Flex-C Components with Follow path
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Curved Walls Using Flex-C and RickW’s "copy along a path" ruby
I'm here to help some of you designers with curved walls...
we will be using components made from a product called Flex-C track you can find out more about the product here... http://www.flexc.com/
we’ll also be using a ruby script provided by RickW can learn more about the script here http://forum.sketchup.com/showthread.php?t=41083
now that you have read about the script you can download the script and my Flex-C components here at my website...
http://www.aboveallhouseplans.com/Wood_Flex-C_Curved_Walls.zip
install them to your component directory with your other framing units...Now you’re ready to start.
Step 1. insert one Flex-C unit into your model,Step 2. draw an Arc a Curve or Bezier curve
Step 3. use the “copy along a path” tool, from the drop down menu under Plug-ins to set the Flex-C unit along the curve... (be sure to type in the length of the component from “hole to hole” for the spacing between the units along the path either 3-1/2" or 5-1/2" depending on if it's an interior wall or exterior.
Shazamm… you may have a few doubled up components or slightly offset extra units, but just delete them. now this isn't perfect but it goes along way in helping to building framing drawings for curved walls... you'll either need to edit the components after they are curved to delete some of the 2x4's but I'm sure it's less work than before...
so there you are and happy Curving....
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Wild!
I never knew about this script. It's perfect for some things I need to do...
poster-monsterzero
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thank RickW for the script, I've found it quite valuable too...
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