Good morning, i'm trying to make a solid like the one shown in the picture below in order to use it for solid operations. The final object has to be fully parametric so i cant use inserted objects (from 3ds, maya etc) or morphs. Sweep cmd seems to be...
I created an element sub type that I now need to edit, and I can not for the life of me figure out how to access the "sub types". Can anyone refresh my memory? Thanks David
I got some objects from BIMcomponents and I want to paste or dumpt them at the archicad library or embedded library to be use later, how do i go ?
Hi all we're busy making favourites of the door types we use and would like to know how to assign a fixed ID to each door type. What we've done is split our door types into categories eg. Interior doors will have an ID D1, Exterior Doors D2 etc and s...
I've downloaded a sketchup model. Is there any way to change the materials without changing it into a morph. Have attempted to change to morph but I get a caution message that says the morph will be very complicated and will slow down the program. Do...
Its there but greyed out and un-editable. All the text parameters are there and functional just cant edit the text. Am I missing something?
I am ganging windows together and they just never look right. I cannot do windows that have transoms already there and work with them, they arent built like real life windows with real mullions. I have to gang windows together and gang transoms toget...
Is there a quick method to change language inside an object. I mean change text of parameters and text of variable, without creating two different objects. I have a huge amount of parameters and variable to change. I developed Railing Tool (3DMD) Tha...
Trying to create a Triangle Window (Right Angle Top Corner). Can this be achieved with the standard library?
How do I insert a name to a wall module ?
Hello. I have an issue regarding a door I am drawing. I would like the red dimension to be 70 cm instead of 75 cm, but I don't seem to find the setting for this. Does anybody know? Thank you.
Hi I have used a wall and roof to create a butt jointed window. I'd like to change the ID or type to be a window so it can be included in the schedule. Is this possible ? cheers
I have downloaded Trimdek roof object from www.steel.com.au. It is in the correct Archicad format but the company has provided it as a wall cladding, and not roof cladding. If I download it onto my roof plan I get it as an elevation, not a plan. This...
So i have for some time wanted to create my own doors and windows, as the ones provided with archicad are sorry to say far from that great. there are other options such as cadimage tools, but you have to upgrade every year to keep using the tools... ...
Hi guys, I am wondering if I can achieve something like this for my zone stamps. Having columns not only rows is what I am looking for. I tried something with the GDL editor but it didn't work. Any help would be appreciated.
Reviewing old posts it seems that there was once an easy weld annotation object as part of the AC 9 library (in a sub library called NCS detailer) which had simple pull-down style choices for the weld elements (like the sizes in the wood member detai...
Hello, I want to ask is it possible to show door orientation left/right on the floor plan (as a part of dimension marker may be)? I am using AC18. Thanks.
Dear Graphisoft Is it common practice to reduce libraries and functionality between 'upgrades' the 2d plants i usually use are no longer available (see screenshot) so instead i have had to do a 'workaround' a word that has become all to common place ...
Hello, i want learn smart scripting. Where i can found clear information for beginners? I want start from roof tile, like that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1869&v=_vSi30oA7wA
Hi! Anyone who knows if there´s any independent label with text that can be scaled according to the present scale? // Maria
Here's my dilemma? I need to make a window have 'adjustable' top, bottom, and side rails? how do I do this? I don't just want "fixed" same size all around for the frame...I need the window to function like a door object were we can adjust the top, bo...
Hi is there a way to modify (reduce) the length of the door opening simplified symbol, wh thanks
I would like to use the AC17 symbol fills, but notice that the ones listed in my file skip numbers. For instance, the CStone symbol fills start with 01 then after 13 it skips to 49. How can I see the other symbol fills? I have searched within the AC ...
Hi. I've been struggling cleaning up a model going from 3d dwg exporting as IFC from Autocad 2014 and then importing it into AC18. So one of the issues was the 3D error. I set the work environment options > imaging and calculations to full report. I ...
How might this information about using Kolbe windows in Revit and Sketchup translate into ArchiCAD. http://www.kolbe-kolbe.com/gallery/index.cfm?pcID=5&pID=33#tutwq
Ever dreamed of creating parametric ArchiCAD objects outside of ArchiCAD? Dream no more. read on here
Hi, We are having trouble doing a pretty simple thing with windows. Refer to the attached elevation for the shape we want. Thanks
It seems to me like someone must have created a library of athletic fields and their dimensions. I just can't find any anywhere. Has anyone found a good resource for GDL objects of basketball courts, volley ball courts, hockey rinks, tennis courts, s...
