[Plugin] Face2Frame - Updated 27-Mar-2014

Krisidious

Indeeeeeed. Maybe the best I've ever gotten.

Thanks.

jolran

Very cool idea, Sam!

I noticed your webdialog had the same size as the last webdialog I have used in my own script. Could be a coincidence, but maybe dialog.set size could be useful?

Anyway good job! Seams to work well after some quick tests.

Edit: Hm, noticed some perculiar behavior. Dialog did not show up after 1 execution.
The dialog launches if I restart Sketchup, so it may have something to do with how you have set up @@dlg conditions, just speculating..
All geometry got lost from faceframe when performing "brace it", resulting in a infinitive line(edge), and disappearing view.

However I hold on to further comments until other people have tested it more.

(I have so much crap in my plugin folder while developping stuff it may be an unfair test if those scripts are interfering somehow.)
Just to add details, I was running "Ruby code editor" at the same time.

Bob James

Another winner!

sdmitch

Jolran, Kris reported that same problem with the webdialog early on. Don't know what he did to fix it. You might try editing the plugin and changing @@dlg, which is rather generic, to something more unique and see if that makes a difference.

Krisidious

I didn't do anything to fix it... I came to think it was me hitting escape by habit and exiting the tool.

jolran

Hi.

Yeah, I will try couple of things. I see there is @dlg.close;@@dlg = false in both "deactivate" and "oncancel", don't know if that could be related to what Kris is mentioning. It should be sufficient with close on "deactivate" ?

Anyway, I get the feeling this issue can be quite easy to fix.

Will try some things later, unless you bet me to it.

Thanks again.

sadyo

Really useful indeed, You are my hero Mr. Sdmitch, you save my life....

CarlMDB

Hello,
My first post here, as I've been a recent lurker. Thanks to all for the informative posts.

This plug in is great, and I have a couple suggestions. I have been a design/builder (in the US) for many years, and here is what I would like to see:

We use 48" x 96" plywood, always full sheathing, and I always want to make sure that sheets are installed without cutting as much as possible. So the 16" (or 24") On Center layout virtually always starts from an outside corner, and the first stud bay would be 16" from outside corner to the centerline of the first stud, as shown below. This makes sure that the plywood breaks land on the framing. Note that the second wall also has the same dimension from the corner.

Face to Frame sample 1.jpg

It would also be helpful to be able to specify that the layout started from the right side or the left. In multi story buildings, the studs need to line up.

I almost always use the corner detail shown, so I'd like to be able to change the plugin default (or know how to)

For basic materials takeoff, the most useful would be:
1: Number of studs, including trimmers at windows (length doesn't matter that much for me).
2: Total combined length of top and bottom plates.
3: Total combined length of windowsills, and the cripples underneath.
4: Total length of header material
5: Total square footage of outside sheathing divided by 32.

This how I would order the lumber, after adding in some factors.

Cheers,
Carl

Krisidious

I love it when a plugin turns a lurker into a poster. Welcome Carl...

I brought up the sheathing issue too... However if I remember correctly Mitch said it would be difficult to do, so I just let it go. I'll let him reply to your suggestions as I'm just a lurker like you.

siim11s

Hi!
First, thanks sdmitch for a great plugin. In addition to being very promising for modelling, it has pushed me to actually try to modify a plugin myself.

@jolran said:

Hm, noticed some perculiar behavior. Dialog did not show up after 1 execution.

I think I might have fixed this by removing the lines 58 ("unless @@dlg") and 118 ("end").

This (to my understanding) makes the dialog load the defaults each time you select the Frame it option. I haven't tested this much so idk if it causes any other problems.

sdmitch

Carl, if you would please refer back to my original post you will find this.

@unknownuser said:

Just so you know, I am not an architech or carpenter. What this plugin produces is my interpretation of what a stud wall looks like and does not attempt to comply with any standard building practices or codes so use with caution.
and I have no plans to go any further with this plugin.

sdmitch

@siim11s said:

Hi!

I think I might have fixed this by removing the lines 58 ("unless @@dlg") and 118 ("end").

This (to my understanding) makes the dialog load the defaults each time you select the Frame it option. I haven't tested this much so idk if it causes any other problems.

Line 58 was just an attempt to keep from loading multiple webdialogs but what ever works is OK with me.

trimguy66

Could someone please tell me what I am doing wrong.
I create a face, but when I select "Frame It" all I get are 2D lines on my face.

I have attached a screenshot of what I am talking about.

Thank You for this great plugin, I'm sure it will be very useful to me, once I figure it out.

Thanks,
Wayne

Face 2 Frame 2.jpg

TIG

That's the back-face ?

Krisidious

I can use mine on a front face or back face. That's strange behavior. Did you make any selections on the menu or just use it straight away? Did you hit enter?