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Can you place an infield over a picture within the interface

JGoode
Expert
Hi,
I was wondering if it is possible to place an infield over a picture in the interface?

thanks
ArchiCAD 23

Windows 10
5 REPLIES 5
Better split the image...

Best Regards,
Piotr
Barry Kelly
Moderator
I found a work around many years ago.
The trick is to script the UI_INFEILD.
Then script the UI_PICTURE.
Then script the UI_INFEILD again with exactly the same values.

So here is an example form one of my window objects ...

UI_INFIELD "side_hgt_rake", 0,120,40,15
UI_INFIELD "side_hgt_above_beam", 20,55,35,15

UI_PICT "coastalview freeform dr-win.jpg", 0,10, 440, 216, 1

UI_INFIELD "side_hgt_rake", 0,120,40,15
UI_INFIELD "side_hgt_above_beam", 20,55,35,15

Barry.
One of the forum moderators.
Versions 6.5 to 27
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Lenovo Thinkpad - i7-1270P 2.20 GHz, 32GB RAM, Nvidia T550, Windows 11
runxel
Legend
Whats the goal here?
Could you post a picture, Barry?
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Barry Kelly
Moderator
Something like this where all the infields overlap a background image.

If you only have the infields before the picture you wont see them but can edit them if you know where they are.
And if only after the picture you can see them but can't edit them.

Before and after allows you to edit them and see them.

Barry.
One of the forum moderators.
Versions 6.5 to 27
i7-10700 @ 2.9Ghz, 32GB ram, GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB), Windows 10
Lenovo Thinkpad - i7-1270P 2.20 GHz, 32GB RAM, Nvidia T550, Windows 11
runxel
Legend
Thanks a lot Barry!
That makes it clear. 🙂

It's a very nice (but sadly needed) "hack" btw.
Lucas Becker | AC 27 on Mac | Author of Runxel's Archicad Wiki | Editor at SelfGDL | Developer of the GDL plugin for Sublime Text | My List of AC shortcomings & bugs | I Will Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again |

POSIWID – The Purpose Of a System Is What It Does /// «Furthermore, I consider that Carth... yearly releases must be destroyed»