Modelview Options & Library Global

[Vitruvius]

Hi,

A lot of my old symbols have options to make them appear in either the Plan, RCP or both.

!!! MODELVIEW OPTIONS ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MVreq = REQUEST ("Floor_Plan_Option","",modelview)

IF modelview = 0 THEN
TEXT2 0,0,'Floorplan'
ENDIF

IF modelview = 1 THEN
TEXT2 0,0,'RCP'
ENDIF

I noticed that the MVO panel now has the following options:

1 - Realistic (similar to plan)
2 - Electric (newish option)
3 - RCP (as before)

Item 2 doesn't get addressed by REQUEST ("Floor_Plan_Option"," ",show).

How can I get my symbol to understand whether it can draw itself as option 1 (Realistic) or option 2 (Electric Symbol)? I've tried dabbling in the LIBRARYGLOBAL but it's really quite complicated and I'm stumped.

Many thanks!

[rocorona]

Things evolve. Not easy to stay updated,when the changes are not clearly stated.

Now you need to use
MVreq = LIBRARYGLOBAL ("LibraryGlobals13", "iLSymbol", modelview)

modelview will take the value 1, 2 or 3 according to the MV Option.

[Vitruvius]

Thank you Roberto - just what I was looking for!!

I find many of the newer features aren't really well documented (if at all). Which is fine with the program because you can experiment. Experimenting is not so fine with GDL because it's rather less forgiving.

I've also discovered that by inserting the following in the 2D & Parameter script:

CALL "RequestPlanViewGlobals" PARAMETERS ALL RETURNED_PARAMETERS gs_symbtype_2D_m (this has gotta be all one line!!!!!)

With new Parameters:
gs_symbtype_2D_ (text)
gs_symbtype_2D_m (integer)

You can select the MV options from within your symbols and have them respond accordingly.

Nifty stuff, but some documentation would help.

Cheers

[Bruce]

I know this is an old post, but the current GDL guide still lists this (or a close variation) as a valid coding option. However, I can't figure out how to set the MVO to be "Ceiling Plan" apart from Lamp options - which doesn't affect this REQUEST.

http://gdl.graphisoft.com/gdl-docs/gdl-guide/chapter-12-miscellaneous/request-options/

(do a page search for "storyViewpointType" - it's near the bottom)

Any ideas?