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    • medeekM Offline
      medeek
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      Adding a transom for an arched doorway (with or without sidelites) is an interesting permutation on the problem. In that case the transom would be arched however the door (and sidelites) would be rectangular as usual:

      https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/254185487727_/3068-Colonial-Style-Mahogany-6-Panel-Entry-Door.jpg

      There are some variations to this though:

      https://i.pinimg.com/originals/99/1b/bb/991bbbf87a59f95bffd3f78c46c80515.jpg

      https://i.pinimg.com/originals/56/21/a5/5621a5368e18fe24efd86e9aa9ba39e7.jpg

      It gives me a headache just trying to figure out how to commit all of these possibilities into code. At some point if a door assembly becomes to "custom" I probably just need to leave it to the user to insert their own assembly/component.

      I also need to enable arched doorways for doors with sidelites but no transom, the work never ends:

      https://lcdn.doornmore.com/pub/media/catalog/product/cache/4c49b7d5a8bb55cec7c3e2e44ce07be3/t/r/trinity-solid-panel-e-18-irsl_4.jpg

      Without a doubt the rectangular doors are so much more linear and boring.

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

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      • medeekM Offline
        medeek
        last edited by

        Updated todo list (as of Apr. 14, 2020):

        1.) Gable and Shed Walls
        2.) Move the Estimating module to the new Medeek Project extension, and further develop this module as it relates to the wall plugin.
        3.) Complete the Wall Join tool.
        4.) Convert the Window, Door and Garage Door Draw menus to HTML.
        5.) Move the Fixtures module to a the new Medeek Interior extension.
        6.) Compete the standalone columns/post tool.
        6b) Classical columns for the post tool.

        7.) Start work on the integrated Medeek Engineering extension, start with window and door headers for vertical loads.
        8.) A generic Blocking module is still a good idea in my opinion, I will need further feedback on this one.
        9.) Transom windows above doors with and without sidelites.
        10.) Shear Wall module which will ultimately integrate with the engineering plugin.
        11.) Complete the Wall Stretch tool (75% complete as of 02/24/2020)
        12.) Additional door and window types as requested (eg. bi-fold, sliding glass, double and triple single hung windows).
        13.) Spend some time on the new tabs in the global settings, currently showing an Under Construction sign.
        14.) Presets for Windows and Doors
        15.) Making the Window and Door modules work with generic walls, not just Medeek walls.
        16.) Multi-layer gypsum
        17.) Stair module permutations: U, L, T etc...
        18.) Further "idiot" proofing of the plugins: (zero value, nil values, checking for impossible geometry, etc...)
        19.) Wall Justification
        20.) Interior trim added to Medeek Interior extension.

        Items in strikethrough have been recently completed.

        A full list of what has been added or updated can be viewed here:

        Medeek Design Inc. - Medeek Wall Plugin Changelog

        Medeek Design Inc. - Medeek Wall Plugin Changelog

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        (design.medeek.com)

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

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        • medeekM Offline
          medeek
          last edited by

          Version 1.3.4b - 04.15.2020

          • Added transoms for arched door types.

          http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su676_800.jpg

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

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          • medeekM Offline
            medeek
            last edited by

            Door with transom and sidelite and wall trim:

            https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/9/7/970edef68e51bf79900295a9dda245094bc5d212.jpeg

            Arched door with transom and wall trim:

            https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/1/8/18cdf0c3611da81ecb5688ae44c06a267cc1d3bf.jpeg

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

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            • medeekM Offline
              medeek
              last edited by

              I've added a parameter which shows the leg height of the transom or arched door way, it is currently not a user editable parameter but I will test it further and may make it user definable if that makes sense:

              https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/0/c/0c1be7240c132e7fb201b9ebfd58e41a58c70c0e.jpeg

              The arch leg height is defined or calculated by the following three parameters:

              door width (w), transom/door height (h), arch radius (r )

              and given by the following equation:

              L = h - r(1-cos(asin(0.5*w/r)))

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

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              • medeekM Offline
                medeek
                last edited by

                First look at an arched door with sidelites and transom:

                https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/0/0/006587420d7e4d5be6d85cf9cc6f08730fa1be28.jpeg

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

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                • medeekM Offline
                  medeek
                  last edited by

                  I'm trying to wrap up the whole arched door (with sidelites) issue. I'm currently looking at the situation where you have sidelites but no transom, this turns out to be the more complicated situation since both the door and the sidelites follow the arch of the doorway.

                  As nearly as I can tell an arched door always will have double sidelites and not a single sidelite:

                  https://lcdn.doornmore.com/pub/media/catalog/product/cache/4c49b7d5a8bb55cec7c3e2e44ce07be3/t/u/tuscany-hillcrest-e-18.jpg

                  Correct me if I'm wrong.

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

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                  • medeekM Offline
                    medeek
                    last edited by

                    Version 1.3.5 - 04.18.2020

                    • Enabled single and double sidelites for arched doors with a transom.
                    • Added a leg height parameter to the door edit menu for arched doors.
                    • Enabled double sidelites for arched doors without a transom.

                    http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su682_800.jpg

                    http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su681_800.jpg

                    Along the way I also addressed some minor bugs with regards to door openings and the exterior wall trim. I highly recommend upgrading to this latest release.

