Release Notes

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v1.35.2 - 24/01/2023

New

Double Casement

You can now add multiple Double Casement window 'Units' (double casements * n) with vertical mullions in between them.

Improvements

L-Shaped Stairs

You can now change the ‘Landing Width’.
The default 'Landing Width' is now as wide as the 'Stair Width' to meet minimum requirements in some countries.
The default 'Floor Thickness' is back to 20cm.
Added clearer control of the stringer width and its position by replacing the ''Tread Return' option with new ‘Stringer Position’ and ‘Setback’ options.

Translations

Added translations to Italian (Many thanks to Stefano Bernardi!)

Bug Fixes

Door

Fixed a bug where ‘Opening Width’ was not changing when unequal door panels were chosen.

Glass Door

Fixed a bug where you could not change the ‘Opening Width’ when side panels were on.

Double Casement

Added a ‘Shift’ setting for the mullion in between sashs.
Corrected mislabeled sash frame settings from ‘Left’ & ‘Right’ to 'Meeting Rails’ and ‘Outer Rails’ (Thanks to Robert McCarter for pointing this out)

General

Open/Close Tool

Updated open/close tool to work with the latest double casement window.

Experimental

Added new measurement units to the report settings for double casement window only!
(other windows and doors will be updated in following releases)
- dm (Decimeter)
- WWHH (Condoc units)

v1.35.1 - 22/11/2022

Bug Fix

L-Shaped Stairs

Fixed a bug that caused a miscalculation of the tread length when the first step was chosen as a landing.

v1.35.0 - 17/11/2022

New

Flip Tools

Added 3 new tools for flipping any component or group about its center in one click: Left/Right , In/Out & Up/Down.The In/Out flip tool includes 'Smart Flipping' of flex components - Instead of doing a mirror operation, the door or window's swing direction will flip, leaving the component in its original placement.

L-Shaped Stairs

New L shaped stairs with new configuration workflow.

Fence

Added new posts distribution so you can now evenly space posts with a maximum set space between them. (Special thanks to Jacob Kirk from Design-Build-Live for suggesting this addition)

Multiple Fixed Windows with Mullions

You can now add multiple fixed window units with vertical mullions in between them.

Improvements

WallCutter

You can now place wall cutter components onto walls that are in groups without scary warnings appearing - see WC bug fixes below.

Sliding Window / Door

Added gaps between sliding sashs for better rendering. (Special thanks to Ingrid Merkens for this idea).

Door and Glass Door

Updated UI for easier use.
Updated terminology - what used to be the ‘Sill’ is now the ‘Threshold’ and what used to be the ‘Frame Bottom’ is now replaced by a ‘Sill’ which is similar to the sills in other windows and doors. (Special thanks to Mitch McQuoid for pointing out the discrepancies).

Translations

Updated translations to Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, French and Italian - that were unfortunately missing in the last release.

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Bug Fixes

WallCutter

Fixed a critical bug that would cause all wallcutter openings to break - see FlexTools Extension Release Notes
Fixed an issue that most probably fixes a bug where wall cutter openings would sometimes break after saving, closing, and then re-opening a model where the wall cutters were placed on walls that were within groups.
Fixed a bug where wall faces could sometimes get deleted when the wall geometry is contained within a group, a set of groups or a copy of a group.
Fixed a bug where wall cutter openings would not update correctly when making changes within a copy or a mirrored copy of a component.

Open Close Tool

Fixed a bug where some of the windows and doors were not opening and closing with the tool.

FlexDoor

Fixed a bug where the 2D representation would sometimes jump below the floor level.

Double Hung

Fixed a bug where the 2D representation of mullions was not changing position with the ‘Shift’ option.

v1.34.0 - 17/05/2022

New

You can now add multiple window units with vertical mullions in between them for
single casement, double hung and hopper/awning windows.
You can now add a vertical mullion between the sashs of the double casement window.
Added a gap setting to double-hung, sliding and hopper/awning windows for better visual results in renders.

Changes

All windows in 2D plan now appear closed by default - Each 2D sash can be opened by clicking on it with the interact tool.
All door and window swing symbols are now oriented by default the 'European way' with the triangle pointing towards the handle - see how to reverse swing symbols here.

Bug Fixes

If window heights are now smaller than the specified handle height the handle centers vertically.

v1.33.3 - 26/01/2022

See the highlights in the blog ‍

New

Compatibility with Sketchup 2022. You can now use 'Search Sketchup' to find flex components and components from generated toolbars.
Added the ability to hide the ComponentFinder banner for pro customers.

