wow.. So.. I'm creating custom window sashes, and I get graphisofts 'random orientation is up' wrong. So I resave the object but cannot save over the original for whatever reason. so I save another with "02" at the end. Again I get the 'random orient...
I am starting the GDL scripting. I created a square column and everything is good, except I cannot make the arc line not visible. I used the FPRISM command, like what is shown in the GDL reference guide (pg. 46) to build the cap piece. I used 2 FRRIS...
Hi all I'm new at this stuff so be nice... How do I create a Zone stamp that has the room number in a box to the left of the room name and the area and occupancy below both, with the interior finish tags below that... ....I wish this was easier.... M...
I have installed ArchiCad 15 and notice the new Transom division feature in window W2 15. This is great. It seems it's now at last possible to model the most commonly used window in Denmark. And have it look right in both plan and elevation.
Hello friends. Is it possible to create bitmapfiles by text add-on? I made a 2x2 bmp-file and opened it with notepad, result is here: BMF 6 ( ÏCý¿ôõ !Iî I am not sure if these caracters can be written by GDL-language. Is there any ac-compatible pictu...
Hi, does anyone know a documentation resource for the GDL accessories mentioned in the title? Other than reverse-engineering an example object of course.
Ok so I'm new to this but it CAN'T be this hard! My object is an external cladding screen consisting of a steel frame and automatically generated (random within user set parameters) vertical timber slats on the outside. I have the graphical editing w...
I'm looking for a railing tool that will make a railing for decks and stairs that looks like the one in these pictures. ArchiCAD has several railing ools but none that I've found can give me this particular railing for decks and stairs. I'm open to t...
Hello there. I saw that I can load a custom curtain wall panel. Archicad tells me that the file type is "curtain wall panel". Can you please tell me how can I make one myself and do I have flexibility in modeling a custom panel. Is this a GDL script ...
Hi. I'm ussing Archicad 14 (EDU) with all updates. And i still having (i really don't know why, just happend) an issue with a lot of objects from the library... i can't change they materials, also appears with only one material, even if i change the ...
I'm looking for the 3D text....but the folder seems to show signage or maybe it's located somewhere else? can someone please help. Thanks
Let's say (as an example) a GDL object (X) with 2D script : RECT2 0,0,A,B I put this object several times on the floorplan with different values of A and B. Each object gets a different user identity (GLOB_ID). Is it possible to create another object...
Hi, guys! I need a little help. I'm looking for 'bamboo tree' gdl object and couldn't find it on the entire internet . I find some software - OnyxTREE_Bamboo - for creating one, and made an object, saved as obj. and 3DS file, but don't know how to ac...
Was wondering how AC handles the inclusion of doors & windows from an earlier version of ac for future versions. For example, if I create a plan using an AC12 door or window and I upgrade to AC15, will the door or window automactically uprgrade, or d...
I've saved a customed 2D light fixture as an object and have given it a ID but it is not showing in the Lighting Schedule. What am I missing ?
Hi folks! I created a new window with slabs and saved as object (window). Okay. But when i insert the window, appears a square hole that i didn't make (attached imagem bellow). http://up.dgoh.org/images/windowerro.jpg I guess I was wrong in some step...
I'm trying to use this method, but I do not find any sample of how to use it. I've successfully used method 1 after finding a sample. But I'm obviously not very good at guessing, so I didn't have any success in trying to use it with method 7. Can som...
does anyone know of available library parts for tension structure elements such as tie rods, turnbuckles, tension bars, compression struts etc.? they don't need to be too detailed, just enough to give a sense of detail to 3d views, although sufficien...
What I'm trying to do seems like such a simple thing, and I'm sure it must have a simple answer that I'm just not getting. I've taken the stock ArchiCAD 14 base cabinet object and altered its parameters to match each of our office standards for casew...
Hello i am really expected when i see number of seats on parameters on sofa that i want to put it to be 4 or 5 but here it is limited to 3 how i can extend number of seats to be more than three as you see in the image please guide me
I'm trying to make a fixed window with 4 round corners. It's proven no to be easy. I'm definitely not an expert with GDL. Can you please give me some help? I'm trying WALLHOLE but it just doesn't work. I need a simple fixed window for interior use wi...
Hi, Can anybody help me, to make a new line in a zone stamp, that shows the sum of zone areas that have the same user defined line (for ex. a flats or a floors net area) It would be a big help for me and I think I'm not the only one Thanks, Best rega...
Hello there i wonder how can i create custom windows like the one on the image rather than standard one on archicad library ?
