New material, where is it stored

[Tom Krowka]

I've created a new material; actually a wood texture that is rotated 90 degrees so it goes vertically instead of horizontally. I'd like to put it in my personal library, because I'm assuming that the next library update will overwrite the materials library as well. So I would lose it.

However, I can't find where the materials are stored. I found the textures under the Object lIbrary, but the new texture and the new material are nowhere to be found.

[Vitruvius]

I'm not sure where the materials are stored but you can move this material to a new project using attribute mover.

Cheers,

[Barry Kelly]

Tom wrote:
I've created a new material; actually a wood texture that is rotated 90 degrees so it goes vertically instead of horizontally. I'd like to put it in my personal library, because I'm assuming that the next library update will overwrite the materials library as well. So I would lose it.

However, I can't find where the materials are stored. I found the textures under the Object lIbrary, but the new texture and the new material are nowhere to be found.

Materials are stored in the PLN file and not as a separate object somewhere.

Use the attribute manager to transfer from one PLN (or PLA) to another.
Transfer it to your template and it will be there for all future jobs.

Barry.

[Anonymous]

Hello Tom,

One solution is to have an object library of your own,
which has your customed materials, fill types
and line types stored in a Master_GDL file.

When loading libraries ArchiCAD reads all the files that
begin with 'Master_GDL' and adds all the materials, fill types
and line types found there to the corresponding menus.
(Nothing with the same name is NOT replaced though,
so setting made in PLN are not ruined every time you load
libraries).

This method has the advantage that you don't have to manually
add materials etc. with the attribute manager -> all your customed settings appear automagically by reading the custom library.

There has been a discussion about how to export master files at:

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=31051&highlight=gdl#31051

and

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=27657&highlight=master+gdl#27657

This is a slightly different thing as you would
save 'GDL-materials' or 'GDL-fills and line types'
from the special-menu. The saved file should be
named by the format;

Master_GDL_myIndoormaterials.GDL
Master_GDL_myWoodMaterials.GDL
Master_GDL_myLineTypes.GDL

Feel free to remove all the extra materials and other
definitions with text editor and leave just the necessary
ones left. You can also modify, copy and rename attributes
here. Be sure to include all the needed texture bit maps
in your library too. I attach a short material master, which
has an oak material defined in it.


Hope this helps, Juha