Turn Plaster Macro

1. General Description

This macro is commonly used by the RevealGeometry, CavityClosure and TurnPlaster macros to retrieve information about the turned plaster skins.

The macro can draw turned plaster skis in any kind of reveal types

The macro can also handles any kind of wall geometry type

2. Parameters

				Name	Type	Description
				gs_macro_version		Version of the macro
				AC_Hole_Display_Option		Floor plan display option
				AC_WallType		Wall type 1 Straight, trapezoid or curved wall 2 Polygonal wall
				AC_WallContourPolygon		Wall contour polygon definition (only for polygonal walls)
				AC_Wall_Direction_Type		Wall direction type 0 Right 1 Left 2 Center (Right) 3 Center (Left)
				gs_wallhole_geometry		Wallhole Geometry
				refWidth		Reference width, used to place the hole in curved walls
				leftWidth		Hole left side from the origin
				rightWidth		Hole right side from the origin
				radSill		Wall radius at sill side in case of curved walls
				radBoard		Wall radius at board side in case of curved walls
				WOD		Wall center distance in case of curved walls
				offsetSill		Thickness of hidden wall skins at sill side depending on selected partial structure display option
				offsetBoard		Thickness of hidden wall skins at board side depending on selected partial structure display option
				possibleSkinTurnIn		Number of plaster skins at the reference side
				possibleSkinTurnOut		Number of plaster skins at the opposite side
				maxSkinTurnIn		Number of possible turned plaster skins at the reference side
				maxSkinTurnOut		Number of possible turned plaster skins at the opposite side
				nSkinTurnIn		Number of actually turned skins at the reference side
				nSkinTurnOut		Number of actually turned skins at the opposite side
				iRevealType		"Reveal Type"
				leftRevealPnts		"Left Reveal Points"
				rightRevealPnts		"Right Reveal Points"
				iRevealPointsIdx		"Reveal Points Index"
				bAddPoint		"Additional Plaster Points"
				gs_reveal_left		"Left Jamb Depth"
				gs_reveal_right		"Right Jamb Depth"
				gs_reveal_left_angle		"Left Side Angle"
				gs_reveal_right_angle		"Right Side Angle"
				gs_macro_control_parameters		Macro Control Parameters
				bWndCurved		"Curved Window"
				bParalellInCurvedWalls		"Parallel Opening in Curved Walls"
				bDrawObjContourIn		"Draw Wall Contour With LINE2 at Ref. Side"
				bDrawObjContourOut		"Draw Wall Contour With LINE2 at Opp. Side"
				bDrawFrameContourLeft		"Draw Frame Contour at Left"
				bDrawFrameContourRight		"Draw Frame Contour at Right"
				bCornerWindow		"Is Corner Window"
				bLeftCornerFunction		"Corner on Left"
				bWindowSymbolAtMiddle		"Window in the Middle of the Wall (CHI Special)"
				bEnablePlasterLeftIn		Enable/disable left inside plaster turn
				bEnablePlasterLeftOut		Enable/disable left outside plaster turn
				bEnablePlasterRightIn		Enable/disable right inside plaster turn
				bEnablePlasterRightOut		Enable/disable right outside plaster turn
				StackedWindow		Ganging
				gs_stack_left		Connection on the left
				gs_stack_right		Connection on the right
				gs_useWallFinishSkin		Wall skin classification parameter. Use finish skin property of the composite stucture.
				gs_maxPlasterThk		Wall skin classification parameter. Consider skin as plaster if it is thinner than this.
				gs_turn_plaster		Turn Plaster
				gs_bAutoTurnOut		Auto turn skins at opposite-side
				gs_bOverOut		Number of turned skins at opposite-side
				gs_bAutoTurnIn		Auto turn skins at reference-side
				gs_bOverIn		Number of turned skins at reference-side
				idTab_RevealClouserSettings		"Tabpage ID"
				gs_transom_display		"Display as Transom"
				gs_transom_display_pen		"Wall End Line Pen"
				gs_transom_display_linetype		"Wall End Line Line Type"
				bSillAddPoint		"Additional Point at Sill"
				bBoardAddPoint		"Additional Point at Board"
				revealPointsIdx		"Reveal \points Indexes"
				gs_reveal_closure_type		""
				gs_string_resources		String Resources
				stCavityClosureUI		One dimension Array parameter for receiving locale strings
				stRevealClosureTypes		One dimension Array parameter for receiving locale strings

Geometry Parameters

To clear the meaning of the geometry specific parameters used in TurnPlaster macro, see the following picture.

