roof maker library

[Ben Cohen]

can anyone tell me how to modify a roofmaker part then save the modified part replacing the original part. So that the roof wizard will use the modified part.
I can't locate the roof maker library anywhere!!

[fuzzytnth3]

In AC 7 it's in the Add-ons folder but I don't know about version 8

[Ben Cohen]

I think graphisoft must of made the roofmaker library hidden in version 8, because I can not access the library. If your out there listening - GS Tech support please help I have made some wonderfull modifications to the roofmaker parts with no way to use them

[Anonymous]

in AC8 OR 8.1 THE GDL ROOF ELEMENTS ARE INCLUDED INSIDE THE ROOFMAKER.APX
So you can open archicad with special menu by pressing ctrl+alt at the program start and in special menu mark the ignore built_in libraries
Extract the roof maker and others apx-built-in libraries (cigraph) , save this
objects separately and load them like other defaults library

[Ben Cohen]

thanks for the suggestion. I have done as you said and followed AC's pointers about creating a file called BuildInLibParts and putting the new parts in a file called roofmaker.apx but the old roofmaker parts are still loading up along side my new ones. any ideas??

[Anonymous]

you have check the ignore built in library option in special menu ???!!!???

[Ben Cohen]

archibaldo thankyou very much. I figured it out and things are running great. The only thing is roof maker will not run using the custom library parts so I have to switch the built-in libraries on and off, but apart from that its fine!

thanks again

Ben