Hello dear GS, I have tried to put objects in masters in oder to make graphical changes in all masters in the project. Now it seems that when I change the object , the changes show up in the masters but not anymore in the layout window. When I save t...
Everytime I open a drawing, I get a message saying, "Zone Identifier 2" is missing. Apparently, I deleted it a long time ago, but it's still looking for it. Is there anyway I can get this GDL object? Thanks.
I'd really like it if some fancy, decorative valences or little arches (for cabinetry and the likes) would be added to the library collection. Adding them into the library could help designers show clients an even more detailed mock-up of their propo...
Hi there, Can someone please help me with this, I have exhausted all my limited knowledge. I do allot of 'typical' houses for a client & quite often we need to rotate/ mirror houses etc to suit clients req's. This quick object I have madegives a quic...
Hi, So I'm revising a project to try and clean up my hard drive and improve the project overall. Upon opening the file, ArchiCAD displays a library report. Firstly there are missing attributes (and quite a lot of them, see attached). How would I go a...
I'd like to be able to walk through some of the library parts (that I've created) in VBE, instead of bumping into them and then having to walk around. Is there a simple bit of code I can insert into the script of my library part to make this possible...
Hi all, I have made a custom door/window marker for our company which is all working smoothly except for one thing. I am trying to make the marker capable of knowing which orientation the window is facing i.e. North, South etc. This works fine when t...
I'm still having problem finding the label tool for the slab. Please help. http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=36438
I needed some very specific (Elizabethan) figures for a rendering. The only ones I could find were in Poser (although they were advertised as .3ds models) So the are rigged but not posed & w/o heads/faces or textures. I don't have Poser, I don't know...
I'm about to analyze a string containing this: record = bla-bla-bla "texture174" = "CD" bla-bla-bla I would like to search for the "-substring I use STRSTR(record, "\"texture"), but when I check the script, I get an error message. So how should I esc...
Hello every one just want to know if it is possible that i can make my own skylight and post it on a roof ? Thanks in advance
I downloaded some electrical light objects from the depository http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/object_depository.php?. Couple come in a folder which I have saved into my specific project folder which I have no problem finding them when I select t...
I need a rectangular column with rectangular footing that can be changed for all dimensions. I wouldn't hurt if it had some rebar options too.
Hi - I am wondering how I can edit around 900 GDL objects simultaneously, in order to creates some parametric control of 2D & 3D display properties ?
I'd appreciate some advice on achieving what is on the title of this topic. I have a bunch of custom doors/windows that I use since ArchiCAD 7 until today with few modifications. They are quite simple, but still answers my needs better than newer and...
I have a 3ds model of an Eames Lounge from the Herman Miller website and would like to use it in a project, however the size of the file is quiet large for a GDL object (1.4mb) is there an easy way of reducing the file size when using the 3ds import ...
If you would like an Archicad 11 version of arch brick soldier, then click here. This automatically fills in the correct number of standard size brick based on User input of the opening/door/window width and arch rise. The GDL object will be inside a...
Hi - I have a single dwg model of an entire city worth of buildings that I need to bring into ArchiCAD. If I import directly, it comes through as a single huge library part. However I need to be able to switch on and off individual buildings. There a...
Hi All, I assume the answer is "NO", but the possibility could be awesome... Q: Can a GDL object, upon placing on the plan, inherit 2D/3D co-ordinates of the entity it is placed on? Ex: An object is placed within a FILL, gets its coordinates in XY, t...
Hello! is there any possible way to create custom doors and windows for curtain wall? or is there any site to download finished CW elements? What I need are three-part sliding door, or sliding door which panels are slided on the inside side of CW fra...
Hi Everyone, So, as we all know, if you place a fill in an elevation or section and try to get it to show up on a schedule it won't (arg!). So, to get around this, I have been trying to find/create a gdl object that acts like a fill ( the 2 most desi...
Anyone know where I can get a chimney pot library part AC12 or less. I know these would be easy to model, but wondered if there were a nice selection somewhere! Thanks
Hi guys..... I did the right thing....I did a search to see if someone had asked this question before..... so forgive me if I missed it. I am wondering if it is possible to set the material of a window to be transparent from the inside....and just re...
Does anyone has a library part for this mannequin ?
Hi, I'm having a problem with the door & window dimension marker in 14 (seems to throw back as far as 12 too): Where my window occurs in a wall that runs vertically in my viewpoint, though i can rotate the text of the marker so that it reads horizont...
