Placegroup

[Anonymous]

I'm just learning to use ArchiCAD and would really apprecaite any help... is there a way to make to different cuts into a solid geometry. I have a grouped prism and would like to make two seperate cuts into it. Somehow it's not working. I'm trying to use the placegroup subgroup command... am I doing it correctly or should I go a different path. Thanks for any help.

[TomWaltz]

It sounds like the right idea... can you post some of your code so we can better understand your problem?

I've been limping around the GROUP commands lately, and I'm curious to see if you're having the same problems I was with them.

[gerd]

the easiest way to understand, how archicad things are made inside gdl is to drag the elements from floor plan into a open 3d skript window.

then you can substitute the elements with your own ideas.
try it and have fun!

ps: if you are new to archicad you should first try to work without programming. many elements are available in the library. but of course gdl programming makes fun!

[Anonymous]

gerd wrote:
...drag the elements from floor plan into a open 3d skript window.

Do you literally mean drag the elements from the floor plan to a 3D script window? I've tried dragging as well as cutting + pasting between these two windows and it doesn't seem to work - is there something I'm missing?
I didn't think you could drag anything between archicad windows.

[TomWaltz]

Tom wrote:

gerd wrote:
...drag the elements from floor plan into a open 3d skript window.

Do you literally mean drag the elements from the floor plan to a 3D script window? I've tried dragging as well as cutting + pasting between these two windows and it doesn't seem to work - is there something I'm missing?
I didn't think you could drag anything between archicad windows.

You can drag from an Archicad view to a GDL object window. The trick is that is has to be the separate dedicated window for that script, not the master object window.

If you click the rectangular button next to the name of the script, like 2D or 3D script, it will open a separate window. You can drag items into that new window.

[Anonymous]

TomWaltz wrote:

You can drag from an Archicad view to a GDL object window. The trick is that is has to be the separate dedicated window for that script, not the master object window.

Tried + tried, still not working?

This is what I'm doing (it's in very simple steps because I'm probably missing something very simple):
- Opening New GDL object window, then opening the separate 3D script window.
- Making the main floor plan window smaller and placing it beside the 3D script window.
- Select and Ctrl+D a slab in the floor plan window, drag it in the direction of the 3D script window
- It won't allow me to drag off of the floor plan window, the slab (or whatever else I'm dragging) just stops up against the side of the floor plan window. And when i get to the 3D script window, my cursor is no longer dragging anything.

Could this be a Mac/windows thing? I remember in my happy days of working on Macs i could drag objects out of archicad and onto the desktop to create modules, don't seem to be able to do that in windows, so maybe this is similar...

[TomWaltz]

- Select and Ctrl+D a slab in the floor plan window, drag it in the direction of the 3D script window

There's the glitch.

Do not use the "drag" command. Use the "drag" mode of the pet pallette. Click on what you want to put in the GDL window, and keep the mouse button held down until you are on top of the GDL window.

[Anonymous]

TomWaltz wrote:
Do not use the "drag" command. Use the "drag" mode of the pet pallette. Click on what you want to put in the GDL window, and keep the mouse button held down until you are on top of the GDL window.

How strange - I tried that method as well, and there was still no luck. Then I tried one last time, and in frustration dragged across much quicker than usual - and it worked... (strange how things always work the last time you try them
)

Dragging with ctrl+D works as well if you approach the window's edge with speed.


- Thanks,
Tom.

[TomWaltz]

Tom wrote:
How strange - I tried that method as well, and there was still no luck. Then I tried one last time, and in frustration dragged across much quicker than usual - and it worked... (strange how things always work the last time you try them
)

Dragging with ctrl+D works as well if you approach the window's edge with speed.

Huh.... so speed of movement has an effect..... I think I'll break out the rum now....