In Archicad 8,9,11 & 14, I could bring a GDL object of text into Elevation view, explode the GDL object, then use the individual text (text I use on a regular basis). In Archicad 18, when I bring in the GDL object, it will not explode. I have to take...
hello everyone when i open an archicad file, it reminds me that i have some missing objects, since i have these gsm files, how could i import these objects to my archicad file to replace the missing objects
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I am in search of a 3 basin sink that I am able to edit the extensions on the sides. Does anyone have an idea of where I can find one?
Looking for typical commercial kitchen ArchiCAD compatible objects.
Does anyone know a way to fix parameters of a certain window object to prevent it from accidental modifying? I wish to have a special library folder with a limited number of windows we use in a project to avoid having same ID windows with different p...
I need help with GDL please.. I created a curtain wall and saved it as an object in ArchiCAD 16, It worked fine. Now I'm trying to open the same project in ArchiCAD 18 , it only appears in the Floor Plan but not in the section or 3D. It is giving an ...
I am making a Bifold-window with a Bifold door. which sits on a slab to be used as a servery. The bench-top, made from a slab projects out through the window. Though as you can see, I can not get the floor plan detail to show the window above the ben...
I have a stone wall that I am putting in custom gdl doors & windows. The sides of the Wallhole are showing as stone, but I want them to be white. Is there a way to programmatically change this wallhole side material? Would this be the built-in variab...
Hello, Sorry if this is a silly question, but I as a beginner am very confused about this. I have downloaded and placed a sofa in my interior, but when it is placed in the room, it appears plain grey. The image of it on the website was with colourful...
I have made up a complex wall type composite and put a window in it but the flip tool dopes not seem to work ??? Any ideas ? I cannot get the window cill on the out side ??? Thanks All. Look forward to hearing from you all soon
I've noticed this slightly on other projects but on a recent (larger) project I am working on wether I have the tick box checked for "Door belongs to zone into which it opens" makes absolutely no difference to the schedules. To make the door pick up ...
I've never used the bimcomponents.com site and today for the first time am trying to download some objects. I keep getting this message that Oops! something went wrong.... etc. i just opened the account with bimcomponents. Could that be the case; tha...
Bimcomponents I'm the user https://bimcomponents.com/Profile/a5fe2bbc-2da9-47d8-977c-ad8417427b40. I have some pending objects waiting for your approval, but I want to update them. I also updated an object, but you reported an error; now I don't see ...
How can I change the bottom mullion dept at the sill on the storefront window? There seems to be a setting for everything else except that element. I hope it's not a default that can't be changed. Otherwise, how do you put in a storefront window. Cur...
Hi, I am using ArchiCAD18 Student on a windows machine. I am trying to light my model, but i dont seem to have a general light sources folder in my archicad library. I have attached a snap of my laptop showing my available folders. Am i missing somet...
Anyone who know how to change the way door glass is represented in 2D? I would like the line that represents the glass to be shorter and when I draw a double door I would like it to be två seperate lines, one for each leaf. // M
Having a problem with the way AC 18 is displaying the materials in elevation and rendering. The double hung window and the door have masonry jack arches with a keystone. On the door it shows a stucco finish but on the window it shows as brick even th...
Does anyone know where i can get hold of Australian standard turning circles? mainly for passenger vehicle maneuvering.. (not trucks etc..) for unit parking etc.. DWG or GDL happy to pay for them if needed cheers Gene
Hi, I'm in the process of creating a new clean template & noticed that an Embedded Hotlinked Library from an ArchiCAD 12 Migration Library. The weird thing is i started from a Default AC18 template to fully start fresh. I don't remember copying anyth...
Hello everyone Is there a way for an object to read parameters from other object from the floor plan? In other words, For example let's say I have 2 objects, we call them: Object_1 and object_2. Object_1 has a parameter. Parameter name is param_1, an...
The BIM Components Portal videos released with AC16 note many features that I find currently missing on the BIM Components Portal: a series of grey buttons for the GDL Object Viewer, the context menu commands, etc. (See videos titled “Object Pages” a...
How can I set all the markers size, shape, text at once without changing all the units to the one that selects and displays when all are selected?
Hello, I just begin to follow the lesson on the software Archicad and i am putting some doors on my wall , i have two problem , the first one is i have no cut in the wall i cant see in the glass of the window. My other problem is i have no symbol of ...
I keep getting these reports when generating a 3D image or elevations I have tried un ticking the "write report" box, but then I get an error message instead so I went to full report & got this, I dont know what it means & would like them to stop. Ca...
