Archicad Tutorial #95: Importing and Cleaning up Objects in Archicad

I'm far from an expert on Object creation in Archicad, but I know a few things about GDL and can fumble my way around all the settings that matter for simple Objects. Which means this video is good enough for my needs and good enough for your needs. After watching this video you'll be able to import Objects from SketchUp, Revit, and a number of other programs, cleaning them up, create pretty 2D symbols, and end up with nice 2D and 3D visuals for your projects.
Did I forget to cover something in the video? Was something unclear? Do you have more questions? Let me know in the comments.
00:00 Intro
00:25 Overview and Import Basics
01:18 Imported Object
02:20 Convert to Morph
03:00 Surface Clean up and Attribute Pollution Prevention
06:53 Model Geometry Clean up
07:48 Save Object and Save Options
09:07 2D Symbol Creation
10:30 Adding 2D Symbol to GDL Object
13:50 Finished Object
14:36 Recap and Additional Thoughts
16:04 Outro and Thanks
The original blog post this video is here:
www.shoegnome.com/2023/10/23/a...
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[@MorningThief_]

i love your daughter's little edit touches... very adorable.
it might also be prudent to suggest to NOT do this process in the active file of whatever project one is in. this avoids bringing in unwanted attributes. yes, you can do the cleanup during the process, but it always helps to have total separation. the same thing we do when we want to bring in an external 2D detail or from an old project with old templates/attributes.

[@Shoegnome]

I'll let Madeleine know. And you are absolutely correct. Object creation needs to happen in a clean version of your template and not in an active file. I should have mentioned that! It's important for preventing attribute pollution and also making sure your Objects are built in alignment with your template.

[@DesignFreedominc]

thank you! can't wait to try it out.

[@geraldburwell7622]

Thanks! Super helpful!

[@Shoegnome]

Thank you so much. You're the best! Glad you liked the video.

[@joshverran2002]

Great video thanks! I always shy away from GDL, but this is doable.

[@Shoegnome]

Thank you. I felt the same way for a long time. Once you start dabbling at the edges of object creation, simple GDL suddenly becomes much less scary.

[@wetsocksrichdad1928]

this is excellent and and esssential for Archicad users

[@Shoegnome]

Completely agree. I have a few other simple Object making video ideas brewing. Hoping to record one more by the end of the year.

[@theseldomseenguy]

NICE!!!👍

[@Shoegnome]

Thank you!

[@archixels]

Hi Jared, I've just downloaded your template and there are missing library parts like windows, staircases etc...how can i fix this....thank you

[@Shoegnome]

My template uses the Archicad 27 USA library. You'll need to download that. Check my template FAQ page for more information.

[@conmes3077]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Shoegnome]

Thanks!

[@CirYdnar]

gdl and gsm...😊