About the connection between Cumulus and ArchiCAD 5.0
For years, ArchiCAD users have been limited to using the standard directory dialog box when searching for a particular library part. Now Graphisoft and Canto opened the doorway to a much more effective browsing method through the Cumulus image database.
To make the components work, do the following:
1. Read carefully the Cumulus license agreement.
2. Copy the content of "Cumulus Filters" folder into "File Filters" folder of your hard disk.
3. Start Cumulus Browser.
4. Choose New from the File menu.
╩╩╩╩If you get a warning about program linking switched off, just click Cancel.
5. Choose Catalog from the Record menu.
6. Select the "ArchiCAD Library" folder and click the Catalog button.
╩╩╩╩Cumulus will now build an image database using the preview pictures within the ArchiCAD library parts.
╩╩╩╩When you get a dialog box reporting errors, just click OK. These are the GDL macros which have no preview image.
7. Start ArchiCAD if it is not running yet. In the Load Libraries dialog box, remove all other libraries from the list of active libraries and activate the "ArchiCAD Library" folder.
8. In the Object Settings dialog box, click on the library part name. In the pop-up menu, choose "Select Library Browser".
9. In the next dialog box, click Select Other, then select your running Cumulus from a Chooser-like list. Click OK in both dialog boxes.
10. In the Object Settings dialog box, choose the "Choose Other Object" command from the pop-up menu.
╩╩╩╩ArchiCAD will display a window that tells "Waiting for Cumulus".
11. In Cumulus, choose any library part image then click OK in the floating window. ArchiCAD will come to the front and the Object Settings dialog box will show the library part you picked in Cumulus, ready for use.
Thanks for the Cumulus team for their help, responsiveness and enthusiasm.
