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Danny Sparks-Cousins · 2024-07-17

Hi all, I am looking to use the API to change custom parameters in a custom title object attached to a drawing, placed on a layout. Documentation suggests API_DrawingTitle contains the GUID of the placed title element (the placed object), but if I us...

Danny Sparks-Cousins · 2013-11-05

Hi All,Having trouble reloading BIM server libraries when using the sample code from the developer docs. It reloads the libraries, but instead of reloading the BIM libraries, it drops them and loads them as linked libraries at C:\Users\username\Graph...

Danny Sparks-Cousins · 2013-10-24

Hi All,Is there a way to add custom information to objects converted to BIMx? Are there custom GDL parameters that can be listed in the 'Information' of an object in BIMx?Thanks,Danny

Danny Sparks-Cousins · 2013-09-16

Hi all, Just worked out how to define a fill in GDL and choose between 'Scale with plan' or 'Scale independent', as per the standard Fill Types Options - using the FILLTYPES_MASK when defining the fill. The GDL manual documents the available fill typ...

Danny Sparks-Cousins · 2013-08-14

Hi All,Can the Notification Manager be used before a user request for the API is called?I would like to install ACAPI_Notify_CatchProjectEvent prior to the user calling any functions in the API. I have tried adding it to the Initialise function howev...

Danny Sparks-Cousins · 2025-03-13

Hi, Are you using a demo version or full version of ArchiCAD? Can you show us how you are calling your function? I was able to call your function successfully and create a layer using; GS::ErrCode err = NoError; API_Attribute myAttribute = {}; err = ...

Danny Sparks-Cousins · 2025-02-06

Hi. I think you will also need to look at ACAPI_ProjectSetting_GetOffset and take the result API_Coord into account when setting the element.pos Danny

Danny Sparks-Cousins · 2024-07-22

Hi Akos, Thanks - that works for what I need. So we cant use ACAPI_LibraryPart_ChangeAParameter and associated functions? I receive errors no matter what I set paramOwner.type.typeID to. Kind regards,Danny

Danny Sparks-Cousins · 2024-06-20

Hi Amit, To achieve what you are after you will probably need to research the List Box dialogue item type - SingleSelList / MultiSelList and all the associated DGList functions. You will also need to check out OnTab items and DGListSetDialItemOnTabFi...

Danny Sparks-Cousins · 2024-04-08

Check out the API_VerticalLink structure in API_OpeningBaseType. This lets you set the type of vertical link for the window.eg: element.window.openingBase.verticalLink.linkType

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