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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New WallCutter Feature!

WallCutter Exclude Feature Animation

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…

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The best time saving add-on I’ve ever used

FlashFolder Screenshot

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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