Improvements

Updated all component and tool, names and descriptions, for better legibility and consistency. For example: 'FlexDoor' is now called (just ) 'Door'.
Added better control of arrow dimensions to the ramp and slope components.
French, Italian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese translations updated.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug in the sliding window where the sash inset setting wasn't working correctly.
Updated 2D geometry in the sliding window so you can now create something that is pretty close to a barn door.
Fixed a bug in the double hung window where one of the locks wasn't positioned correctly.
Fixed a bug in the double casement window where it would auto refresh when moved, causing unnecessary slowness.
Fixed a bug in the ramp component where the ratio setting wasn't working correctly.

v1.33.3 - 26/01/2022

See the highlights in the blog ‍

New

Compatibility with Sketchup 2022. You can now use 'Search Sketchup' to find flex components and components from generated toolbars.
Added the ability to hide the ComponentFinder banner for pro customers.

Improvements

Updated all component and tool, names and descriptions, for better legibility and consistency. For example: 'FlexDoor' is now called (just ) 'Door'.
Added better control of arrow dimensions to the ramp and slope components.
French, Italian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese translations updated.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug in the sliding window where the sash inset setting wasn't working correctly.
Updated 2D geometry in the sliding window so you can now create something that is pretty close to a barn door.
Fixed a bug in the double hung window where one of the locks wasn't positioned correctly.
Fixed a bug in the double casement window where it would auto refresh when moved, causing unnecessary slowness.
Fixed a bug in the ramp component where the ratio setting wasn't working correctly.

v1.33.2 - 26/12/2021

New

Updated FlexDoor, FlexDoor Glass, Slider, Casement Windows

You can now open and close the 2D doors and sashs separately from the 3D with the interact tool.
Clicking on the arcs will toggle between angles 30°,45°,90°,135°,180° changing the open position for both 2D and 3D.

Improvements & Changes

FlexDoor and FlexDoor Glass

Opening and closing double doors is now done separately for each panel.
Opening Angle setting moved from main settings window one sub-component down.
FlexDoor Glass sash profile settings moved one sub-component up.
Hardware lock mechanism in FlexDoor Glass is now on by default.

Open/Close Tool

Open/Close tool updated to work with the new changes.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug in FlexDoor Glass where some of the 2D plan geometry could skew, causing scaling issues, and the 2D right panel would become distorted.
Fixed casement window handles so the lock now appears correctly.

v1.33.1 - 06/12/2021

See the highlights in the blog ‍

New

New 2D geometry added to all windows and doors for better plan, section & elevation representations.
Added 4 new tags (layers) to turn on and off 3D and 2D elements in Sketchup and in Layout.

FlexTools - 2D Plan - all 2D geometry for plans (Includes arcs from 'FlexTools - 2D Symbols' tag).

FlexTools - 2D Symbols - arcs, swing directions, arrows.

FlexTools - 3D - all 3D geometry for perspectives and elevations. (Includes all of '3D Hardware' tag).

FlexTools - 3D Hardware - handles, locks and hinges.

New report settings. Added 'Code', 'Type', 'Units' and 'Size' attributes for quick window and door scheduling. 'Summary' field combines all 3 fields for use in Layout.

Improvements

All doors and windows.

Adjusted default window and door sizes to better fit with international average standards.
Changed component definition names with shorter and clearer names.
Adjusted window default frame sizes and insets for quicker component combinations.
Updated component options UI - Clearer grouping of settings into sections.
Added an option to turn the Sill ON/OFF (instead of the previous way which was to set it's thickness to 0).
Design live in 2D - Removed diagonal scale handles for easier scaling in top view with parallel projection.
Updated and rearranged handle options in several doors and windows for better UX.
Fixed glass material in all components so there is only one material and not multiple variants.
Renamed and rearranged 'Wall Geometry - single face cutting' option to 'Mass Modeling - Reveals'.
Rearranged component and tool placements on the toolbar for easier orientation.
Enhanced a number of toolbar thumbnails for a more coherent look.

FlexDoor and FlexDoor Glass

Added an option for adding an astragal.
Handles now visible on both left and right doors by default.

Pocket door

Pocket door can now be used to create doors similar to manufacturer specifications.

Pocket is now on by default.
Pocket door width now includes the total width of the door, including the pocket.
Added an option to add and subtract, to and from the width of the door frame while the pocket adjusts accordingly.

Hopper / Awning window

Handle default position changed to top / bottom. Added the following placement options: auto, top bottom, side.

Double Hung window

Added a handle and lock.

Casement windows

Added a gap setting for better visual results in renders.

Arch window

Added mass modeling reveals that were missing.

Changes

The original FlexWindow component is now hidden from the toolbar. Use 'Fixed Window' instead. If needed, you can unhide FlexWindow from the FlexTools manager window.
Planview tool now hidden from the toolbar by default - It is not needed any longer (If needed, you can unhide it from the FlexTools manager window).

