FlexTools Updates

dpaul

Yes, Flex and PB3 should work very well for me---and I am particularly encouraged by the last comment in your thread.
I look forward to hearing about the update soon.....!
With my thanks.
David

pbacot

All sounds great. Hope to try it soon!

halroach

@dpaul said:

I look forward to hearing about the update soon.....!
With my thanks.
David

Here it is!

New update for WallCutter!

In this update we've introduced a much requested and significant enhancement for WallCutter - the ability to exclude sub-components from affecting the cutting algorithm. That means you'll now be able to have wall cutting windows (and doors) with Trim!

And yes, it will work with trim on both sides as asked by David here.

This update also includes a couple of bug fixes:
One of the bugs found by Pixero (posted here) should now be fixed. Sketchup won't crash now when having 0 faces in a WallCutter component.

The other bug fix addresses another similar crash that could happen if the faces in a cutting component had the thickness of 0. This could happen when a flat WallCutter component was created with the wrong axes orientation.

How to auto-update
Remember to restart Sketchup after the update!

Happy Flexing!

dpaul

This is a crucial addition to a very powerful plugin.
Thanks.....!

halroach

@dpaul said:

This is a crucial addition to a very powerful plugin.
Thanks.....!

Great to hear!

somebodyelse

This is great. I just have a quick question about pivot points. Say I want to create a pivot door, how does one go about creating the function of a pivot door?

halroach

@somebodyelse said:

This is great. I just have a quick question about pivot points. Say I want to create a pivot door, how does one go about creating the function of a pivot door?

Hi Ivan,
If you mean to turn the FlexDoor into a pivot door, up till this very moment it was not possible...

But it is now!!!

I made a few internal changes and added a setting called 'Axis - Move'.

move axes point setting_02.png

Consider this a hot-fix, not completely polished. You must turn the 'Arcs' off and set the 'Hinges' to 0 for things to look normal when changing the axis position.

You'll find the updated FlexDoor in the zip attached below. Drag and drop the skp into a model for it to work.

flex_door_ft_1_19-pivot_hotfix.zip

Ivan K

OH MY GOODNESS!!!

This is absolute perfection! screams in excitement

THANK YOU!!!!

halroach

@ivan k said:

OH MY GOODNESS!!!

This is absolute perfection! screams in excitement

THANK YOU!!!!

Very glad it's helpful Ivan

We released this new FlexDoor feature yesterday as an auto-update to the plugin. I think it will be useful for everyone.

halroach

Flex Slider Window/Door - Coming soon in the next update!

halroach

Meet the new FlexSlider window/door!

Customize the sashes! Set the number of divisions, choose from 3 muntin distributions: 'equal divisions', 'prairie style', 'from side+equal spacing'.

halroach

One of the features in the new FlexSlider Window/Door is that you can hide parts of the frame in order to make various configurations.

In the following example is a 4-panel door made by combining two FlexSliders.

This can serve as a temporary solution for those who need a 4-panel door component Right Now!
We plan to make a dedicated 4-panel door component at a later time.

halroach

Glad to announce ComponentFinder was updated to version 0.8.0

The highlights:

Folder scanning depth is now increased from 5 levels deep to infinity! (and beyond...)
The maximum number of components in an open folder tab is now up to 6000!
When opening a new folder tab, the scanning will be going on in the background so you can continue working while it's scanning. Components will be added as they are discovered.
You can now cancel the scan anytime.
Faster loading of open folder tabs during CF startup.
An additional larger zoom level was added.
You can click on the folder name and it then shows the full path instead.
When hovering over components, a tooltip appears with the full path.
The annoying bug where components' thumbnails would suddenly break? Squashed!

To see the full list of release notes => https://flextools.cc/release-notes/

How to update => https://flextools.cc/learn/updates/

halroach

You can now use FlexTools in Japanese 日本語 !

Translations usually come in with a bit of a delay after each release. In this update we've added some translations for the FlexSlider component. Japanese is available for FlexPack Pro and FlexPack 2017 too.

Many thanks go to our devoted translators who keep contributing their precious time and expertise:

Takahiro Terasawa for the new Japanese translation
Pilou - French translation
Rafael Teresa - Spanish translation
Rebeca Rabia - Portuguese translation
Charles Tom from Geographic Information LTD 幾何資訊 - Traditional Chinese translation
Shaun 肖万涛 - Simplified Chinese translation

If you can help to translate FlexTools into your language - Please let us know!

halroach

The new Flex Double-Hung Window is released!

Check out the video to see how it works:

https://youtu.be/uRMqi5FNSqI

halroach

It’s Black Friday time!

We’re glad to offer you €25 Off FlexPack Pro! - Speed up your modeling workflow with dynamic windows, doors, WallCutter, the most powerful wall cutting tool in the Sketchup world, and more.

This offer is good starting now, from Black Friday to Cyber Monday - Nov 23-26.

Spend less time modeling and have more time for actual designing with FlexTools!

Epix3D

How can I make a swing glassdoor with glass sidepanels?

halroach

@unknownuser said:

How can I make a swing glassdoor with glass sidepanels?

Hi Epix,

Take a look at the video in the link - It's currently the closest to a glass door that you can get with FlexDoor:
https://youtu.be/LvJJq04AWV0

The settings that were changed in the video:
Doorstop - Height => 0
Sill - Height => 0
Clearance Bottom => 0

Hinges => 0

Door Panel - Thickness => 1cm
Axis - Move => 10cm

The door handle was also changed (with some parts deleted).
You can make your own custom door handles following the tutorials here:
http://frandzel3d.com/flexdoor/flexdoor-hardware/

Hope that helps.

Epix3D

Looks good halroach but I will need frames around glass like a panel door. Do I have to make it manually? I hope this will come in an upcoming version.

Like this, -only glass on both sides

halroach

I think I have what you need - Please take a look at the (Experimental ) FlexLabs section:
https://flextools.cc/flexlabs/

I just added now a 'FlexDoor with glass divisions + Side panels'.

***** Make sure to install and activate the FlexBetaPack.

***** Since it is rather experimental, turning off any of the side panels might screw things up.
If you want to remove a side panel (by clicking on the sides of the frame) without sub-components flying around, double click into it until you reach a component called 'Panel Right' or 'Panel Left'. Delete the component that is within either of those. After that click (With the interact tool) on the frame sides to turn off or on the panels.

***** To edit each of the panels and the mullions you have to double click into the components a few times till you reach the right settings.

Let me know how it works out.