7.3 Element Identification

Expressions that identify an element, e.g. name or type. These will typically be prefixed with element, e.g. element.id, but any specific element type can be used, e.g. wall.id, if data is only required for that type. Section 4.5.2 discusses element identification in measurement rules.

type	The name of the element type: Beam segment: "Beam" Beam assembly: "BeamAssembly" Column segment: "Column" Column assembly: "ColumnAssembly" Curtain wall: "CurtainWall" Curtain wall accessory: "CurtainWallAccessory" Curtain wall frame: "CurtainWallFrame" Curtain wall junction: “CurtainWallJunction” Curtain wall panel: "CurtainWallPanel" Curtain wall segment: "CurtainWallSegment" Door: "Door" Fill pattern: "Fill" Lamp: "Lamp" Mesh: "Mesh" Morph: "Morph" Object (any library part): "Object" Opening: "Opening" Roof: "Roof" Shell: "Shell" Skylight: "Skylight" Slab: "Slab" Wall: "Wall" Window: "Window" Zone: "Zone"
id	The element ID, as seen in the ARCHICAD element Settings dialog under the Classification and Properties panel
name	The name of the library part responsible for rendering the element. Only relevant to elements based on library parts, e.g. objects, doors, windows, zones etc. See section