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where sometimes white boxes would suddenly appear around handles after a scene change.

Notes

Language translations for some components may break partially or totally after this update - they will be fixed in future updates.

v1.32.2 - 23/06/2021

Improvement

Added Italian translation for FlexFence - Thanks to Mr. Stefano Eliyhau Bernardi.

v1.32.1 - 29/04/2021

Critical Bug Fix

Compatibility with recent updates of MacOS.

v1.32.0 - 22/04/2021

New

New FlexFence component.

Improvements

Multi-slider component

You can now fix the width of the side sashs while the center sash is dynamic. An option called 'Side Sashs - Width' appears when 'Configuration' is set to 'Centered' AND 'Sashs #' = 3. (Thanks to Ciro Podany for the suggestion!)
Re-introduced the ability to change the width of meeting rails separately. (Thanks to Rune Lyngby for the suggestion!)

General

Updated dynamic component toolbar buttons with (improved versions of) the new Sketchup 2021 DC icons.

Bug Fix

Fixed a regression in ComponentFinder where errors would come up if the FlexPack Pro package was uninstalled.

v1.30.1 - 15/02/2021

Bug fixes

Fixed a few bugs in the multi-slider component. When set to the 'centered' configuration, clicking with the interact tool within the last sash now changes the divisions correctly without any errors.

v1.30.0 - 21/01/2021

New

ComponentFinder

New 'Recently Used' components tab.
Added an option to choose a custom image for skp thumnails.
You can now save a currently open model into CF.
You can now open a model directly from CF with Right Click > ' Open As Model', and 'Open As Model in New Sketchup Window'.
Added option to show 'Date Modified'.
Added 'Sort by Date Modified'.

General

New Italian translations thanks to Stefano Eliyhau Bernardi

Improvements

ComponentFinder

Faster session data saving/loading (new data format)
Scanning for file versions optimized for speed.
Added 'New Folder' option to context menu for skp files (before it was only
in blank space).
Esc key will now cancel an active component placement.
Esc key will now cancel saving a component into CF.
Esc key will now close the context menu in CF.
Hide context menu when CF window scrolled or unfocused.
Updated skp file icons that have no thumbnail with new sketchup 2021 logo.
Removed minimized version of special folders (FPP, Recents).

Bug Fixes

ComponentFinder

Fixed a bug where saving a wall cutter component with ComponentFinder wouldn't save the number of faces being cut.
Fixed a regression where an error message would come up when clicking on skp files that were created in a newer version of Sketchup than currently used - newer versions of skp files are now marked clearly and cannot be clicked on.

General

Fixed a bug in Bifold component where solid panels weren't aligned correctly when in open position facing outward.
Renamed the Fixed Window component's definition name from 'FlexHopper'.
Rearranged make unique tools to be next to one another on the toolbar.

v1.29.1 - 03/12/2020

Improvements

Pressing ESC before placing a component from ComponentFinder will now stop the placement process (Thanks to Paul Barrow for reporting this).

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug in ComponentFinder where components with specific names couldn't be saved and would cause the interface to hang.
Fixed a bug in ComponentFinder where clicking on the buttons in the header of a folder could cause it to jump up.
Fixed a bug in the Double Hung component where divisions weren't working on the bottom sash (Thanks to Christopher for pointing it out).

v1.29.0 - 25/11/2020

New

New Flex Multi-Sliding window/door replacing double and triple sliders. You can now specify how many sliding sashs and change their configuration between Cascading/Centered/Alternating.

Improvements

Pocket Door

Added top rail and meeting groove.
Added option to extend the door panel up and to the right into the rail and groove.
Added hardware to the frame.
Moved option to choose between Solid and Glass panels to root component.

FlexDoor and FlexDoor Glass

Added a new setting for fixing the doorway width (passageway).

Multi-Slider and Bi-Fold

Added an option to choose between Solid and Glass panels.

All glazed window and door components

Added an additional Inset setting for moving the glazing in and out in relation to the dividing profiles (Feature already exists in original FlexWindow and Trapezoidal windows).

ComponentFinder

Clicking on an empty space in the header of a folder will bring the folder to the top of the window.

Open/Close tool

Updated open/close tool to work with new Multi-Slider component.

Changes

Deprecated components - Original double and Triple flex slider components are now hidden from the toolbar by default.

