How can I add the render preview to a new gdl object?

[Anonymous]

I have modeled new objects for my projects. Is there any guide to know exactly how to add render view?


Thanks

David

[Laura Yanoviak]

From ArchiCAD Help:

Preview Picture
In the Preview Picture window, you can attach characteristic graphical information to a GDL Object. The graphic is a PICT (MacOS) or BMP (Windows) type image and does not affect the Object’s behavior or appearance in any way. This preview is displayed as the default representation of your Object in its tool settings dialog box, as well as next to library objects listed in a browsing window.
To generate the preview of a new Object:
1: Place the Object in the Project.
2: Select the placed Object and choose View > 3D View Mode > 3D Projection Settings. Choose a projection type and set up a view angle that show the typical features of your Object. Click OK.
3; Choose Image > 3D Image Settings. Set the window’s height and width to the same value to obtain a square shaped window.
4: Check the result in the 3D Window.
5: Choose Document > Creative Imaging > PhotoRendering Settings. In the Resulting Image area, define a 128 by 128 pixel size that you will be able to insert in the preview without any distortion, and choose a neutral background for the Object (for example, white color for both the Sky and the Ground).
6: With the Object still selected, choose Document > Creative Imaging > PhotoRender Projection. A Model Picture is generated.
7: Choose Edit > Select All, then Edit > Copy.
8: Go back to the Floor Plan. With the Object still selected, choose File > Libraries and Objects > Open Object. This will open the Master Window of the selected Object.
9: Click the Preview Picture icon to open the corresponding window, then choose Edit > Paste.
10: Save the GDL Object.

You can also paste other data from the clipboard, for example a photograph of the real-life object

[Anonymous]

Laura wrote:
From ArchiCAD Help:

Preview Picture
In the Preview Picture window, you can attach characteristic graphical information to a GDL Object. The graphic is a PICT (MacOS) or BMP (Windows) type image and does not affect the Object’s behavior or appearance in any way. This preview is displayed as the default representation of your Object in its tool settings dialog box, as well as next to library objects listed in a browsing window.
To generate the preview of a new Object:
1: Place the Object in the Project.
2: Select the placed Object and choose View > 3D View Mode > 3D Projection Settings. Choose a projection type and set up a view angle that show the typical features of your Object. Click OK.
3; Choose Image > 3D Image Settings. Set the window’s height and width to the same value to obtain a square shaped window.
4: Check the result in the 3D Window.
5: Choose Document > Creative Imaging > PhotoRendering Settings. In the Resulting Image area, define a 128 by 128 pixel size that you will be able to insert in the preview without any distortion, and choose a neutral background for the Object (for example, white color for both the Sky and the Ground).
6: With the Object still selected, choose Document > Creative Imaging > PhotoRender Projection. A Model Picture is generated.
7: Choose Edit > Select All, then Edit > Copy.
8: Go back to the Floor Plan. With the Object still selected, choose File > Libraries and Objects > Open Object. This will open the Master Window of the selected Object.
9: Click the Preview Picture icon to open the corresponding window, then choose Edit > Paste.
10: Save the GDL Object.

You can also paste other data from the clipboard, for example a photograph of the real-life object

Is this a polite way to say RTFM?

[Anonymous]

Laura, thanks for your help. now I have another question How can I add the 2d view I made the same procedure but doesn´t work. any hint?

[Djordje]

David wrote:
Laura, thanks for your help. now I have another question How can I add the 2d view I made the same procedure but doesn´t work. any hint?

Set the 3D window to hidden line, view from above, and click on the button "copy to 2D view" or similar ...

Alternatively, copy and paste works - even from the 2D symbol to the 2D scripted window, so that you can tweak it later (fragments, lines, pens, hotspots ...)

[Frank Beister]

SHIFT-APPLE-4. Afterwards press CTRL before click and dragging the selection frame. Now the screen area is in clipboard. Paste it into preview window. The size will be scaled to 128 max in x and/or y. Using MacOS (as you do) QT is used internaly for resizing. Quality should be good enough. Similar way. 😉

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your help, now I can organize all that work correctly. I found in my office a very helpful source to continue learning how to make parametric objects. The David Nicholson-Cole book (Object Making with Archicad-GDL for Beginners, I´m going to try the exercises to understand well the way to do it. There´s another book of David´s (The Cookbook) but I´m not sure if I need it, does anybody recomend it?

[Laura Yanoviak]

David wrote:
There´s another book of David´s (The Cookbook) but I´m not sure if I need it, does anybody recomend it?

I hear it's highly recommended, although it's out of print, and hasn't been updated (for subsequent AC releases) for years...

[Anonymous]

It would be a great idea if the books that are out of print, be available for download in PDF version, for a special price.

[Laura Yanoviak]

You can also refer to this site, but it's an abbreviated version.