In my area it is typical for an Int-Ext wall to be placed such that the exterior sheathing is placed flush with the exterior foundation wall face. Is there any method I'm not aware of where the Wall Tool can place walls using the exterior sheathing as the 'placement point'? Currently the only method I've found is for the framing (stud) wall to be the placement point. With this method, I have to create exterior sheathing offset points around the perimeter before I can place the wall. It would be more efficient if I could just tell the tool I want to use the exterior sheathing as the placement point and start snapping on the foundation exterior face. Please let me know if maybe I'm missing something. Thanks.
I've actually had quite a few requests for this sort of thing actually. I call it a wall offset. The wall geometry would still reference the ext. of the wall framing as its zero line however the draw tool would need to employ an offset parameter. I was working on this a few months ago but ran into an issue along the way which had me shelve the idea at the time. I think it might be good to revisit this topic, let me see what I can do.
@@medeekdesign Good deal. I was able to workaround it with using a plane and the SketchUp offset tool to provide a guide to follow, it would just be nice to have it in the tool, because then presumably I could edit that offset amount later as well?
Hi Medeek, The WALL PLUGIN TOOLS looks great & very detailed. I was just wondering if there was any thinking on a few more options as listed below:- • Wall insulation between the studs. • A VCL membrane on the inside of the stud. • A breather felt on the outside of the ply-sheathing. • Service battens on the inside over the studs & VCL. • Full height outer cavity wall leaf rendered concrete blockwork or brickwork Here in the UK, timber frame & masonry wall construction co-exist side by side. Traditionally the norm for cavity wall construction would be either 100mm th'k rendered blockwork or face brickwork on the outer cavity wall leaf with various widths of cavities ranging from 100mm to 150mm wide. The insulation can be full fill within these cavities or partial fill. The inner leaf also varies, insulation (AIRCRETE) or dense concrete block work of various thickness, 100mm to 150mm th'k or insulated timber frame 140mm th'k. We are also seeing wider insulated timber frame walls with just cladding on the outside on s.w. battens, MARLEY ETERNIT being quite popular. As our Building Regulations advances forwards in terms of thermal values, timber frame is becoming more popular as one can achieve better U-values. My last two projects were timber frame as described above, i.e. one with just 140mm wide insulated stud frame with weatherboard cladding & render-board & the other, the same timber frame width on the inside, a 50mm wide clear cavity & full height rendered block work over two stories. To meet thermal standards, we also needed to provide & insulated type VCL that was a multi-layer type. The service battens (45x45mm) aided the u-values & provided a good space for the electrics & plumbing pipe work. My other thought with your WALL PLUG TOOL, would it be possible to adapt it for just masonry construction as I described above. I’m guessing it would be far less complicated than timber frame, as the two masonry cavity walls would just have thickness & material options. The only other layers would be partial/full fill cavity insulation & internal finishes, i.e. dry-lining plasterboard. Doors & window openings could be the same for timber frame, apart from providing some options for lintel profiles. Anyway, just a thought. Over & out, CJT1963
I purchased the Medeek BIm package and having trouble and lots of glitches, I send an email to support with no reply, and have some more issues I would like to get help with. How best to get help with the tools? For instance, I am not able to stack a window over a door on a high wall without the window framing extending down through the door opening below.
Hi Nathaniel, I am new to your software and have really enjoyed it so far. I am however have issues where all the wall info is showing up in outliner not my tags as layers. This means I need to for example turn cladding off on each wall independently. Please tell me what I am doing wrong?
If i want to manually add an extra stud into my wall how do i go about doing this in the extension? I can add one by copying but it doesnt get added to the quantities. Thanks! :)
Hi Nathaniel, I'm using v.1.0.8 LT (SU 2019 on Win10) and it appears that wall openings are not editable unless I toggle "Advanced Options" on at the time of creation (by default this option is off). Otherwise they seem to be un-selectable for editing. Is this correct behavior?
Hi nathaniel ı purchase to your wall plugin pay money for my credit kart lisence ok but i dont use the plugin plugin says you use to trial version please purchase please help
I'm not sure I'm fully understanding the problem you are encountering but I thought it might be useful to add that when you are creating interior walls that intersect other walls (tee intersection), it is important that those wall are framed up to the walls that they are intersecting (framing is touching). The tee intersection algorithm will check to see if they framing intersects the other wall framing.
Is it possible to move doors and windows once placed in a wall?
In my area it is typical for an Int-Ext wall to be placed such that the exterior sheathing is placed flush with the exterior foundation wall face. Is there any method I'm not aware of where the Wall Tool can place walls using the exterior sheathing as the 'placement point'? Currently the only method I've found is for the framing (stud) wall to be the placement point. With this method, I have to create exterior sheathing offset points around the perimeter before I can place the wall. It would be more efficient if I could just tell the tool I want to use the exterior sheathing as the placement point and start snapping on the foundation exterior face. Please let me know if maybe I'm missing something. Thanks.