Bug Fixes

All glazed components - Fixed a bug when setting frame sides to 0 hidden geometry could possibly extend beyond component boundaries causing jumping issue when scaling.
Flex Fixed window - Deleted unused geometry and sub-components in.
FlexDoor Glass - Setting sash sides to 0 will now hide the profiles so you can actually use FlexDoor Glass as a frame-less glass door and don't need to use the solid panel FlexDoor.
Fixed a long standing spelling mistake in all glazed components ('thinning' :))
Added now to all glazed components - lines on bottom of frame sides when bottom frame hidden + fixed a bug and introduced a very minor bug - where the lines appear when only the top frame hidden (to be fixed in later versions).
Fixed an issue in SU17 on OSX where wallcutter was breaking the FlexTools toolbar.
Fixed a wallcutter crash in SU17 on OSX when there are groups in a wall.

v1.28.0 - 01/11/2020

New

New Flex Pocket Door component.
New WallCutter option to hide cut faces.

Improvements

Improvements and bug fixes for ComponentFinder - see CF release notes.
Major speed improvements for WallCutter: Undo/redo stack optimised so a model won't become slower over time - Speeds also improved when copying, pasting and moving complex wallcutter components.
Improved wallcutter calculation when points were too close and faces wouldn't be created.
Added a warning when placing a wall cutter component onto a wall that is enclosed within a group or a set of groups and not within a component - including an option to automatically attempt to convert the groups to components.
Updated Open/Close tool to work with new Pocket Door.
Re-arranged door component icons on toolbar by similarity.
Place upright 90 degree tool now hidden from toolbar by default.
Component attributes editor now hidden from toolbar by default.
Adjusted Casement Single and Casement Double axes movement so positive numbers make more sense.
Adjusted Casement Single and Casement Double arcs are now represented correctly and precisely when axes are changed.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug in wallcutter that could cause Sketchup to crash under rare conditions when points in calculation were too close.
Fixed a bug in wallcutter that could cause Sketchup to crash under rare conditions during edge smoothing.
Fixed a bug where lines on bottom of frame sides in arch and casement components were hidden when bottom frame hidden.
Fixed a bug in FlexDoor Glass that was causing the component to not scale properly when the side panels were off.
Fixed a bug in FlexWindow Arch where the sill protrusions were not excluded from wallcutter calculation.
Fixed a bug in FlexStairs where top stringer extension was not excluded from wallcutter calculation.
Fixed Casement Single and Casement Double 'Axis - Move Left/Right' so it now works correctly.

v1.26.0 - 10/08/2020

New and Improved

Major update to ComponentFinder - See release notes.

v1.23.1 - 03/07/2020

New

New 3 Sash FlexSlider (Multi sash slider still in production).

BugFix

Fixed a bug in FlexStairs component. Clicking with the interact tool to turn a stair into a landing wasn't working (regression).

v1.22.0 - 31/05/2020

New

New Flex Bifold component.

v1.21.2 - 30/04/2020

Enhancements

Updated FlexStairs with an option to lock in the the number of steps.
Added French translations for FlexWindow Arch, FlexDoor Glass and FlexRamp.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug in FlexWindow where materials were missing from some of the sub-components.
Returned FlexWindow's default window setting to a single glass pane.
Fixed yet another typo in FlexDoor Glass ('Borrom' to Bottom).

v1.21.0 - 26/04/2020

New

New FlexWindow Arch component.

Enhancements

Sash Components

Added single/double/triple/quadruple glazing to all sash components.
Added the ability to extend the glazing into the sash's frame for the option of creating more realistic double-glazed windows through manual editing.
Moved all glass settings from the top level component into the sash sub-component.
Added a setting for shifting the sash component (glass and muntins) in and out.
Moved the Inset setting to appear above wall settings.

Casement Double

Changed it so it opens inwards by default.

FlexSlider

Improved settings for changing the width of the meeting rails vs changing the width of the left and right rails.

FlexPanel

Changed FlexPanel to be a regular non-wallcutter component by default (Less confusing).
Changed the default FlexPanel Inset setting from sunken panels (-4 cm) to 0.

General

Added material attributes to all flex components - default material names: FlexMat_Main, FlexMat_Glass, Flex_Mat_Hardware, FlexMat_Sill, FlexMat_Spacer.
Removed all layers/tags from all components (excluding FlexStairs, FlexSlope and FlexRamp for now).

Translations

Updated Traditional Chinense translations for FlexRamp, FlexSlope and FlexStairs.

Bug Fixes

FlexDoors

Fixed an attribute in FlexDoor that would cause handles to misbehave when swapping panels between FlexDoor and FlexDoor Glass - Yes! You can now swap between solid and glass panels between the two doors!
Fixed missing faces in the default FlexDoor handle.
Fixed a bug in FlexDoor so wall cutter works properly when the frame is set to 0.
Fixed a bug in FlexDoors and FlexDoor Glass where the arc's Always ON setting wasn't always working properly.

