Help making basic editable Library Item

[Anonymous]

Im trying to make the below item a little better to use.

Basically its just a 2d image with text as a library item.. where the red # is I have left blank and I just drop text over the top of it in my plans
I was wondering if someone could show me or point me to a place I could see how I could add editable text to where the red # is so that I could edit it in objects setting box. And do away with the whole droping text boxes on top of it

Thanks

[vistasp]

A simple object like this is a great way to get your feet wet with GDL. For starters, you might like the "Introduction to Object Making" by David Nicholson Cole. That - and his "GDL Cookbook 4" can be downloaded from ArchiCad East.

[rocorona]

What are the variables in the "##" text?
- You want it to be RED, as shown, or same color (and size and font) of the other text?
- Has it a fixed length (i.e. 2 digit) or can be any text?
What are your knowledge of GDL? did you script the basis object, or you just saved some plan element "as GDL"?

Strings in GDL can be combined simply with the "+" operator. If you create in your library part a text parameter called "texty", for example:

ystring = 'Y-' + texty + 'kN'
TEXT2 0,0, ystring

If the parameter has a value of "00" you will get Y-00kN

Hope this can be a good starting point for you.

[David Maudlin]

GeNOS:

You can also look at some of he simpler 2D symbol objects in the ArchiCAD Library (for instance, in the US Library "Revision Indicator_NCS 12") to see an example of how this can be done.

David

[Anonymous]

vistasp wrote:
A simple object like this is a great way to get your feet wet with GDL. For starters, you might like the "Introduction to Object Making" by David Nicholson Cole. That - and his "GDL Cookbook 4" can be downloaded from ArchiCad East.

cheers for the link.. ill have a read through it

rocorona wrote:
What are the variables in the "##" text?
- You want it to be RED, as shown, or same color (and size and font) of the other text?
- Has it a fixed length (i.e. 2 digit) or can be any text?
What are your knowledge of GDL? did you script the basis object, or you just saved some plan element "as GDL"?

Strings in GDL can be combined simply with the "+" operator. If you create in your library part a text parameter called "texty", for example:

ystring = 'Y-' + texty + 'kN'
TEXT2 0,0, ystring

If the parameter has a value of "00" you will get Y-00kN

Hope this can be a good starting point for you.

the red part just needs to be a 2 or 3 digit number. its just a saved as GDL item from AC.

David wrote:
GeNOS:

You can also look at some of he simpler 2D symbol objects in the ArchiCAD Library (for instance, in the US Library "Revision Indicator_NCS 12") to see an example of how this can be done.

David

i tryed looking at a few, but all the ones i found were editable 3d objects and couldnt really tell what was what.. ill have another look for a editable 2d item.

[Anonymous]

rocorona wrote:
What are the variables in the "##" text?
- You want it to be RED, as shown, or same color (and size and font) of the other text?
- Has it a fixed length (i.e. 2 digit) or can be any text?
What are your knowledge of GDL? did you script the basis object, or you just saved some plan element "as GDL"?

Strings in GDL can be combined simply with the "+" operator. If you create in your library part a text parameter called "texty", for example:

ystring = 'Y-' + texty + 'kN'
TEXT2 0,0, ystring

If the parameter has a value of "00" you will get Y-00kN

Hope this can be a good starting point for you.

because i just saved it form AC as a GDL object it wouldnt know that the black text was actually text tho.. correcT?

[Anonymous]

GeNOS wrote:
because i just saved it form AC as a GDL object it wouldnt know that the black text was actually text tho.. correcT?

No, AC would not treat it as normal text, as produced using the text tool.

What do you need to do with the text? If you just needed to change the ## text simply add a new 'texty' parameter in the parameter list of the object. This will then be available to edit when you open the object dialog box.

[Anonymous]

yeha i tried that before i made this thread.
i just need teh ## to read a 2 or 3 digit number..
but adding a text feild to the parameters it just alows me to put a value in the objects setting box.. but i dunno how to getit to show up when i actually place the object.. iv got it placing some text but its about 30 meters away from where i place the object

[Anonymous]

There are probably a number of reasons why that could be happening. Did you move the 2d lines in ArchiCAD to the 0,0 point before saving as GDL? Have you put some add2 and rot2 commands to move the text to the right position? Have you previewed the part in the 2d symbol box?

If all else fails, post the object up and I'm sure someone will point you in the right direction!

[Anonymous]

ah ok.. probably wasnt on 0,0 when i saved it.. ill fix that up and a few other things and post it up.. ill have a bit more of a read of that cook book thingo aswell 1st..