Posts by Yoni
How to make a 4-Panel Door with 2 FlexSliders
One of the features in the new FlexSlider Window/Door is that you can hide parts of the frame in order to make various configurations. In this example we show how to make a 4-panel door combining two FlexSliders. This can serve as a temporary solution for those who need a 4-panel door component Right Now! …
Read MoreSketchup Scale Tool Tip
Did you know you can type an exact size when using the scale tool? I was always sure typing in a multiplication or fraction were the only way to go, but apparently there’s more. After selecting the direction you want to scale in, you can type in a distance with units notation, for example: ‘100…
Read MoreComponentFinder optimization underway
We’re working on some bug fixes for the next release and testing performance optimizations with 1000’s… of Agent Smith! 😎 You can download the face-me model here.
Read MoreNew FlexSlider Component
Meet The New FlexSlider Window/Door! Open/Close each sash by clicking on it with the interact tool. Show/Hide the sides/top/bottom of the frame by clicking on them to create combinations of window arrangements. Customize the Sashes There are more options inside each of the sashes – go into the sash component by double clicking twice…
Read MoreNew FlexDoor Feature – Make a pivot door
FlexDoor v1.9 Added a new setting: ‘Axis – Move’. You can now create a pivot door by changing the position of the door panel’s axis point! 😃 Note: The ‘Arcs’ haven’t been adapted, so you will probably want to turn them off. You will also want to set the number of ‘Hinges’ to 0 since…
Read MoreNew WallCutter Feature!
Just released a significant, much requested, update for WallCutter. You can now mark sub-components to be excluded from the WallCutter algorithm. Once marked, the sub-components are ignored, and they stop affecting the dynamic opening. This is good for situations with window trim, sill horns, a sink on a counter top, etc. This update also…
Read MoreGet the latest releases with FlexPack Pro!
We’ve recently made some important changes to the FlexTools packages. Over the past year, we have released numerous additions and updates, and we have many more in the pipeline! Rather than wait for new components and tools to accumulate, and release them as a ‘new yearly package’, we’ve decided that to better serve you, the…
Read MoreFlexTools v1.6.1 (BugFix)
We just released another update for FlexTools – v1.6.1 In the previous version (1.6.0) there was a bug that, under some conditions, could prevent FlexTools from working completely! Please do the following: 1. Do the Automatic Update. 2. If the Red Update button is still visible after the update, no worries – Restart Sketchup,…
Read MoreResponsive Component Attributes Editor
Keeping attribute name length under 10-13 characters This may sound ridiculous, but for quite a while now, my entire Dynamic Components coding M.O. revolved around making sure all of my DC attribute names were under 10-13 characters long. If the names were longer, they would start wrapping to the next line. That’s bearable when…
Read MoreThe best time saving add-on I’ve ever used
FlashFolder, is by far, the best time saving Windows add-on I’ve ever installed! Every program has it’s default file opening/saving location. It can be the last folder you visited the day before, or some odd “My Documents” folder that is full of Windows junk. The last visited folder isn’t necessarily the folder you want to…
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