FlexStairs

Fixed the FlexStairs component so all steps are copies by default (Before some of the steps were accidentally made unique).

Sash Components

Fixed a bug in all 'sash' components where muntins wouldn't be centered anymore after changing their Depth setting.
Fixed a typo in all sash components under the Style drop down (Borrom > Bottom).

v1.19.0 - 05/04/2020

New

New FlexDoor Glass component.
New door handles (Locksets 11-14) available in the 3D warehouse.

Enhancements

Updated all door components with a new Material attribute for easier application of materials and for scheduling purposes. Default material name = 'FlexMat_Main'.
Updated all door hardware components (handles and hinges) in all door components and in the 3D warehouse with a new Material attribute - Default material = 'FlexMat_Hardware'.
Updated all door handles so you can now adjust the inset position of the handles relative to the door's surface (useful for the new FlexDoor Glass).
Removed all layers (Tags) from all door components - (layers will be removed from all flex components in future releases).

Translations

Updated Simplified Chinese translations for all tools and for the FlexRamp, FlexSlope and FlexStairs components.

v1.16.2 - 17/12/2019

Bug Fix

Fixed a fatal error that was preventing FlexTools from loading at startup under certain circumstances that tended to coincide with Windows Update running.

v1.16.0 - 26/11/2019

Improvements

Usability improvement for FlexRamp - Added the ability to change how FlexRamp can be scaled: By Height (vertically) or By Length (horizontally) when the slope is fixed. The default is set to 'Scale by Height'.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug in FlexDoor where one of the strike plates wasn't being hidden when Planview was enabled - Thanks to Hélio Cesar for pointing this out.

v1.16.0 - 26/11/2019

New

Components

New FlexRamp Component.

ComponentFinder v0.12.1

Added the ability to view file size of components.
Added the ability to sort components alphabetically and by file size (ascending/descending).
Added the ability to hide/display component names and file sizes.

Improvements

Open/Close tool updated to open all flex windows and doors (Those that can open).

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug in the Open/Close tool where it wasn't opening FlexDoor since the previous update.
Updated FlexDoor with a minor fix for uneven door panels so the total opening dimension is now exact and correct.
Fixed the default glass thickness of FlexSlider from 1 cm to 0 cm (single face) so it is like all other flex window components. ( Thank you Ladislav )

v1.15.0 - 21/08/2019

Improvements

Added toolbar help button for quick access to new help and resources page.

Bug Fixes

FlexStairs - v1.3

Fixed a couple of bugs that would cause unexpected geometry to appear if the floor thickness was greater than the stringer thickness and extensions to top and bottom were enabled
Fixed some layer assignments.

ComponentFinder - v0.10.7

Fixed a bug where a refresh of a folder tab was necessary in order to see newly saved components from a previous session.
Fixed word-wrap of file names so they no longer get cut in the middle of a word if not necessary.

v1.14.0 - 06/08/2019

Improvements

FlexDoor - v1.16

Added an option for 2 unequal door panels - One panel has a set size and the other panel is flexible depending on total width of the component.
Clicking on the frame now cycles through: 1 door panel / 2 equal door panels / 2 unequal door panels (Before it would cycle through fixed panel options).

FlexStairs - v1.2

Changed Min Riser Height option to Max Riser Height.

Translations Updated

French translations updated for components and tools.
Spanish translations updated for components and tools.
Simplified Chinese translations updated for components and tools.
Traditional Chinese translations updated for a few components.

Bug Fixes

FlexStairs

Fixed a sub-component that had no layer assigned.
Fixed a bug where the stairs would misbehave if he landing step number was bigger than the number of steps.

FlexDoor

Fixed a regression bug with the hinges not being placed correctly.

v1.12.0 - 28/07/2019

New

FlexStairs v1.1

Click on any step and it becomes a landing.
New option to extend the stringer to the top and/or bottom towards the floors.
New options to set the stringer thickness either by minimum thickness (waist) or by matching it to floors thickness.

Improvements

UI improvements for clarity in FlexStairs Component Options.
FlexStairs Learn Page updated with documentation of new features.

Changes

FlexStairs - Click to toggle 'Remove Top Step' replaced with click to toggle landings. This option can be changed from within the component options window.

v1.11.0 - 02/07/2019

New

New FlexStairs Component v1 officially released
New FlexStairs Learn page.

v1.10.2 -13/06/2019

New

New Learn page for the FlexSlope component.

Improvements

FlexSlope component options window updated with (?) links that direct to the learn page.

Bug Fixes

Traditional Chinese translation updated with a fix for Slider and Double-Hung components.
Fixed a bug in the Hopper/Awning component. When set to Awning the window pane would fly up.
Fixed the info link for the FlexSlope component so it points to the correct Learn Page: https://flextools.cc/learn/flexslope/

v1.10.1 -10/06/2019

New

Flex Slope component officially released with many improvements from the original beta.

