MASK in UI_​PICT

[Vojtěch Janda]

Hallo,

Please, give me an advice.

I have the picture in PNG format with an alpha channel.
Why does the alpha channel appear as a black color? The image is saved as a gsm object. See attached picture.

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   pict.png
   

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   dum.png
   

[Péter Baksa]

Hi,

try the picture2{2} command.

Péter Baksa
Library Platform, Software Engineer
GRAPHISOFT SE

[Vojtěch Janda]

Thank you.
It works. But only with a jpg file. And how do I get the channel to show up in the user interface? With command UI_PICT?

Thank you very much

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   picture22-.png
   

[Joachim Sühlo]

Yes, UI_PICT with a 1 at the end instead of a 0.
Mask Value = 1
UI_PICT picture_reference, x, y [, width, height [, mask]]

GDL Object Developer
b-prisma
MAC OSx 10.14

[Péter Baksa]

Hi Vojtěch,

I’ve tested it in AC22 and it works for me.

Which AC version are you using?
What do you mean by “The image is saved as a gsm object”?
What is the code to show the images?
Could you attach both the png and the jpg for testing?

Péter Baksa
Library Platform, Software Engineer
GRAPHISOFT SE

[Vojtěch Janda]

Hi Péter.

I attach png and pln file.

– I tested it in AC18 (windows and mac) and AC22 (mac). It is the same.
– I paste the image into ArchiCAD and save it as a library object. In this object, I write a 2D description and description of the user interface. (If the image is not part of the object but as the separate object, then everything is fine – See the fourth example)

Thank you very much.

Here is the pln file: https://leteckaposta.cz/419529947

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   TESTING.png
   

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   dum-1.png
   

[Vojtěch Janda]

Here is GIF and JPG

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   dum.jpg
   

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   dum.gif
   

[Péter Baksa]

Thanks, this looks like a bug, I will add it to the list.

There are other ways that you can use an image, no need to save it as gsm:
– add to the embedded library, it will be included in the pln/pla/teamwork file.
– put it in a folder, and add it as a library. Many plan files can access the pictures this way, all users have to have access to the folder.
– use the lp_xmlconverter tool to include an image in the libpart, just like saving as gsm. This works with transparent images (except jpg as ui_pict).

Péter Baksa
Library Platform, Software Engineer
GRAPHISOFT SE

[Vojtěch Janda]

Thank you.

I tried the LP_​XMLConverter, but this way was easier.
So I will try the convertor again…

Is there any video tutorial on LP_ XMLConverter?
Except: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbucx37Leas

what is meaning the command: “pathOfLP_XMLConverterExecuteable”
Path to the LP_XMLConverter?

Thank you

[Péter Baksa]

Yes, “pathOfLP_XMLConverterExecuteable” is path including the executable, eg. “C:\ArchiCAD 22\LP_XMLConverter.exe”.
I don’t know about any training video on this.

Péter Baksa
Library Platform, Software Engineer
GRAPHISOFT SE

[Nader Belal]

@Vojtěch Janda

when selecting the file path for conversion, and if you are in a Windows OS environment, just drag the file to the CMD window, it will write the full path and the file name in quotation marks (which is accepted by OS)

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