I'm sure I have seen this somewhere within the Library but now I'm not finding where it is. Where can I see the door handle types ? Thanks
I have a Project that I have migrated from AC10 to AC14. In the Library manager are listed two embedded libraries that state that they are 19.7MB file size and state that Duplicate can be found in the ArchiStair Library. Any way to purge these almost...
I'm looking for a GSM object or some way in which to show a "Pline" that at the same time shows it's length (In English feet and inches settings) so I can do a "life safety plan". Anyone out there have a simple GSM object that can do this? thanks
Ok, here's a quicky that I should know but don't. How do I insert auto-text into a simple object that (say) gives me the layout number it's placed in. Basically I want the object to give me the layouts number plus 1... Cheers
Does anyone know of a good split faced block object? I need to make some large retaining wall parts. I was hoping to find a good .3ds model I make a .gsm with that has that carved stone look. I am looking for a model not a texture.
I work with other program for calculating the light, I want to export to archicad the lis of lams, is is possible?
Hello everyone Just a quick question! Honest..... I've made myself a custom window (not a custom sash) and placed it into the wall, GREAT! However, I'm a big fan of using the wall closure settings for showing cavity closers as well as external cills ...
hi I try make Skylights in GDL and made it but I have two problem 1 sky light not slope as roof slope just how I made it and if change roof slope some mistake happen 2 sky light hole only Regular rectangular and I did not found like I hope in AC 15 ...
I've looked through the forums here and can't find the answer to how to install downloaded GDL objects. i read that i should open the library manager and then select the object on the left and drag it to the folder on the right. there is no left and ...
A colleague of mine is having a problem with a file (AC11 project). Empty Door openings have all broken and the following message appears when trying to edit them: "Numeric type extension required at line 370 in the 2D script of the file Empty Door.g...
I did many objects in Archicad 12 using slabs, walls and objects from the AC 12 library, now in AC 14 the objects can't find the parts from the migration libraries. The solution is load the 12 Lib. but it result in tons of duplicated objects. Is ther...
Hi, I've downloaded several objects from Google 3D Warehouse in many projects and every was ok most of the time. But now I got a problem, every time I try to place an object (any object) thewhole library is reloaded before the object appears. I've re...
Where is the image file for the object Picture 14? I can't find it anywhere, unlike past versions, where I find (for AC11) Picture1_11.jpg in Macros 11>[UImg] Picture Maps 11>Picture1_11.jpg.
Hi, how do I open multiple GDL objects? The file manager window that opens on "open object" does not let me select more than one file.. why? I dont have time to put all the objects I work with in 2D space, because I can open all of them there if they...
Hello, i have tried making GDL of a table using slabs but the problem is when i save it into a FOLDER using FILE>LIB AND OBJECTS>SAVE 3D MODEL AS , and so on....it is woring well inside the project file where i created it. but when i try to use it (b...
Has anyone modified a simple section marker to have the inside portion of the marker (i.e. the portion inside the circle where the the text is located) opaque? Obviously there is a setting to change the fill type on the outside of the marker, but am ...
Hello, In AC 14, how can I get library parts like keynote and Revision Indicators, Drawing Titles and others missing from library 12 without uploading the hole library? I have the migration libraries uploaded. Thanks
Does any one have a coconut tree gdl object ?
I want to have a version of my GDL-object where the code is not visible when I press ctrl+shift+O. So I open my GDL-code and choose Save As. Then I check the binary option and save. I put a new instance of the object into AC, but I can still see the ...
I have put a link-button in the interface script to one of my objects. When I click it eighter from Preview or when I run the object it takes me to the site pointed to by the url, but when I go back to AC12, then AC12 crashes every time. Someone that...
Hi All! I have an issue with a specific text string which I must put under control ! In this test case, the GDL object is reading a string directly from a text file. These strings are numeric expressions which have to be printed as plain text, such a...
Can be "Profile" type array?
Hi there masters I did create a library part of a spider fixing and I would like it to be able to rotate along the X or Y axes to align it with the glass and beam. Is it possible? See attached image for reference
Hi All! OK, I give up - FILE I/O is driving me nuts! Attached is a sample text file that was generated by a simple LIST scheme. It lists certain attributes of given objects that are placed on the plan view of a story, with discreet layers and IDs set...
Hi All! This forum is proving to be incredibly helpful, so here I go once again... As my Trigonometry is close to non-existent, I need some help with finishing off this attached Slice-of-Cake object. I'm sure it actually is a piece of cake... 1. I ne...
