"W Emergency Escape" window from ArchiCAD 8 to 11

[Anonymous]

Is there a way in ArchiCAD 11 to have this window - W Emergency Escape that looks like that:


to look like that? [the way it looked in ArchiCAD 8]

This way it's much more clear it's a sliding window.
I just need 2 lines removed.
Could someone guide me through what I have to do
or be kind enough to change it for me, please?
Thank you.

[Rod Jurich]

Vic wrote:
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Could someone guide me through what I have to do
or be kind enough to change it for me, please?
Thank you.

Simple, set the scale sensitivity as attached.

[Anonymous]

Well thank you Rod but I think doing that is not going to give me the looks that I need.
If you look carefully you'd notice the difference.
I made another picture to make it clear - I need the red lines removed from the 2D symbol.
This way it is clear the window is sliding. With the extra lines it's hard to tell from a regular window.
I dont know why this option was removed after ArchiCAD 8.

[Rod Jurich]

Vic wrote:
/...I need the red lines removed from the 2D symbol.
This way it is clear the window is sliding. With the extra lines it's hard to tell from a regular window.
I dont know why this option was removed after ArchiCAD 8.

Vic, the scripting today is extremely complex compared to earlier versions.
Therefore try the following.

Copy and rename the window from 8 that works the way you want,
then load that into your project library.

Just beware that it too, may call macros, which will need to be loaded in your working library.
Copy those to a folder, named Macros XX. This may throw up messages of duplicate parts,
but you will have your window as you wish.

My own, Library_11, is made up of parts from as early as 6.5.

[Anonymous]

Hello Rod,
You said "My own, Library_11, is made up of parts from as early as 6.5."
So is mine, well extremely edited 6.5 parts. The 6.5 library is still
available and it makes much less use of macros than later versions
so it is much easier to isolate the macros needed. Vic might consider
the 6.5 version of this part ( if it existed) to use in AC 11.
Peter Devlin

[Rod Jurich]

Peter wrote:
/......
So is mine, well extremely edited 6.5 parts. The 6.5 library is still
available and it makes much less use of macros than later versions
so it is much easier to isolate the macros needed. Vic might consider
the 6.5 version of this part ( if it existed) to use in AC 11.
Peter Devlin

Good advice, Peter.

In fact since 6.5 all I've done is duplicate and rename my library to the current version.
And as you say "extremely edited" with appropriate parts added as and when needed.
I haven't used a default library since before 6.5.

Some forget that because there is a new version released it doesn't
mean you cannot still use parts from earlier versions.
There are few exceptions which can easily be fixed with a little GDL experience.
I enjoy being able to understand how it works.

Layer and library management is the key to successfully using ArchiCAD.

PS Peter, still on 10 I notice. Apart from $$ any specific reason?

[Anonymous]

Hello Rod,
Yes, dollars are part of it but there is more.
Since Graphisoft has gone to a twelve month
cycle, users do not have the time required to
discover problems and issues with the program
and it certainly does not give the programmers at GS time
to fix the problems before they are forced on to a new
version. So, as far as I am concerned, two modern
upgrades are worth one eighteen month upgrade.
I submit as evidence of this that there was a hotfix
for AC 10 issued after AC 11 was shipped.
Graphisoft knew the hotfix was necessary even though
technically AC 10 was no longer supported.
I have also noticed something that I don't recall happening
as frequently in the past and that is that sometimes AC
busts things that used to work in previous versions.
If the cycle were as it was previously things like this could be noticed
and fixed instead of being left to be fixed in the next version.
I have therefor decided to skip every other version unless, of course,
there is something that I need, I want, and I must have .
Thanks,
Peter Devlin

[Rod Jurich]

Peter wrote:
/......
Since Graphisoft has gone to a twelve month
cycle, users do not have the time required to
discover problems and issues with the program
and it certainly does not give the programmers at GS time
to fix the problems before they are forced on to a new
version./....

Agreed, and well put.
Maybe some day commonsense will prevail.

[Anonymous]

I would gladly stick to ArchiCAD 9 but it is unstable on Vista that I'm stuck with now.

So I guess if GDL script is so complicated today - is there a way to work on ArchiCAD 9 on Vista?

Rod - thank you for your advice:

Rod wrote:
Copy and rename the window from 8 that works the way you want,
then load that into your project library.

Just beware that it too, may call macros, which will need to be loaded in your working library.
Copy those to a folder, named Macros XX. This may throw up messages of duplicate parts,
but you will have your window as you wish.

I tried that and it gives me "Incompatible types in expression" errors when I try to use it,
and if I open a file with it - it appears as a missing object.
Where do I find these macros-es?
Both of you said you use old library parts in your ArchiCAD 11 library - that makes me hopeful you could help me
use the old window in version 11.
Could you guide me through the process somehow?
Or if you have the time - test it on your own?
Thank you so much.

[Rod Jurich]

Vic wrote:
/........
Both of you said you use old library parts in your ArchiCAD 11 library - that makes me hopeful you could help me
use the old window in version 11.
Could you guide me through the process somehow?
/.....

Vic, attached find zipped window with macros saved from V 8.1.
I have opened in 11 and all works. Let us know if things work ok
at your end. Just load in your working library, again you may have
duplicate error messages.