WALL_​SKINS_​BMAT_​NAMES

[James Murray]

What’s the correct usage of this global? I assume the content is a string, so I’m trying to assign it to a string variable like so:

stringParam=""
stringParam=WALL_SKINS_BMAT_NAMES[1]

But I get a warning of ‘Incompatible Array Definitions’. I can PRINT the global’s content and it reads correctly in the report.

James M

[Dominika Bobály]

James,
this global has one column and a number of rows equal to the skins number, so the form is:
WALL_SKINS_BMAT_NAMES[nSkins][1]

The WALL_SKINS_NUMBER global returns the filled rows number of WALL_SKINS_BMAT_NAMES, and you can use it for running the iteration.
Try the following code (copy it to a window’s 2D script):

text2 0, 2, "vardim1(WALL_SKINS_BMAT_NAMES) = "
text2 7, 2, vardim1(WALL_SKINS_BMAT_NAMES)

text2 0, 3, "vardim2(WALL_SKINS_BMAT_NAMES) = "
text2 7, 3, vardim2(WALL_SKINS_BMAT_NAMES)

text2 0, 4, "WALL_SKINS_NUMBER = "
text2 7, 4, WALL_SKINS_NUMBER

for ii = 1 to WALL_SKINS_NUMBER
	text2 10, ii*1, WALL_SKINS_BMAT_NAMES[ii][1]
next ii

The PRINT command iterates through any array global without worrying about the array dimensions, that’s why it was working.

Dominika Bobály
Product Manager
GRAPHISOFT SE

[James Murray]

Thank you!

James M

[Heimo Mooslechner]

I have some problems with this parameter and the correct usage..

i wrote:

OFT = WALL_SKINS_NUMBER
i=1

for ii = 1 to oft

         WSP[ii] = WALL_SKINS_PARAMS[ii][1]                 !Schraffur

         KernSTR = STR(WALL_SKINS_PARAMS[ii][6], 1,0)
         Kern = WALL_SKINS_PARAMS[ii][6]

            WSBN[ii]=WALL_SKINS_BMAT_NAMES[ii][1]            !Baumaterial
            add2 0.15,0.02
               style links

               t = REQUEST{2} ("Building_Material_info", WSBN[ii], "gs_bmat_surface", oberflaechen[ii])  !!S378
               r = REQUEST ("Name_of_material", oberflaechen[ii], name[ii])

            del 1

            if ii = 1 then Aussenputz = oberflaechen[ii]
            if ii = oft then Innenputz = oberflaechen[ii]

         s=request("Name_of_fill",WALL_SKINS_PARAMS[ii][1],Schichtnamen[ii])

         !Schichtnamen[ii]=WSBN[ii]

         Schichtdicken[ii]=WALL_SKINS_PARAMS[ii][2]      !Dicke

      if KernSTR="3" then 
         WoKern = ii
         else
         Gesamtdicke = Gesamtdicke  + Schichtdicken[ss]
      endif
      
      add2 0, -0.015
      
next ii

del oft-1

for ss = 1 to WoKern-1
   Dickensumme = Dickensumme + Schichtdicken[ss]
next ss

in the 2D-Script – i got correct answers from it.

there i wrote:

for ii = 1 to oft
   add2 0, 0.05
   text2 0,0,oberflaechen[ii]
   Text2 0.2,0, Aussenputz !! nur als Test - schreibt brav 18 hin
next ii
del oft-1

BUT – in the 3D-Code – i got Just 0 when i tried the same – and there i would need it so badly…

i wrote in 3D:

   DEFINE STYLE test "Arial", 10, 1, 0
   style test   
    for ii = 1 to oft
      addy -0.012
      addz 0.1
              text 0, 0,oberflaechen[ii] - !!nur als Test - da schreibt er gar nichts hin
         TEXT 0.01, 0, Aussenputz !! sollte überall 18 stehen - aber macht im 3D  0 draus
      del 1
   next ii
   del oft

Why is it not functional in 3D?

I personal would need it for self made wall-openings with much more editable hotspots than are used in the normal Archicad-library.. for a much better user-experience..

Teacher in HTL-Salzburg
AC5-19, Win and Mac
GDL hobby developer

[Gergely Fehér]

WALL_SKINS_BMAT_NAMES works only in 2D. In 3D you can use WALL_MAT_A and WALL_MAT_B.

Note: when you paste codes with loops, please use other variables than “i” or “s” as these characters with brackets will be eliminated as they are interpreted as BBCodes. I changed them in your code snippets to “ii” and “ss” for a better understanding. You can read more about BBCodes here: https://gdl.graphisoft.com/forum-functions/

Gergely Fehér
Team Leader, Library Team
GRAPHISOFT SE

[Heimo Mooslechner]

Thank You for Your reply. In the meantime – i figured the WALL_MAT_A and WALL_MAT_B out by myself – and took it as a workaround for the limitation of WALL_SKINS_BMAT_NAMES in3D. This should really be changed in further AC-Versions.. i think.

And thanks for the suggestion for using “ii” instead of “i” – i will make it so in future. Do i understand it right – this BBC is limitation for this forum – not for the GDL?

Teacher in HTL-Salzburg
AC5-19, Win and Mac
GDL hobby developer

[Gergely Fehér]

Yes, this limitation with the variable names is only for this forum – in ARCHICAD you can use any variables.

Gergely Fehér
Team Leader, Library Team
GRAPHISOFT SE

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