I need a teapot, coffee pot for serving, cakes, quiches, pies, chicken, hot dogs
Does anyone know where I can find this library? I'm working on an old project with the 70 lib for AC 8.pla linked to it
*** POST PART 1 *** Hi All! I am having quite a few issues with this seemingly ridiculously simple object, and need to figure this out ASAP due to a deadline. I will load all info in this and the next posts... * * * * * The SEGMENT object belongs to ...
Hello, Just wondering if possible to achieve this stair in ArchiCAD, with default stairs... arne jacobsen, rødovre town hall, 1952-1956 por seier+seier, en Flickr arne jacobsen, rødovre town hall, 1952-1956 por seier+seier, en Flickr Thank you!!!
The piece of the window in the rectangle is a single piece (cPRISM) and the material is the side material. I have rewritten the part a few different ways numerous times and get the same results. The material/texture changes direction at the front mos...
Please anyone can help me by telling how to create mist as an object in Archicad? I want to create the kind of mist that is in the photo to look something like that?
why does this occur and how to fix?I've tried all the toggles known to man in both the 2d and 3d representation boxes....to no avail.help and thanks.
Is there a clear protocol for editing the code of an object within a BIM Server Library? I have made some changes to an object within office library (custom objects, shared among all projects), and for the life of me I can't figure out how the change...
When i open my archicad 14 and start a new blank document my linked lamp libraries are all there to access, however when i open the project that i am working on at the moment (which has been made on a different computer), when i go to my lamp linked ...
I made a custom Grid Bubble object some years ago & now in AC13 its acting up. I have parameters with in to change between horizontal & vertical orientation, & two for some text options. It works fine in the vertical orientation, but only shows 3/4 o...
I've a big problem. I've converted a big chunk of .3ds files to .gsm (the .3ds were given to us by some stores that want to sell their furniture products and so they willingly provide their models for architects), but I never noticed the issue of arc...
Hi, I want to make a normal vertically foldabale garage door (as attached) and I wonder how I will get verticals "outside" the door opening? /Mats
I am getting a missing library parts message in my library loading report. I wanted to clean up my report and sifted trough all the duplicates and missing parts, but I cannot find these textures. They all end with "_lhl" and most of them end in a two...
Need a chopping cart, standard size...anybody have one?
Are there a set of 2d (or 3d) electric objects (switches, outlets, fixtures) that will automatically align to a wall?
I have found this Bramac tool (and many other very interesting GDL library objects) on eptar.hu. it has a lot of options, including a schedule list. But it's only in Hungarian.. I don't know Hungarian (neither my clients) but I would like to use thes...
Do any of you use any outside programs for GDL code snippet management? Searching through my parts for that piece of code that fits my current needs, just isn't cutting it anymore. I have found, and am currently trying, a program called CodeBox that ...
An article was just posted on ArchiCADWiki titled 'How to rotate an object in space' shown here: http://archicadwiki.com/RotateObjectInSpace This creates an object with a fixed rotation of 90 degrees to the original model. Is there a simple way to ro...
A number of AC Library 14's lighting objects could use some fixing. Wall Lamps' 2D symbol, for example, is 90° off from the 3D object, and off-center. So to make a proper looking electrical plan, it throws the 3D renderings off, and vice-versa. While...
Hello, I would like to use Ragnars furniture in my project. GDL objects can be downloaded from ragnarswork.se. Click on Products > Any product > CAD-files. They look great, seems the first scale sensitive objects I am able to found from a manufacture...
This is a longshot, but has anyone made a gdl out the 1m2 staircase from eestairs? It,s an amazing small space staircase. If you dont know what I'm talking about check out the link below. Any advices on how I could make it on my own (I've got no expe...
Greetings I have some older downloaded GDL objects that won't open in Archicad 12 (or even 10) that I'd like to recover. I've found the "file converters" that GraphiSoft has posted at: http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/downloads/Fileconverte...
Well, seems I am always having this problem, anytime I try to use an object downloaded from the internet, or from a manufacturer. The drawing is not scale sensitive. It doesn't matter if its scale 1:400 or 1:20, the object appearance is exactly the s...
Hello, Has anyone figured out how to make the library part for Kitchen Drawers show the panel that matches the door style you select? The face always comes up like a flat slab even though I choose the raised panel. Any help would be appreciated. I us...
I collected some information for the novice users who need create GDL models for ornaments in historical buildings. It is not really high-end information and remains at beginners level but it can possibly help some people to startup a bit quicker. Th...
Can anyone here gimme the quick lowdown on the best way to adjust the 2d view "in elevation" of an objects programming code? Meaning..I'm able to adjust how an object looks in plan by removing the 2d written script information in the 2d view but how ...
