Wall Plugin for SketchUp

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Version 3.8.6 - 01.25.2025
- Added tread covers, carpet and stair runners for T-shaped landings.
- Enabled the option for a single stringer (for modern style stairs).
- Added an option to disable the placeholder for landing/winder framing.
- Added a "GLASS" option for balusters within the built-in baluster materials.
- Added a "None" built-in option for the handrail profile parameter.

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Tutorial 64 - Modern Stairs (12:43 min.)

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Version 3.8.7 - 01.28.2025
- Enabed subtractive geometry for all stair assemblies.
- Added the following two parameters to the baluster sub-menus: Baluster Type (Square, Round, Glass, Cable), Baluster Height.
- Enabled intermediate posts for both glass and cable railing.
- Added the following cable railing options into the Stairs tab of the Global Settings: Cable Railing Spacing, Cable Railing Diameter.
- Added a bottom vertical offset parameter for bottom posts of a stair run.





Tutorial 65 - Cable and Glass Railing (13:26 min.)

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Version 3.8.7b - 01.29.2025
- Fixed a bug with the baluster options.
- Enabled a zero stringer option for floating stairs.

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Just a few more loose ends before I jump back to the Floor plugin.

I would like to enable landing treads for winders, but things get a little interesting when the min. winder length is set to zero.  Does this look okay?

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Version 3.8.8 - 02.06.2025
- Added landing treads, tread covers, carpet and stair runners for a winders.
- Added an SIP wall framing option for all wall types.
- Added five additional SIP parameters into the wall Draw and Edit menus.

Tutorial 66 - SIP Walls (8:03 min.)

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Version 3.8.8b - 02.06.2025
- Added the option for closed stringers.

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Version 3.8.9 - 02.09.2025
- Added preview thumbnails for handrail fittings to the draw and edit menus of the stair tool.
- Fixed a bug with adjacent winders/landings for landing treads and covers.
- Fixed a minor bug with materials for handrail fittings.

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Version 3.9.0 - 02.11.2025
- Enabled zero size intermediate posts (balusters) for glass railing.
- Fixed a bug with floor level winders/landings for landing treads and covers.

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Version 3.9.0d - 02.14.2025
- Fixed a floating point rounding bug for metric templates.
- Fixed a bug for balusters when a run of stairs is a single step.

Still putting out a few little fires.  Whenever you make big changes it always seems like you miss something or you add a new feature that adds a whole new level of complexity, and then the plugin gets itself into states that you did not foresee.  That is what makes this job fun, you get surprised once in a while.

Please feel free to send me any additional bug reports or feature requests.  I think we've just about wrapped up the stair module for a while.

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Version 3.9.1 - 02.23.2025
- Added the following (48 - low poly) Simpson post caps to the post module: CC1210, CC718_718, CC718_8, CC718_6, CC718_4, CC514_8, CC514_6, CC514_4, CC462_550, CC462_462, CC462_362, CC314_6, CC314_4, CC128, CC126, CC106, CC98, CC96, CC94, CC88, CC86, CC84, CC78, CC77, CC76, CC74, CC68, CC66, CC64, CC48, CC46, CC44, CC6_718, CCO4, CCO6, CCO7, CCO8, CCO9, CCO10, CCO12, CCO46, CCO314, CCO462, CCO514, CCO718, ECC64, ECC66, ECC68.





This update per customer request.

I still need to add in the rest of the ECC series, so there is always more to do.

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**Version 3.9.2** - 03.15.2025
- Enabled an edge material/texture for built-in gypsum wall materials.

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Here are a some new renderings of an Inverted Tee landing using the newly upgraded stair module. A huge shout out to @patrick.c.obrien for these amazing images and for all of his efforts in helping me debug this module during the month long process of updates and additions:

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Version 3.9.3 - 03.29.2025
- Added the following Simpson Strong-Tie holdowns to the wall, column and shearwall modules: DTT1Z, LTTP2, LTTI31.
- Added the following Simpson Strong-Tie holdowns to the wall, column and shearwall modules: HD3B, HD5B, HD7B, HD9B, HD12, HD19.
- Updated the wall and column modules so that they include all previous holdowns that were added to the shearwall module.





This update per customer request.

I think I now have added every common holdown used for walls and columns that is found in the Simpson Catalog [Wood Construction Connectors 2024-2025] (pg. 51-65).

[MountainDon]

Here are a some new renderings of an Inverted Tee landing using the newly upgraded stair module

Impressive renderings!

Is that a whale?

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Impressive renderings!

Is that a whale?

Yes, that is a Killer Whale.  The fellow that did these renderings actually used my artwork in his model:

www.wilkersonart.com

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Version 3.9.4 - 04.04.2025
- Added the following Simpson Strong-Tie header hangers to the door module: HH4, HH6.
- Enabled header hangers for all door headers.





This update per customer request.

Note that Simpson only manufactures two standard header hanger sizes (HH4 and HH6).  However there are quite a few more options for CFS framing.  If there is any interest I can add those hangers as well upon request.

[MountainDon]

Yes, that is a Killer Whale.  The fellow that did these renderings actually used my artwork in his model:

www.wilkersonart.com

I like that.   

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Version 3.9.5 - 04.19.2025
- Enabled a zero thickness apron for style B window casing.
- Included additional logic for vertically offset sheathing and cladding.





Both of these updates per customer request. 

I have been taking care of some miscellaneous items on my **todo** lists for both the Truss and Wall plugin before I dive back down the rabbit hole that is currently the Floor plugin.  Once I jump back into that one I may not emerge again for a couple months so I thought it best that I take care of a few requests first.

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- Added a "Union Door Gypsum" and "Union Window Gypsum" option into the Sheathing tab of the Global Settings.
- Enabled "seamless" gypsum for gypsum wrapped windows and doors.





Note the difference between the two windows below:

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Version 3.9.7 - 04.30.2025
- Added a "Chord Angle" output parameter for arched doors and windows within their respective HTML menus.
- Added glulam and steel columns into the in-wall column module for all wall types.
- Enabled a wood grain and an end grain material for glulam columns within the in-wall column module.
- Added a "right" hand slider window and updated the existing slider name to be a "left" hand slider window.

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Version 3.9.8 - 05.04.2025
- Added the Connect Corner tool to the Medeek Wall Tools II toolbar.
- Updated the Opening Copy tool with the left and right hand slider window.
- Fixed a specific bug related to glulam columns with a vertical offset equal to the wall bottom plate thickness.


Tutorial 69 - Connect Corner Tool (9:12 min.)

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Version 3.9.9 - 05.09.2025
- Updated the Connect Corner tool to work with non-orthogonal walls.
- Fixed a bug with the in-wall column tool for gable walls.
- Enabled Advanced Framing Options within the window module.
- Added the Advanced Framing Options parameter within the Windows tab of the global settings.
- Fixed the callout for right handed slider (OX) windows.
- Enabled zero stool extensions and zero stool projections for all window casing options.

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Tutorial 70 - Advanced Framing Options for Windows (11:03 min.)

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Version 3.9.9b - 05.09.2025
- Enabled backward compatibility with existing windows (advanced framing options).

!!! CRITICAL BUG FIX !!!
When I rolled this out last night I forgot to add exactly one line of code which would have made sure that all previous windows were backward compatible with the recent inclusion of the advanced framing options.  Please update your installation to this latest version if you have recently installed Version 3.9.9.  My apologies for this major inconvenience and my somehow missing this with the initial release of this new feature.