Foundation Plugin

pbacot · 19 Feb 2020, 04:15

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.

medeek · 4 Mar 2020, 23:18

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.

medeek · 5 Mar 2020, 03:41

I’m utilizing key code 36 for MacOS, however I need to verify that this is actually working for everyone as it should. If you are using the Foundation plugin on a Mac please download this latest version and let me know if the Enter key will now allow you to terminate a polyline stemwall.

medeek · 5 Mar 2020, 07:42

After some further testing I think I will switch from the Enter key to the End key to terminate point selection. The problem with using the Enter key is that it conflicts with the manual entry of a segment length.

medeek · 5 Mar 2020, 09:21

Version 1.5.7b - 03.05.2020

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

For now the point selection termination will be either the down arrow or the "End" key. Using the "Enter" key causes a conflict when the user is manual entering a dimension for a segment length (key in the dimension and then click enter). Until I can figure out how to resolve this conflict this will be the key assignment for terminating both polyline stemwall and strip footings.

medeek · 5 Mar 2020, 15:46

Version 1.5.7c - 03.05.2020

Added the "Enter" key method to the strip footing and polyline stemwall draw tools for point selection termination.

After a couple of tries I think I've finally got it right now. One should be able to use the Enter/Return key to terminate point selection as well as still use the down arrow (for users who are in the habit of using the down arrow now). I apologize on the back and forth on this fix, sometimes things just don't go as smoothly as planned.

medeek · 28 Apr 2020, 01:19

Version 1.5.8 - 04.27.2020

Added a Global Reset button in the General tab of the Global Settings.
Plugin files switched from .rbs to .rbe encryption.

medeek · 15 May 2020, 21:52

Version 1.5.9 - 05.15.2020

Fixed a bug when the Auto Assign Materials parameter was turned off.

medeek · 28 May 2020, 19:52

Version 1.6.0 - 05.28.2020

Added a footing concrete layer in the Global Settings under the "Layers" tab.
Fixed a bug for metric templates with the strip footing tool and the polyline stemwall tool.

Note, that if you want the footing concrete layer to remain the same as the rest of the foundation (ie. stemwall) you can always assign it to the same layer name: "fnd_conc"

Also note, that any and all of these layer names are user configurable, the names shown are just default names I have assigned, the user can utilized their own naming convention that suites their workflow.

medeek · 30 Aug 2020, 14:12

After giving this suggestion some additional thought:

I think I will introduce two additional parameters for stemwall foundations which will make them more applicable for use as retaining walls in foundation design.

The two parameters will be:

Ftg. Bar Development: None, Hook, Full Ext., Full Int.
Ftg. Offset: 0.0 in (default)

Currently footings are drawn symmetrically with respect to the foundation wall, this will enable the user to offset the footing in or out (+/-).

medeek · 31 Aug 2020, 17:28

Version 1.6.1 - 08.31.2020

Added a footing offset parameter to polyline stemwalls.
Enabled options for 90 deg. footing hooks for vertical rebar in polyline stemwall.

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medeek · 10 Oct 2020, 04:33

Version 1.6.2 - 10.09.2020

Added a "Refresh Licensee Data" button within the License tab of the Global Settings.

juju · 10 Oct 2020, 09:15

@medeek said:

Version 1.6.2 - 10.09.2020

Added a "Refresh Licensee Data" button within the License tab of the Global Settings.

your website isn't reflecting the new version yet

medeek · 10 Oct 2020, 11:20

It should be showing version 1.6.2 now.

juju · 10 Oct 2020, 16:35

@medeek said:

It should be showing version 1.6.2 now.

not yet, and I did press "F5" so the page would load fresh

medeek · 10 Oct 2020, 16:56

Try it now.

juju · 10 Oct 2020, 17:00

@medeek said:

Try it now.

working now

medeek · 23 Oct 2020, 05:08

Version 1.6.3 - 10.22.2020

Fixed a bug in the strip footing "Outline" edit menu.

medeek · 12 Jan 2021, 03:24

Version 1.6.4 - 01.11.2021

Added the option for post bases for the (Post & Beam) Interior Bearing tool: BC40, BC60.

Post base hardware added per customer request.

medeek · 14 Jan 2021, 08:21

Version 1.6.4b - 01.14.2021

Added the following additional post bases to the Interior Bearing tool: ABU44, ABU66.

Two additional post bases added per customer request.