3D Truss Models
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Version 3.3.1b - 09.04.2023
- Refined the framing algorithm for hip, valley and flying hip rafters.
All of the major framing members are now being drawn however the trimming of certain rafters is still not quite correct, further refinement and correction will be necessary.
I've also noticed that with certain large roof planes an occasional stray edge is generated (or left behind when the roof primitive is created), I will need to look into this further and rectify the issue. It does not appear to be a critical error but it does effectively split the roof plane into to separate faces which then makes the plugin treat the roof plane as two separate faces.
With the flying hips terminating adjacent to valley rafters I'm not entirely sure how that is typically framed.
Please download and test this latest release and then email me comments or suggestions directly.
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Version 3.3.1c - 09.05.2023
- Minor bug fix within the rafter framing module for complex roofs.
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Version 3.3.1d - 09.09.2023
- Fixed a bug within the global settings for complex roofs.
- Updated the straight skeleton algorithm to better remove redundant edges within roof planes/faces.
- Improved the robustness of the complex roof module (framing and cladding) for specific cases.
The complex roof module is now a bit more robust than it was and should be able to handle more cases than it did previously.
However there still does exist the special cases where the fascia line is not all on one level that is still not possible to draw. The discussion on that topic is presented in this video:
Hip and Ridge is still pending. Previously I was unable to fully work out the algorithm in order to deal specifically with flying hips. I will need to give this another hard look and see if my topological problem solving skills have improved since 2021.
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Version 3.3.2 - 09.17.2023
- Added statistics for complex roofs (Medeek Estimator integration).
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Tutorial 25: Estimating Complex Roofs (13:13 min.)
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Version 3.3.3 - 09.22.2023
- Improved the responsiveness of the "Edit Roof Plane" tool and the "Move Roof Edge" tool for complex roofs.
Previously when a complex roof was positioned on top of any wall assemblies and either of the two tools mentioned above were executed there existed the possibility of collinear edges with the roof assembly and the wall assemblies below. This conflict would then not allow one to properly select the desired roof edge unless the wall assemblies were hidden, or put on a hidden tag/layer. This fix should mitigate that problem and allow one to select a roof edge (on the roof outline) without having to take that additional step.
I highly recommend upgrading to this latest version if you are using complex roofs.
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Version 3.3.4- 10.01.2023
- Added a "Complex Roof" tab to the Global Settings.
- Added a "Roof Framing" and "Advanced Options" parameter to the Complex Roof tab of the Global Settings.
- Added a "Primitive" option to the roof framing parameter within the Draw and Edit menus for complex roofs.
- Enabled the Up Arrow key as a method to toggle between "face" or "polygon" mode within the complex roof draw tool.
Tutorial 26: Complex Roof Primitives (6:42 min.)
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Version 3.3.4b - 10.02.2023
- Added a "Draw Mode" parameter to the Complex Roof tab of the Global Settings.
- Enabled a vertex (roof plane) selection method within the face selection algorithm of the Draw tool for complex roofs.
Tutorial 27: Drawing Complex Roofs (6:01 min.)
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Tutorial 28: Drawing Complex Gable Roofs (4:16 min.)
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Version 3.3.5 - 10.06.2023
- Sheathing Vertical Offset parameters added for common and monopitch trusses.
- Cladding Vertical Offset parameters added for common and monopitch trusses.
By customer request.
This feature is already implemented within the Wall plugin so it is about time that I bring the Truss plugin up to speed as well. I think these four parameters are self explanatory enough that I don't need a tutorial video but if I do please let me know.
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Tutorial 29: Vertical Offset of Sheathing and Cladding (13:26 min.)
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I still need to come up with a good porch module for wrap around porches and the like, but in the meantime with some careful use of the SUBTRACT function one can get pretty close:
The model can be viewed here:
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/64c6616c-bbfb-4323-98da-e6c60fa3a522/Wrap-Around-Porch
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Version 3.3.7 - 10.29.2023
- Enabled the "Edit Truss Assembly" function for symmetric cathedral trusses (imperial and metric units).
- Added ceiling gypsum for symmetric cathedral trusses.
- Fixed a minor bug with parellel chord trusses.
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Version 3.3.9 - 12.30.2023
- Updated and improved the license verification module.
- Disabled redundant logging to improve plugin performance.
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Version 3.4.0 - 01.11.2024
- Added a "Primitive" option to the roof framing parameter within the Draw and Edit menus for the following rafter roofs: Gable, Shed, Shed (with ledger), Hip.
- Added lower pitches to the draw menus for the following rafter roofs: Gable, Shed, Shed (with ledger), Hip.
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Version 3.4.1 - 04.18.2024
- Fixed a compatibility bug with SketchUp 2024 while maintaining compatibility with previous versions of SketchUp.
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Version 3.4.2 - 04.23.2024
- Fixed a compatibility bug with SketchUp 2024 (Fixnum & Bignum) while maintaining backward compatibility with previous versions of SketchUp.
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Version 3.4.3 - 04.30.2024
- Added ceiling gypsum for tray and coffer trusses.
- Enabled the "Edit Truss Assembly" function for tray and coffer trusses (imperial and metric units).
- Enabled labels for tray and coffer trusses.
- Updated the license verification system with a more secure and improved algorithm.
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[b]Version 3.4.4[/b] - 05.02.2024
- Added ceiling gypsum for cambered and mono cathedral trusses.
- Enabled the “Edit Truss Assembly” function for cambered and mono cathedral trusses (imperial and metric units).
- Enabled labels for cambered and mono cathedral trusses.
- Fixed some minor bugs for mono cathedral trusses.
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Version 3.4.5 - 05.10.2024
- Enabled ceiling insulation for shed rafter roofs: Batt, Blown-in.
- Enabled ceiling insulation for gable rafter roofs: Batt, Blown-in.
- Enabled ceiling insulation for hip rafter roofs: Batt, Blown-in.
- Enabled the "Edit Truss Assembly" function for all flat trusses (imperial and metric units).
Nathaniel P. Wilkerson PE
Medeek Engineering Inc
design.medeek.com
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