Ready-to-go Python scripts for Archicad

Download version 26.1

recurring_publish.py

Description

The script can schedule recurring publishing.
The related Archicad project must be opened before executing the script, because the script retrieves the projectdata during the start-up of the script.

Requirements

• Requires Archicad 25 or later.
• Additional JSON/Python Commands Add-On (version 25.2 or later) is required to be loaded into Archicad.
  • Download the Add-On for Archicad 25 for Windows platform
  • Download the Add-On for Archicad 26 for Windows platform
  • Download the Add-On for Archicad 25 for macOS platform

Features

• Archicad will be shut down after each publishing and it will be restarted before each publishing, the project will be reloaded automatically.
• User can choose from the Publisher Sets. Only the selected sets will be published. Multiple choice is available.
• Recur time can be set in minutes.
• Continuous progress report, the remaining time till the next publishing countdown appears.
• Works for Teamwork (BIMcloud) projects also. A receive command is executed before each publishing.

Usage

1. Running Archicad instance is required with an opened project and loaded Additional JSON/Python Commands Add-On.
2. Run recurring_publish.py script from command line and with using python launcher.
3. Select Publisher Sets to publish.
4. Set time (in minutes) for recurring.
5. Click Start button.

Demo video

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move_all_objects.py

Description

The script moves all the elements with Object type to a new position.

Requirements

• Requires Archicad 25 or later.
• Additional JSON/Python Commands Add-On (version 25.3 or later) is required to be loaded into Archicad.
  • Download the Add-On for Archicad 25 for Windows platform
  • Download the Add-On for Archicad 25 for macOS

open_all_hotlinks.py

Description

The script retrieves the list of hotlinks in the currently active project, opens the hotlinks one-by-one and performs an operation for each of them.

Requirements

• Requires Archicad 25 or later.
• Additional JSON/Python Commands Add-On (version 25.4 or later) is required to be loaded into Archicad.
  • Download the Add-On for Archicad 25 for Windows platform
  • Download the Add-On for Archicad 25 for macOS

get_parameters_of_selected_GDLbased.py

Description

The script lists the GDL parameters (name and value pairs) of the selected elements.

Requirements

• Requires Archicad 26 or later.
• Additional JSON/Python Commands Add-On (version 26.1 or later) is required to be loaded into Archicad.
  • Download the Add-On for Archicad 26 for Windows platform

change_parameters_of_selected_GDLbased.py

Description

The script changes the values of given GDL parameters of the selected elements. This examples changes the parameter with name 'gs_cont_pen' to pen with index 95.

Requirements

• Requires Archicad 26 or later.
• Additional JSON/Python Commands Add-On (version 26.1 or later) is required to be loaded into Archicad.
  • Download the Add-On for Archicad 26 for Windows platform