Link Individual Objects
To link an ArchiCAD Favorite Object to a dRofus Item, first activate the dRofus Panel and then select the ArchiCAD Object within the model. The dRofus Panel will indicate whether the ArchiCAD Object is linked or not.
If the selected ArchiCAD Object is already linked, the primary information pertaining to the dRofus' Item's Core properties will be available as follows:
If the selected ArchiCAD Object is not already linked, the link operation can be executed within the dRofus Panel using the following steps:
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Once the above have been executed, the primary information of the linked dRofus Item's Core Properties will appear within the dRofus Panel.
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If you have established Objects in ArchiCAD as well as Items in dRofus, you can link them together based on values within the Key attribute used for comparing. For each Object <-> Item link, this value will need to be apparent in both ArchiCAD Object as well as dRofus Item. The Key attribute used for comparing can be any chosen parameter within the ArchiCAD Object and dRofus Item.
To link ArchiCAD Objects to dRofus Items, within the Addon, you will need to setup the Object <-> Item Configuration with your chosen dRofus attribute and ArchiCAD parameter as the Key attribute used for comparing. In the example below we have used dRofus' BIM ID and ArchiCAD's Library Part Name as the Key attribute used for comparing:
To create new, delete existing or edit an existing Object <-> Item Configuration, you will need a BIM Administration access within dRofus. See how you can change the configuration in ArchiCAD Object to Item ConfigurationItems <-> Favorites dialog using the dRofus Menu:
The following dialog will then appear:
Within this dialog, the top-left section lists all the unlinked Items in dRofus and the top-right section lists all the unlinked Favorite Objects in ArchiCAD.
All Items that have already been linked with their corresponding Favorite Objects are listed at the bottom section of the dialog.
- Show thumbnails: Checking this box will display the ArchiCAD Favorite Objects in 3D as thumbnails.
- Link selected: Select the dRofus Item within the list on the top-left section, select the ArchiCAD Favorite Object within the list on the top-right section and then hit this button to link the two.
- Create favorite in ArchiCAD: Select the dRofus Item within the list on the top-left section, select the ArchiCAD Favorite Object within the list on the top-right section and then hit this button to create (as a copy of the selected ArchiCAD Favorite Object) a new Favorite Object then link the two. In this case, the copied Favorite Object will reside in a folder called "dRofus Items" under "Favorites" and the name of this copied Favorite Object will become the dRofus Item Number as follows:
- Right-click options: Right-click anywhere within the top-left or bottom sections, and you will be able to either Add/remove columns or Export the list to Excel or Refresh the list.
- Unlink: Unlink the selected ArchiCAD Favorite Objects from the corresponding dRofus Items. It is important to note here that when an unlink is made, the ArchiCAD Favorite Object will no longer be available in the folder called "dRofus Items" under "Favorites".