Hi! I'm trying to create my own library object based on a morph cube. It's just a very simple object that should be a displayed as a cube in 3D and elevation but in plan I want it to show as a lamp symbol. How do I edit the symbol visible in plan?
Hello I look forward to update custom library from the V9, its size Currently I use V17, and update a part of the library, it is claimed to be me additional information, including the selection of a license for the type of object I think this is just...
So I'm feeling like I'm going crazy but I am unable to download an object from BIMComponents in Safari or Firefox. There is what looks like a download button but it is only an object on the page and it doesn't do anything. This seems to be the case f...
Hello everyone I created a custom window marker, and I want to use in my 2d script the top elevation of the window. Is that possible? I've used this parameters from "Door/Window Marker attributes" ac_wido_a_size ac_wido_b_size But I am not able to us...
Our office has recently upgraded from Archicad 15 to Archicad 18 and i would like to copy across an object from the 15 Library that is missing in the 18 library. The object is a story marker - see attached screenshot.
I would like to somehow change the ArchiCAD 18 Zone Stamp so that the scale sensitivity is different. Instead of the 1:50 scale limit, I would like to make this 1:30 or 1:32 so that a stamp that appears on a drawing at ¼" to a foot is different than ...
Hi, I'm using AC 18. Let's say that I choose door that is solid in the lower part, and there's glass above, in the top part (style 39 i.e.). Is this possible to set custom height of any of these parts? thx charles
I haven't been able to find a way of doing this. I always have 2 sections, one horizontal and one vertical which I use throughout the project without having to create new ones or moving my existing ones all the time. At the moment I move my section l...
This is my first post here, so pardon me if this has already been discussed. I have run across a problem and thought I would check here to see if anyone else has had this issue. In the office where I work, people have been downloading Sketchup object...
Hi!, I need to make a custom window, similar to the one in old factories. They usually had arched lintels. The problem is that when I put my window in the wall (previously saved as gsm window) , the hole in the wall is rectangular and lintel is strai...
hi all, I've been unable to login into the Bimcomponents site using my Google Apps(Gmail address), it gives me the following error : ID4175: The issuer of the security token was not recognized by the IssuerNameRegistry. To accept security tokens from...
Not sure why the 2 icons have been blacked out (attached). my AC18 is currently up to date (build 5100). mind you, i think i started to notice this after upgrading from build 4020 to the current one. this icon black out happens in the door & window s...
Is there any way to have one type of handle on inside the other type of handle outside?
I find the available window and door frames quite unsatisfactory. Your frames are based on blocky timber frames while most frames are now aluminium. Profiles are very different and when enlarged in detailed drawings, using timber style frames for alu...
Does anyone know how to edit the red line at the upper side of the window in the attached picture? From other reading I believe it may be the window contour line. It is pen 3, which I would like to change, but cannot find where to do so. It is not in...
Hi, I have this problem. I have a composite walls, with structure and internal insulation. I set the parameters correctly (insulation is a finishing, as well as plaster). When I create a window in the wall: - on the floorplan view I get the correct i...
Hi everyone, I've been digging up my long-forgotten-wall-label project and working on it. I found out about the ac_wall_direction_type and it could be helpful for my label. The problem is, it doesn't update its value instantly, when the wall is mirro...
I have written a GDL object. The lines are drawn and GDL script is OK. But there is no fill on the surface. When I write the 3D script with PGON, the error message comes " Wrong Edge Index at PGON xx". When using command PLANE, the error comes " Norm...
I'm moving from AC11 and I notice the AC18 Toilet ( WC 18 ) has the minimum space settings, but no Hotspots and no fill to show the minimum space area. Where is the setting to turn on the hotspots and/or minimum space fill?
CREATED THIS "CUSTOM" WINDOW. HAS A "WALLSLAB" HOLE SO THE WINDOW CAN FIT THE WALL PROPERLY, QUESTION: 1. HOW CAN i MAKE THIS OBJECT CONTAIN CASINGS, TRIM, SILL...ETC.. LIKE A STANDARD WINOOW IN ARCHICAD? 2. DO i HAVE TO GO INTO GDL OR CAN I SIMPLY S...
Since Archicad 10 the Drawing Title preferences (NCS Drawing Title) one could change each set of text individually, but I don’t seem to be able to do that in Archicad 18. Does any one have a solution. the drawing Title and the scale are all the same ...
With ArchiCAD 18 the "title" parameter of the UI_DIALOG command has no effect. Is this a bug, a new feature, or a transitory failure due to the new interface?(now the "parameter list" and the "custom setting" panes share the same location and the pan...
