

This was fine when the user knew he would not want to modify the GDL code of any Library Parts of the ARCHICAD default library. It was also possible to not extract the library from the PLA file, reading Library Parts directly from the PLA file instead.

This would result in the same Library Structure that they were used to in earlier versions. Most of the time users would open this Object Library.PLA file, and extract the Library into a folder. This was a convenient way of delivering the default Library. The file was saved as PLA with all parts of loaded libraries included. It was saved from and empty ARCHICAD file into which the default Library was loaded. In case of the Library PLA file, the file did not actually contain any model data – no Walls, Slabs, Roofs etc. As you know a PLA file is a Project Archive Files into which all Library Parts of loaded Libraries can been saved. Around ARCHICAD 7 or 8 GRAPHISOFT started to ship Libraries in PLA files. ARCHICAD Library 6.5) and in this folder was located a complete folder structure containing the 1000+ Library Parts that comprised the ARCHICAD Library. The program shipped with a Library folder (e.g.

Many years ago Library Parts of ARCHICAD were by default located in folder structures.
