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TUBE suddenly mirrors its profile

I was creating a door casing essentially made by a TUBE command which can read custom complex profiles from the project, then I faced this weird problem whose reason I still could not figure out. So I created this simple object for testing purposes. ...

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In AC26 Mac, I could change the font size used in GDL script windows, by choosing 'Edit' > 'Text style'. In AC27 Mac, this option is greyed out (image) and cannot be selected. Why? What is the way to achieve this in AC27? My tired eyes would apprecia...

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From this thread (why is it closed to new replies?) – 'Profiles in GDL' – I learnt that we can easily REQUEST the coordinates of profiles' bounding boxes: 'xmin', 'ymin', 'xmax' and 'ymax'.The question is: how can I get the 'x' corresponding to the p...

Durval · 2024-02-05

I'm trying to create a closed, continuous tube without interruption.To do this, I want to hide the line behind the Xs in the top picture.If I remove '+16+32' from the TUBE masking, I eliminate that line by removing the initial and final edges, but I ...

Durval · 2023-11-21

I did a 'New and Reset All' in ArchiCAD 26 BRA (Brazil), then created a simple file with a few walls, for testing purposes only. Then published a DWG layout using the default layouts preconfigured in the Brazilian template, using the default translat...

Re: TUBE suddenly mirrors its profile

Yes, that was a good guess, Pertti Paasky. Using Y instead of Z axis (then ROTX to put it back to the intended position) did eliminate the invertion of the polyline. But it added new torsions along the path, that are hard to understand (thus, to avoi...

Re: TUBE suddenly mirrors its profile

Changing the direction of the tube path doesn't change the issue.The 'Y deviation' in my real object has to be parametric, so that the user can set it. So, I need either to avoid this inversion from happening or to understand when it happens, so that...

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It would be nice to be able to change the font type, but the most important thing is to be able to change the size. Thanks, Barry!

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On Mac, Ctrl+Scroll zooms the whole screen, making the borders of the screen (menus and tools) get out of sight.What's strange is that there is that option in the menu, and it is only for changing the font size displayed in the GDL script windows, bu...

Durval · 2024-02-05

Good idea! Thank you runxel! 

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TUBE suddenly mirrors its profile

Change font size in GDL script windows

Profiles in GDL: How can I get X corresponding to the maximum Y?

Suitable masking for a simple tube

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