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

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                    • medeekM Offline
                      medeek
                      last edited by

                      Tutorial 11 - Split Wall Cladding (6:49 min.)

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

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                      • medeekM Offline
                        medeek
                        last edited by

                        Version 1.3.6 - 04.22.2020

                        • Resolved an issue with UTF-8 encoding.

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

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                        • medeekM Offline
                          medeek
                          last edited by

                          After some further analysis it would seem that I need one additional "end" wall condition, see image below:

                          https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/9/7/973ff5fef8b9951a0051cdba71630f0cdd67d504.jpeg

                          In this situation you have multiple walls coming together at a single location. The exterior walls constitute an inside corner however the interior wall is not a normal "tee" intersection. If one uses the "end" condition then the end of the interior wall is wrapped with gypsum as shown and the gypsum on the exterior wall is not removed. It you try to use a "tee" condition the interior wall top plate wants to remove part of the exterior wall's top plate, so this doesn't really work either.

                          I am going to call this wall condition a "terminal" wall condition. Essentially it is identical in behavior to the "end" wall condition however it does not get a gypsum wrap (interior walls), but it will also still remove any gypsum/sheathing/cladding of any wall it terminates against.

                          See model here:

                          Link Preview Image
                          3D Warehouse

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

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                          (3dwarehouse.sketchup.com)

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

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                          • medeekM Offline
                            medeek
                            last edited by

                            Version 1.3.7 - 04.25.2020

                            • Fixed the HTML tabs of the global settings (page 2).

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

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                            • medeekM Offline
                              medeek
                              last edited by

                              Version 1.3.7b - 04.25.2020

                              • Added a Global Reset button in the General tab of the Global Settings.

                              http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su687_800.jpg

                              No more messing around with registry entries, plist files and JSON files. Just click the button and you start with a clean slate, why didn't I think of this before.

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

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                              • medeekM Offline
                                medeek
                                last edited by

                                Version 1.3.8 - 04.26.2020

                                • Added additional logic to the blocking and insulation modules for short wall panels.

                                http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su688_800.jpg

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

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                                • medeekM Offline
                                  medeek
                                  last edited by

                                  Version 1.3.9 - 04.28.2020

                                  • Added a "Terminal" end wall condition.

                                  http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su691_800.jpg

                                  The principal use of this end condition is for interior walls terminating against multi-wall corners as shown above.

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

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                                  • medeekM Offline
                                    medeek
                                    last edited by

                                    Version 1.4.0 - 05.01.2020

                                    • Enabled a second layer of gypsum for interior and exterior walls.

                                    http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su692_800.jpg

                                    This update adds an optional 2nd layer of gypsum to the wall assembly. By disabling the first layer of gypsum one can create an air gap between the 2nd layer of gypsum and the framed wall.

                                    This update also addresses a minor bug caused by the updates in Version 1.3.8.

                                    This latest update will require the user to recreate their wall presets since three new parameters have been added to the wall attribute library.

                                    View an example of double gypsum walls here:

                                    Link Preview Image
                                    3D Warehouse

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

                                    favicon

                                    (3dwarehouse.sketchup.com)

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

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                                    • medeekM Offline
                                      medeek
                                      last edited by

                                      Version 1.4.0b - 05.01.2020

                                      • Fixed a critical bug with the tee intersection ladder blocking with walls with no openings.
                                      • Added a "Rustic Shiplap" built-in material into the material library.

                                      http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su693_800.jpg

                                      http://design.medeek.com/resources/trussplugin/images/truss_su694_800.jpg

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

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                                      • medeekM Offline
                                        medeek
                                        last edited by

                                        The Wall plugin has been slowly maturing over the last few months, however I am quite sure there are still a few more bugs that I am hoping to uncover and resolve.

                                        In an effort to flush out these last remaining bugs I will be offering a "Bug Discovery" incentive program. If you find and report a bug and I then verify that it is indeed a bug in the code (not an unfinished feature/module or user error), you will then be entitled to an additional year added on to your current update expiration date of your license/serial number.

                                        This program will also be extended to all other Medeek plugins. The credit can only be applied to the plugin(s) in which they were found.

                                        Hopefully this will encourage users to help find and report bugs and ultimately make all of the plugins that much more robust.

                                        Please send all bug reports directly to me at nathan@medeek.com

                                        Please do not include any SketchUp models large than 2 MB or large video files or MS Word documents. Screen shots and output from the ruby console is always very helpful.

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

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                                        • jujuJ Offline
                                          juju
                                          last edited by

                                          @medeek said:

                                          Version 2.7.4 - 05.02.2020

                                          • Fixed a bug with the soffit and fascia module for all truss types.

                                          This bug fix is specifically for the boxed soffit for truss roofs. Previously if one did not enable the fascia but enabled the soffit then it would throw an error. There may be other similar bugs in this module or others so I am constantly testing combinations of various parameters to make sure no interdependencies have been overlooked.

                                          wrong thread?

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

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                                          • medeekM Offline
                                            medeek
                                            last edited by

                                            Oops, you're right.

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

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