Improvements

Updated 3 components: Slider, Double-Hung, Casement-Double to support the latest 20 distribution presets.
Improved the Colonial Style distribution to support adding divisions: Relevant to components: Slider, Double-Hung, Casement-Double, Fixed, Casement-Single, Hopper/Awning.
Traditional Chinese (TW) translations updated.
Japanese translations updated

v1.9.0 -10/04/2019

New

New component - Flex Casement Single.
New component - Flex Hopper Awning.
New component - Flex Fixed Window.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug in WallCutter that could cause a component to not cut through a wall if the wall was of a specific width.
Fixed a bug in the Casement Double component where the swing arcs could not be hidden.
Corrected the clearance distance in the Minimal Door B component from 6mm to 3mm.
Fixed an error (`undefined method 'valid?' for nil`) that would come up intermittently when copying wall cutter components between models.

v1.6.1 - 01/04/2019

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug in Component Finder that would prevent icons that were missing under some conditions from refreshing correctly.
Fixed a bug where Component Finder and Sketchup could freeze when some folders or drives were unavailable or changed during a session.

v1.6.0 - 26.03.2019

New

Flex Casement Double window + 20 new window style presets

Enhancements

Open/Close tool support for Flex Casement Double and for Minimal Doors.
Showing ComponentFinder session loading progress

Bug Fixes

Fixed a ComponentFinder bug where all folder panes would disappear on start if source folders were moved or renamed.
Fixed a ComponentFinder bug that could hang session loading or folder/model scanning.
Fixed a WallCutter error that could block components from being deleted.

v1.5.0 - 27.02.2019

Enhancements

Added 2 new MinimalDoors.ru components.
New WallCutter feature for Hiding Cut Edges.
New Indonesian translations added.
New Turkish translations added.
New Russian translations added.
Updated French translations.
Updated Spanish translation for Double-Hung components.
Updated FlexDoor hardware (handles) component description and instructions for ease of use.
Hardware is now now changed by default through the 3D warehouse.
Updated FlexDoor to accept new versions of handles.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug in WallCutter where outside of context entities could be cut.

1.3.0 - 01.02.2019

Enhancements

New tool: Make Totally Unique - Makes a component and all of it's sub-components unique.
New tool: Make Unique - Works similar to Right Click > Make Unique.
Double-Hung component translated to Simplified Chinese.
Simplified Chinese translations updated for all tools.

Bug Fixes

Double-Hung component corrected to handle new translations.

v1.1.12 - 17/01/2019

Enhancements

Spanish translation updated for tools
Japanese translation updated for tools

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug in FlexDoor where the hinges were not being placed correctly.
Flipped the glass face in FlexWindow to be facing correctly outward.

v1.1.11 - 27/11/2018

Enhancements

Added new flex double-hung component.
Added new Japanese translation to all previous components.
Improved Spanish, French, Portuguese translations.

v1.1.10 - 21/11/2018

Enhancements

Updated core extension for smoother auto-updates (See 'FlexTools Extension' release notes).
Updated ComponentFinder tool (See 'ComponentFinder' release notes).

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where SU would crash when a WallCutter component was placed on a wall with projected textures.
Fixed a possible rare crash on MacOS when using the 'Place Upright' tool.

v1.1.8 - 17/09/2018

Enhancements

New FlexSlider Window/Door v1.0.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where FlexDoor wouldn't load on Sketchup 2017.

v1.1.6 - 06/09/2018

Enhancements

Updated FlexDoor to v1.9 - New setting: 'Axis - Move' - Moves the door panel's axis point for creating a pivot door.

v1.1.3 - 23/08/2018

Enhancements

Added the ability to Exclude components from the WallCutter algorithm.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug that could cause Sketchup to crash if there were no faces inside the cutting component.
Fixed a bug that could cause Sketchup to crash if the faces in a cutting component had a width of 0.

v1.1.2 - 07/08/2018

Enhancements

Added a preview when placing an upright component.
Added ability to hide the Place Upright tool from the toolbar through the FlexTools manager.
'place upright' button is now OFF by default on first install.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug in wallcutter on the mac when multiple models were open.
Fixed a bug that under some circumstances could cause Sketchup to crash on component placement using the 'place upright' tool.
Fixed a bug that added an extra undo step upon component placement.

Notes:

An automatic update will appear for customers who have FlexPack Pro.
The bugs were not present in FlexPack 2017.