Hello all. Is there a similar way to REQUEST ("view_rotangle", "", angleViewRotation) to request the rotation of the drawing on the layout?
I think this is a really easy thing to do, but I want to adjust the "d marker 18" so that it shows the room ID and the door ID. It currently will only display the the door ID. I've spent hours looks through posts, but I really have no idea what I am ...
I am making a stair case, and I don't want to see the treads numbered. I unchecked the "show numbering" box. On the stair's home story it works fine, and does not show any numbers. However, on the upper story, it is displaying numbers on the treads. ...
Hi everyone, I'm a bit lost in some options in archicad, I have some sliding doors in my project and gypsum walls. I want to do a sliding door with 100 cm of opening, but when I turn the finish in the options it takes the thickness from the opening t...
how do I do that? I've parametrically added the "text" so I can change it...but how do I add a parameter (without too much trouble) that allows the user to 'rotate' the text? Is it merely a word in front of the parameter "LIGHTTYPE" in the objects pa...
First time this has ever happened to me. I'm using the latest build 5014. I selected all windows in my building on one storey to alter the size of the Window Label text (Builder Dimension). This was the only parameter I altered. After some considerab...
So...is there any railing object that I can use that I can have the "spacing" in between the pickets to be a "consistent" dimension.....say, Ohhh...I dunno, the code says no great than 4" therefore.....can I have a railing with a parameter that can d...
Hi, I've got two duplicate object in my library. Does anyone have an idea of where this duplicate can be coming from?
When I go to the 'Library Manager' I've got a missing object. It's a 'Story Marker 17+ (4)' from an unknown library. Anyone any idea what this could be?
I have combined and created a distinct panel in a simple curtain wall. The panel type is CW Door 2 18. When placed the frame shows clear and when editing the surfaces the changes are not applied. Been fiddling with this a bit but cannot resolve.
I am looking for a library of kitchen cabinets that provide for inset style doors with visible stiles and rails. The only posts I could find on this subject date back to 2008 and weren't very helpful. Thank you
How can I make a multi-panel pocket door. The office I workout uses Weiland doors in a number of are custom homes. is there a web site or book that shows how to make a custom door? Thanks
What door options do we have for a plain opening in the wall with no casing. Just wrapped with drywall ?
so...I have this oxbow window skylight object. i'm looking at needing to reduce it's height and stretch it out horizontally...how can I accomplish this?
anyone have one? a shower drain pan object that indicates the drain in the "center" as opposed to the last releases drains showing on the edge or corner? thanks.
Still having problems with migrating a collection of apartment buildings. Migrating from 11 right into 18 was problematic and a suggestion was made to integrate an intermediated migration step. Migrating from v11 to v15 shows good results but still s...
Page 2 of this PDF http://www.woodworkers.com.au/catalogues/QLD/restoration/1%20-%20woodworkers%20arches.pdf does anyone know of any library items that can be downloaded that will give a generic timber arch similar to any of these? also, gable treatm...
Hello everyone,I have been on a search for sometime now to find out who created these trees, and up until now I have had not luck. Aaron Bourgoin contacted me about one of my objects recently and while we were talking we got on the subject of the tre...
I am having trouble with the mullions on this model part. In elevation, it gives me a grip to adjust the height of the mullions, but only one side will adjust, no matter which grip I select to adjust. I don't see anything in the parameters. I attache...
Is there an object I can use to just click on a roof from top view and have it place a roof pitch symbol? I could use something like that for several things like slope of a garage floor, sidewalk, etc... I would like to have it work like the Elevatio...
I found out that a UI_PICT can refer to an 'indexed' picture stored in the library part. So this makes it possible to make one file for all the components of a UI-script. But how?
Error ArchiCAD18 or can be corrected? Or a new command for this? No transition to a new line of text, though the command has '\ n' in the properties script. Previous versions of program (in all) up to 18 th everything worked correctly. This bug in zo...
Is anyone else having this problem of duplicate objects from the libraries included with ArchiCAD. As far as I know I am just using the standard libraries. Seems to me that the if the libraries are made for ArchiCAD why are their duplicates when you ...
If CineRender Surface Definitions are stored as GDL objects, where is the GDL Reference Material that lists all the proper structure and syntax for a "create from scratch" Surface? As the surfaces themselves are defined and stored as a Master Script,...
I need change the internal own Guid of my object with the other one of an other object. Can I do it? I need it because I use a GDL object as a main macro of different object, but I need in the final version have different guid for each macro. So I ca...
