These globals are still working in ‘s environment for compatibility reasons, but we recommend avoiding them during new object creation.
GLOB_CONTEXT
Due to compatibility issues with new requirements, GLOB_CONTEXT became deprecated in ARCHICAD 19. Instead of this global variable, please use GLOB_VIEW_TYPE combined with GLOB_PREVIEW_MODE, GLOB_FEEDBACK_MODE and GLOB_SEO_TOOL_MODE.
| GLOB_CONTEXT | context of appearance (view dependent, do not use in parameter script) |
| 2D |  |
3D | |
UI |  |
Parameter | |
Property | |
Default | 2 |
| 1 – library part editor, 2 – floor plan, 3 – 3D view, 4 – section/elevation, 5 – settings dialog, 6 – list, 7 – detail drawing, 8 – layout, 22 – editing feedback mode from the floor plan, 23 – editing feedback mode from a 3D view, 24 – editing feedback mode from a section/elevation, 28 – editing feedback mode from a layout, 43 – generating as an operator from a 3D view, 44 – generating as an operator from a section/elevation, 46 – generating as an operator from a list. See the section called “GDL execution contexts” for more details. |
Old global variable names
Old global variable names can be used; however, the use of the new names is recommended.
Each old global corresponds to a new variable with a long name.
| Old name | New name |
|---|---|
| A_ | GLOB_SCALE |
| B_ | GLOB_HSTORY_ELEV |
| C_ | WALL_THICKNESS |
| D_ | WALL_HEIGHT |
| E_ | WALL_SECT_PEN |
| F_ | WALL_FILL_PEN |
| G_ | WALL_MAT_A |
| H_ | WALL_MAT_B |
| I_ | WALL_MAT_EDGE |
| J_ | GLOB_ELEVATION |
| K_ | WIDO_SILL |
| L_ | SYMB_VIEW_PEN |
| M_ | SYMB_MAT |
| N_ | GLOB_FRAME_NR |
| O_ | GLOB_FIRST_FRAME |
| P_ | GLOB_LAST_FRAME |
| Q_ | GLOB_HSTORY_HEIGHT |
| R_ | WIDO_ORIG_DIST |
| S_ | GLOB_USER_1 |
| T_ | GLOB_USER_2 |
| U_ | GLOB_USER_3 |
| V_ | GLOB_USER_4 |
| W_ | GLOB_USER_5 |
| X_ | GLOB_USER_6 |
| Y_ | GLOB_USER_7 |
| Z_ | GLOB_USER_8 |
| A~ | WALL_FILL |
| B~ | WIDO_RIGHT_JAMB |
| C~ | WIDO_THRES_DEPTH |
| D~ | WIDO_HEAD_DEPTH |
| E~ | WIDO_REVEAL_SIDE |
| F~ | WIDO_FRAME_THICKNESS |
| G~ | GLOB_USER_9 |
| H~ | WIDO_POSITION |
| I~ | GLOB_USER_10 |
| J~ | WALL_RESOL |
| K~ | GLOB_EYEPOS_X |
| L~ | GLOB_EYEPOS_Y |
| M~ | GLOB_EYEPOS_Z |
| N~ | GLOB_TARGPOS_X |
| O~ | GLOB_TARGPOS_Y |
| P~ | GLOB_TARGPOS_Z |
| Q~ | GLOB_CSTORY_ELEV |
| R~ | GLOB_CSTORY_HEIGHT |
| S~ | GLOB_CH_STORY_DIST |
| T~ | GLOB_SCRIPT_TYPE |
| U~ | GLOB_NORTH_DIR |
| V~ | SYMB_MIRRORED |
| W~ | SYMB_ROTANGLE |
| X~ | SYMB_POS_X |
| Y~ | SYMB_POS_Y |
| Z~ | SYMB_POS_Z |
Free users’ globals
| GLOB_USER_1 | |
| GLOB_USER_2 | |
| GLOB_USER_3 | |
| GLOB_USER_4 | |
| GLOB_USER_5 | |
| GLOB_USER_6 | |
| GLOB_USER_7 | |
| GLOB_USER_8 | |
| GLOB_USER_9 | |
| GLOB_USER_10 | free variables 1 to 10 are initialized to number by default |
| GLOB_USER_11 | |
| GLOB_USER_12 | |
| GLOB_USER_13 | |
| GLOB_USER_14 | |
| GLOB_USER_15 | |
| GLOB_USER_16 | |
| GLOB_USER_17 | |
| GLOB_USER_18 | |
| GLOB_USER_19 | |
| GLOB_USER_20 | free variables 11 to 20 are initialized to string by default |