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    • medeekM Offline
      medeek
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      Version 1.4.9 - 09.19.2019

      • Added a brick ledge option for polyline stemwalls.
      • Fixed a bug with regards to metric templates for foundation vents within polyline stemwalls.

      http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su522_800.jpg

      Note that the top rebar is offset from the bottom rebar so that it stays centered within the decreased width of the upper stemwall. Anchor bolt placement and FPSF insulation is also adjusted accordingly as shown.

      The example shown is a 10" stemwall with a 4" brick ledge.

      As previously discussed the brick ledge option is an assembly wide option and not on a per edge basis, hopefully this is flexible enough for most designers.

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

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      • medeekM Offline
        medeek
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        I think we are just about ready to fully retire the old stemwall tool. The only thing I am missing with the new polyline tool is joist pockets, I guess there is always one more thing.

        Joist pockets would be a feature that would be on a per edge basis. Like brick ledges for slab-on-grades there would be no "move" function, only draw, edit and delete tools. So essentially I need one more toolbar for joist pockets, with three icons... I know everyone is about ready to hit me right now, with all of these toolbars I keep adding, I'm sorry.

        In my defense though I should point out that the user can easily disable/turn off any of the toolbars that they do not commonly use, so that they do not overly clutter their SketchUp workspace.

        Joist pockets are not a high priority in my opinion. I have a few western US builders who use them on a regular basis but I don't think they are as popular anymore. I'm going to put this option on the back burner for a while, however as they say the squeaky wheel gets the grease so I'm always open to suggestion if you feel otherwise.

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

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        • medeekM Offline
          medeek
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          Now that I have stemwalls and brick ledges on my mind it seems clear that we probably need a brick ledge option for stemwall steps:

          http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su523_800.jpg

          However, as I'm looking around at various examples of brick ledges combined with steps it appears that sometimes the brick ledge laps as shown in this image:

          https://synergiscadblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/rwt9.jpg

          Do I need another parameter so that the designer can lap the brick ledge?

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

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          • medeekM Offline
            medeek
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            Version 1.4.9b - 09.19.2019

            • Fixed a bug in the Layers tab of the Global Settings.

            *** Critical Fix ***

            This seemingly minor typo in the HTML prevents the user from saving their updated settings within the Layers tab of the global settings. I highly recommend upgrading to version 1.4.9b in order to resolve this issue.

            Versions 1.4.2 thru 1.4.9 are affected by this bug.

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

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            • medeekM Offline
              medeek
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              First look at stemwall steps with brick ledge (and insulation):

              http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su524_800.jpg

              Now I just need to enable the "Ledge Lap" parameter which will allow for an overlapping of the brick ledge for Top and Double steps, obviously this does not apply for the Bottom step type.

              I got back in from Utah just about a month ago. In the last four weeks I've managed to make quite a dent in this plugin (15 major updates, version 1.3.5 thru 1.5.0). I'm pretty excited with the way this plugin is finally taking shape, there is always more to do, but it is beginning to feel like a much more useful extension now.

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

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              • medeekM Offline
                medeek
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                Version 1.5.0 - 09.19.2019

                • Added a brick ledge option for stemwall steps.
                • Added a parameter which allows the lapping of brick ledges for the following stemwall step types: Top, Double.

                http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su525_800.jpg

                Note that the "ledge lap" parameter does not apply to Bottom steps, the step shown in the middle of the image.

                The lap distance can be set by the "Ledge Lap Distance" parameter independently of the ledge height.

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                I would really like to see someone use the extension to model up a fairly complex project (for construction) and get a little more feedback on the weaknesses and strengths of the plugin as it currently stands.

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

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                • medeekM Offline
                  medeek
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                  I am curious how to handle a situation where the brick ledge terminates along a linear stretch of stemwall?

                  Here I have a 10" stemwall with brickledge meeting a 6" stemwall without. What is typically done in this situation?

                  http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su526_800.jpg

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

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                  • medeekM Offline
                    medeek
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                    When you throw brick ledges into the mix the horizontal surface texture doesn't really work well:

                    http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su527_800.jpg

                    Maybe I just need to go with a more generic texture for these surfaces?

                    The model has a 12" CMU stemwall with a 4" brick ledge, yielding a single row of 8" block forming the final layer on the top of the wall.

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

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                    • medeekM Offline
                      medeek
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                      Version 1.5.1 - 09.20.2019

                      • Enabled CMU blocks for spread footing piers.

                      http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su528_800.jpg

                      Under pier options you can select concrete or CMU block as the material type. This update is per user request.