Is it possible to change tilt-turn window orientation after it has been placed on plan? As I understand the tilt-turn pane of the window is the opposite of the side that one clicks when placing the window. Since some times this needs to be changed, i...
i'm trying to work with Archicad 14 doors and use a custom door panel, but It will not let me type anything into the parameter field when I select custom panel. I'm realy getting tired of broken library parts. Does any one know an easy fix? Also The ...
Hi, I'm converting an AC14 model to AC13 because of Navis (such a boring and tedious job and error prone...yikes....). To the point. The garage door is correct in AC 14 but I can't get it right in AC13. I read about a bug in AC12 garage doors and may...
Hi, I never came across any references to this - Can GDL objects be made to pass and exchange parameters between themselves? That could translate into something like: If Table XX is set to "White Wood", then other furniture objects of series XX will ...
Hello some time when i open library of my own. this script in the image attached appear i do not know how i can handle it any explanation how to deal with it or if it is not useful how i can get rid of thanks in advnace Best Regards
I am using STRSUB (myparameterstring, 1, 2) to extract string like "14" that I would like to convert to numbers. I have tried everything I could think of but nothing is working. I have tried to use an array to avoid a few hundred IF statements to no ...
I am new to GDL and have come across a problem after i have imported a 3d dwg model from autocad. The models are importing correctly and are displaying correctly but i want to be able to fix there size, and also there height, as it seems to want to d...
We have been noticing that a few library parts seem to have dropped off the "simple" 3D Detail Option. Specifically for all trees. but I looked through several other library parts and seems like its missing or broken. We are running the most recent u...
Welcome everybody It's my first post here. Hope not the last one. I'm working on my own GSM object, which I make by saving model from ArchiCAD and add some GDL scripting. I've found that hotspots, which I drew in 2D symbol appear in 3D model. Is it p...
Does anyone know where I might find a list of what the GDL versions were with the different releases of ArchiCAD? I really only need to know from 9 on and wether they changed with any hotfixes. Thanks
Hi, I can't insert a single Unicode character (⌀, phi, representing the diameter) into a round window's dimensioning. I tried it some ways, played around different fonts, tried to write into the GDL script, it didn't work (although it's not clear frm...
When scripting objects I have a file that i use that we will call "Office Standards" I work out all the bugs and then the object gets used in other files. In this case it is an interior door. The object works perfectly in the "Office Standards" file,...
I have question when i want to turn the panel into window i can not because there is no options for it or i do not have it how i can get this curtain wall panel type that make me create window inside curtain wall like this on the image
I know I'm going to regret asking this, but I notice that in some object's user interface code (e.g. "Fronded_tree_ui_macro-10" - the UI for the tree objects), the image name is referred to by an index number. The numbers 50 & 51 in this example - if...
we've made an object, that uses images for its interface. it is all working fine. but when we save the completed package as a library container file and load it into a project, one of the images in the interface doesn't appear. yet if we load it just...
Hello, Is possible to achieve with ArchiCAD a stair similar to the attached image? I am not able to solve it with default stairs... Thank you!!
Why there is limitation of the eave height for my input? pls help. Thansk
Bonjour, Je ne sais pas si je serais comprise par quelqu'un mais j'ai un probleme avec ma bibliothèque... Je n'ai aucun objet "sanitaires" ... Je ne comprends pas.. J'ai même désintallé-réinstallé archicad mais rien n'y fait ...
hello.. I need some help... I need to put an imagine in 3D. I know that I should create on object. and I done this, but I don't know how to do tu be seen in 3D , am my picture is horizontaly, and I would like to be verticaly.. PS sorry for my bad eng...
hi im a year 12 student doing a petrol / service station for my major work, for graphics, and i'm looking for objects that may be found in a service station. example petrol pumps. if anyone knows or has any object that would be a great help.
Is there a way to trap the first time a script is run for an object (ie the master script)? I am sure I have read something in this forum but searching has not been successful. If I remember correctly it might be a "Request ..." but I have had no luc...
Multi Style Sink, when undermounted and selected with tap, shows up with the tap floating a couple inches above the counter. Is this adjustable for different counter thicknesses? It's as though the tap object has its origin set too low.
Hi All I fall in the same dilemma every time a building project reaches "maturity": You want to model stuff in deeper and deeper levels of complexity, but you avoid "over-modeling" because it will be painful to navigate in 3D window. The approach to ...
