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    • jujuJ Offline
      juju
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      @halroach said:

      @juju said:

      Yoni, can you look into incorporating the PCMoor DC door as well?

      Hey Juju,
      I'm unaware of this DC door. Can you send a link?
      When you say to incorporate, do you mean to get it to work as a wall cutting component?

      Man, you guys must be real busy... 👍 😉

      See your BlogPost & mail comms of 01 February 2019.

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      • halroachH Offline
        halroach
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        @juju said:

        Man, you guys must be real busy... 👍 😉

        See your BlogPost & mail comms of 01 February 2019.

        Hah 😄
        Well... we are crazy busy, that's true!

        I thought you were referring to a different (complete) door component that I haven't seen in the 3D warehouse, and not to the dynamic panel.

        The blog post/video basically show how to insert the door panel into FlexDoor, and you can always save it aside with Component Finder for later use.

        We could theoretically incorporate it into one of our components by default... but should we?

        It's a cool panel, though the workflow with it - the need to use the 'make totally unique' tool, isn't a straight forward process. I think it would confuse and frustrate sketchuppers who first install flextools. They would copy the door around and then find that things are acting really weird with components flying around, and they wouldn't know why. It's also a bit heavy/slow in larger models. I think it would be problematic.

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        • halroachH Offline
          halroach
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          New Flex Casement Double Window with 20 window style presets is released! 🎉 🎉 🎉

          See more details in the FlexBlog:  https://flextools.cc/blog/flex-casement-double-window/

          FlexTools - Super Quick Windows, Doors, Slats...

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          • halroachH Offline
            halroach
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            A new video by Justin from The Sketchup Essentials shows how to build a house in no time using FlexTools and Tig Roof.

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            • pbacotP Offline
              pbacot
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              Nice video. Congrats. Windows are almost always set according to the head height not the sill height.

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              • halroachH Offline
                halroach
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                https://flextools.cc/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fixed-window_01_02.gif

                3 New Flex Windows released!

                Dynamic Hopper-Awning, Casement Single and a Fixed Window are now available.
                They can also be combined into new types of windows!

                Learn more in the FlexBlog.

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                • halroachH Offline
                  halroach
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                  https://flextools.cc/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/hopper_awning_01_03e.gif

                  With this new Flex Window, you can create a simple Hopper.

                  Change one setting and it's an Awning!

                  Change another setting and it's flipped inside out!

                  Double Click into it and you have the same  20 presets and full customization  like with the previously released Casement-Double.

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                  • halroachH Offline
                    halroach
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                    https://flextools.cc/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/casement-single_01_01.gif

                    Casement-Single Flex Window

                    It’s just like the recently released Casement-Double, but single! 😄

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                    • pbacotP Offline
                      pbacot
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                      Looks great. Are you sure about the handle placement for hoppers and awnings? Can the handle be omitted?

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                      • halroachH Offline
                        halroach
                        last edited by

                        @pbacot said:

                        Looks great. Are you sure about the handle placement for hoppers and awnings? Can the handle be omitted?

                        Hi pbacot,

                        The handle in the hoppers and awnings (and in the casements too) are placed by default like in a tilt and turn window, but they aren't tilt AND turns, rather just tilt, OR Turn... So you have a good point! 😄

                        I'll add an option to center the handle on the lower rail for it to suit tilt OR turn windows!

                        The handle's placement, visibility and rotation can be easily changed. Double click into the component and select it:

                        handle-settings.png

                        You can choose to hide it completely.
                        You can have it visible on one side of the window or the other.
                        (It may sound weird to have the handle on the outside, but it makes sense when you start flipping the window in and out and if you happen to like placing windows from the interior rather than from the exterior, or if you'd like to use the casement windows as doors...)

                        You can also delete the handle all together if it bothers you - no harm will be done, everything else will continue working.

                        You can also swap the handle with others or customize the handle manually to any handle you choose following the instructions here: https://flextools.cc/learn/flexdoor/hardware/
                        It may look daunting, but once you get the hang of it, making your own dynamic handle is a matter of minutes.

                        I hope that all makes sense.