3. Usage

Localization

The macro's default language is the English, but you can localize it with the following parameters.

stCavityClosureUI parameter for the static texts on the user interface

Row	Default value	Description
1	Cavity Closure	Obsolete
2	Closure Method	Obsolete
3	Cavity Side	Obsolete
4	Number of Outside Skins	Obsolete
5	Number of Turned Skins	Obsolete
6	Number from	Obsolete
7	Turn at Reveal	Obsolete
8	Insulation Strip	Obsolete
9	Thickness	Obsolete
10	Contour Pen	Obsolete
11	Line Type	Obsolete
12	Fill Type	Obsolete
13	Fill Pen	Obsolete
14	Fill Background Pen	Obsolete
15	Profile	Obsolete
16	Width	Obsolete
17	Turn Plaster	UI string - static text (title of the Turn PLaster pane)
18	Reference-Side	UI string - static text
19	Opposite-Side	UI string - static text
20	Auto	UI string - static text
21	Number of Skins to Turn	UI string - static text
22	Consider Skin as Plaster if it is thinner than:	UI string - static text
23	Use Wall Finish Skins	UI string - static text
24	Select Skin to Edit	Obsolete
25	Turn In Skin	Obsolete
26	1. Turn-In Thickness	Obsolete
27	Custom Thickness	Obsolete
28	Hatch Orientation	Obsolete
29	Separating Line at Turn In	Obsolete
30	Separating Line Pen	Obsolete
31	2. Skin Overhang to Frame Depth	Obsolete
32	Consider Skin as Plaster if Thinner Than or Equal To	UI string - static text

stRevealClosureTypes parameter for the value list of the gs_reveal_closure_type

Row	Default value	Description
1	No Reveal	Value list item
2	Reveal	Value list item
3	Negative Reveal	Value list item
4	Slanted Reveal	Value list item
5	Splayed Reveal	Value list item
6	Historic Reveal	Value list item
7	Traditional Cavity Closure	Value list item
8	Prefabricated Cavity Closure	Value list item
9	Custom Closure	Value list item
10	Studwall	Value list item
11	Studwall with Siding	Value list item
12	Brick Veneer	Value list item

Example scripts

The following example script demonstrates the usage of this macro:

Master Script

For implementing the parameter logic of the Cavity Closure, you have to call this macro passing the following parameters.

! ============================================================================= ! Draw the Turned Plasters ! ============================================================================= call "TurnPlaster", parameters all refWidth = refWidth, leftWidth = leftWidth, rightWidth = rightWidth, radSill = radSill, radBoard = radBoard, WOD = WOD, offsetSill = offsetSill, offsetBoard = offsetBoard, ! --- Reveal Parameters iRevealType = iRevealType, leftRevealPnts = leftWallholeRevealPnts, rightRevealPnts = rightWallholeRevealPnts, iRevealPointsIdx = iRevealPointsIdx, bAddPoint = bAddPoint, gs_reveal_left = gs_reveal_left, gs_reveal_right = gs_reveal_right, gs_reveal_left_angle = gs_reveal_left_angle, gs_reveal_right_angle = gs_reveal_right_angle, ! --- Turned Plaster Skins possibleSkinTurnIn = possibleSkinTurnIn, possibleSkinTurnOut = possibleSkinTurnOut, maxSkinTurnIn = maxSkinTurnIn, maxSkinTurnOut = maxSkinTurnOut, nSkinTurnOut = nSkinTurnOut, nSkinTurnIn = nSkinTurnIn, ! --- Macro Control Parameters bWndCurved = bWndCurved, bParalellInCurvedWalls = bParalellInCurvedWalls, bDrawObjContourIn = 1, bDrawObjContourOut = 1, bDrawFrameContourLeft = 1, bDrawFrameContourRight = 1, bCornerWindow = bRightCornerFunction, bLeftCornerFunction = bLeftCornerFunction, bEnablePlasterLeftIn = bEnablePlasterLeftIn, bEnablePlasterLeftOut = bEnablePlasterLeftOut, bEnablePlasterRightIn = bEnablePlasterRightIn, bEnablePlasterRightOut = bEnablePlasterRightOut, ! --- Ganging gs_stack_left = gs_stack_left, gs_stack_right = gs_stack_right, gs_bAutoTurnIn = gs_bAutoTurnIn, gs_bOverIn = gs_bOverIn, gs_bAutoTurnOut = gs_bAutoTurnOut, gs_bOverOut = gs_bOverOut

Parameter Script

For implementing the parameter logic of the TurnPlaster, you have to call this macro passing the following parameters.

