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    • medeekM Offline
      medeek
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      This bi-directional pattern (even though not as realistic) seems to be a decent compromise and provided the segments of the polyline stemwall are orthogonal and in length increments that are multiples of 24" the texture works:

      http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su501_800.jpg

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

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      • medeekM Offline
        medeek
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        First look at a CMU polyline stemwall:

        http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su502_800.jpg

        Note that the callout includes the number of CMU block calculated per the volume of the stemwall and the standard block size (16" x 8" x stemwidth). For now the nominal depth and height of the CMU block is hard coded to these typical values found in North American construction but I will probably provide some parameters in the global settings where these values can be customized.

        The horizontal face texture I'm using only really works well for standard CMU block sizes and if the walls are orthogonal and in 2' length increments. I don't have a work around yet to deal with exceptions. I will give this some additional thought and come up with a better solution.

        Now all I need to do is enable CMU for the stemwall step tool and then I'll roll a new release.

        This update is a direct result of discussions had in today's training session, thank-you to everyone who participated and providing feedback which will directly impact the plugins' development.

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

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        • medeekM Offline
          medeek
          last edited by

          Version 1.4.2 - 09.05.2019

          • Enabled CMU blocks for polyline stemwall foundations.
          • Enabled CMU blocks for stemwall steps.

          http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su503_800.jpg

          ** NOTE **

          If you have previously installed the plugin and are upgrading to this latest version in order to utilize the new CMU feature please do the following action once you have installed Version 1.4.2:

          1.) Click on the global settings tab.
          2.) Click on the Layers tab within the Global Settings.

          This action will initialize the “CMU Layer” for future use. New installations of the plugin will automatically initialize the new layer when they enable the layers options for the first time. This action is only required for those users upgrading their plugin installation.

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

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          • medeekM Offline
            medeek
            last edited by

            I'm interested in putting the new polyline stemwall tool through its paces. If you have a fairly complex foundation plan that you think I should try and model please email me a PDF of it.

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

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            • medeekM Offline
              medeek
              last edited by

              Version 1.4.2 - 09.06.2019

              • Fixed a bug with the rebar in closed loop stemwall assemblies.

              Critical bug fix, I strongly suggest upgrading to this version of the plugin.

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

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              • medeekM Offline
                medeek
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                I've moved to the complex roof development but there are still a number of glaring holes in the foundation plugin. To get a better feel for how well it would work I modeled up a foundation for a residence that I did some local engineering for a couple of years ago:

                http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su504_800.jpg

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                Really the only manual edits that were required was the blockouts for the garage doors and the footings for the porch roofs. The following list summarizes some areas that need further development:

                1.) Need some sort of option for garage door block outs.
                2.) Need the ability to create holes in stemwalls (crawl access, windows, doors)
                3.) Add interior footings to regular slabs, similar to the interior footing tool for slab-on-grade foundations.
                4.) Stemwall opening tool should also remove any conflicting rebar (boolean subtraction).
                5.) Still need to add the tool for a simple polyline footing (ie. porch footing shown). The workaround is to create a stemwall and then manually delete the stemwall leaving the footing portion.

                I'm also thinking about creating a material list table that summarizes quantities, similar to the legend I generate in the electrical plugin.

                So much to do, I really need a whole team of developers to get everything done I need to do.

                What would be interesting to know is how much time it would take to manually model up the equivalent geometry, also bear in mind that there would be no parametrics available so if you need to adjust something it would require considerably more time and effort to make that change. With the plugin if I need to adjust something like anchor bolt spacing I simply edit the assembly with a right click and the changes are instantaneous.

                Modeling time was about 30 minutes. Most of that time was transcribing dimensions from a large, crumpled set of paper plans. The rest of the time was largely spent on fiddling with the garage door block outs and then trimming the rebar back. As it stands now I do think the plugin offers some significant time savings but there is much that remains to be done.

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

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                • pbacotP Offline
                  pbacot
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                  Impressive perseverance, talent, and dedication!

                  MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                  • medeekM Offline
                    medeek
                    last edited by

                    Combining a slab-on-grade with a stemwall footing (with steps):

                    http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su505_800.jpg

                    View model here:

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                    3D Warehouse

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

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                    • medeekM Offline
                      medeek
                      last edited by

                      Version 1.4.3 - 09.07.2019

                      • Enabled the "Draw Strip Footing" tool with the following advanced options: rebar, drain pipe.

                      http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su506_800.jpg

                      Similar to the polyline stemwall tool you can create closed loop polylines (polygons) as well as simple linear sections of footing.

                      Similar to the polyline stemwall tool the point selection of the tool is terminated with the "DOWN" arrow key.

                      The horizontal bar option is shown in the menu but is currently not enabled. I need to give this option some additional consideration before I make it live.

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

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                      • medeekM Offline
                        medeek
                        last edited by

                        After working through the complex foundation on Friday, and having to manually create stemwall blockouts for garage doors I've come to the conclusion that a stemwall blockout tool is critical to the success of this plugin.

                        I guess I'm just a lazy 3D modeler, but even having to push/pull a blockout is too much work for me and then it ultimately breaks the parametrics of that particular stemwall assembly, so manual edits should be avoided whenever possible.

                        Yet another toolbar:

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

                        Like the Wall plugin the Foundation plugin is starting to collect quite a few toolbars, this will be the sixth toolbar for this plugin. I'm starting to run out of screen real estate, I may have to do something about that, I'm not sure what yet.

                        The problem is that the plugins need to be able to do a lot of things, so there are a lot of tools and each operation/function needs its own icon or button to instigate it. I've managed to wrap some functions into context menus but some operations are better presented as a direct icon in my opinion.

