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    • medeekM Offline
      medeek
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      Version 2.0.7b - 05.01.2021

      • Fixed a bug with the tee intersection gypsum cutout algorithm for gable and hip walls.

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

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      • medeekM Offline
        medeek
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        Here is an interesting framing situation. You have two internal walls that tee into a wall which has a pocket door that bisects the tee:

        https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/d/c/dc68eb13e7f0091900a65f5d36253a119f51a479.jpeg

        Overall no major problems the three walls can be configured correctly with "tee" intersections and the offset can be set to 1.75" for the two tee walls so that they meet properly at the top plate.

        The only issue is the that the gypsum backer studs are drawn full length and should be truncated at the header (hence the clash). The offending gypsum backer is colored red in the screenshot.

        The manual work around is to use the Trim Tool (Medeek Truss) and quickly trim the gypsum backers. I will have to examine this situation further and see if some additional logic can remedy this clash. This is not a huge deal breaker/ hot item in my opinion but it is a special framing case that needs a second look.

        The other obvious (simple) solution is to turn off the tee intersection backers in the global settings but this is really not a good option since it will disable the gypsum backers for all the walls in the model, not just this one.

        View model here:

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        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

          First look at "Pentagon" windows:

          https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/6/b/6bd497e09085ab60b6274b9a2244ed99c2c79751.jpeg

          Note that if one sets the window height to zero you can also achieve an isosceles or equilateral triangle window (the degenerate cases).

          Since I'm fresh on windows right now I thought that it might be the opportune time to add in the pentagon picture window as well, one less monkey on my back. The only other significant window missing is probably the quarter circle.

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

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          • medeekM Offline
            medeek
            last edited by

            Pentagon window with "Perimeter" style grill:

            https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/optimized/3X/f/3/f30fd874b1d23d5d273da5ff5336c9350284d5fd_2_690x396.jpeg

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

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            • medeekM Offline
              medeek
              last edited by

              First look at exterior trim with a Pentagon window:

              https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/1/5/15e5f9516ad9cf074bb0dab085c8aeb18bdd9c92.jpeg

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

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              • medeekM Offline
                medeek
                last edited by

                First look at pentagon windows with the various casing options:

                https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/8/f/8faa924f666154f3665db8c66c1fb89e6b7d80d2.jpeg

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

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                • medeekM Offline
                  medeek
                  last edited by

                  First look at a gable wall with a combination of rectangular, trapezoid and pentagon windows:

                  https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/0/6/064fbbb315cc67374ecc6a740531ad816275d7b6.jpeg

                  https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/b/5/b53f59e34970f34239af920efdaa59ee32338f34.jpeg

                  https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/3/8/388ffbf9a5ed4c6fa179455742efe0e64b9c92cb.jpeg

                  https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/5/f5a8c75e6931185053c43957e02c85b82fe35c05.jpeg

                  This type of gable wall would probably be used with a scissor truss set where the bottom pitch of the truss set aligns with the pitch/slope of the windows.

                  View model 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 2.0.8 - 05.05.2021

                    • Added pentagon windows to the window draw and edit menus for all wall types: rectangular, gable, shed and hip.
                    • Added isoceles/equilateral triangle windows to the window draw and edit menus for all wall types: rectangular, gable, shed and hip.

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

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                    • medeekM Offline
                      medeek
                      last edited by

                      Version 2.0.8b - 05.06.2021

                      • Fixed a bug with exterior trim and wainscoting for trapezoid and pentagon windows.

                      http://design.medeek.com/resources/wallplugin/images/wall_su537_800.jpg

                      ***** CRITICAL BUG FIX *****
                      If you are using either trapezoid or pentagon windows with exterior trim or wainscoting this is a critical bug fix. It is highly recommended to upgrade to this latest release to address this issue.

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

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                      • medeekM Offline
                        medeek
                        last edited by

                        Tutorial 20 - Trapezoid and Pentagon Windows (16:59 min.)

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

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                        • medeekM Offline
                          medeek
                          last edited by

                          Version 2.0.8c - 05.06.2021

                          • Minor update to the window draw and edit menus.
                          • Customized the wireframe preview for the Trapezoid and Pentagon window geometry.

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

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                          • medeekM Offline
                            medeek
                            last edited by

                            When a wall tees into another wall the “hide wall lines” algorithm does not remove those lines.

                            I’m fixing that algorithm so that all the top plate lines/edges are hidden and you end up with a result like this:

                            https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/7/6/76630ea29bdbc73439f9242c6a06d1ca8d634630.jpeg

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

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                            • medeekM Offline
                              medeek
                              last edited by

                              Version 2.0.9 - 05.07.2021

                              • Improved the "hide wall lines" feature for all wall types: rectangular, gable, shed and hip.

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

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                              • medeekM Offline
                                medeek
                                last edited by

                                Version 2.1.0 - 05.08.2021

                                • Added a 2D symbol for pocket doors to the top of the wall for the following wall types: rectangular, gable and shed.
                                • Introduced additional logic into the Custom Material Library to prevent users from using double or single quotes in custom material names.

                                http://design.medeek.com/resources/wallplugin/images/wall_su539_800.jpg

                                http://design.medeek.com/resources/wallplugin/images/wall_su540_800.jpg

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

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                                • pbacotP Offline
                                  pbacot
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                                  You add a plate below some headers. When is that required?

                                  MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                                  • medeekM Offline
                                    medeek
                                    last edited by

                                    The plates below and on top of the header are not required however I have the request for both options so in order to make the plugin as flexible as possible I provide for all options.

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

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                                    • medeekM Offline
                                      medeek
                                      last edited by

                                      Version 2.1.1 - 05.09.2021

                                      • Added an option for subtractive geometry into the Walls tab of the Global Settings.
                                      • Sub-groups within wall panels can be made persistent and "subtractive" by naming these groups to (subtract1, subtract2, subtract3, etc...)

                                      http://design.medeek.com/resources/wallplugin/images/wall_su542_800.jpg

                                      http://design.medeek.com/resources/wallplugin/images/wall_su541_800.jpg

                                      This is quite a major breakthrough for the wall plugin. I've been trying to think of a way to enable (manual) customization of the wall geometry for quite some time, specifically subtractive modifications. This system will now allow the user to achieve that goal.

                                      Naming a group within the wall assembly to include the key word "CUSTOM" (case insensitive) will allow it to persist upon rebuild.

                                      Naming a group within the wall assembly to include the key word "SUBTRACT" (case insensitive) will allow it to persist and boolean subtract from other groups within the assembly upon rebuild.

                                      The subtractive group needs to be a valid solid for it to function correctly and its entity name needs to contain the key word "subtract" or "SUBTRACT".

                                      What I like to do is create a special tag/layer for the subtraction geometry and then once I am done modifying or creating it I turn off the visibility of the layer/tag and only the holes or results in the wall geometry is shown.

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

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                                      • medeekM Offline
                                        medeek
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                                        Version 2.1.1b - 05.09.2021

                                        • Components within wall panels can also be made persistent and "subtractive" by naming the component instance to (subtract1, subtract2, subtract3, etc...)

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

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                                          medeek
                                          last edited by

                                          Version 2.1.2 - 05.10.2021

                                          • Added logic into the add and draw menus to prevent users from using single and double quotes in preset names.

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

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                                          • medeekM Offline
                                            medeek
                                            last edited by

                                            Version 2.1.3 - 05.20.2021

                                            • Fixed a bug with pocket doors when using the "No Frame" or "CMU" wall framing mode.

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

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