ArchiCAD 19 interior lamp object fill

[Anonymous]

In AC19 INT library some (not all) lamps have greyed options for selecting fill type, pen and background pen in floorplan. Is there any checkbox that I am missing or what? I have checked in AC18 and it works without any problems.

[Laszlo Nagy]

I checked the script of the Lamp object and this type of lamps does is not scripted in a way to display Fills in 2D so those Fill fields are always disabled.
Maybe it is because it is a ceiling lamp so you always have an overhead display mode.
By the way, this interface with these fields and options is a common interface for all Light types. Some use these Fill options, some don't.
But I think the interface in this case is deceiving because why is there a field there at all if you can never enable it? Just to tease you or irritate you?
I will forward this to GS for consideration and possible fixing.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for checking. I really don't know, why you shouldn't be able to change this fills, but leave them dark grey all over the world. The funny thing is if you open AC18 place the same lamp object with changed fill and the copy paste to AC19 it is converted to AC19 library part and retains the fill set in AC18. So I thing it is mistake in the code for some light objetcs.

[Laszlo Nagy]

Yes, you are right.
It works just fine in AC18.
Then I think this is definitely a bug in the AC19 version. The Lamp object was modified for AC19 and they must have introduced the bug then.
I have reported this issue to Graphisoft.

[Katalin Borszeki]

Hi,
Thanks for letting us know about it.
This issue has been added to our database as #193411 and has already been fixed. The fix is planned to be part of the next ARCHICAD 19 update!

[Anonymous]

Has this been fixed yet? I am on 4013 AC19.....

KatalinBorszeki wrote:
Hi,
Thanks for letting us know about it.
This issue has been added to our database as #193411 and has already been fixed. The fix is planned to be part of the next ARCHICAD 19 update!

[Anonymous]

AC19 Library Update 4554, fixed it. Thank you for releasing the fixed objects.

[Anonymous]

Doesn't appear to be fixed on my build...

Version Lang Build Platform Type
19 NZE 5005 Mactel64 FULL

[David Maudlin]

Adam:

It is not part of the build, it is in the library. Go to Help > Check for Updates... and see if your library is current.

David

[Anonymous]

Thanks David, library is up to date... we think it might be a NZ issue. Will contact the local distributor...