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  • M Offline
    medeek
    last edited by 19 Apr 2018, 18:54

    A new tutorial by NSM Construction.

    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson PE
    Medeek Engineering Inc
    design.medeek.com

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      pbacot
      last edited by 19 Apr 2018, 20:42

      Nice!

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        medeek
        last edited by 11 Jul 2018, 02:32

        Version 1.1.6 - 07.10.2018

        • Updated the licensing and registration system, added a license tab to the global settings.

        Nathaniel P. Wilkerson PE
        Medeek Engineering Inc
        design.medeek.com

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          medeek
          last edited by 19 Jul 2018, 02:27

          Version 1.1.6b - 07.18.2018

          • Fixed a bug in the updated registration system.

          This is a critical update, the recently release version 1.1.6 will not allow the registration of the serial number.

          Nathaniel P. Wilkerson PE
          Medeek Engineering Inc
          design.medeek.com

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            juju
            last edited by 19 Jul 2018, 14:53

            @medeek said:

            Version 1.1.6b - 07.18.2018

            • Fixed a bug in the updated registration system.

            This is a critical update, the recently release version 1.1.6 will not allow the registration of the serial number.

            Are you sure? I didn't seem to have any trouble with it when I updated on 10 July 2018? Although I have not used it since. New version / upgrade will have to wait until, well whenever, access expired on 17 July 2018! Oh well...

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              medeek
              last edited by 19 Jul 2018, 16:59

              If you have previously entered your serial number you will probably not have this issue however the bug is still there and if you ever change or replace your serial number you will probably encounter this issue.

              Nathaniel P. Wilkerson PE
              Medeek Engineering Inc
              design.medeek.com

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              • topic:timeago-later,3 months
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                medeek
                last edited by 15 Oct 2018, 21:24

                Version 1.1.7 - 10.15.2018

                • Name of plugin changed to "Medeek Foundation".
                • Updated the licensing system to include a 30 day limit of the trial version.
                • Updates to the HTML pages of the global settings.

                I haven't spent much time on the foundation plugin in the last year and a half and it is beginning to show.

                I have however determined that I can now devise an algorithm for step down foundation stem walls. A big shout out to Christina Eneroth whose excellent coding and generosity will make this feature possible in the near future.

                Making the step down feature fully parametric may be a bit more of a challenge. I will need to give this some serious thought.

                Nathaniel P. Wilkerson PE
                Medeek Engineering Inc
                design.medeek.com

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                • topic:timeago-later,11 days
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                  medeek
                  last edited by 26 Oct 2018, 17:00

                  Todo list for the foundation plugin:

                  • Parametrics (things get a little tricky for complex footprints [non-rectangular slabs and stemwalls], this will take some thought)

                  • Window and Door openings in foundation walls.

                  • Ability to cut holes into slabs

                  • Isolated Post/Footing Module

                  • Blockouts in stem walls for doors/garage doors

                  • Floor drains in slabs.

                  • Switching to all HTML menus with tooltips/thumbnails

                  • Custom materials (similar to the truss and wall plugins)

                  • Step down foundation stem walls for sloping sites (fully parametric, this will also be a challenge).

                  • Adding more defaults into the global settings.

                  • Raft and Waffle foundations.

                  • The current method of inserting (one) strip footing is very limiting. This whole methodology needs to be reworked into something which allows any number of strip footings.

                  Let me know if I am missing something on this list.

                  The potential complexity of this plugin could easily rival the wall and truss plugins the more I think about it, again lots to do and never enough time to accomplish it all. Sometimes I think my ideas are much too big for my capacity.

                  Nathaniel P. Wilkerson PE
                  Medeek Engineering Inc
                  design.medeek.com

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                  • topic:timeago-later,2 months
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                    medeek
                    last edited by 14 Dec 2018, 23:31

                    I've been giving this plugin some more thought now that I well versed with making my other plugins parametric.

                    The one area that is intriguing to me right now is the ability to make a complex outline parametric.

                    My concept or idea on how to make this work would be to have a context menu item which allows the user to right click on the foundation (ie. slab-on-grade) and choose to edit "foundation outline". A html menu would open up with the option to cancel or save changes.

                    The points that define the foundation outline are actually stored in the attribute library. The tool would create a temporary group and then create a temporary outline (edges) within that group, while greying out the rest of the model.

                    The user could then modify, delete or create any edges (lines) they like, so long as the edges (points) form a complete, closed loop. (When the user clicks save the plugin would first do some error checking to make sure that the updated outline forms a valid loop.)

                    Once the user is done editing they can click the save button and the new points are saved into the attribute library, the temp group and its contents is deleted. The user is returned back to the root of model and the foundation is regenerated.

                    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson PE
                    Medeek Engineering Inc
                    design.medeek.com

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                      medeek
                      last edited by 21 Dec 2018, 13:36

                      Version 1.1.8 - 12.21.2018

                      • Enabled temporary (construction) dimensions for all foundation types.
                      • Added a section in the General tab of the global settings for configuring construction dimensions.
                      • Licensee name now appears in the License tab of the Global Settings when plugin is registered.

                      Nathaniel P. Wilkerson PE
                      Medeek Engineering Inc
                      design.medeek.com

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                      • topic:timeago-later,7 days
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                        medeek
                        last edited by 29 Dec 2018, 00:48

                        Version 1.1.8b - 12.28.2018

                        • Fixed bug in the registration/licensing module.