Grid tool seems to be a gdl object . Is it possible to make changes to the default object or use another object of that type?
I have a custom wall type label object that is working just fine in our main models (new bldg & exist bldg), but when those models are hotlinked into our layout model, the object appears as a missing object. It is the only object that is not showing ...
Hello, i am using AC 14 in English, but with a old project that has been created in Ac 11 with the Portuguese library. now many of the objects are not recognized. I have already installed the migration libraries, but didn´t work, maybe because of the...
If you have broken an object by setting the parameters to an out of range value which ion turn generates an error report when in 3d how do you locate that object specifically? Is it by increasing the error report to "full" and looking through the err...
Does anyone know where to find an object like this? Same goes for a Carbon Monoxide detector and smoke detector. THX
These trees free download on the platform of Graphisoft are fine. The alpha textures internal object works with openGL, LW. But when exporting VBE, the transparency of the alpha is not taken effect. I tried changing the GDL script but I can not. Does...
The object below is the Master Script of a (non-placeable) macro. Check script for Master, 3D, and 2D show GDL script ok. Yet when saving the macro object, an error is reported in the 2D script. "Error! There are errors in the 2D script. If used in ....
Hi guys, i have created this fount with different archicad elements, i want to save it as a gsm and be able to edit and modify its materials, and use it in further models. Someone can help me with this??? thanx....
Does anyone know why the User ID in ArchiCAD accomodates 15 characters whereas the Show Database structure indicates these are 16 character fields in their respective tables?
Does anyone know whether the following statement from p. 354 of the GDL Reference is still true:? It assumes that a folder named “ArchiCAD Data Folder” exists beside ArchiCAD for user defined files. (The name of this folder is defined in the Add-On r...
It seems like there is a 31 charater limit to zone names, regardless of the Zone Stamp you are using. Is that true? Is there a way to modify (increase) that? If so, where? Thanks
Related to prior post. All documents I have read suggest examining the .gsm for an existing part, which makes sense to me, but, I'm embarrassed to say, I can't find the gsm for, for example, an existing window. With the File>Libraries and Objects>Ope...
Hi, I've managed to create my first gdl object - a custom, one time only interior window, but I'm stuck at how to make the object interact with the wall properly, I don't understand how to define the relationship betw the window and the wall. My sour...
Is there any extensive documentation for the OPEN, INPUT, and OUTPUT, functions? As usual, the legacy documentation that has been brought forward is crystal clear only if you don't need it. Is there a difference between operational extension and the ...
Hello I would like to script a window label that would indicate the elevation of window sill relative to project zero. So far I have succeeded in making it work as long as the wall base is the same as the story base, like this: str("%+1.3m",AC_GLOB_E...
Does anyone know what the status of this GDL scripting interface is? Is it still around? Does it support AC14? Has its development moved ahead since 2006?
Hi, I'm looking for some steel components for a steel and timber construction. I'm creating a exploded Iso view of the roof structure and I need to include the fixings etc. I've looked on here and on archibaseplanet but have not been able to find and...
I've created an object that represents my "building height control envelope". I made it from meshes and then, from the 3D window, created an object. Now that I have it added to my project, I want to set the linetype it displays in Sections to "Triple...
We have recently updated this link collection: http://archicadwiki.com/LinkCollection/GDLObjectDownloads Did we miss something? Any recommendations/comments welcome. I would like to make this collection as helpful as possible, therefore we took the c...
hello, if someone knows a website were I can find free 3d habitus trees (gdl) please let me know!! thanks! k
Where to get it? I've been looking for it but no luck...
Where's the center line symbol in the Archicad text?? see attached.
well...besides the books and the whole website stuff I really need some help on figuring out how to best create custom objects for my office. I've been asked to come up with some objects for some electrical plans for example and I need to know how to...
What the heck is going on here? I have been working on custom curtain wall door panels for a client. This has been an extraordinary pain in my GDL due to the quirks and anomalies of these parts. Well I just about have all the odd bits sorted out when...
Hi! I've read some threads about this. In parameterscript I set ac_bottomlevel = Z~ and ac_toplevel = Z~+ZZYZX, so far, so good. But, Lets say I put my object on story 1, bottom and top are above story 1 but under cutlevel and under story 2. Then cha...
Just one little question. I think I'm too stupid to install gdls in archicad13 on mac. How to?
Hi folks, I'm trying to use the Revolve command to sweep a profile around a corner. It seems to work fine apart from a curved part of the profile - it seems to be reduced to a straight line. Surely it's possible? My code is: REVOLVE 11, 90, 63, 0, 0....