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

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                        • medeekM Offline
                          medeek
                          last edited by

                          First look at some column footings (spread footings) with and without pedestals:

                          http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su507_800.jpg

                          I've decided not to add the column portion into the Foundation plugin, that will be part of the Wall plugin.

                          I just need to add a bit of rebar into these assemblies and then I will roll a new version.

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

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                          • medeekM Offline
                            medeek
                            last edited by

                            Version 1.4.4 - 09.09.2019

                            • Enabled the "Draw Column Footing" tool with the following footing types: spread footing, spread footing w/ pier.
                            • Added transverse and longitudinal rebar for column footings.
                            • Added the Stemwall Blockout toolbar and icons.

                            http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su508_800.jpg

                            http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su509_800.jpg

                            The Draw Column Footing tool is the 4th icon on the main toolbar.

                            This is a really easy tool to use, I highly recommend upgrading to the latest version to take advantage of it.

                            The blockout toolbar has been added however these tools will not be functional until the next release.

                            With the pier option enabled I would be interested in adding in options for vertical rebar (with hooks) and possibly hoops, but I first would like some more feedback in this regard.

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

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                            • pbacotP Offline
                              pbacot
                              last edited by

                              How is this integrated with the rest of the Foundation--or does it just create an isolated component from which you position copies into the model?

                              MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                              • medeekM Offline
                                medeek
                                last edited by

                                @pbacot said:

                                How is this integrated with the rest of the Foundation--or does it just create an isolated component from which you position copies into the model?

                                This tool creates separate footing assemblies within the model. It is separate from the rest of any other foundation assemblies.

                                These footing assemblies can be edited and moved anywhere within the model.

                                View model here:

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

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                                • medeekM Offline
                                  medeek
                                  last edited by

                                  For concrete piers resting on a spread footing I was kind of thinking something along these lines for the rebar:

                                  http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su510_800.jpg

                                  However, one would probably want the vertical bars to hook into the spread footing rather than terminate as shown.

                                  Parameters might be something like:

                                  Vertical Bars: Yes/No
                                  Vert. Bar Dia.:
                                  Vert. Bar Qty.: 2,4,6,8

                                  Hoop Bars: Yes/No
                                  Hoop Bar Dia.:
                                  Hoop Spacing:

                                  Let's try to avoid taking it to this extreme though:

                                  https://cdnassets.hw.net/02/a2/9cd120564aef8e8aff126d894988/tmp3cb0-2etmp-tcm45-665747.jpg

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

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                                  • medeekM Offline
                                    medeek
                                    last edited by

                                    Probably something more along these lines:

                                    http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su511_800.jpg

                                    View model here:

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                                    If you look closely at the model you will notice that the texture/material on the vertical bars is a bit of a mess where they flare out to meet the spreading footing. Special attention will be required to make sure the initial follow me operation is done on the X-Y plane and then the bars are rotated up into the vertical position.

                                    Does this type of rebar detailing look useful? Sometimes I need to use a bit of restraint so I don't take things to far, but if this is something that would find some utility I can add the additional rebar options in.

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

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                                    • medeekM Offline
                                      medeek
                                      last edited by

                                      Version 1.4.4b - 09.10.2019

                                      • Added vertical and hoop rebar for column footings with round or square piers.

                                      http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su512_800.jpg

                                      http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su513_800.jpg

                                      Sorry, useful or not, that pier rebar was just too tempting to pass on. When you enable piers and rebar you are now presented with an additional section with options for vertical and hoop rebar within the pier. Square piers are currently limited to two, four or eight vertical bars, round piers are limited to the following number of bars: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12.

                                      If you need more than twelve vertical bars then you are probably not designing a residential structure.

                                      I'm not a concrete guy (haven't done a lot of reinforced concrete engineering, mostly lumber and timber), so this is kind of my best guess at what is appropriate for residential work. If you need specific details changed up, please let me know.

                                      Square pier with eight vertical bars:

                                      http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su514_800.jpg

                                      I'm also thinking about adding in sonotube footings/piers (no spread footing) with an option for a bell shaped footing:

                                      https://s3.amazonaws.com/finehomebuilding.s3.tauntoncloud.com/app/uploads/2016/04/09120809/021233082-spread-base-footing-main.jpg

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

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                                      • medeekM Offline
                                        medeek
                                        last edited by

                                        Version 1.4.5 - 09.11.2019

                                        • Added Sonotube footings to the "Draw Column Footing" tool.
                                        • Added a flared "Bell" footing option for sonotube footings.
                                        • Added vertical and hoop rebar for sonotube footings.

                                        http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su515_800.jpg

                                        When you toggle the "bell" option on I have the vertical rebar bend 90 degrees as shown and extend to the perimeter of the bell (ground clearance maintained).

                                        Sonotube footings without a bell option have vertical bar as shown.

                                        View model here:

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

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                                        • medeekM Offline
                                          medeek
                                          last edited by

                                          Version 1.4.5b - 09.11.2019

                                          • Added the option to place a double mat of rebar within a spread footing (top & bottom).

                                          http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su516_800.jpg

                                          Note that the top mat is identical in size and spacing as the bottom mat.

                                          View model here:

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

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                                          • jujuJ Offline
                                            juju
                                            last edited by

                                            @juju said:

                                            thanks for the efforts!

                                            the toolbars for your extensions are becoming rather elaborate and taking up a bit of toolbar / screen space, any chance you could implement a single initiation button/icon instead and have a secondary open when the primary has been triggered, much like Fredo does some of his extensions?

                                            @medeek said:

                                            Hmmm, you might be on to something with this.

                                            I agree that the amount of toolbars has multiplied quite rapidly as I keep adding more features to each plugin, it does take up quite a bit of screen real estate now.

                                            Thank you for the continued efforts Nathan! I see the toolbars are steadily increasing, any chance you can look into the request / suggestion above?

                                            Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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