Various special options related to the creation of Door/Window library elements
Autotext Guide
A (not complete) list of currently used and available AUTOTEXTS in ARCHICAD
Built-in property guide
Built-in properties are not part of GDL itself. When requesting available properties or property values of parent object, built-in properties (a specific type of properties that are defined by ARCHICAD) have fix, human-readable property IDs. These property IDs can be written into GDL script, allowing the script to request these…
Keywords
Common Keywords
Global Variables
Accessing geometric information about the environment of the GDL macro
General Libpart Parameters
Position view, mode, context, fill and light parameters.
Column, Beam and Slab Parameters
Available for listing and labels only.
Fly-through Information
Informations for fly-through videos.
Opening parameters
Compatibility: introduced in ARCHICAD 23. Opening parameters – available for listing and labels only OPENING_HEIGHT length, nominal height of the opening 2D 3D UI Parameter Property Default 1 OPENING_WIDTH length, nominal width of the opening 2D 3D UI Parameter Property Default 1 OPENING_HEIGHT length, nominal height of the opening 2D…
Marker Parameters
Detail, Worksheet and Change Markers MARKER_HEAD_ROT_MODE integer type global, set according to function “Marker Angle: Fixed Angle to Screen/Fixed Angle to Model” on Marker panel of the Settings Dialog 2D 3D UI Parameter Property Default 1 can be used to react to marker head rotation settings of ARCHICAD on GDL…
Label Parameters
Parameters used for label positioning and formatting.
Revision Parameters
Available in objects placed on a layout.
Mesh Parameters
Available for labels and listing only.
Roof, Shell and Skylight Parameters
Available for skylights, labels and listing.
Curtain Wall Parameters
These global variables are available for labels and listing only.
Morph Parameters
Morph parameters – available for labels and listing.
Deprecated Global Variables
These global variables are still working in ARCHICAD, but shouldn’t be used in new objects.
Fix named optional parameters
A method of ARCHICAD for providing information
Parameters set by ARCHICAD
If a library part has a fix named optional parameter with the proper type, ARCHICAD sets its value according to its function.
General Parameters
These parameters can be used in any objects.
Door-window Parameters
Available for doors, windows, labels and listing.
Parameters for Wall Attributes
Available for doors, windows, labels and listing.
Parameters for Column, Beam and Roof Attributes
Available for labels and listing.
Door and Window Parameters for Markers
Available in door and window markers.
Detail and Worksheet Marker Attributes
Available in detail and worksheet markers.
Room Parameters
Available for zone stamps.
Drawing Title Attributes
Available in drawing titles.
Parameters read by ARCHICAD
ARCHICAD can get values from library parts through parameters with predefined name and function.
Parameters for Stair
Library parts can collaborate with ARCHICAD through values of parameters with predefined name and function. The list of such parameters related to the Stair Tool follows below. Stair Parameters set and read by ARCHICAD Structure subtype ac_stairStructureWidth length Width of the structure stringer, as set in the Stair Settings. Value…
Parameters for Curtain Wall
Library parts can collaborate with ARCHICAD through values of parameters with predefined name and function. The list of such parameters related to the Curtain Wall Tool follows below. Curtain Wall Parameters set and read by ARCHICAD Curtain Wall Frame parameters ac_frameWidth length The width of the curtain wall frame. Compatibility:…