BuildEdge PLAN 3.0 Now Available!

aarondietzen

Hi all,

I just wanted to put up a quick note here saying that version 3.0 of BuildEdge PLAN is now available. Existing users can upgrade for free!! New users can still get a copy for only $29!!

Check out this little video of a two story building being drawn in 30 seconds!

Youtube Video

New features in BuildEdge PLAN 3.0 include:

Automatic floor, roof, and wall input
Door and window components
No more miter lines at wall corners

You can grab a copy at our store: http://store.buildedge.com

As always, please let me know what you think!

pilou

Seems excellent and very speedy!
No free demo version somewhere ?

aarondietzen

@unknownuser said:

Seems excellent and very speedy!
No free demo version somewhere ?

You betcha! A free copy can be downloaded via SketchUp's Extension Warehouse, or right here from SketchUcation!

The free version is limited to input of walls and basic roofs.

Thanks!

solo

I just spent two days modeling an apartment complex, this would have made life a lot easier.

pilou

Seems the free demo is not 3.0 ?

aarondietzen

@unknownuser said:

Seems the free demo is not 3.0 ?

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Looks like it is not updated, yet. In all fairness, though, I only sent the updated RBZ to Rich last night, so he probably has not had a chance to update.

Krisidious

Where do you download if you're already a user?

TIG

The latest version is now in the SketchUcation PluginStore...

pilou

Hum hum (V8)
Load free version here at PluginStore

Seems BuildEdgeSketchup.BIM_v3.dll missing : where is it ?

Erreur de chargement du fichier 
C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/BuildEdgePlan/BuildEdgeSketchup.BIM_v3.dll
127; La procédure spécifiée est introuvable.   
- C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/BuildEdgePlan/BuildEdgeSketchup.BIM_v3.dll
Erreur de chargement du fichier
 C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/BuildEdgePlan/init.rb
undefined method `SetSketchUpVersion' for BuildEdgeSketchup;Module
Erreur de chargement du fichier BuildEdgePlan.rb
undefined method `SetSketchUpVersion' for BuildEdgeSketchup;Module

TIG

Did you try restarting ?
The dll etc is inside the RBZ if you open it...
It should be in the plugin's subfolder..........

pilou

Damned that must be another thing because all is there!
And by chance there is no accent on the path!
So...mystery!

pilou

But something curious look the positions of Slashes!
On my image path there are "" on the message error they are "/" !
Does this normal ?

pilou

Must be registered somewhere before using the free version ?

Another thing that I have never understand!

Why the files needed (here Extentions..rb and sketchup.rb) are not in the original files!
That was the case for me! They were missing!

So I add them!
But alas that change nothing! Error message is the same!
Does this version only for the 2013?

TIG

To answer various queries...
The file-separator on MAC is always /.
On PCs MS-DOS uses \ but \ or / will work.
Ruby tends to report with /, but it can cope with both formats.

The sketchup.rb and extensions.rb [and a few others] are shipped with SketchUp and they load from the Tools folder.
They should never come inside a plugin's archive. and they should never be found in the Plugins folder, or any of its subfolders.
If you have them in there remove them forthwith... checking that the Tools folder still has them in it.
These files add special functions to Ruby.
All Plugins and Tools folder's .rb files auto-load as SketchUp starts - it uses the $LOAD_PATH - the loading is done in alphabetical order, so those in the Plugins folder load before those in the Tools folder.
So if a script loads from the Plugins folder and it needs a function that one of the Tools folder's .rb files provide, then it will fail to load, because that .rb file's code hasn't yet been loaded.
So one way would round it would be to add code like load "sketchup.rb" to the start of code in the script, so its code is loaded before it is needed... BUT if lots of scripts did that 'load' then it'd slow down the auto-loading process unnecessarily, and quite noticeably too: So the method used is **require** "sketchup.rb" - this only loads the file IF it is not loaded already - BUT if an earlier script has already loaded it then it does not...

cadmunkey

Suitable for plans in metric or are all the doors/windows etc in feet and inches?

aarondietzen

@unknownuser said:

Hum hum (V8)
Load free version here at PluginStore

Seems BuildEdgeSketchup.BIM_v3.dll missing : where is it ?

Erreur de chargement du fichier 
> C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/BuildEdgePlan/BuildEdgeSketchup.BIM_v3.dll
> 127; La procédure spécifiée est introuvable.   
> - C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/BuildEdgePlan/BuildEdgeSketchup.BIM_v3.dll
> Erreur de chargement du fichier
>  C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/BuildEdgePlan/init.rb
> undefined method `SetSketchUpVersion' for BuildEdgeSketchup;Module
> Erreur de chargement du fichier BuildEdgePlan.rb
> undefined method `SetSketchUpVersion' for BuildEdgeSketchup;Module

Oh boy! We have tracked down a problem with Windows XP systems. Seems there was an issue with the way the Visual Studio built dlls or some such technical issue. Good news is we have a fix and will be releasing a new version today. If anyone is having this issue, just PM or email me (adietzen@keymark.com) and I will get you a fix, ASAP.

So sorry for any inconvenience!

aarondietzen

@cadmunkey said:

Suitable for plans in metric or are all the doors/windows etc in feet and inches?

Hi Munkey,

We defer to SketchUp units, so you can specify the door and window parameters in your preferred unit of measure.

Thanks!

pilou

@unknownuser said:

Oh boy! We have tracked down a problem with Windows XP systems

@aarondietzen
I have XP system so this explain that!
So must I send you an email or the new version will available on the PluginStore ?

@ Tig : thx for these detailed infos!

aarondietzen

@unknownuser said:

@unknownuser said:

Oh boy! We have tracked down a problem with Windows XP systems

@aarondietzen
I have XP system so this explain that!
So must I send you an email or the new version will available on the PluginStore ?

That would be it and we have a fix! I am sending the new RBZ in right now...

Since I don't know when that will end up in the store, I can send you the RBZ if you want to send me an email address. Alternatively, you can download an updated installer here:

http://store.buildedge.com/Home/PlanUpgrade

It is marked as the "Update Installer" but it will install the full version as well.

As always, please let me know what you think!

Thanks!

TIG

That latest updated version is now in the SketchUcation PluginStore...