@unknownuser said:

Seems excellent and very speedy!
No free demo version somewhere ?

You betcha! A free copy can be downloaded via SketchUp's Extension Warehouse, or right here from SketchUcation!

The free version is limited to input of walls and basic roofs.

Thanks!

Hi all,

I just wanted to put up a quick note here saying that version 3.0 of BuildEdge PLAN is now available. Existing users can upgrade for free!! New users can still get a copy for only $29!!

Check out this little video of a two story building being drawn in 30 seconds!

New features in BuildEdge PLAN 3.0 include:

• Automatic floor, roof, and wall input
• Door and window components
• No more miter lines at wall corners

You can grab a copy at our store: http://store.buildedge.com

As always, please let me know what you think!

I recently upgraded to Mavericks and MOST of SketchUp runs fine, though there does seem to be an issue with Safari windows (which are used for some plugins in SketchUp). I have not gotten Ruby errors because of it, but Safari seems to be doing something odd to empty spaces typed into text boxes in dialogs.

Other than that, there is a problem with a serious lag on DisplayLink video adapters.

Hi all,

We are looking for any SketchUp users out there who have included BuildEdge PLAN in their professional design process. If you use BuildEdge PLAN to do any sort of professional design/architecture, drop me a PM if you would be willing to fill me in on how BuildEdge is helping you.

Thanks!
Aaron

@unknownuser said:

Looking great Aaron. Just a couple thoughts

1.it would be great to be able to insert multi-sash windows as well.
2.adjustable trim configurations
3.adjustable stile and rails.

Also, when you are forming floors and walls and roof lines are they automatically set into separate groups? This would be great for layer control.

Great work!

Hi Nick,

Thanks for the input! To address your questions directly:

1. We do plan on getting different window types in the future. This first release we added the VERY simple tool of adding what we call dividers. These can be used to represent sashes, mullions.... whatever!

2. We do allow the trim to be adjusted for width, at this point. I would love to see the kinds of controls you would be interested in. Please let me know what you think would be useful.

3. Again, in the future releases we want to add this, please send me your thoughts on inputting these items.

Thanks for the kind words! Hopefully I can get additional input and amp doors and windows way-up in the next release!

Thanks!
Aaron

Little more sneak peeking!

First up, windows! With our Window dynamic component, you can create a whole slew of different window profiles with a few standard controls:

For doors, we have a few different door types that can be placed; Standard swing, bi-fold, double bi-fold, slider, and garage (not pictured, double door):

Interacting with these doors will allow you to open or close the doors:

How does that look? Better than just a hole in the wall, I am hoping!

@krisidious said:

Will we be able to use a window or door from our component library or just the ones in Build Edge?

Hi Kris,

Right now it will just be generic BuildEdge components. We want to add the ability to support user generated components, too, but we gotta do this thing one step at a time.

Once we get some feedback from this version I will be polling for input on supporting third-party doors and windows.

Thanks!

@unknownuser said:

No same windows in the same time on a line ?

Not yet... gotta keep something in the queue, right?

Hi guys!

Been a while since I posted anything, but I am excited about some of the features that are going to be in our upcoming release of BuildEdge PLAN!

First off, Automatic Input! A great feature to allow you to generate your basic foot print quickly!

Also, we now do windows (and doors)! Not just holes in the walls any more:

Version 3.0 will be coming out in the next few weeks, and existing users will be able to upgrade for free!

Hopefully I will be able to show a few more previews before the release, so keep an eye out!

Thanks!

Hi Tony,
TIG has pretty much covered this. Sandboxie prevents our software from authorizing.

Sorry!

... Yeah... what TIG said.

Happy to help, when I know what the problem is!

Philip,

Tried your solution and it worked PERFECTLY! Thanks a ton!

I ended up adding a HIDDEN attribute (=IF"copy=0,1,0) to hide the first instance.

I will try what you suggested, though, Phillip. Better to have it not there than to have it hidden!

Thanks!

Not sure how that would work... right now I am using this for the Z location:

=copy*(Window!LenZ/(Copies+1))+1/2

Which divides the span of the window by the number of dividers (plus 1/2 the divider width to account for material thickness).

I know there is a COPY attribute which allows you to manipulate individual copies, but cannot find an example or explanation of how it works.

Thanks!

Hi all,

Hopefully one of you smart people can help me out with an issue I am having.

I have a dynamic component in which both a vertical and horizontal divider are created and repeat based on the user's input. I was able to put in the members without issue, but I was hoping there was a way to remove (or hide) the first copy.

The member at the left and the bottom in the images are marked with a red arrow. I need to get them gone!

Thanks in advance!

Hi Hugo,

Hopefully we have gotten you up and running, but for those who may stumble across this topic, BuildEdge PLAN can be installed and run in a "free" mode with limited functionality. At any point, you can choose to upgrade to a full seat from within the software, which will prompt you for an authorization code.

We have been seeing an issue or two with the RBZ installations and upgrades via the Extension Warehouse, which I believe was the core of your problem.

Hopefully all is running smoothly at this point!

Thanks,
Aaron

I will take prioritized lists or ideas that are not in the poll via PM!

Hi all!

We are in the process of fine-tuning our most recent release of BuildEdge PLAN (2.0). We are looking to release an update that will make it more solid, and less likely to cause problems for users.

In the meantime, I need to figure out what we are going to do next!

If you would be willing to give me three or four second of your day to hop over to our home page and vote for the next feature via a simple poll, I would be most appreciative!

Click here to vote on what BuildEdge will add next!

Hi all,

So over in another area of the forum it has been revealed that there was a bug in SketchUp related to materials and observers. It looks like they will be fixing it in the near future.

We have been looking into this an working directly with SketchUp in an effort to get this fixed the right way (as opposed to us creating a monster of a solution to get around the problem). It is great to see that they are on it!

Thanks!
Aaron

@thomthom said:

There's been some reports with the older BuildEdge Plan about instability and clashes with other plugins - has any of this been addressed in this new version?
(I've not used BuildEdge Plan myself - but I've been helping out people with various issues, and observed several threads.) I think TIG found an issues with BE and one of this plugins.

Apparently our plugin is causing problems with a know issue in SketchUp (something about observers). Our developers are on this right now. Hopefully we can figure a solution and roll out a fix quickly!