Hacking Archicad with GDL and API with Jorge Beneitez

For the last 5 years, enzyme has focussed on taking Archicad to the limit of its possibilities whether in terms of project size and complexity, collaboration, integrations with other tools, like grasshopper or airtable, and optimisation of the design and documentation process in general.
During this process, we have learned that GDL is a very powerful tool, and a low-cost solution to customize your Archicad workflow and improve the efficiency of the office workflows. Also, in the last 2 years, we have started to adventure ourselves in the API of Archicad to customize and streamline certain processes that required some special care;
We want to share with you this journey and hopefully inspire you to start hacking your Archicad, making it work for your custom needs.
Key Learning Objectives
1. How GDL can streamline the design and documentation process
2. How using API and GDL we can foster collaboration and integrate external data into our BIM process
3. How and where you can get help to create your own tools
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[@ahmedkammoun9409]

i got an overdoze of creativity after watching this video, good job, i'm impressed of the amount of work they did to make life easier,
unfortunately, the GDL power is always kept as a secret, i think GDL experts should share their knowledge with younger users, to unleash the real power of archicad.

[@SkewedBIM]

It is a complex beast to get your head into. There really does need to be more GDL courses out there and I personally feel it needs to be simplified a bit more for the average user.

[@MorningThief_]

i can understand why the orientation check was left at the end -- it'll be really useful for practically every office that uses the software.
i'm hoping it'll be improved & implemented by Graphisoft in the future.

[@SkewedBIM]

There are a few tools that are out there. From my memory BIM6x have a label that you can place on walls to perform that check as well.