Hi, having an issue with masking codes to get a prism to smooth on the right faces. Trying to make something like this: http://www.intrad.com/product97372/rcr-125.aspx It's a shape with 3 main curves on the visible side. I want the object to be smoot...
I would like to give the objects I create a layer of my choice. Now I can't find any such possibility in the parameterlist. All my new objects seem to be put on the Archicad Layer. Are there a way to give the spesific object I make a default layer of...
Hello everyone! Is it possible to find a bus somewhere free? Or is there one in the archicad library and I haven't find it yet?
Can anyone tell me how to make a custom title block? Please!!!
Can any one please show by example the simplest way if one How I can display a "called" object's variable values in the Parameters window. I am trying to set up a railing object in which I am making a call on spindles and railings and I would like to...
Looking to see if anyone out there has made a custom door panel. We are in need of a 5 panel "Nanawall" type door. requirements are: 1. 5 panel door. 2. in 2d should look like example. 3. in 3d behave and act as a door. 4. should have jambs, sills, t...
How can I do the cut in the tile's diagonal. I've marked it with a black line on the picture.
I have a test like this in my script: IF cutDiagonal THEN ENDIF The cutDiagonal is defines as a parameter of type boolean. It's set to ON. The problem is that the content within the test is not executed. I can't find any sample upon how to test this ...
I want to generate a number of zones based on standardized spreadsheet information. Does anyone know of a script or tutorial or even third party software to assist? PS - Have tried Affinity and while it will do this as part of its functionality the c...
I am trying to create caroma WC library parts for future use. I have managed to convert the dwf from caroma's website into a usable GDL object, however the automatic GDL creation has created an object that when viewed in elevation has many printable ...
Does anyone know how to get the value of the user ID in the script of a curtain wall custom panel? I've tried using GLOB_ID to no avail (it's value is an empty string). Is there some other parameter or something for this or is it an oversight by GS?
heheheh from AC15 here in the forum: http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/object_depository.php?browse=Depository/01%20General/Marker%20Symbols it looks like GS wanst to improve on old native objects
I've been struggeling lately to understand cutplane with three arguments. I really can't understand where the cutplane is drawn so it would contain all three arguments. I had a hypotesis, and I drew a plan in an coordinate system that had 4 corners. ...
When i make an custom panel with File->Libraries and Objects->save Custom Compenent-> Custom Panel Door or Custom Window Panel. It's makes with no problem, but when i go to door-window properties to custom panel and i give the option to custom panel,...
Hi! Short question: What is the easieast way to create a l-shaped window in ArchiCAD? -M
I was hoping someone could tell me the code for adding in custom text to a window or a door that will rotate in the same direction as the ID. I can do this so either the bottom and right side is correct or the top and left side is correct but I can d...
Are doors in archicad 14 single line for the door panel? I am inputting doors, but the door frame is a single line? I've checked the door parameters and it has a thickness, but the plan shows them as a single line. How can i fix to show a thickness?
In previous version (12 and before - haven't checked 13) we used to be able to put a web link into the Comments script - in the format .... #http://www.jwhgroup.com.au This used to actually work and open the appropriate web page. In 14 this does not ...
Hello all, Who can help me to find razor wire fence for archicad, or help me how to create the razor wire in archicad. I need it urgent, If anyone can help me, I would be very grateful.
Has anyone come across the GDL objects for Dedons Orbit range?
In a window's cavity closer settings, how would you achieve the lower image where the load-bearing skin turns out to meet the outer face of the wall. I cant achieve any better than the top image! The composite is slightly unusual as it has no outer s...
I wonder if any of you have ever used these commands, specially PIPG, which would help me to get rid of the contour lines of the Tree Bitmap object with the openGL engine.
Hello, Seems that GS has dropped DWG from the available options when exporting objects with the GDL Web Control plugin. The DWG-addon is loaded in the plugin settings. I tested the plugin version 14 with OSX/Safari/Firefox and WinXP/IE I wonder if an...
Has anyone found a REQUEST command that can give the current status of the MVO for "Door Opening Lines in 2d" ie whether it is set to curved or straight? tia
Hello, I was wondering how can this structure can be achieved in ArchiCAD. It is a simple sun protection, but no attached to any window or door. Also here there is a specification: http://www2.technal.fr/upload/Professionnels/Dumentation_commerciale/...
I was given a couple of objects and they came with ._(name).gsm files. I was interested in finding out what they are and if they are necessary to the proper function of the corresponding (name).gsm file?
