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    • pilouP Offline
      pilou
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      new refinement! 😄

      • Commun ( Classique en w) - Grenier( Habitable) - Mono-Pente - Ciseaux( Entrait Retroussé)- Empennage ( à coyeau) Double-Pente ( Asymétrique)
      • Corde d'Arc (Arc) - Arceau de Barrique (Arc triangulé) - Polynésien ( tropicale)- Bombé ( entrait retroussé variante ou Polonceau ) - Cathédrale - Plateau(Double ferme articulée)
      • Simple Ciseau - Simple Cathédrale - Clergé (Contemporaine ) - Voûte En Berceau (En voute ) - Grenier Surélevé ( à la Mansart)- Caisson ( à entrait décalé)
      • Plat ( poutre treillis )- Cathédrale Symétrique ( treillis à deux pentes) - Studio en Berceau ( à entrait décalé) - Double Inversé ( double articulée) - Corde Parallèle - Charpente

      https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/255775ferme03.jpg

      https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/647757ferme02.jpg

      https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/484019ferme04.jpg

      https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/576001ferme01.jpg

      Frenchy Pilou
      Is beautiful that please without concept!
      My Little site :)

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      • medeekM Offline
        medeek
        last edited by

        I am trying to understand how the Mac .plist file works. Is it similar to the registry? I have a client that is having some trouble with registering (inputting their serial into the global settings) and having their system save the serial number.

        Unfortunately, I don't own a Mac so I am not much help. Does anyone use the plugin on a Mac and have had similar problems with saving the serial number? Where does one go to manually edit the .plist file and enter in the serial number manually.

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

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        • G Offline
          glro
          last edited by

          @medeek said:

          I am trying to understand how the Mac .plist file works. Is it similar to the registry? I have a client that is having some trouble with registering (inputting their serial into the global settings) and having their system save the serial number.

          Unfortunately, I don't own a Mac so I am not much help. Does anyone use the plugin on a Mac and have had similar problems with saving the serial number? Where does one go to manually edit the .plist file and enter in the serial number manually.

          not only that
          i had the same questions
          so i bought a mac: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Mini
          sheap, you can use windows mouse, keyboard and screen
          there are a few things to modify in the ruby code por windows, to make it work on a mac

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          • medeekM Offline
            medeek
            last edited by

            I am working on adding the heel blocking since it is an option listed in the advanced options.

            http://design.medeek.com/resources/images/truss_su324_800.jpg

            So far there has not been much call for this feature but a few people have inquired so I figured we might as well add it in for completeness. The red coloration is for clarity in the image above.

            I will probably add the option to allow for venting holes since this is fairly typical in my neck of the woods.

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

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            • pbacotP Offline
              pbacot
              last edited by

              Very important. Sometimes the heel blocking, when taller, is a truss manufactured square that might have sheathing.

              MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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              • medeekM Offline
                medeek
                last edited by

                @pbacot said:

                Very important. Sometimes the heel blocking, when taller, is a truss manufactured square that might have sheathing.

                I agree, I was investigating this a while back but I'm not sure yet what is standard practice, there could be a number of ways of handling this.

                http://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/image/upload/v1484676854/tips/SHEAR_PANELS_ego3xz.jpg

                http://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/image/upload/v1484694321/tips/SHEAR_PANELS2_vis1pr.jpg

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

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                • pbacotP Offline
                  pbacot
                  last edited by

                  Those look nice. I think sometimes the truss blocking has a diagonal which would make it effective (but the engineer will want plywood on it anyway it seems). You can have the truss all the way to the top or the method you show allows (1) continuous plywood gets nailed to the top of the truss block and the solid block provides the shear nailing (2) sometimes decorative rafter tails are added which need to pass through the space above the truss block.

                  MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                  • medeekM Offline
                    medeek
                    last edited by

                    Featured on the SketchUp Extension Inspection:

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

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                    • pilouP Offline
                      pilou
                      last edited by

                      Very enlighting video! 😎

                      else (Always : https://trussfr.weebly.com 😉
                      Truss Type = Type de Fermes
                      (not sure to translate all names of this little list of part of trusses)
                      King Post
                      Queen Post
                      Fink
                      Howe
                      Fan
                      Mod Queen
                      Double Fink
                      Double Howe
                      Mod Fan
                      Triple Fink
                      Quad Fink

                      Out-to-Out Span = Portée Hors tout
                      Top Chord Angle = Angle de Corde Supérieure (?)
                      Overhang Left = Porte-à-faux Gauche
                      Overhang Right   (Same as Left) = Porte-à-faux Droit (Identique au Gauche)
                      TC Size = Taille TC (? à définir)
                      BC Size = Taille BC (? à définir)
                      Web Size = Taille (?)
                      Ply Thickness = Epaisseur du Pli
                      Raised Heel (No, Yes) =Talon surélevé (?) ( (Non, Oui)
                      Heel Heigh = Hauteur du Talon (?)

                      Bldg.lenght = Longueur Bâtiment
                      Truss Spacing = Espacement de Ferme
                      Gable End Trusses (Yes, No, Front) = Poutrelles d'extrémité (Oui, Non, Face Avant)
                      Gable Stud Spacing = Espacement Goujons de Pignon (?)
                      Adv. Roof Options (Yes, No) = Options Avancées de Toit (Oui, Non)

                      PS
                      Does the Messages' window data is self-adapting to the length of words ?

