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#41
Referral Links / Re: Wall Plugin for SketchUp
Last post by Medeek - December 06, 2025, 12:33:55 PM
Tutorial 76 - Double Stud Walls (18:03 min.)

#42
Referral Links / Re: Wall Plugin for SketchUp
Last post by Medeek - December 05, 2025, 09:35:34 PM
Version 4.1.7 - 12.05.2025

Enabled XPS (blue, green, pink and grey), ISO, EPS, GPS, and PU foam insulation within the wall sheathing options.

#43
Referral Links / Re: Engineering Plugin for Ske...
Last post by Medeek - December 05, 2025, 10:04:30 AM
Version 0.8.5 - 12.05.2025
- Updated the licensing system with an improved algorithm (bug fix for SU 2022 and greater).
- Added a "Deflection Analysis" tool to the main toolbar.
- Added deflection analysis as an option within the beam context menu.
- Updated the "Beams" tab of the Global Settings with various options.

#44
Referral Links / Re: Engineering Plugin for Ske...
Last post by Medeek - December 04, 2025, 01:48:58 PM
You can exaggerate the deflection to better understand what is happening with the beam.

#45
General Forum / Re: Foundation idea looking fo...
Last post by NathanS - December 02, 2025, 02:04:28 PM
There's no reason that wouldn't work, but it's probably not cost effective.

I would compare the price of that to a full foundation with a basement, or even a frost protected shallow foundation without the crawl space storage plus a separate building that could serve as garage/workshop/storage.

I did our house as a 4' frost wall with a slab on grade. We have 3 kids now and after building a garage/workshop with attic storage it's doable, but honestly a basement would be nice, and if I could magically trade 20-30k for it right now I would. Although, it below the water table for at least half the year.
#46
Referral Links / Re: Wall Plugin for SketchUp
Last post by Medeek - November 30, 2025, 10:19:36 AM
Tutorial 75 - Updated Context Menu (5:22 min.)

#47
Referral Links / Re: Wall Plugin for SketchUp
Last post by Medeek - November 30, 2025, 10:12:49 AM
Version 4.1.6 - 11.30.2025

- Updated the context menus for walls with an "Edit Opening..." option if the selected (right click) wall contains a door, window or garage door.
- Added "Arial Bold" as a font within the Annotation Formatting section of the General tab of the Global Settings.
- Fixed a bug with Single and Double Hung QHQ windows.
- Added a QHQ Double Hung window to the window draw and edit menus.

#48
Referral Links / Re: Wall Plugin for SketchUp
Last post by Medeek - November 29, 2025, 05:17:20 AM
Version 4.1.5 - 11.29.2025
- Enabled Green, Pink and Grey options for XPS headers and SIP wall panels.
- Added an option in the door draw and edit menus to change the door hardware material/color: None, Brass, Nickel, Bronze, Black, Copper, Gold.
- Updated the file/component loading method for door hardware and shearwall holdowns to increase plugin performance.





#49
Referral Links / Re: Wall Plugin for SketchUp
Last post by Medeek - November 27, 2025, 04:28:13 AM
Tutorial 74- Insulated Headers (6:28 min.)

#50
Referral Links / Re: Wall Plugin for SketchUp
Last post by Medeek - November 26, 2025, 10:14:16 PM
Version 4.1.4 - 11.26.2025
- Added "GPS" and "PU" foam insulation as an option for SIP wall panels.
- Enabled insulated (filled) custom headers for windows, doors and garage doors: XPS, ISO, EPS, GPS, PU.
- Insulated headers can be customized/created with the Global Settings similar to standard (OSB/PLY) headers.
- Added a QHQ Single Hung window to the window draw and edit menus.










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