It’s been a busy year. My three year-long architect as developer project is finally complete and on the market. Now I get to enjoy the stress of selling four townhouses. I’ve got one daughter starting high school and another starting college (which is insane, considering this post). I’ve got a number of projects under construction or deep in design. The list goes on and on… Which means I’m way behind on sharing Archicad tutorial videos. So this week I recorded an atypical video. It’s sort of a tutorial, but it’s mostly discussing the custom Objects in the Shoegnome Open Template (V28.2). Custom Objects, whether simple 2D, saved as geometry, or scripted with GDL, make for better looking Archicad models and improved drawings. Most of the Objects I discuss in the video have been in the template for years—and there are Favorites for all of them—, but that doesn’t mean everyone using the template knows they are there. In addition to looking at each custom Archicad Object, I also talk a little bit about GDL. I’m far from an expert, but I know a few things. If you want to learn more about GDL, check out www.onland.info and download the GDL Cookbook Version 4. I can’t believe that second link still works in 2025. If it ever breaks, please let me know.
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