I just upgraded to AC 14 and am in the process of converting a AC 10 project to AC 14 and am getting no fewer than 4 error messages when I display a converted window in either 3D or elevation. See an example of the type of error message in screen sho...
I opened a v14 .pln last night (After working on it all day without a problem) and now I have something 'missing' from the attributes. Anyone know how to find this? I can't even do a find and select because the name is such gibberish that I can't eve...
I need children objects. Does anyone have them? need them playing in yard, standing, crawling, playing on swings, etc. Have adults, may have to resize them down to kid size and go that way, but if anyone has children, let me know.
I know that it doesn't make sense to necessarily to have the ability to adjust the walking line direction because going up will always be up....but can you change the walking direction so that down is really pointing down the slope of the stairs? It ...
This object has several sign "types". One is called "Custom". While I can get a picture file to work correctly with a "Custom" sign, I can't seem to add any custom text when this parameter is turned "On". Does anyone know how to make this parameter w...
I think this is a bug of the GDL program that produce this error message when using the VARDIM functions. I find it very annoying when running the check script. ! Example from GDL Reference Guide Page 237 DIM f1 [5] FOR i = 1 TO VARDIM1(f1) ! Uniniti...
For example this archiCAD 14 gsm
Sorry about Thai language but that it's not problem
Does anyone have, or know where I can source Medical Equipment GDL's. The prices online are exhorbitant. I would greatly appreciate any assistance you can give. Regards Errol
Has anyone else experienced problems displaying a square bay window in the window schedule? I've found two issues (i think i have anyway)...Firstly, the square bay window is displayed at a different height to the other windows (when the preview align...
Hi, I'm using AC13 on a MAC. I have created a 3 plane ETFE .gsm object using three mesh surfaces. From this pc I don't have a pic to show, but you can understand this to be a 3d 'cushion' in floor plan view. Now, I need to have this cushion at a slig...
I am hoping someone out there has created an object that converts model dimensions to "paper" dimensions... I have a REFERENCE BUBBLE that, instead of typing in 2', I type in 1/4" and it converts to the scale automatically... Did I explain that right...
How come in AC14 you can't adjust the width of the shutters? I understand if they were functional they need to be half the width of the window but i just want to use decorative shutters and adjust the width.
Does the Floor Plan display of "All Relevant Stories" work with ArchiCAD objects? I'm using the steel column object from the ArchiCAD 14 Library to span more than two stories and would like it to show on relevant stories. But that display does not se...
hallo everyone i had on my 12th version mechanical parts of plumbing wich are not presented on my 13th version where can i find them thank you
The door objects included in ArchiCAD since V10 have had metal "commercial" door objects. These work fairly well in representing metal or wood core doors in Hollow Metal frames. However they have ignored a basic door type common in most Schools, Hosp...
Forgive me, I haven't done a lot of work with library parts, don't know if this is possible but I have site buildings saved as a .gsm file that work in AC12 (created by a past employee) that are not working in 14 for me, is there anything I can do to...
hi, Is there any way to Set Up the Elevator Height INDEPENDENTLY of the Story Height ? I want to modify the Height of Story in Stories/Parameters but this option is marked out (grey color). Thank you !!
Hi, probably a simple one, but I can't get my object's text parameter to update based on a user selection. I have a text parameter (adb) and have created a selection list using another text parameter (size) My code, placed in the Master Script, is: s...
G.S. Sure would be nice if you could make a "patch" to be able to get an inadvertently placed object into a embedded library, moved to a linked library. So far, what I've read, that can't be done. Read; Tears here.
Hi, I am relatively new to ArchiCAD (began summer 2010 in my office with ArchiCAD) and I have run into my first obstacle, that I cannot solve myself. I want to change the wallhole according to the red dotted lines in the attached image. Where can I c...
I am looking to display in plan a double door which has one panel open and the second panel closed. Where is the setting where I can show this? Thank you in advance.
Best wishes for 2011 to everyone ! I'm making a GDL object of a (concrete or steel) beam. (using ArchiCAD for structural engineering drawing) Can a GDL object know information about the (nearest) slab on top of which it is positioned, in the same sto...
In Section Marker_NCS 14 or the Built-In Section Marker, is it possible to adjust the text alignment away from the horizontal dividing line separating the first and second rows of text? To my eye the appearance has always been too close and I have ne...
I placed a Skylight Pyramid 14 outside of a roof object and manually cut a hole for the skylight. However, the skylight is tilted about 15° and I need it at 0°. When I look through the parameters I can find how to change the slope calculation type fr...
