How do I install a GDL object onto my local computer and get Archicad to recognize
its location?
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After extracting the GSM File (GDL object) from the ZIP file that was sent to you
by email, place the GSM file either in an existing Folder on your computer or make a new Folder.
The following example makes a new Folder called "Custom 12 GDL" in the C:\ root Folder
using Windows Explorer in Windows XP. (Other versions of Windows will be similar
in the way steps are taken to make a new Folder).
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With your mouse over the Windows "Start" button, click your far right hand button.
This should bring up a menu that looks similar to the following photo. Click
on the "Explore" option.
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The Windows Explorer dialog box should appear and should look similar to the following.
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Click on the + sign to the left of My Computer.
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Click on the + sign to the left of the "C" drive.
(*NOTE: When you click the + sign to the left of the "C" drive, in the right hand pane of
Windows Explorer, it may give you a message that you cannot currently view the
contents of the C Drive and gives you an option to view the Folders and Files on
the C Drive. Click on the Link that allows you to display the Files and Folders
of the C Drive).
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Click on the C Drive so that it is highlighted, then go to the File menu in
Windows Explorer and Click New, then Click Folder as shown in the following.
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A Textbox with the phrase "New Folder" will appear in the Right-hand pane of
Windows Explorer. In our example, we are using the Folder name "Custom 12 GDL",
so remove the "New Folder" text and replace it with "Custom 12 GDL" (without
the quotation marks), then press "Enter" on your keyboard.
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Take the GSM File that you extracted from the ZIP file and place it into the
new Folder called "Custom 12 GDL". In this example we will use a file called
QWGDL12-ShutterDog01.gsm. This File will show up in the Right-hand pane
of Windows Explorer after you inserted the File into this Folder.
Close the Windows Explorer dialog box and Open Archicad.
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For this example, Archicad 12 will be used (other Versions of Archicad will
be similar). When Archicad is open, click on the File menu, then click on
"Libraries and Objects", then click on "Library Manager...".
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The Library Manager dialog box should appear and should look similar to the following photo.
1.) Click on the "Local/Lan" tab at the top of the dialog box. 2.) Click on the Folder
called "Custom 12 GDL". 3.) Click on the "> > Add > >" button. 4.) The Folder called
"Custom 12 GDL" will show up in the Right-hand pane of the Library Manager dialog
box. 5.) Click on the "Done" button.
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Click on the Object Tool and the Object Default Settings dialog box will appear.
Your new Folder named "Custom 12 Objects" will appear in the Folder View box
and should look similar to the following.
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That completes the steps for installing a GDL object on our local computer
and getting Archicad to find its location.
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If my purchased GDL object(s) is/are sent to me by email, then why do I need to
fill out the Shipping Address during the checkout process?
This if for QWSoftDraw® LLC to know if you are purchasing GDL(s) from within
the State of Tennessee (U.S.A.) since QWSoftDraw® LLC is required to pay
Sales Tax for products bought within the State of Tennessee.
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After I purchase GDL objects from QWSoftDraw® LLC, how do I receive them?
You will receive them in a ZIP file attached to an email.
First, after any GDL Object(s) are purchased from QWSoftDraw® LLC, an email will be sent
to the name and email address listed on QWSoftDraw® LLC's PayPal receipt
requesting confirmation that the purchase was actually made by the
person on the PayPal receipt.
Second, the person receiving the "confirmation-of-sale" email needs to reply
back to QWSoftDraw® LLC confirming that the GDL purchase is valid.
Finally, QWSoftDraw® LLC will send the purchased GDL object(s) in a ZIP file attached
to an email to the person and email address listed on QWSoftDraw® LLC's PayPal receipt.
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How soon after I purchase any GDL object(s) from QWSoftDraw® LLC will I
receive it/them by email?
If QWSoftDraw® LLC receives a confirmation-of-legitimate-sale email
from the GDL Object purchaser before 6:00 P.M. Eastern
Standard Time (EST) Monday through Thursday, the GDL purchaser should
receive an email from QWSoftDraw® LLC with the purchased GDL Object(s)
attached in a ZIP file by 6:00 P.M. (EST) the following business day.
If QWSoftDraw® LLC receives a confirmation-of-legitimate-sale email from
the GDL Object purchaser on Friday (EST), then the GDL purchaser
should receive an email from QWSoftDraw® LLC with the purchased GDL
Object(s) attached in a ZIP file by the following Monday at 6:00 P.M. (EST).
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If I do not have a PayPal account, can I still
purchase GDL Objects from QWSoftDraw® LLC's online store?
Yes, if you want to pay by Debit, Credit, or Bank Account.
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Add any items to the Shopping Cart that you want to purchase, then,
when you are finished adding the items, click on the "Proceed
to Checkout" button.
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The PayPal Pay For Items dialog box will appear. Click on the "Continue"
link as shown in the following photo.
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Follow the rest of the PayPal instructions to finish paying for the
GDL Object(s).
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