ComponentFinder

v.1.6.0 - 17/11/2022

New

Flip Tools

Added 3 new tools for flipping any component or group about its center in one click: Left/Right , In/Out & Up/Down.
The In/Out flip tool includes 'Smart Flipping' of flex components - Instead of doing a mirror operation, the door or window's swing direction will flip, leaving the component in its original placement.

v.1.5.3 - 30/05/2022

Improvement

Compatibility with the new update system.

v.1.5.2 - 17/05/2022

Improvement

You can now open v2022 and later skp files through component finder when working in Sketchup 2021 (In versions previous to 2021 opening a later file version could cause Sketchup to crash).

v1.5.1 - 26/01/2022

See the highlights in the blog 👈‍

New

Compatibility with Sketchup 2022. You can now use 'Search Sketchup' to find flex components and components from generated toolbars.
Added the ability to hide the ComponentFinder banner for pro customers.

v1.5.0 - 23/06/2021

Improvements

When ComponentFinder is minimized, you can now use the same keyboard shortcut for opening ComponentFinder to maximize it - This significantly reduces loading time of folder contents - Much Fun!

Bug Fix

Fixed a bug where a component could appear multiple times in a CF folder after the folder was renamed with different case.

v1.3.1 - 22/04/2021

Bug Fix

Fixed a regression in ComponentFinder where errors would come up if the FlexPack Pro package was uninstalled.

v1.3.0 - 21/01/2021

New:

New 'Recently Used' components tab.
Added an option to choose a custom image for skp thumnails.
You can now save a currently open model into CF.
You can now open a model directly from CF with Right Click > ' Open As Model', and 'Open As Model in New Sketchup Window'.
Added option to show 'Date Modified'.
Added 'Sort by Date Modified'.

Improvements

Faster session data saving/loading (new data format)
Scanning for file versions optimized for speed.
Added 'New Folder' option to context menu for skp files (before it was only
in blank space).
Esc key will now cancel an active component placement.
Esc key will now cancel saving a component into CF.
Esc key will now close the context menu in CF.
Hide context menu when CF window scrolled or unfocused.
Updated skp file icons that have no thumbnail with new sketchup 2021 logo.
Removed minimized version of special folders (FPP, Recents).

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where saving a wall cutter component with ComponentFinder wouldn't save the number of faces being cut.
Fixed a regression where an error message would come up when clicking on skp files that were created in a newer version of Sketchup than currently used - newer versions of skp files are now marked clearly and cannot be clicked on.

v1.2.1 - 03/12/2020

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug in ComponentFinder where components with specific names couldn't be saved and would cause the interface to hang.
Fixed a bug in ComponentFinder where clicking on the buttons in the header of a folder could cause it to jump up.

v1.1.1 - 25/11/2020

Clicking on an empty space in the header of a folder will bring the folder to the top of the window.

v1.1.0 - 29/10/2020

Improvements

Improved ComponentFinder browsing so focus stays in last position after closing and re-opening window.
Tooltips now show file name and file size when necessary.
Changed tooltips for FlexPack Pro package so component names are shown instead of irrelevant path.
Improved and shortened generated toolbar names so when right clicking on any Sketchup toolbar the menu appears normal and doesn't take the entire screen (Thank you Eitan Oshri for catching this).

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where ComponentFinder wound forget last component addition to folder which would require a refresh after Sketchup restart.

v1.0.1 - 10/08/2020

New

New navigation bar added. Click on a toolbar item and it will auto scroll to it's folder tab.
You can now create Sketchup toolbars from your favorite components.Choose any folder tab in ComponentFinder and make a toolbar out of it with one click.
Installed packages (FlexPack Pro / FlexPack 2017 / Beta etc.) are now easily accessible from within Component Finder and are pinned to the top of the navigation bar.
You can now create/delete/rename folders from within ComponentFinder.
Folder sizes are now displayed (entire folder must be scanned in Flat View for the information to display correctly).
UI overhaul - Flat UI and a cleaner interface.
All icons were updated to SVG format with a more coherent look and feel.

Enhancements

UI renders faster now.
Sorting of components has been improved to use natural item ordering (case-independent and handles numbers as human beings would expect).
Improved performance speed of folder tab operations like ordering, moving tabs up/down, closing, minimizing/maximizing etc. (The improvement should be noticeable with folders that have many components in them).
Improved workflow when saving a component - OS save dialog screen step removed.
Better automatic increment of file name version suffix when saving an already existing component (Filename01.skp > Filename02.skp ...).
Automatically scrolling to top when entering a search query.
Discarded "Loading Your Library" when ComponentFinder first opens in a new session.
Faster session restoration after restarting Sketchup.
Better handling of missing/invalid/read-only files.
Tab names can now be selected.
Added missing tooltips.
Optimized ComponentFinder data saving to disk.
Improved word wrap of component names.
Better input field on rename (proper auto-resizing, replaces only file name - file size is still visible)
Thumbnails are always square now.
Added placeholder icons for skp files with broken thumbnails.
Updated Chinese (zh-CHS) translations.

