Medeek Wall Plugin

medeek · 17 Jan 2020, 07:15

Version 1.2.1 - 01.17.2020

Added FLUSH:MITER and MITER:FLUSH option to the Wall Cladding Corners parameter.
Fixed a second bug with wall presets introduced with the addition of the stud spacing offset parameter.

The additional options for the Wall Cladding Corners parameter is specifically for situations where you encounter a wall cladding material/thickness change at an inside corner as shown.

medeek · 17 Jan 2020, 12:30

Version 1.2.1b - 01.17.2020

Added (segmental and half round) arched double doors to the door module.

View model here:

3D Warehouse

3D Warehouse is a website of searchable, pre-made 3D models that works seamlessly with SketchUp.

(3dwarehouse.sketchup.com)

Glenn at home · 17 Jan 2020, 13:56

Looking good Nathan!

medeek · 17 Jan 2020, 16:26

I've been considering add an advanced option for Quoins (outside corners only):

The required parameters would probably be:

Style:
Length 1:
Length 2:
Height:
Spacing:
Thickness:
Material:

View model here:

3D Warehouse

3D Warehouse is a website of searchable, pre-made 3D models that works seamlessly with SketchUp.

(3dwarehouse.sketchup.com)

medeek · 18 Jan 2020, 06:12

Version 1.2.1c - 01.17.2020

Fixed a number of bugs related to stacked doors, door sidelites and backward compatibility with previous versions.
Added (segmental and half round) arched half glass doors to the door module.

Half glass option per customer request.

medeek · 18 Jan 2020, 23:57

Version 1.2.1d - 01.18.2020

Fixed the praire and perimeter grille style for arched half glass and full glass doors.
Added (segmental and half round) arched full glass doors to the door module.

It seems like there is always more with doors. The items still needing attention with the door module are:

Option for transom window above rectangular and arched doors.
Sidelites for arched doors.
Additional door types for arched doors (ie. six panel, double half glass, double full glass etc...)
Sliding doors
Pocket doors
Closet bi-fold doors

View model here:
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/771d1d73-3aea-429f-99d8-caeb9c4c2fa3/Arch-Full-Glass-Doors

juju · 19 Jan 2020, 17:09

@medeek said:

I've been considering add an advanced option for Quoins (outside corners only)

Keep the main thing the main thing.

medeek · 19 Jan 2020, 22:51

@juju said:

@medeek said:

I've been considering add an advanced option for Quoins (outside corners only)

Keep the main thing the main thing.

It would actually be just another type of corner trim.

medeek · 25 Jan 2020, 12:30

Version 1.2.2 - 01.25.2020

Added (segmental and half round) arched half glass double doors to the door module.
Added (segmental and half round) arched full glass double doors to the door module.

medeek · 30 Jan 2020, 07:33

Version 1.2.3- 01.30.2020

Enabled up to four king and/or four trimmer studs for windows.
Enabled up to four king and/or four trimmer studs for doors.
Enabled up to four king and/or four trimmer studs for garage doors.

Eight studs deep may seem a bit excessive but it's there if you need it.

medeek · 7 Feb 2020, 20:21

Version 1.2.4 - 02.07.2020

Fixed a bug with the gypsum wrap for rectangular and arched door openings of interior walls.

medeek · 9 Feb 2020, 06:42

Version 1.2.4b - 02.08.2020

Added a T1-11 built-in material into the material library.
Fixed the move wall tool so that it no longer requires a negative number for offsetting to the exterior side of the wall.
Enabled the display of the offset dimension next to the blue movement arrow for the move wall tool.

The elimination of the negative offset should make the wall move tool a lot more intuitive to use. Please feel free to give me further feedback in this regard.

medeek · 13 Feb 2020, 01:29

In some cases you may frame up something like this:

Rather than a tee intersection you have two walls forming a corner and then a third wall tying in at the corner. Currently I really don't have a good solution for this scenario since one would probably need to offset the sheathing or gypsum back where the tertiary wall ties in.

I will need to give this some further thought. Any ideas or suggestions are always welcome.

I've identified a possible bug or issue where the top plate cutout algorithm tries to cut out a zero thickness slice from the adjacent top plate in this particular scenario, I will release a fix for that shortly.

medeek · 16 Feb 2020, 06:57

Version 1.2.5 - 02.15.2020

Enabled custom materials (Material Library) for all doors and windows: Trim, Casing, Door Frame, Door, Window Frame, Shutters.
Addressed a minor bug with multiple walls coming together at a corner.

***** IMPORTANT WARNING *****

This latest update is a necessary and major rewrite of the window and door modules. As such, this update will break compatibility with previous versions of the Wall plugin. It is highly suggested not to upgrade to this latest version for existing projects that were created with previous versions of the plugin.

medeek · 18 Feb 2020, 04:44

Version 1.2.5b - 02.17.2020

Fixed a critical bug with the recently updated window and door edit menus.

***** IMPORTANT *****
This is a critical bug fix to Version 1.2.5. When the source code was compiled for this version the updated HTML files (window and door edit menus) were somehow not updated as they should have been. I strongly suggest that you update from version 1.2.5 to version 1.2.5b, otherwise you may not be able to edit your windows and doors.

medeek · 19 Feb 2020, 07:09

I apologize I was trying to upload Version 1.2.5b yesterday but for some reason I was unable to access the plugin store. I've noticed a number of upgrades and installations of Version 1.2.5 through out the day and this evening. Please upgrade to 1.2.5b since the previous version (1.2.5) has a critical flaw with the edit menus for both windows and doors and will not allow you to edit them. The problem was fully resolved with the fix in Version 1.2.5b.

medeek · 19 Feb 2020, 16:05

Working on the Wall Stretch Tool this morning.

Essentially I've boiled this tool down to a three click process:

1.) Select the Wall that you want to stretch or shrink.

2.) Select the start or end of the wall panel:

3.) Then select the new position of the wall start/end. (A wire frame is provided along with a dimension). The user can either select the position or key in the amount to stretch or shrink.

This feature is in many ways related to the move tool since stretching a wall will also move any attached walls at the affect corner. Additionally when the start of the wall is moved the location of any features within the wall must be relocated so that they maintain their position, just a few things to think about.

I've also setup the tool so that when you select the wall start or end you don't have to actually select within the circles shown. The tool will calculate how far your mouse click is away from each end and select the end which is closest to the mouse click.

medeek · 21 Feb 2020, 01:56

Version 1.2.6 - 02.20.2020

Added a "Style C" trim option for rectangular windows.
Fixed a critical bug with the door module for metric templates.

This particular trim style probably is best suited for a brick veneer cladding as shown.
I may also create a Style D which looks similar but includes a keystone.

medeek · 21 Feb 2020, 12:38

First look at the Tee intersection with gysum backers and midspan blocking enabled:

There are at least five or six different ways to frame this up, but initially I will provide four different options:
1.) Three Studs
2.) Two Studs with blocking
3.) Two Studs only
4.) Disabled

Also these options will not be on a per wall basis but can be set in the global settings.

One of the options will be to turn off this feature so that the user can always opt for more energy efficient means of dealing with these type of intersections.

medeek · 22 Feb 2020, 05:16

First look at a 2-stud tee intersection with the center stud replaced with blocking:

The other option would be just a 2-stud tee with the center stud or blocking omitted.