Bug List

Please find below a list of known and already fixed defects in the API.

• Bugs fixed in ArchiCAD 9
• Defects known but not yet fixed

You may also check the list of corrected bugs of the API of the previous ArchiCAD versions:

• Known and Fixed Bugs in former releases

API related bugs fixed in ArchiCAD 9 (API version 6)

Ref. #	Build	Defect summary
2163	1048	ACAPI_Element_GetDefaults/ACAPI_Element_SetDefaults doesn't transfer the link property type, it will always be 'by Criteria' (see ACAPI_Element_GetLinkedProperties and ACAPI_Element_SetLinkedProperties)
23795	1064	APIIo_ObjectSettingsID does not give back labeling and linked properties data (see API_ObjectSettingsPars)
24934	1052	Cannot add user data to Labels and Dimensions
25563	1206	Add-on dialogs with resID 32700 can be unwillingly resized after opening the file dialog from Add-On Manager
26051	1070	Accessing Element Sets would be more convenient with their unique IDs (see Element Set Manager)
26624	1034	Cannot create and delete Independent Details (see APIDb_NewDatabaseID and APIDb_DeleteDatabaseID)
26356	1076	ACAPI_Element_SetUserData is very slow if some elements are selected
28524	1145	ACAPI_Element_Select for a large number of elements is very slow
30177	1057	Reading a project written on the opposite platform the PlatformSign of the module data is not filled
31266	1087	ACAPI_Attribute_GetUserData returns the user data of the first attribute for non-existing attribute index rather than returning error code
31360	1144	Cannot change the libInd parameter of an object or door/window instance with ACAPI_Element_Change
31653	1385	Notification is missing after deleting an element on Section/Elevation
31672	1391	ACAPI_Interface user input functions should return the z coordinate values during input in the 3D window (see APIIo_GetPolyID and APIIo_DrawRubberLineID)
31676	1502	APIEnv_GetPreferencesID to return Images and Calculation preferences as well (see API_ImagingAndCalcPrefs)
31797	1264	Custom Settings Panels are handled incorrectly if more add-ons register tabpage for the same tool (see APIPanelCreateProc and APIPanelDestroyProc)
32315	1328	Modification time of a newly created window is 0
34125	1561	Mouse constraints cannot be set for ACAPI_Interface user input (see APIIo_SetConstraintID and APIIo_ResetConstraintID)
35545	1669	ACAPI_Element_Change changes the object's position even if it is not set in the mask
36060	1677	Cannot detect if story indices start from 1 instead of 0 (see API_StoryInfo)
36349	1681	Creating a zone category attribute with ACAPI_Attribute_Create the zone stamp name is displayed as MISSING
36666	1740	ACAPI_Element_SetUserData does not work for element defaults
38386	1920	Modifying selection of elements having custom panel on the infobox controlled by the same add-on can crash ArchiCAD
39081	1947	No material index returns in the iumat field of API_BodyType if the material was defined in the GDL 3D script

Known bugs and requests that have not been corrected yet