This object creates a new section in the model settings of a project. All values set and stored in each project view are available for objects, which are made to use these gloabl settings. The object offers in a well known user interface global settings for different object types.

The unmodified object can be bundled with an shipped with own GDL projects.

What you have to do making windows react on global material settings:

Download the "window material.lcf" in document section and add it to your project library. The file contains two invisible macro objects. One to create 6 new materials and a second to make window object modification easier.

First of all: This method is a little trick. Some special named materials are added to your project. This is done by the lcf above automaticly. Afterwards you have to modify this window objects, you want to use. By embedding a tiny script they will filter these selected materials for its components (like sash, frame, sill) and will substitute it by the materials currently set in the MVO settings.

Open the window object file (shift-cmd-O) you want to modify and add the following lines at the beginning of the master skript. Afterwards save the object as a new object with new name into your embedded, office or project library you have loaded to your project. You could overwrite the original objects too, but this should only do experienced or courageous users. The modification does not do anything with the original object, if you are not using the special materials.

OLG offers the option to select a smaller list of fontnames, which are usually used in your project. The following script requests this list and offers in a value list for your font name paramer "fontname".