Author:stefan
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 2:36 pm (GMT+1)
We have the same goal in our plug-in. It seems technically possible (see the ArchiCAD-Grasshopper connection). However, the documentation to develop something similar is very limited.
One thing is ensuring the Add-on stays in memory, so it is not unloaded after you executed a command. The other thing is that I'm informed that it becomes really tricky as the underlying ArchiCAD database can be updated at any moment.
We have tried with launching a small server application in a separate thread. So far, it works, but we are unsure about stability, so it would be good to see others sharing their experiences.
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--- stefan boeykens --- architect-engineer-musician ---
ArchiCAD18-19/Revit2016/SketchUp2015/Cinema4D16/Rhino5/Unity5
rMBP15:i7Quad2.3Ghz+16GB+nVidia650M/ElCapitan+Win10
http://bit.ly/17u87df
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 2:36 pm (GMT+1)
We have the same goal in our plug-in. It seems technically possible (see the ArchiCAD-Grasshopper connection). However, the documentation to develop something similar is very limited.
One thing is ensuring the Add-on stays in memory, so it is not unloaded after you executed a command. The other thing is that I'm informed that it becomes really tricky as the underlying ArchiCAD database can be updated at any moment.
We have tried with launching a small server application in a separate thread. So far, it works, but we are unsure about stability, so it would be good to see others sharing their experiences.
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--- stefan boeykens --- architect-engineer-musician ---
ArchiCAD18-19/Revit2016/SketchUp2015/Cinema4D16/Rhino5/Unity5
rMBP15:i7Quad2.3Ghz+16GB+nVidia650M/ElCapitan+Win10
http://bit.ly/17u87df