Housebuilder
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I successfully installed the Housebuilder metric extension using the rbz file provided on this thread, and it works OK so far (Thanks) EXCEPT:
When selecting lumber size using the drop down menu arrow (e.g. for walls or roofs), the selection arrow must be held down, not clicked, or the options disappear. A bit of a nuisance.
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This is a known annoyance of the UI.inputbox drop-down list.
It can be overcome.
If you know the start number for the size...
Click in the drop-down box to highlight it - on long lists you can't see all entries.
If your size is off the list...
Start to type in the start number.
The list selection jumps down to it highlight the first item starting with that number.
Use the up/down arrows to move to the desired size which will now be nearby.The only other way is to make a webdialog to do this in html/js, but that's another story
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click and hold mice left button when selecting lumber size. thats it.
It will be great someone to add some new features in this plug-in (like add OSB / divide by panels...). its best plug-in for timber constructions for now. However it have many issues with windows and doors, but i make it manually. -
Thanks so much!!! This took me hours to solve - and then found your solution, wish you could upload this to the Ruby library - I am sure it would save a lot of pain for a lot of people.
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it's on the server. See page 1 of this post
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I made a separate thread linking to the metric and imperial versions - go here - http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=564448#p564448
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@dave r said:
I guess you haven't read through this thread. The correct installation process has been give multiple times here.
From your description it sounds like you downloaded the ZIP file but it got unzipped automatically by your OS. You really ought to set it so that doesn't happen. It would make things easier.
Install Extension requires that the extension be packaged as a zip while whose file-extension is changed to .rbz. The reason Install Extension didn't work for you is you have no .rbz file to point it at.
Try again.
As for the Plugins folder, in current versions of SketchUp it does exist but it is in a hidden directory. There's no need for you to access it directly if you have files structured correctly and install them properly. Your profile indicates you're still using SketchUp 6. Is that correct?
I will say there was some amusement to reading through the entire 3 pages of comments.......but it wasn't till this post that I figured out the issue I was running into. Ended up being the auto unzip in safari preferences.
anyhow thank you everyone for the good laugh and the end result of me finally getting to use this sweet plugin!
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Just installed HB V1.2 edited and fix by TIG,and it works fine. Thank you very much. The Imperial version can be download from http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_details.php?id=188
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@chate said:
Just installed HB V1.2 edited and fix by TIG,and it works fine. Thank you very much. The Imperial version can be download from http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_details.php?id=188
No! The imperial version of Housebuilder at the link you provided has not been updated. The updated version is available in this thread right here.
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No, No. NO !
As Dave says get the updated versions from these links http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=570235#p570235
Or even more directly http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=564448#p564448You can take a horse to water but a pencil must be lead...
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Sorry for the confusion!
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Guys, I followed the above link after assuring I had the up to date version of Sketchup Make.
The install extensions link fro "Preferences" found and installed the plugin fine.
I'm on a Mac, OSX 10.9.3Thank you for all the help folks...
Shawn -
Hi All,
I downloaded tigs version of housebuilder metric works ok for the most part except when i come to build a roof although i specify a size when built it reverts the lumber size back to the lowest size, and one side of the roof is not lined up properly, anyone else had this problem? is there a fix, great program pity if roofs cant be fixed
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Hi
First of all thanks for posting these files. I'm also having the same issue as "cedna". The thickness of the roof beams reverts to the smallest size in one direction, correct size in the other. The center beam is completely the wrong size. The end caps for the roof are the correct size though.
This isn't much of an issue I was also just wondering if there was a fix.
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Also You could use these rb files:
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15%26amp;t=26858
But it will convert it back to imperial.
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@coop500 said:
Also You could use these rb files:
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15%26amp;t=26858
But it will convert it back to imperial.
Those haven't been updated like the files TIG and I corrected. Please don't lead people down the wrong path. There've already been enough problems for users because they are installing the wrong versions. The last thing we need is more of that.
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@coop500 said:
This isn't much of an issue I was also just wondering if there was a fix.
Since the RB files are scrambled, it'll take the original author to fix it. Unfortunately it doesn't appear that he has the time to devote to editing his extensions. You could try contacting him, though.
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It's a shame that the metric files have been scrambled or we could have tried to find the issue.
I guess everyone is having this problem?
One option would be to use the imperial plugin which doesn't seems to.have these issues but create custom imperial sizes to reflect the metric ones.
Using the other.rb files worked for me otherwise I wouldn't have posted them. Sorry to add to the confusion in this thread.
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Hi !!
thankyou very much for this file.
I installed the metric version in my SU 2015, the first time it worked well, but now when I try to make a wall the progran shoot down inmediatly......
I don't know if there is something wrong in SU or is the extension.
¿any body know??
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When I got to download this HouseBuilder_extension.rbz buy clicking on Dave R link it comes up blank white paper looking thing
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