FlexStairs Just Got Better!

What’s New 1. Click on any step to turn it into a landing. 2. Connect the stairs with the floors above and below seamlessly Extend the stringer up and down. Match the thickness of the stringer with the thickness of the floors. Extending FlexStairs to the Bottom Floor See more new animations and explanations at…

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FlexStairs Released!

Place stairs as needed and drag in place

We’re glad to finally release FlexStairs v1- The fastest stairs ever! 🚀 😃 Scale the stairs from floor to floor and they automatically adjust according to your preferences. What is your favorite way to calculate steps? Comfort Relationship AKA Blondel’s Rule: 2R+T=X ? Fixing the Total Length of the stairs ? Fixing the Tread Length…

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New Flex Slope Component and More!

FlexSlope Component Animation

New FlexSlope Component Easily calculate ramps, car parks, roofs, etc. with this new component that is now available with the auto updates for FlexPack Pro. (The original, simpler beta version is available for free download at the FlexLabs.) Scale the component freely or fix the slope in degrees (°), in grade (%) or with a…

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Flex Casement Double Window

Casement Double 20 Styles Cover

What’s New A New Flex Casement Double Window with 20 presets. Enhancements to the Open/Close tool. Important bugs fixed for WallCutter & ComponentFinder.   A New Casement Double Window A new flex casement window has been added to the collection.  With it we’re introducing a new feature that should speed up your work even more. …

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2 new very minimal (Flex) doors

MinimalDoors Cover Image

When you get a chance to visit a manufacturer of beautiful high quality hidden doors (that happens to be run by a very nice young man named Alex), you don’t think twice, or at least we didn’t. 🙂 We visited Minimal Doors, out here in Novosibirsk, Russia, and today we are happy to share their…

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ComponentFinder Improvements and More

Component Finder UI

Glad to announce some exciting and significant improvements and bug fixes for ComponentFinder, for WallCutter and for the Core Extension.  These improvements are based on customer feedback.  Keep it coming! This update is relevant to FlexPack Pro, FlexPack 2017 and to ComponentFinder customers. Important! This update will only work with Sketchup 2017 and up. Below…

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How to make a 4-Panel Door with 2 FlexSliders

FlexSlider 4-Panel Door

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! …

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Sketchup Scale Tool Tip

Scale tool tip video - sketchup essentials

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…

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New FlexDoor Feature – Make a pivot door

FlexDoor Move Axis Setting

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…

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