Written on one afternoon out of frustration with having to constantly adjust snap grid positions and angles for my reflected ceiling plans. We still do them the good ol' way -- using slabs and cover fills, so precise and efficient placement of fixtur...
Hello everyone, If I assign a label to an element, is there a way to use parameters from label into a schedule or list?
Hi, Quick simple question. Is there a command allowing to quickly measure distance between two points defined by X and Y? .... something like this "DIST": DIST 10, 20, 30, 50 , distance PRINT distance != 36,1 If there no such command than is there a ...
I've recently been contacted by Graphisoft UK to discuss how they can improve their UAS (or SSA??) subscription service. All very positive. During talks we discuss desired objects and I remembered an article for new enhanced sectional doors for AC18....
Hello, I am new to this forum, and new to ArchiCAD, but so far I love it. I am not so new to computer programming, but haven't learned GDL yet. Recently I messed up with some attributes of some window or door in my project, and I am getting following...
I'm getting this very small error message soon as I open a PLN each time. I'm sure it's an object that has some messed up coding on some line or missing some other object it's trying to find but how can I find what this object is so I can remove it? ...
These objects are great. I like how smooth the curves can be displayed. I would like to use these moldings on the slope sometimes. Would one of you GDL Guru's like to share a script that could be added to these objects so they can be used on a slope ...
This seems like it should be simple, but I can't get a particular label that I have (extracted from an lcf) to show up in the list of label types in the Label settings window. I tried adding the .gsm to both an open library folder and a new lcf, but ...
I have asked about this before - but thought I'd see if there was anymore information out there. I know there is a library part you can use to label your roof pitches. But if you change your roof pitch the label doesn't change. So - I am wondering if...
I'm having a problem with windows graphics when placed in complex walls. They appear correct on plan but not in section or 3D views. If I alter the "reveal" settings the plan will show incorrect but will be fine in section and 3D views.
I have the 2d plans settings - door opening angle set to 90 but it still shows up as closed in the plan. ALso, there is no selection point on the door panel itself where you could select It and open it in the plan view screen. When I open the selecti...
Hi, could you please tell me if there is a possibility to show opening lines on sections but not on 3D view? How to do it? Also, can I show doors open on my plans and shut on my sections? Thank you!
Hi Graphisoft! I'm working with exciting PolyOperations_Example object. Cutting polygon with halfplane works fine but when the halfplane is vertical I am in trouble: what parameters ca,cb and cc should be used in that case? ca,cb and cc are calculate...
Is there a GDL global variabel or command to find out what the direction is that an object is being viewed from in a section/elevation window? I want to make a text automatically to be rotated so you can read it in any section/elevation window.
Cadimage had a free vehicle tracking curve object that I downloaded at one time, but now can not find. Did anyone else download a copy that they would be willing to share? Thanks David
I was wondering what ever happened to the Enhanced / Consolidated Doors and Windows that are referenced in the ArchiCAD 16 Reference Guide on pages 75-80? There is a complete list of what was to be the new Enhanced / Merged Windows and Doors on page ...
Hello. Is it possible in a GDL object to get the name of the saved view in the view map? I would like to change the appearance of the object in 2D according that name.
Hello, i've got this simple problem with the display of doors on my project. With the setting on symbolic i just got a opening line but no door. With the settings on projected, i get a door but no opening line. I want my doors to be open 90 degree an...
Some one know about other status code like 262144 for EDGE and their meaning? It seem to be the 19th bit 1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128, 256,512,1024,2048,4096,8192,16384,32768, 65536,131072,262144
So..I guess there is something wrong with some variable I inputted in one of the fireplace objects....but how, where do I find out what it is that i need to fix?
Hi, Im looking for a small light to put above a bathroom mirror. Has anyone got a link?? thanks
Hi to all. Is there a simple way to add calculation data to objects? I know enough GDL to make the elements I need, but after a number of try studying the calculation manual I feel ... stupid. I simply don't get it. The "Component" and "Description" ...
Hi there! I tried to make tree objects that include their bitmaps using a code like in the AC 18 library tree object: DEFINE TEXTURE "TextureTree3D" 1, A, B, 1, 0 DEFINE MATERIAL "TreeMat3D" 20, 0, 0, 0, 0.58, 0.85, 0.2, valueOpacity, 50, 0, 0.878401...
I have created a custom door which I have used for a while. My problem is that when I come to do drawn schedules, I cannot see any views. For example 'View from opening side' Is there a bit of code I need to add for this to appear? Thanks Tom
Ok GDL geniuses, any ideas on this one? I have set up some buttons in the UI which are to add / subtract 1 from a parameter. Sounds simple. The code itself is very simple (see below or attached object). However it seems to run it twice, each time you...