                      Frenchy Pilou
                      Is beautiful that please without concept!
                      My Little site :)

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                      • medeekM Offline
                        medeek
                        last edited by

                        Thank-you Pilou, I will add these phrases into the language file.

                        Yes, the SU menu automatically adjust for the length of the words so even though French is often more verbose than English it does not matter. I've noticed though that Russian has some problems rendering in the SU menus.

                        I would have liked to see the video dive into the advanced menus more but I realize there is far too much material to cover in such a short video.

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

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                        • pilouP Offline
                          pilou
                          last edited by

                          @unknownuser said:

                          Yes, the SU menu automatically adjust for the length

                          Excellent! 👍

                          What is BC and TC size ? 😳

                          Minor Roof Family = Famille de Toit Secondaire

                          Gable Dormer = Lucarne de Pignon
                          Hit Dormer = Lucarne de Toit
                          Shed Dormer = Lucarne de Hangar
                          Gable Roof Minor = Pignon de Toit Secondaire (?)
                          Hip Roof Minor = Lucarne de Toit Secondaire (?)
                          Dutch Gable Roof Minor = Pignon de Toit Hollandais Secondaire (?)

                          The (?) does not signify that is forcefully false but can maybe be enhanced! 😉

                          Else works fine! 😄

                          toitu.jpg

                          Frenchy Pilou
                          Is beautiful that please without concept!
                          My Little site :)

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                          • medeekM Offline
                            medeek
                            last edited by

                            BC = Bottom Chord
                            TC = Top Chord
                            Web = Internal (web) members of truss

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

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                            • pilouP Offline
                              pilou
                              last edited by

                              Thx for the Infos! ☀

                              Frenchy Pilou
                              Is beautiful that please without concept!
                              My Little site :)

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                              • medeekM Offline
                                medeek
                                last edited by

                                The license registration module was causing some problems in isolated cases so I've released a sub-rev. 2.1.1b to address that issue.

                                If you are trying to enter in your serial number and it does not appear to take, first verify that you are not entering in any leading or trailing white spaces if that does not solve the problem you may be encountering the issue at top, in that case download the latest version which should address the issue fully.

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

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                                • pilouP Offline
                                  pilou
                                  last edited by

                                  😉
                                  Valley set chest => Panel de Noue

                                  Stepdown Hip Set => Panel de Panne de Rive Inclinée

                                  Terminal Hip Set => Panel de Sablière

                                  Northeast Hip Set => Panel de Linçoir

                                  Metal plate connectors = Connecteur Métallique Plat
                                  Gusset = Gousset

                                  Web = Membrure
                                  Web = Fiche & Contre-Fiche

                                  in this following Schema "Chantignole" is false : must be "Arbalétrier" ! 🤓

                                  https://media.ooreka.fr/public/image/plan-charpente-29-big-9926265.jpg

                                  Frenchy Pilou
                                  Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                  My Little site :)

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                                  • medeekM Offline
                                    medeek
                                    last edited by

                                    This week has been a bit tough for me to get any meaningful work done on any of the plugins, too many Christmas concerts, parties etc... but I guess its for the better. This weekend I will try to get out the update for the heel blocking and an update on the translations.

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

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                                    • medeekM Offline
                                      medeek
                                      last edited by

                                      Version 2.1.2 - 12.18.2017

                                      • Enabled vertical and angled heel blocking within the advanced options for truss roofs.

                                      http://design.medeek.com/resources/images/truss_su325_800.jpg

                                      If you choose to enable vent holes the heelblock menu will prompt for the hole diameter. The vent hole algorithm will place vent holes in the heel blocking per the truss spacing:

                                      < 12 in. = 1 vent hole
                                      < 16 in. = 2 vent holes
                                      16 in. or greater = 3 vent holes

                                      Let me know if this makes sense, I can always modify it to meet any criteria. If this sort of thing varies a lot per locale I can also make it more user definable.

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

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                                      • medeekM Offline
                                        medeek
                                        last edited by

                                        This type of heel blocking is very typical in my locale (Western Washington State):

                                        http://design.medeek.com/resources/images/truss_su326_800.jpg

                                        View model here:

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

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                                        • medeekM Offline
                                          medeek
                                          last edited by

                                          To end off the year with a bang and to thank our truss plugin clientele I have decided to reduce the license renewal fee for the Medeek Truss Plugin to $10.00 USD. This promotion will run until the end of this year (Dec. 31, 2017) and then the renewal price will return to its usual price of $20.00 USD.

                                          This year has been very busy with further developments of the truss and foundation plugins. I am looking forward to the new year and another full year of new features and even new plugins and tools.

                                          I've really appreciated all those who have actively contributed to the recent developments of the plugin, especially the translations.

                                          A Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year.

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

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                                          • pilouP Offline
                                            pilou
                                            last edited by

                                            Sorry but a more complete French translation will be at the beginning of the next year : no more free times for the moment! 😞
                                            Have happy new year! 😎

                                            Frenchy Pilou
                                            Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                            My Little site :)

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