                      The CMU textures seems to work best with a 16" width (square) pier. Currently rectangular piers are not an option but I may need to change that in the near future.

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

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                      • medeekM Offline
                        medeek
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                        Version 1.5.2 - 09.28.2019

                        • Fixed a critical performance bug that affects all the modules within the extension.

                        *** CRITICAL PERFORMANCE UPDATE ***

                        If you are noticing a slowdown of the plugin performance after multiple edits to a foundation assembly or footing, this fix will resolve that issue. This issue affects all previous versions of the plugin.

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

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                        • medeekM Offline
                          medeek
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                          Talking with a customer today leads me to believe that a tool for a grade beam might be useful. My current workaround is to create two separate strip footings, one on top of the other as shown:

                          http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su547_800.jpg

                          The problem with trying to use the strip footing tool to create grade beams is that it does not allow for top bar placement. Additionally, there is no FPSF option for strip footings. Let me know your thoughts on this, is this a feature you would like to see added to the plugin?

                          If I do add it, what other, grade beam specific, parameters might need to be added?

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

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                          • medeekM Offline
                            medeek
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                            Version 1.5.3 - 12.12.2019

                            • Updated Slab and SOG reinforcement, replacing components with groups to increase performance.

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

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                            • medeekM Offline
                              medeek
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                              Version 1.5.4 - 12.19.2019

                              • Enabled an "orthogonal mode" for polygon slab and SOG draw menus.
                              • Added the ability to delete points in the polygon slab and SOG draw menus.

                              Clicking the "Ctrl" key will enforce orthogonal mode while using the draw tool. Currently the orthogonal mode will restrict the user to 45 deg. increments.

                              While selecting the points for a foundation outline the user may accidentally select an incorrect point. By clicking the left arrow key the user can delete the previously selected point (or multiple points).

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

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                              • medeekM Offline
                                medeek
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                                Version 1.5.5 - 02.06.2020

                                • Enabled an "orthogonal mode" for the polyline stemwall draw menu.
                                • Fixed a bug in the text input method of the draw menus for: polyline stemwalls, polygon slabs, polygon SOG, and strip footings.

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

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                                • medeekM Offline
                                  medeek
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                                  Version 1.5.6 - 02.11.2020

                                  • Added an option for column base hardware for all column footings.
                                  • Added the following Simpson column bases to the built-in library: CB66, CBSQ66

                                  http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su646_800.jpg

                                  http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su645_800.jpg

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

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                                  • medeekM Offline
                                    medeek
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                                    I've only added two (low poly) column bases thus far, obviously there are many more (just open a Simpson's catalog). If you have a specific part you would like to see added to the built-in library please let me know.

                                    Similar to the electrical plugin, the user can simply drop their column/post base SketchUp components into the library sub-folder of the plugin to use them with the column footing tool.

                                    The vertical offset parameter was specifically added for cast in place bolt groups so the depth of embedment can easily be adjusted as needed.

                                    As seen in the screenshots the hardware is always centered on the footing with the rotation parameter allowing for any degree of rotation.

                                    This update was per a customer request.

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

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                                      medeek
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                                      Version 1.5.6b - 02.16.2020

                                      • Added the following Simpson column bases to the built-in library: CBSQ44, CBSQ46, CBSQ86, CBSQ88

                                      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

                                        I've had a number of requests recently for an air gap for the interior of the wall (air gap between the framing and gypsum).

                                        It seems this air gap is typically for furring strips or possibly a foam insulation layer.

                                        I don't think it will be much of an effort to add this additional feature but I just want to gather further feedback and see if there is enough interest in taking the time to include an extra interior air gap parameter.

                                        Please feel free to comment or send me comments directly to nathan@medeek.com.

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

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                                        • pbacotP Offline
                                          pbacot
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                                          I haven't heard of anyone using that. My first thought is that we don't want air passage in the insulation layer. Perhaps they are putting a vapor barrier over the studs.

                                          MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                                          • medeekM Offline
                                            medeek
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                                            Version 1.5.7 - 03.04.2020

                                            • Updated the polyline stemwall draw tool to terminate (point selection) with the "Enter" key instead of the down arrow.
                                            • Updated the strip footing draw tool to terminate (point selection) with the "Enter" key instead of the down arrow.

                                            I've never been really happy with using the down arrow as the termination key for the polyline stemwall and strip footing tools, it was always a placeholder until I could figure out how to use the Enter key instead. I've now enabled the plugin so that the Enter/Return key can be used. I have not disabled the down arrow key so actually either can be used at this time but eventually I will remove the down arrow key so that only the enter key will terminate point selection for the two draw tools.

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

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