PARAM-O Editor is the place where you create or modify your scripts.
Parts of the editor dialog:
•Node Tree
•Editor Canvas
•Model Preview
On the left side of the editor, you can find the available nodes. You can create a new node by double-clicking on it or by dragging and dropping it to the editor canvas.
Editor Canvas
The canvas is the main part of the editor. Here you can edit your script by connecting nodes and setting node parameters.
On the right side of the editor, you see the object preview. Please note that the preview is not exactly the same as what you will see in Archicad. Here are some limitations:
•No texture handling. Every object appears with the base color of the surface.
•No edge rendering. You can set the pen color, but the edges won't be visible in the preview.
•Limited transparency handling. You can see transparent surfaces in the preview, but Archicad has a much better transparency handling method.
You can modify the grid visibility and settings from the preview's context menu.
Automatic and Manual Preview
At the bottom-left corner of the editor, you can switch the preview mode between automatic and manual. In automatic mode, the preview is updated if anything changes in the editor. But with large models, updating the preview may be time-consuming. In this case, you can switch to manual mode and rebuild the model only when needed, using the Update button.
Unit handling
Currently, every number value is in meters. If you use the Length node, then the parameter will appear in Archicad taking the working unit settings into account, but you still have to think in meters during editing.
Hotkeys
You can use the following hotkeys in the editor:
•Ctrl+A: Select all nodes
•Ctrl+C: Copy the selected nodes to the clipboard
•Ctrl+V: Paste nodes from the clipboard
•Ctrl+Z: Undo the last modification
•Ctrl+Y: Redo the last modification
•Ctrl+T: Open settings dialog for selected nodes
•Ctrl+G: Group selected nodes
•Ctrl+B: Rebuild the preview (in case of manual rebuild mode)