Object and Surface Internal Collaboration

[kittonian]

I'm not sure if this is possible and after doing quite a bit of research I have not been able to find a way, but I thought I'd ask here.

We have a shared network drive that contains tons of organized GSM object files and we add to it constantly. What I would like to do is somehow enable the ArchiCAD object tool's search functionality to search a specific network path so that if the designer enters "toilet" for example, they would not only see the ArchiCAD library and whatever is on BimComponents.com but also the GSM objects located on our internal network.

I would also like to create a bunch of surfaces with all the various CineRender settings and be able to somehow export them into individual files on our internal shared drive. From there, be able to have the same functionality as described above when searching for surfaces via the "new" surface dialog.

Is this possible? Thanks!

[Erika Epstein]

The folder, without changing it to an lcf file is the first option I suggested. The lcf, with the additional step, the second.

[kittonian]

You did mention "saving the folder as an LCF" in your first response, but I did not understand that you meant, just use Library Manager and add the root folder where all your objects reside instead of adding an LCF file.

For anyone else reading through this post, here is the step-by-step so there is no confusion as to how to accomplish this:

1. Open Library Manager
2. Click Add
3. Choose the folder containing all your sub-folders and objects
4. Reload your libraries

Now, whenever you make a change (i.e. add/remove an object, update an object, add/remove a folder, etc), you don't even need to close the project you are working on. Simply bring up Library Manager and reload.

[David Maudlin]

kittonian wrote:
Simply bring up Library Manager and reload.

There is also a Reload Libraries command available, for reloading libraries without opening the Library Manager.

David