                        Nathaniel P. Wilkerson PE
                        Medeek Engineering Inc
                        design.medeek.com

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                          juju
                          last edited by 2 Jan 2019, 09:59

                          Will this info be available in the native SU Entity Info as well? This will make it available for the native SU / LO labelling functonality.

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                            medeek
                            last edited by 2 Jan 2019, 10:20

                            @juju said:

                            Will this info be available in the native SU Entity Info as well? This will make it available for the native SU / LO labelling functonality.

                            The data is currently stored in an attribute library of the main group. How do I make it available in the SU Entity Info?

                            Nathaniel P. Wilkerson PE
                            Medeek Engineering Inc
                            design.medeek.com

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                              medeek
                              last edited by 2 Jan 2019, 10:21

                              Callouts (label, area, volume) are now working for the Slab-on-Grade foundation type (rectangle, polygon and face):

                              http://design.medeek.com/resources/images/foundation_su57_800.jpg

                              Now I just need to add the stats table into the attributes and then we can also bring this data into the Medeek Estimator module.

                              I think it would also be useful to quantify the rebar and provide the size (dia.) and total lineal feet for each size used. For the wires mesh I'm assuming that number would be a sqft (area) but I'm not sure whether to provide the area which includes my (inside) offset or just the total area of the slab itself.

                              Anchor bolts are easy (size and qty.)

                              All also have the FPSF option which includes foam around the perimeter of the foundation. I'm assuming this number would probably be the thickness and sqft (area)?

                              Note that the area dimension is the total area of the slab per its outer perimeter, so a garage curb will not change this number.

                              Nathaniel P. Wilkerson PE
                              Medeek Engineering Inc
                              design.medeek.com

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                                medeek
                                last edited by 3 Jan 2019, 09:09

                                Version 1.1.9 - 01.03.2019

                                • Foundation and Footing labels option added to the General tab of the Global Settings.
                                • Foundation and Footing label prefixes can be customized in the General tab of the Global Settings.
                                • Foundation labels enabled for slab-on-grade foundations.
                                • When construction callouts are enabled the overall area and volume (concrete) of the foundation is displayed beneath foundation label (currently only slab-on-grade foundation assemblies have this feature available).
                                • Added customizable colors for lumber, PT Lumber and labels within the Materials tab of the Global Settings.
                                • Added additional layers for dimensions, annotations, 2d geometry, building code and engineering.

                                The customizable colors for the lumber (PT) will not take affect until I update the stemwall module. Currently the color of the lumber is still hard coded into this module.

                                I am also working on an update to the Medeek Estimator which will then allow the user to quantify foundations as well as roof and wall assemblies.

                                So far I have the concrete, rebar, and anchor bolts queued up for analysis in the estimator module. I will need to still work on adding in the insulation (foam) for the FPSF option. The first foundation type that will be made available in the estimator is the slab-on-grade. Once I am satisfied with the integration between the two plugins I will continue to flesh out the rest of the foundation types.

                                The bigger issue right now is the lack of parametrics for this plugin. With the addition of the attribute library I am one step closer to making this happen. There is really nothing special that needs to happen it is just a matter of pulling together the HTML menus and other tedious tasks within the Ruby code.

                                I apologize that it has taken this long to begin to address the parametrics issue. As can be seen in the changelog I had a burst of activity in 2017 and then only recently began to slowly process other updates.

                                Medeek Design Inc. - Medeek Foundation Changelog

                                Medeek Design Inc. - Medeek Foundation Plugin Changelog

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                                Most of my time has been spent on the other two plugins but it is my goal this year to bring this plugin up to par with the other two.

                                Nathaniel P. Wilkerson PE
                                Medeek Engineering Inc
                                design.medeek.com

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                                  medeek
                                  last edited by 7 Jan 2019, 02:27

                                  Version 1.2.0 - 01.06.2019

                                  • License expiration date now appears in the License tab of the Global Settings when plugin is registered.

                                  Estimating data for slab-on-grade foundations is now available with Version 0.9.9w of the Wall plugin.

                                  Nathaniel P. Wilkerson PE
                                  Medeek Engineering Inc
                                  design.medeek.com

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                                    medeek
                                    last edited by 20 Jan 2019, 17:15

                                    Version 1.2.1 - 01.20.2019

                                    • Fixed a bug in the license and registration module.

                                    Nathaniel P. Wilkerson PE
                                    Medeek Engineering Inc
                                    design.medeek.com

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                                      medeek
                                      last edited by 26 Feb 2019, 05:35

                                      Version 1.2.2 - 02.25.2019

                                      • Fixed a bug in the display of the toolbars (Mac and Windows).

                                      Nathaniel P. Wilkerson PE
                                      Medeek Engineering Inc
                                      design.medeek.com

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                                      • topic:timeago-later,18 days
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                                        medeek
                                        last edited by 15 Mar 2019, 23:34

                                        Version 1.2.3 - 03.15.2019

                                        • Updated toolbar icons to be compatible with 4k (UHD) resolution monitors.

                                        Nathaniel P. Wilkerson PE
                                        Medeek Engineering Inc
                                        design.medeek.com

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                                        • topic:timeago-later,3 months
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                                          medeek
                                          last edited by 25 Jun 2019, 04:22

                                          First look at the new edit menu for slab on grade foundations:

                                          http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su446_800.jpg

                                          Nathaniel P. Wilkerson PE
                                          Medeek Engineering Inc
                                          design.medeek.com

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