Objects

[Anonymous]

Hello everyone, does anybody knows how to add objects to your library? im not sure where to save them, or how to save them. another question, does anybody knows a good webpage to download some good objects?

Thanks

[Anonymous]

rubstein wrote:
http://www.archi-media.ch/archicad/download/bibliothekselemente/bibliothekselemente.html

Become

http://www.archimedia.ch/bausoftware/archicad/download/download.html

Just an exemple in link with Would it be useful if every GDL object on the internet was listed in the Depository?

[Anonymous]

I'm trying so very hard to understand. Am I making a new folder in just my ordinary project subdirectory where I put all my project specific correspondence, etc.? I downloaded several ceiling fan files from different websites, but have no idea where they went. I found one and there are three files with the same type name. I think I've uploaded a screenshot of the files.

10 minutes later... Ok, I think I figured it out.

Yes, make a subdirectory in the project subdirectory. Open Library Manager and click the "Add" button at the top. In the dialogue box that opens, go to the project subdirectory and select the objectname.gsm file. The object appears in the embedded library for that specific project.

If this is not a good way to do this, if I am messing up my model, somebody please let me know.

[vistasp]

Welcome to the forum, nolalaura.

From your screenshot is looks like you've tried to open the object (to edit it in GDL) instead of opening the object's parameters (Ctrl+T or Cmd+T).

The standard practice for organising your objects is:

1. Default Library (what comes with your localised version of ArchiCAD)
2. Office Library (a folder where you keep other downloaded objects which you would use regularly)
3. Project Library (where you keep objects relevant to that particular project). Ever since embedding was made available, you have had the option to do so instead of having a project-specific library.

All these folders (or objects in the case of embedding) need to be loaded via the library manager.

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