I've experimented with various molding creation schemes I can find - custom profiles, the molding objects, smartparts easy trim, objective, etc. and have yet to find one that fits all my needs, maybe someone here has some other ideas. The ideal part ...
I am running into an annoying problem at times when I am placing doors. The door I am placing is not showing it's door marker. I have assigned the "Door Marker_NCS 18" type to the marker, I have set the model view options to display door markers, I h...
Right, what have I done wrong here? I don't make custom door panels often, so have I just clicked something wrong? My door panel appears a couple of meters behind the door frame?? Something to do with how I've made it perhaps? Any help appreciated!
Hi all, Has this stair type been made redundant or is there another reason why I can't choose this option when creating a stair? (see screenshot) Many thanks,
I have been battling this issue for years and i still don't understand what is what. sometimes i can get the door threshold to show in plan, but sometimes can't. i thought i had it figured out on the last job. if i set the structural display to "with...
I love this one. It's probably not new, but I just found it and have so many uses for it. I wish I had found it sooner. Now if I had one like it that was a j-bolt I would really be happy to have it. Thank you Cadimage !
When I create a window with a 2" sill for a window that is 6' wide by 1' high. I want the builder marker to be 6' X 1' not 6' x 1'-2"
If an integer parameter is increased by 1 in the parameter script, e.g. parameters test = test + 1 the script may run multiple times during one user operation. A parameter that is assigned 1 to start with could then be 4 after one single user operati...
My apologies, this question has probably been addressed here before (but 95 pages could take days to parse). Single objects from sources, like BIMcomponents, are dragged into the open project. These are nested in this current project's embedded libra...
Hi everybody, I am in need of an urgent solution to this problem! I am kindly asking you for some help! I've been working on this file for 2 months and created some customized objects and also imported other object form an older file (worked with A17...
I am working on a multi-unit housing building and we are using hotlinked modules for the individual apartments. I have followed the steps in this article in order to give the objects within the module unique ID numbers based on their room number. htt...
I am trying to get doors to display the room number they open into in their door marker. I have set the door marker's text to display the "Room ID" and have checked the box "Door belongs to the zone into which it opens". However, The marker remains b...
Hi. I'm trying to edit the marker so that it displays the orientation after the ID on the floor plan but I don't seem to figure out how to call correctly on the WIDO_ORIENTATION. I want to edit the 2D script by adding: + WIDO_ORIENTATION but it doesn...
Hi! I wonder if anybody knows if there is a way to not include 2d hotspots when you call, for example a furniture object, as a macro into another object (in this example a furniture group object)? The result with all the hotspots is confusing at best...
Hi. I'm working with two TW projects. One which contains all door schedules and layouts. Two doors which are two different objects are shown as fuzzy dots in the door model which has the original TW project hotlinked into it. Both projects use the BI...
[NOTE: READ THE WHOLE THREAD BELOW - THIS WORKAROUND WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED ON AC v16] This topic is in response to the problem of having to manually merge Room ID and Door ID columns in schedules, when the door is supposed to automatically take ad...
I'm working on a door object with slanted side reveals. This has to be specially scripted because it also features a canted arch at the head. The 3d script inserts a MASS into a WALLHOLE and seems to be behaving itself, but the 2d symbol script for t...
Is there a way to have the lower rail on a storefront door that has a sidelight be different than the lower rail of the sidelight? I want a 10" rail on the door and 2" on the sidelight. The only way I've seen around it is to have a storefront door wi...
I don't know if I've been away from gdl far too long but I can't seem to figure this out. The script below is Archicad generated from an object I created and saved as a window. It's a piece of house log, 12" long, D shaped with tongue and groove. I'd...
Any way to change the shape of an existing stair but using the same raill, tread, material parameters? Say from a straight run to an L shape but all other parameters stay the same? Never have been able to figure out how to do that.
Just curious...read one of the threads and it said that only in the UK and to subscribers was the "Modular Joinery" objects available? wondered if it was built into AC18 already?
Is there a way to extract the global coordinates of the local coordinate system in GDL. Sometimes (after numerous ROT and ADD's) it would be nice to know to coordinates og the local coordinate system.
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Hello everyone! I am relatively new to archicad environment and my question refers directly to the proper implementation of the Velux libraries. As you can see the problem I faced is that the skylight part of the window interacts with the roof and cr...
