1001bit Pro is now available!

gohch

hi guys! Thanks!
I'm afraid I'm on the opposite side of the planet and currently working like a mad man on both 1001bit Pro and my other occupation...
James of Ria Solutions (1001bit's UK reseller and beta tester) has volunteered to present 1001bit tools during the Basecamp.
I'm sure he will do a great job there!
Hope i can make it to future Basecamp.

bmike

just downloaded the trial! thanks. will give it a go and probably buy it.

i'm wondering why the cut hole (window / door / etc.) doesn't use the head height (top) of the opening for its reference when placing the hole in the model... would be much easier - as this is how i (and most folks i know) set doors and windows - based on their head height. it removes having to do any math, and odd sized windows all come in with their tops aligned.

cool tools so far!

gohch

hi bmike,
hmm... never thought about setting from head level. We always set from sill level over here....

utiler

That's a good point bmike makes, Goh. In Australia [as well as many other countries I assume] would align door and window heads at the same height generally....

Would be a nice amendment.

to bmike

bmike

@utiler said:

to bmike

thanks.

yes, stateside most folks i've worked will always set from head height. this gives you the option of keeping tops of doors and windows aligned, but also using whatever sized window you want and standardizing header heights, making details / builders docs easier.

maybe just a toggle / preference that can be turned on or off?

gohch

hi guys,
Sure! makes sense to have such an option.
I'll add this into next update!

thomthom

Noticed some issues with some tools:

Extrude Selected Profile (Maintain Taper)

Tool quides only display top face - not conneced edges.
Maintain Original face not undoable in one step ( Could behave like PushPull with Ctrl as modifier?)

Draw point on face

Tool does not invalidate view on deactivate or mouse click

Align selected edges

Not undoable in one operation

gohch

Thanks for the feedback thomthom,
I'll fix these
cheers!
Goh

gohch

@thomthom said:

Noticed some issues with some tools:

Extrude Selected Profile (Maintain Taper)

Tool quides only display top face - not conneced edges.

Maintain Original face not undoable in one step ( Could behave like PushPull with Ctrl as modifier?)

Draw point on face

Tool does not invalidate view on deactivate or mouse click

Align selected edges

Not undoable in one operation

hi guys,
fixed!
please replace the rbs files with these
align.rbs
point_on_face.rbs
extrude2.rbs
cheers!
Goh

Krisidious

just bought Pro version yesterday... fantastic...

wish list for future updates...

Double Plate option for top plate of framing.
Flex-C Framing for copy along path http://www.flexc.com.
automatic construction of Header and Jack and King Studs for openings.
automatic framing of 2D floorplan layout.

Goh... what a thing of beauty... thanks for all the hard work.

gohch

@krisidious said:

Flex-C Framing for copy along path http://www.flexc.com.

automatic framing of 2D floorplan layout.

hi Krisidious,
Thanks for your kind words!
Can you give some example on your suggestions? I'll see what can be done
cheers!

EarthMover

Enjoying the demo of this plugin! I was wondering if there were a way to have the rafters and such be created as component instances, or at least group copies? It would make editing a lot easier.

Thanks for all the work on this! I can't wait to see what you add next! (Decking? Brick?)

grim

goh

i downloaded and installed the update you posted and it destroyed my 1001tool pro i get the following message
(eval):72:in addr': all of /sbin/ifconfig /bin/ifconfig ifconfig ipconfig /all failedError Loading File 1001bit_pro.rb (eval):72:in addr': all of /sbin/ifconfig /bin/ifconfig ifconfig ipconfig /all failed
i have removed it and reinstalled the origional but still get this message

what may be the problem

regards
grim

Krisidious

@unknownuser said:

@krisidious said:

Flex-C Framing for copy along path http://www.flexc.com.

automatic framing of 2D floorplan layout.

hi Krisidious,
Thanks for your kind words!
Can you give some example on your suggestions? I'll see what can be done
cheers!

I design homes with Curved walls... Flex-C is a product to accomplish Curved Walls quickly in the field. ![common Flex-C Wall... 4"](/uploads/imported_attachments/a20a_flexcwall.jpg "common Flex-C Wall... 4"")

it uses a top and bottom plate that can snake into whatever curve you like.
bottom plate of Flex-C Wall

I can already use the Copy along Path tool to copy this Flex-C Wall unit along a wall path.

it would be nicer if I could use the UI Dialog to choose options for the wall. such as a double top plate or a header.

Krisidious

@earthmover said:

Enjoying the demo of this plugin! I was wondering if there were a way to have the rafters and such be created as component instances, or at least group copies? It would make editing a lot easier.

Thanks for all the work on this! I can't wait to see what you add next! (Decking? Brick?)

until a fix is added to 1001bit tools, you could use thomthom's tt_groups2comps.rb
it takes a bunch of groups and turns them into one component.

EarthMover

Thanks Kristoff, but Thom's tool only works with group copies. The rafters generated by the plugin are grouped individually. I'd imagine it would be tough to sort out on a big hipped roof as a lot of rafters will vary in length, but on a gabled roof or deck, the option to make copies of those rafters of the same size would be nice for editing and keeping the file size smaller.

d12dozr

@earthmover said:

The rafters generated by the plugin are grouped individually. I'd imagine it would be tough to sort out on a big hipped roof as a lot of rafters will vary in length, but on a gabled roof or deck, the option to make copies of those rafters of the same size would be nice for editing and keeping the file size smaller.

Also useful for generating a cutlist from components

thomthom

@earthmover said:

Thanks Kristoff, but Thom's tool only works with group copies. The rafters generated by the plugin are grouped individually.

Working on something for that: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=30143&p=264517

Krisidious

and useful for doing cost analysis... I'm going to love this tool...

gohch

hi guys, yes it'd make a lot of sense if quantities can be generated from this. Had been pondering about changing the rafters into component instances (i suppose having them each as separate component isn't really useful at all); they should be instances of a certain standard rafter type --> which can therefore result in something like:
1)type A rafter = 150x50x6m --> total 20 nos
2)type B rafter = 150x50x3m --> total 5 nos
something like that...
Haven't got the courage to go in an rewrite this yet...
having an option to output the quantities into a text file would be simpler to do

The tool Thomthom is working on is definitely the best solution for this
I'm working on more windows tools which, since thomthom is working on such a great tool, i don't have to bother with checking for already available similar components..