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                        • halroachH Offline
                          halroach
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                          https://flextools.cc/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fixed-window_01_01e.gif

                          A Fixed Flex Window

                          It's similar to the original FlexWindow, but it is a lot simpler.

                          Read more details in the FlexBlog: https://flextools.cc/blog/3-new-flex-windows/

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                          • halroachH Offline
                            halroach
                            last edited by

                            We started working on FlexStairs!

                            Here is a work-in-progress video:

                            • The stairs are recalculated while scaling according to the restrictions you enter (based on Blondel's Rule).
                            • The top step can be hidden.
                            • You can set a minimum riser height.
                            • You can also set a fixed tread length.

                            To be continued... 😄

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                            • jujuJ Offline
                              juju
                              last edited by

                              Personally I’d say that if the tool does the various possibilities structurally it should be fine as longs as components are used. The range of possibilities for balustrades and handrails together with inlays, finishes, nosings, etc. is so wide that I’d rather take the time to customize the components particular to the application than try to fiddle with numerous settings to see what it comes out like only to end up doing a partial custom job anyway. Remember to work in landings and being able to set governing parameters for that.

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                              • Epix3DE Offline
                                Epix3D
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                                Where can I find wooden double doors like in gif?
                                https://sjc1.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/uploads/default/original/3X/8/1/810cb8d05dc3dff79482b6b160b78fed6d186963.gif

                                Also in my(Activated)ComponentFinder text is red when searching and doesn´t work.?

                                Cfinder.jpg

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                                • halroachH Offline
                                  halroach
                                  last edited by

                                  @epix3d said:

                                  Where can I find wooden double doors like in gif?

                                  Hi Epix,

                                  The components in that animation were all components I created with the Flex components as a base.

                                  1. Pull in a FlexDoor component.

                                  2. Change the door to a double door in the component options window - double click into the component and then select it to reach the correct options window and change number of doors to 2.

                                  3. Change the handles with handles from the 3DWarehouse and then recalibrate their location with the interact tool.

                                  4. Add which ever wood material to the sub-components you want.

                                  1. You can then save the component with component finder for later use:

                                  @epix3d said:

                                  Also in my(Activated)ComponentFinder text is red when searching and doesn´t work.?

                                  The red text appears if nothing comes up when searching. Since it appears you have no folders open it won't find anything for sure. Add a few folders and then search through them and it should work as expected.

                                  Please let me know how it works out.

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                                  • halroachH Offline
                                    halroach
                                    last edited by

                                    https://flextools.cc/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/FlexSlope_02-785.gif

                                    FlexSlope

                                    New FlexSlope Component easily calculates ramps, car parks, roofs etc.
                                    The original, simpler beta version is available for free download at the FlexLabs.

                                    See more details at the FlexBlog.

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                                    • halroachH Offline
                                      halroach
                                      last edited by

                                      https://flextools.cc/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colonial-divisions_02_05.gif

                                      You can now also specify the number of divisions in Colonial Style Distributions.

                                      More updates in our Blog: https://flextools.cc/blog

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                                      • jujuJ Offline
                                        juju
                                        last edited by

                                        @halroach said:

                                        https://flextools.cc/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/colonial-divisions_02_05.gif

                                        You can now also specify the number of divisions in Colonial Style Distributions.

                                        More updates in our Blog: https://flextools.cc/blog

                                        I tried once last night and twice today, this update is not installing via the FlexTools Manager. It keeps on showing the update is available, even after restarting SU and after restarting the machine.

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                                        • halroachH Offline
                                          halroach
                                          last edited by

                                          @juju said:

                                          I tried once last night and twice today, this update is not installing via the FlexTools Manager. It keeps on showing the update is available, even after restarting SU and after restarting the machine.

                                          Hi Juju,

                                          1. Hmmm, what happens when you update? Does it show it downloading and installing or nothing happens?

                                          2. Are you getting any error messages?

                                          3. Anything in the console? Window > Ruby Console

                                          4. Please send any log files you find to yoni@flextools.cc:
                                            C:\ProgramData\F3d_FlexTools\logs

                                          I'm available on the flextools.cc chat now if you have the time and we'll figure out what's going on.

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                                          • jujuJ Offline
                                            juju
                                            last edited by

                                            I've sent an e-mail to the address provided in the post above.

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