I've actually had quite a few requests for this sort of thing actually. I call it a wall offset. The wall geometry would still reference the ext. of the wall framing as its zero line however the draw tool would need to employ an offset parameter. I was working on this a few months ago but ran into an issue along the way which had me shelve the idea at the time. I think it might be good to revisit this topic, let me see what I can do.
@@medeekdesign Good deal. I was able to workaround it with using a plane and the SketchUp offset tool to provide a guide to follow, it would just be nice to have it in the tool, because then presumably I could edit that offset amount later as well?
Hi Medeek,
The WALL PLUGIN TOOLS looks great & very detailed. I was just wondering if there was any thinking on a few more options as listed below:-
• Wall insulation between the studs.
• A VCL membrane on the inside of the stud.
• A breather felt on the outside of the ply-sheathing.
• Service battens on the inside over the studs & VCL.
• Full height outer cavity wall leaf rendered concrete blockwork or brickwork
Here in the UK, timber frame & masonry wall construction co-exist side by side. Traditionally the norm for cavity wall construction would be either 100mm th'k rendered blockwork or face brickwork on the outer cavity wall leaf with various widths of cavities ranging from 100mm to 150mm wide. The insulation can be full fill within these cavities or partial fill. The inner leaf also varies, insulation (AIRCRETE) or dense concrete block work of various thickness, 100mm to 150mm th'k or insulated timber frame 140mm th'k. We are also seeing wider insulated timber frame walls with just cladding on the outside on s.w. battens, MARLEY ETERNIT being quite popular.
As our Building Regulations advances forwards in terms of thermal values, timber frame is becoming more popular as one can achieve better U-values. My last two projects were timber frame as described above, i.e. one with just 140mm wide insulated stud frame with weatherboard cladding & render-board & the other, the same timber frame width on the inside, a 50mm wide clear cavity & full height rendered block work over two stories.
To meet thermal standards, we also needed to provide & insulated type VCL that was a multi-layer type. The service battens (45x45mm) aided the u-values & provided a good space for the electrics & plumbing pipe work.
My other thought with your WALL PLUG TOOL, would it be possible to adapt it for just masonry construction as I described above. I’m guessing it would be far less complicated than timber frame, as the two masonry cavity walls would just have thickness & material options. The only other layers would be partial/full fill cavity insulation & internal finishes, i.e. dry-lining plasterboard. Doors & window openings could be the same for timber frame, apart from providing some options for lintel profiles.
Anyway, just a thought.
Over & out,
CJT1963
Send me a some sectional views of your typical wall types, so that I can study them better.
@@medeekdesign
Hi Nathaniel,
O.k. will do, I'll e-mail them from your contact details on your website.
Over & out,
CJT1963
I purchased the Medeek BIm package and having trouble and lots of glitches, I send an email to support with no reply, and have some more issues I would like to get help with. How best to get help with the tools? For instance, I am not able to stack a window over a door on a high wall without the window framing extending down through the door opening below.
Hi Nathaniel, I am new to your software and have really enjoyed it so far. I am however have issues where all the wall info is showing up in outliner not my tags as layers. This means I need to for example turn cladding off on each wall independently. Please tell me what I am doing wrong?
If i want to manually add an extra stud into my wall how do i go about doing this in the extension? I can add one by copying but it doesnt get added to the quantities. Thanks! :)
The blocking tool allows you to add extra studs and other blocking into the walls.
Is it possible to make a switching plan with this extension?
What is a switching plan?
@@nathanielwilkerson6217 sorry, I mean electrical lighting switch diagram. I'd like to do that in SU and not in Layout
How is the gable end wall tools coming along?
Hi Nathaniel, I'm using v.1.0.8 LT (SU 2019 on Win10) and it appears that wall openings are not editable unless I toggle "Advanced Options" on at the time of creation (by default this option is off). Otherwise they seem to be un-selectable for editing. Is this correct behavior?
Awesome plugin! Can you make a sloped wall/ slanted wall?
I am working on the gable/shed wall module that will allow for this.
Hi nathaniel ı purchase to your wall plugin pay money for my credit kart lisence ok but i dont use the plugin plugin says you use to trial version please purchase please help
Have you input your serial number into the License tab of the Global Settings? Please contact me at nathan@medeek.com for more assistance.
Interior wall is able to start on the side of an exterior wall but unable to end on exterior wall.
Can you elaborate further on this behavior.
I'll try it again tomorrow. If there's any Ruby Console data associated with the problem, then I'll email it to you.
I'm not sure I'm fully understanding the problem you are encountering but I thought it might be useful to add that when you are creating interior walls that intersect other walls (tee intersection), it is important that those wall are framed up to the walls that they are intersecting (framing is touching). The tee intersection algorithm will check to see if they framing intersects the other wall framing.
Yep, drawing frame to frame.
Please email me any errors in the ruby console.
Hey 👋
How can I get the tutorials for this plugin?
All of the tutorials for the wall plugin are listed here:
design.medeek.com/resources/medeekwallplugin.pl#Videos