Author:yafimski
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 6:14 pm (GMT+1)
Hi,
I've registered to the API platform in order to try and develop my own addon.
I am a bit familiar with coding such as HTML and a bit of JavaScript, but my C++ skills are unknown.
I've read through the basic explanations on:
http://archicadapi.graphisoft.com/api-reference
But sadly a lot of it is confusing to me, being a non-programmer.
The first thing that I would like to ask, is how to 'start' my add-on. The instructions say I need an 'MDID' resource in the form of:
But I am not sure how to create this. Is any IDE sufficient? Do I specifically need a Visual Studio platform for this? What file type is this saved as?
Regarding the process in the link:
https://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/technotes/setup/software-technologies/getting-started-with-the-api-devkit/
the issue is the "AddOnAdmin". From what I can tell, this is just the add-on manager in ArchiCAD right? When I go to the add-on manager though, I have no option to make a "New Database" as they ask and insert my developer ID and so forth...
So right now I really want to start figuring out specifics of how and what to code for an add-on but I can't figure out the initial steps to start doing this.
I'm also a bit unclear about which file types the code needs to be saved as in general and if there is a specific folder structure within my addon folder that I need to respect.
I've marked all the questions in Bold and would be happy if someone knows how to answer any of them![Smile]()
Thank you!
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 6:14 pm (GMT+1)
Hi,
I've registered to the API platform in order to try and develop my own addon.
I am a bit familiar with coding such as HTML and a bit of JavaScript, but my C++ skills are unknown.
I've read through the basic explanations on:
http://archicadapi.graphisoft.com/api-reference
But sadly a lot of it is confusing to me, being a non-programmer.
The first thing that I would like to ask, is how to 'start' my add-on. The instructions say I need an 'MDID' resource in the form of:
| Code: |
| 'MDID' 32500 "Add-On Identifier" { developerID localID } |
But I am not sure how to create this. Is any IDE sufficient? Do I specifically need a Visual Studio platform for this? What file type is this saved as?
Regarding the process in the link:
https://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/technotes/setup/software-technologies/getting-started-with-the-api-devkit/
the issue is the "AddOnAdmin". From what I can tell, this is just the add-on manager in ArchiCAD right? When I go to the add-on manager though, I have no option to make a "New Database" as they ask and insert my developer ID and so forth...
So right now I really want to start figuring out specifics of how and what to code for an add-on but I can't figure out the initial steps to start doing this.
I'm also a bit unclear about which file types the code needs to be saved as in general and if there is a specific folder structure within my addon folder that I need to respect.
I've marked all the questions in Bold and would be happy if someone knows how to answer any of them
Thank you!