A,B,unid:unid = unid + 1

HOTSPOT2 	0, 						start_hole_Y,	unid, 	start_hole_X, 1+128 : unid=unid+1
HOTSPOT2	-1, 				 	start_hole_Y,	unid, 	start_hole_X, 3 : unid=unid+1
HOTSPOT2	start_hole_X,			start_hole_Y, 	unid, 	start_hole_X, 2 : unid=unid+1
HOTSPOT2	start_hole_X,			0, 				unid, 	start_hole_Y, 1+128  : unid=unid+1
HOTSPOT2	start_hole_X,			-1, 			unid, 	start_hole_Y, 3 : unid=unid+1
HOTSPOT2	start_hole_X,			start_hole_Y, 	unid, 	start_hole_Y, 2 : unid=unid+1

HOTSPOT2 	0, 						end_hole_Y,	unid, 	end_hole_X, 1+128 : unid=unid+1
HOTSPOT2	-1, 				 	end_hole_Y,	unid, 	end_hole_X, 3 : unid=unid+1
HOTSPOT2	end_hole_X,			end_hole_Y, 	unid, 	end_hole_X, 2 : unid=unid+1
HOTSPOT2	end_hole_X,			0, 				unid, 	end_hole_Y, 1+128  : unid=unid+1
HOTSPOT2	end_hole_X,			-1, 			unid, 	end_hole_Y, 3 : unid=unid+1
HOTSPOT2	end_hole_X,			end_hole_Y, 	unid, 	end_hole_Y, 2 : unid=unid+1

3D script

tile_wide = 0.300
tile_deep = 0.300
Tile_Gap = 0.010
Tile_thickness = 0.008
unid = 1
hotspot 0,0,0,unid:unid = unid + 1
hotspot A,0,0,unid:unid = unid + 1
hotspot 0,B,0,unid:unid = unid + 1
hotspot A,B,0,unid:unid = unid + 1



HOTSPOT 	0, 				start_hole_Y,0,	unid, 	start_hole_X, 1+128 : unid=unid+1
HOTSPOT	-1, 				start_hole_Y,0,	unid, 	start_hole_X, 3 : unid=unid+1
HOTSPOT	start_hole_X,		start_hole_Y, 0,	unid, 	start_hole_X, 2 : unid=unid+1
HOTSPOT	start_hole_X,		0, 			0,	unid, 	start_hole_Y, 1+128  : unid=unid+1
HOTSPOT	start_hole_X,		-1, 		0,	unid, 	start_hole_Y, 3 : unid=unid+1
HOTSPOT	start_hole_X,		start_hole_Y, 0,	unid, 	start_hole_Y, 2 : unid=unid+1

HOTSPOT 	0, 				end_hole_Y,0,	unid, 	end_hole_X, 1+128 : unid=unid+1
HOTSPOT	-1, 				end_hole_Y,0,	unid, 	end_hole_X, 3 : unid=unid+1
HOTSPOT	end_hole_X,			end_hole_Y, 0,	unid, 	end_hole_X, 2 : unid=unid+1
HOTSPOT	end_hole_X,			0, 			0,	unid, 	end_hole_Y, 1+128  : unid=unid+1
HOTSPOT	end_hole_X,			-1, 		0,	unid, 	end_hole_Y, 3 : unid=unid+1
HOTSPOT	end_hole_X,			end_hole_Y, 0,	unid, 	end_hole_Y, 2 : unid=unid+1

group "My tiles to be cut"
     Material My_Mat
     !!Draw my tiles here
     x_number = CEIL(a/(tile_wide+Tile_Gap))
     y_number = CEIL(b/(tile_deep+Tile_Gap))
      for x_loop = 1 to x_number
         for y_loop = 1 to y_number
                  add (tile_wide+Tile_Gap)*(x_loop-1),(tile_deep+Tile_Gap)*(y_loop-1), 0 
                  tile_wide_A = min(tile_wide,a-(tile_wide+Tile_Gap)*(x_loop-1))
                  tile_deep_B = min(tile_deep,b-(tile_deep+Tile_Gap)*(y_loop-1))
                   Prism_ 5,Tile_thickness,
                            0,0, 15,
                            tile_wide_A,0, 15,
                            tile_wide_A,tile_deep_B, 15,
                            0,tile_deep_B, 15,
                            0,0, -1
			del 1
         next y_loop
     next x_loop
endgroup

group "Cutting object"
     Prism_ 5,10,
           start_hole_X,  start_hole_Y, 15,
           start_hole_X,  end_hole_Y, 15,
           end_hole_X,  end_hole_Y, 15,
           end_hole_X,  start_hole_Y, 15,
           start_hole_X,  start_hole_Y, -1
endgroup

placegroup subgroup("My tiles to be cut","Cutting object")

killgroup "My tiles to be cut"
killgroup "Cutting object"
 

this will just take the tile and do a big "Solid element operation" cut from them

Is this the sort of thing you are after?

[Daniella1985]

I'm very sorry it took me almost four weeks to reply. The 2D and 3D code you provided was very helpful and gave me a lot of direction; it was invaluable because I couldn't achieve the compensation effect when cutting blocks and tiles. Thank you so much!

You understand what I'm trying to express!