Wanting to make / find a Fixed Window w/ a Arched Top Transom OR can anyone tell me how to make it using AC18? At this point I am not able to find / make it. Thanks - Greg
First of all, thank you for the time and help. My Library Manager says there are 'Missing Objects'. I went to Add my ArchiCAD 17 Library, but I can not select the folder. I have looked through the forum and can not locate a similar issue. Attached is...
Hi everyone. I have a spend quite some time creating my own ArchiCAD objects and tools. It seems a waste to not share them with the rest of the users. My library contains over 50 objects. My most used ones would include: - Elevation height marker (pe...
Base cabinet with the ability to control the "frame" around the doors and the top panel? Anyone have some customizable base cabinets? where you can add doors, multiple doors, multiple drawers etc....combinations there of? Also..the ability to adjust ...
Hey i am searching for a way to hide parameters. This is because i want to disable parameters if another parameter is on can someone help thx a lot
There's a great batten tool I'd like to use for simulating board and batten that someone made available: http://www.onland.info/archives/2008/05/battens_jm11.php (object attached) In Archicad 18 it gives error when it runs. Is this an object issue? C...
Hi! I'm new to GDL scripting. Is it posible to make an object which finds other object from project and places itself in to it? How could i get position from f.e. column wher to place GDL object ?
Hi! Please any help where I can find this kind of light? Thanks
I'm working on the working docs of my first full AC18 project. I need to replace my old triangular shear detail marker that I've been using and moving forward since *gulp* AC7, back in the days of yore. I'm looking for a simple triangle with an "alwa...
Each time I start ArchiCAD the Library Loading Report shows me that there is a Missing Object from Attributes. In this case the Missing Object from Attributes is MDW176 copy (1). I would like to be able to find the thing that is causing this report a...
It would be useful to have an object on multiple layers. For instance, 2D electrical symbols shown on a reflected ceiling plan do not need to have text shown, whereas on the electrical floor plan the 2D symbol + text is required. (see attached) So if...
Has anyone come across any 2D tree symbols (plan and elevation) with Australian (ie; Eucalyptus) trees? It would be handy for my preliminary design drawings to show notional trees (not full 3D modelled trees) on my plans and elevations. I am aware of...
Hello world; I have made a 2D parametric CMU Detail (CMU = Concrete/Cinder Masonry Unit/block), to be used in your detail plans ... it's very easy to use and can save you time detailing. I have made it in two different versions (english and spanish),...
Is there a place I can download a roof vent library part that will snap into my roof?
The attached example uses the "NCS Drawing Title 17" title, but I think it applies to all title objects and is nothing new. I have never understood the random spaces (see red arrows) on each side of the "=" character. For me, I don't want any extra s...
Hi there, I have a question which I hope has a simple answer. I've created a very simple custom sashless window made up of a frame and three panes of glass, slightly offset and overlapping (Aneeta style) Everything went fine as always (it's not my fi...
Is there a comparison list for International + USA ArchiCAD 18 Library? (specifically electrical and other symbols Any problem loading both libraries at the same time? Thanks
Looking for Bilco Door Objects. Does anyone has any objects or models to share? Thanks - Greg
Has anyone modeled any Isokern Magnum Fireplaces? Looking to find objects or advice on how to model them. Thanks - Greg
is there a way I can use the INT library with my version of Archicad (USA 18) ? I saw the INT library and I want the windows that are in that library. it has a "basic" window with options that look like they would be helpful. Or can I switch my Archc...
I made lots of custom window sashes. And with a few of them I am getting error messages when in 3D "Pen number is less than 1 or greater than 255 at line 10642 in the 3D script of file 2-4x5.gsm." How can I get to that specific line in teh 3D script ...
Hello, I am 8 days into using the free 1 month trial of Archicad 18. I placed an order for and downloaded the Stonework - Volume 1 from http://www.arroway-textures.com/en/contact. One textures, order # 25788. What folder in my iMac do I put my jpeg f...
It's probably already a topic and a dumb question, but can I delete library objects downloaded from internet from the downloads folder? So they would still remain in the Archicad library?
Why the limitation for the Commercial Bath Stall 18 … need to swing to the interior in our projects, sometimes, more often than not.
Hello everyone! I have a problem with a window. For some reason, when I try to form a window that turns a corner, it instead forms two windows that intersect each other on the corner. Could it be the wall setting? Happy New Year to everyone! Thanks
Hey i'm a student and i'm having problems with creating a PRISM_ with curved lines. can you help me please this is the code 1, 0, 15+64, .5, .5, 915, 0, 180, 4015, 0, 0, 15, 1, 0, -1 This is a code that makes a curved line to the outside. the line i ...
