Infill Screen.lib - Problems

[DennisG]

Hi there;

I recently downloaded Infill Screen.PLA from Objects Online.
I'm attempting to use the Infill Screen object to create chain link fence models for a parking garage.

I am able to put together a pretty good fence, after inputting lots of parameters; the problem is, when I exit and restart AC, the part shows up as a fuzzy dot on the plan, and can't be found by Library Manager. When I direct Library Manager to the part, I have to start all over again inputting all the many parameters.

Needless to say this is getting frustrating.

Anyone else have this problem?

Much thanks in advance.

Dennis

[DennisG]

DennisG wrote:
Anyone else have this problem?

Dennis

And/or know how to eliminate it?

[Frank Beister]

Sounds a bit like library-chaos. 😉 Have you merged the SCREEN-library to your project? -> Library manager.

[DennisG]

F. wrote:
Sounds a bit like library-chaos. 😉 Have you merged the SCREEN-library to your project? -> Library manager.

I am no stranger to chaos, my friend. Which is why I am scrupulous with Libraries; I place all objects within a Master Library which I load with every project. I also use a job-specific library for job-specific parts.

So if there is a part, it should be loading.

Thanks for your reply,

Dennis

[Frank Beister]

Have you extracted the PLA into a folder?

Maybe it needs to write something (text I/O) into a file, which is not found , when you reload?

Is the object proofed for your AC version? What says the reseller of the object?
Does it work with a plain project (new and rebuilt) without any other library? (Duplicate file names)

Just some thoughts about it.

[DennisG]

F. wrote:
Have you extracted the PLA into a folder?

Maybe it needs to write something (text I/O) into a file, which is not found , when you reload?

Is the object proofed for your AC version? What says the reseller of the object?
Does it work with a plain project (new and rebuilt) without any other library? (Duplicate file names)

Just some thoughts about it.

Thanks F.
Answers, in order:
- The PLA has been extracted.
- "Writing to a file that is not found" fits the description of what's happening.
- I doubt the Object has been proofed for the latest version of 9.0; how can one determine if an object has been proofed for a particular version? But certainly, writing to a file is apretty basic function, and the file/Library tree I'm using is not exotic.
- I have not heard from Objects Online - I have not contacted them directly yet.
- I have not tried working with loading only with this object to the PLN file. Not sure what would happen.
Thanks for you help!
Dennis

[Frank Beister]

Right-click on the object in the explorer -> information. Then on tab info/version: 17 is ArchiCAD 7, 20 is ArchiCAD 8.x, 21 is ArchiCAD 9.

If you can look inside the scripts, have a look for (find) GLOB_MODPAR_NAME and NAME_OF_PROGRAM. There have been bugs in AC with this statements. The last one was used to check on which platform the object is running. Maybe this does not work correct. A blind guess.

Is there no contact eMail adress directly to the author?

[DennisG]

F. wrote:
Right-click on the object in the explorer -> information. Then on tab info/version: 17 is ArchiCAD 7, 20 is ArchiCAD 8.x, 21 is ArchiCAD 9.

Would you believe version 15 Windows?!

F. wrote:
If you can look inside the scripts, have a look for (find) GLOB_MODPAR_NAME and NAME_OF_PROGRAM. There have been bugs in AC with this statements. The last one was used to check on which platform the object is running. Maybe this does not work correct. A blind guess.

I could not find either phrase in either the 2D or 3D scripts.

F. wrote:
Is there no contact eMail adress directly to the author?

Is Daniel Lindahl still around? I'll have to check.

Thanks again for your help!

Dennis

[Frank Beister]

#15 is ArchiCAD 6.0. Puh.

Maybe you can open the object in AC 8.1 and save it renamed an with a fitting subtype as 8.1 object.

[DennisG]

F. wrote:
#15 is ArchiCAD 6.0. Puh.

Maybe you can open the object in AC 8.1 and save it renamed an with a fitting subtype as 8.1 object.

That sounds like a good idea; now if I can remember where I put that 8.1 Cd...