! ============================================================================= ! Turn Plaster Parameter Logic ! ============================================================================= call "TurnPlaster" parameters gs_macro_version = 12, bEnablePlasterLeftIn = bEnablePlasterLeftIn, bEnablePlasterLeftOut = bEnablePlasterLeftOut, bEnablePlasterRightIn = bEnablePlasterRightIn, bEnablePlasterRightOut = bEnablePlasterRightOut, gs_useWallFinishSkin = gs_useWallFinishSkin, gs_bAutoTurnIn = gs_bAutoTurnIn, gs_bOverIn = gs_bOverIn, gs_bAutoTurnOut = gs_bAutoTurnOut, gs_bOverOut = gs_bOverOut

UI Script

For implementing the user interface page in your object, just call the macro from the UI script.

! ============================================================================= ! Turn Plaster Settings Tabpage ! ============================================================================= dim stCavityClosureUI[32] stCavityClosureUI[ 1] = `Cavity Closure` stCavityClosureUI[ 2] = `Closure Method` stCavityClosureUI[ 3] = `Cavity Side` stCavityClosureUI[ 4] = `Number of Outside Skins` stCavityClosureUI[ 5] = `Number of Turned Skins` stCavityClosureUI[ 6] = `Number from` stCavityClosureUI[ 7] = `Turn at Reveal` stCavityClosureUI[ 8] = `Insulation Strip` stCavityClosureUI[ 9] = `Thickness` stCavityClosureUI[10] = `Contour Pen` stCavityClosureUI[11] = `Line Type` stCavityClosureUI[12] = `Fill Type` stCavityClosureUI[13] = `Fill Pen` stCavityClosureUI[14] = `Fill Background Pen` stCavityClosureUI[15] = `Profile` stCavityClosureUI[16] = `Width` stCavityClosureUI[17] = `Turn Plaster` stCavityClosureUI[18] = `Reference-Side` stCavityClosureUI[19] = `Opposite-Side` stCavityClosureUI[20] = `Auto` stCavityClosureUI[21] = `Number of Skins to Turn` stCavityClosureUI[22] = `Plaster Thickness Limit` stCavityClosureUI[23] = `Use Wall Finish Skins` stCavityClosureUI[24] = `Select Skin to Edit` stCavityClosureUI[25] = `Turn In Skin` stCavityClosureUI[26] = `1. Turn-In Thickness` stCavityClosureUI[27] = `Custom Thickness` stCavityClosureUI[28] = `Hatch Orientation` stCavityClosureUI[29] = `Separating Line at Turn In` stCavityClosureUI[30] = `Separating Line Pen` stCavityClosureUI[31] = `2. Skin Overhang to Frame Depth` stCavityClosureUI[32] = `Consider Skin as Plaster if Thinner Than or Equal To` call "TurnPlaster" parameters gs_macro_version = 12, bEnablePlasterLeftIn = bEnablePlasterLeftIn, bEnablePlasterLeftOut = bEnablePlasterLeftOut, bEnablePlasterRightIn = bEnablePlasterRightIn, bEnablePlasterRightOut = bEnablePlasterRightOut, gs_useWallFinishSkin = gs_useWallFinishSkin, idTab_RevealClouserSettings = idTab_RevealClouserSettings, gs_reveal_closure_type = gs_reveal_closure_type, stRevealClosureTypes = stRevealClosureTypes, stCavityClosureUI = stCavityClosureUI

Turned plasters

The macro can turn all skins classified as wrapper (plaster) skins automatically depending on the gs_bAutoTurnIn and gs_bAutoTurnOut parameters.

If manual turn was selected the macro can turn any number of skins given with the gs_bOverIn and gs_bOverOut parameters. The number of turned skins is limited to the number of skins classified as wrapper (plaster).

The Turn Plaster function is independent from the cavity closure mode being used inside the wall. The turned part of the plaster has the same thickness as the normal part in the composite structure (marked with T in the following figure). Note, that the plaster is turned to the window frame.

The second image displays the contour lines only which are used in DXF/DWG export.