I can not get the 2D view window to pop up, 3D is fine as is the 2D symbol window. Anyone else having (or had) this issue. Thanks David
I'm tidying up Missing Objects from attributes in my library. The information button includes a sentence at the bottom, giving the following advice: "Missing textures might come from an unused rendering engine's surface parameters. Use the command Op...
Hi, Sorry for my newbie question but I can't find solution for my case: I need to draw a line beetween two points given by a loop: For k=0 TO 2 STEP 1 x= 5 * k y= 10 * k NEXT k So the effect would be two sets of values for X and Y : x1 = 5 y1= 10 x2=...
I am adding exterior doors on a residential house. It is putting these small segments on either side of the leaf. On interior doors it is not doing this. I have tried multiple settings and changing parameters but it just changes the door and not gett...
Is there an equivalent in Archicad to creating a block in AutoCAD or a Component in sketchup? I have essentially made a pretty complex piece of millwork (made from walls, slabs, beams, etc..) that i would like to make a "component" out of so that I c...
Hi All Have an odd one. We have a file that always shows migration assistant when opening. This file was created in AC12 but all other files we've migrated get this message once and thats it. I've linked all migration files across done a save as and ...
Wrote this in about 4 hours using sinceV6's base poly line code. I have a lot of ideas for this one. video http://youtu.be/f6WrRapIytI download https://copy.com/N3OpLhbJXuFeUWuf
This is out of the blue. I have what is probably a typical situation with a folder called "mylibrary" with my various add ons plus the current (AC18) library and migration libraries included. They are included as alias. I'm not sure when that started...
Can anyone recommend some good lighting objects that render well and are preferably parametric? Here are a few examples.
Hi, I have created Zones, Doors and Windows which display the story number as part of a custom field Output Zone Number, Output Door Number or Output Window Number. This is so that an element that is placed in a typical hotlink file, will show its re...
Hi all, I am currently wondering what is the most efficient way to manage libraries for multiple parties across a physical server, a cloud and the individual Add-ons native to each device. This is becoming an issue as I have colleagues that work from...
Hi Just notice that in my template file the objects I have already placed on the floor plan (ready to be moved into place) only show in 2d and not 3D. I suspect that this happened when moving my template from 17 solo to 18 solo! Anyone help?
I have a library folder called "from 201101 library". I know this is a project number and is included in the 201101 teamwork project (in the embedded library). The problem I am facing is that this folder also "appears" in most other projects embedded...
Any way to keep the position/preview panel and custom parameters open at the same time? Am referring to library parts. Would like to make changes to parameters and see the change in the preview window at the same time. Right now, either one or the ot...
Hi GDL masters !! I made this CW junction using archicad tools ( slab , shell ... ) it can be used as GDL object but not parametric ( different glass thicknesses or distance between the glass and the structure profile ) all components are separated ,...
Might be a silly question but I am after a sliding window with 1 fix panel and 1 slider. I can't find anything in the Ozzy library for the world (there are 2 sliding windows there only: 2-sash and 4-sash, and the 2-sash has both panels as sliders).
Is there a way to use a custom stair tread in Stairmaker? It's alright if it was a single story project, but with a multi-storey building I tried to use custom profile beams, but i realised it won't apear with proper break lines & 2D storey above/bel...
Am migrating a version 11 project to 18 and am getting missing library objects. When attempting to load 11 migration library there are directories for 13 through 17 but none for 11 and 12. Are these available somewhere and am curious as to why are th...
hi I have ArchiCAD 18, I made a project using some of my Texture, only that in the course of the project, some I did not need more and I eliminated. But now every time I open the file I get this error: the problem is that I can not understand what ob...
Hello everybody, I am a newcomer to this BIM thing. I have only used archiCAD for a couple of hours and I have to say that is fantastic. I have to design a couple of buildings for the University and I am having some problems with solar panels. I want...
Hello everyone, I created a 3D object and I want to see it in section together with a text. How can I write a script for a text to be displayed into a section, like a text from a grid tool. I think the script should be write in -3d script-. I've used...
GDL gurus: I would like to create a library object that is simply a repeating round or rectangular column. (like a railing but with the option to not have a top or bottom rail. Should be able to: -Pick round or rectangular column. -Adjust dimensions ...
Hi, I am trying to create a series of U Shaed reinforced concrete stairs with *angled risers* and tiled nosing and riser covers. It is to be compliant with the AUST STANDARD. I typically used the 'create stair' function however I can't figure out how...
