Make Parametric Objects in Archicad with GDL

Let's talk about the GDL Editor and its different parts

Let's talk about subtypes, licences, passwords and keywords

Let's talk about the Parameters List

Let's briefly talk about Migration and Listing Extras

Let's talk about the roles of each script in the Editor

Let's talk about how scripts behave relatively to each other

Let's talk about the windows that will help preview our work

Let's learn about LINE2, CIRCLE2

Let's learn about ADD2

Let's learn about ROT2, DEL, comments and variables

Let's learn about HOTSPOT2 and arguments

Let's learn about PEN, LINE_TYPE and FILL

Let's learn about POLY2 and bitsets

Let's learn about POLY2 versions

Let's learn about 2D status codes

Let's add holes in polygons

Let's talk about how to go from 2D to 3D

Let's learn about PRISM

Let's learn about 3D status codes

Let's talk about the challenges of adapting our 2D to 3D

Let's learn about RESOL and TOLER

Let's curate our Parameters List

Let's draw some conclusions and set some bases about our coding practices

Let's learn about potential glitches in the Editor

Let's set up our object's definitions and parameters to kickstart our development

Let's talk about the difference between parameters and variables

Let's talk about HOTSPOT2 and IDs

Let's build the 2D using commands we already saw

Let's upgrade our 2D to 3D and learn about CYLIND

Let's improve our panels and learn about MUL

Let's learn about circular holes

Let's learn about Graphical Editing

Let's learn about VALUES and IF-THEN-ELSE

Let's learn about PARAMETERS and LOCK

Let's learn about SHADOW

Let's learn about single lined multi statements, comment separations

Let's learn about Master Variables

Let's learn about subroutines and GOSUB, END and RETURN

Let's use subroutines to make our code clearer

Let's learn about Enums (kinda) and VALUES{2}

Let's create selections using IF-THEN-ELSE and GOSUB

Let's use POLY2_ to create our panels

Let's upgrade our 3D and make holes in the panels

Let's use PRISM_ to create hollow cylinders

Let's learn about the geometry, meshes and Polygon Count tool

Let's learn about iDetlevel3D

Let's centralize our detail levels

Let's learn about LIBRARYGLOBAL and Library Globals

Let's learn about GLOB_SCALE

Let's learn about GLOB_EYEPOS_ and SYMB_POS_

Let's learn about using RESOL to create detail levels

Let's learn about GLOB_FEEDBACK_MODE

Let's learn about DEFINE MATERIAL

Let's learn about IND

Let's learn about DEFINE TEXTURE

Let's learn about manipulating textures

Let's learn about UI_DIALOG

Let's learn about UI_PAGE and UI_CURRENT_PAGE, FOR-TO-NEXT and DIM

Let's learn about UI_OUTFIELD and UI_INFIELD. And about GOSUB again

Let's learn about UI_STYLE

Let's make our UI parametric

Let's learn about UI_SEPARATOR and UI_BUTTON

Let's learn about UI_PICT

Let's learn about UI_OUTFIELD and concatenation

Let's learn about UI_INFIELD versions

Let's learn about UI_LISTFIELD and UI_LISTITEM

Let's learn about HIDEPARAMETER

Let's create a preview picture

Let's update our 2D script with some of the 3D solutions.

Let's centralize our labels

Let's make our conditions more efficient

Let's avoid duplicate transformations

Let's learn about the Parameter Buffer, PUT, USE and GET