Bug Fixes

Component finder won't get stuck on the 'Loading' screen anymore.
Fixed an issue where components were displayed in the wrong folder when the name of one folder was a prefix of another folder.
Don't overwrite Sketchup files on rename (if we were renaming file A to B, and file B already existed, then B would be overwritten with A).
Properly display white spaces in the name of files and folders.
Added a prompt asking if to overwrite a file.
Fixed 'open source folder' function to work with network folders too.

v0.12.3 - 17/12/2019

Bug fix

Fixed a fatal error that was preventing FlexTools from loading at startup under certain circumstances that tended to coincide with Windows Update running.

v0.12.1 - 26/11/2019

New

Added the ability to view file size of components.
Added the ability to sort components alphabetically and by file size (ascending/descending).
Added the ability to hide/display component names and file sizes.

v0.10.8 - 21/08/2019

Improvements

Added toolbar help button for quick access to new help and resources page.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where a refresh of a folder tab was necessary in order to see newly saved components from a previous session.
Fixed word-wrap of file names so they no longer get cut in the middle of a word if not necessary.

v0.10.7 - 06/08/2019

Improvements

Simplified Chinese translations updated.
Spanish translations updated.

v0.10.5 - 10/06/2019

New

Traditional Chinese (TW) translation added.

Improvements

Japanese Translation updated.

v0.10.2 - 01/04/2019

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug in Component Finder that would prevent icons that were missing under some conditions from refreshing correctly.
Fixed a bug where Component Finder and Sketchup could freeze when some folders or drives were unavailable or changed during a session.

v0.10.1 - 26/03/2019

Enhancements

Showing ComponentFinder session loading progress.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a ComponentFinder bug where all folder panes would disappear on start if source folders were moved or renamed.
Fixed a ComponentFinder bug that could hang session loading or folder/model scanning.

v0.10.0 - 27/02/2019

Enhancements

New Indonesian translations added.
New Turkish translations added.
New Russian translations added.
Updated French translations.

v0.9.0 - 17/01/2019

Enhancements

Added In-Model component browsing.
In-Model: Added to viewing modes - Top-Level and All.
In-Model: Double-clicking below the search field opens and closes the In-Model tab.
In-Model: Double-clicking on the divider maximizes the In-Model pane.
In-Model: Added a context menu: selecting all instances, saving as, deleting.
In-Model: Added the ability to view and place Groups.

v0.8.1 - 27/11/2018

Enhancements

Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese & French translations added.

v0.8.0 - 21/11/2018

Enhancements

Folder scanning depth increased from 5 levels deep to infinity.
Number of components you can display in one tab raised to a max of 6000 (Above 6000 thumbnails may break).
File and folder scanning done in the background so you can continue working while it's scanning.
Scanned files are now added incrementally as they are discovered.
File and folder scanning can now be canceled anytime.
Faster loading of open folder tabs during CF startup.
Added an additional larger zoom level - Files saved in previous versions of Sketchup require re-saving for HQ thumbs.
When opening the CF window it auto-focuses on the search field for even faster searching.
Component count added to each folder tab so you can see how many components there are.
Added an 'Add folder' button below the last opened folder tab.
Added a 'Go to containing folder' function to the Right Click menu within the CF window.
The search field is emphasized when a search returns no results.
Click on a folder tab's name and it changes to the full path of where the folder is located.
Moved the 'Refresh' button to each of the folder tabs so you can refresh them individually.
Added tooltips for the buttons in the folder tabs.
Hovering over a component in CF window shows a tooltip with the component's location.
Added a compact menu when the the CF window is resized to a small size.

Bug Fixes

Bugfix - Thumbnails could suddenly 'break' and would show placeholders instead (Only restarting Sketchup would solve the issue before).

FlexTools Extension ●

v2.12.0 - 24/01/2023

Improvement

Removed welcome popup window that appears upon first install and now show the FlexTools manager window for immediate license activation.

v2.11.2 - 17/11/2022

Bug Fix

Fixed a critical bug that would cause all wall cutter openings to break when double clicking to open an skp file and afterward trying to open a new file and then cancelling the operation. (Double Click to open an skp > File > New > Cancel) - similar to a bug that was fixed in FlexTools v2.10.3.

v2.10.5 - 31/05/2022

Bug Fix

Fixed a compatibility bug where FlexTools would fail to load in Sketchup 2018.

v2.10.3 - 11/05/2022

Improvement

You can now open v2022 and later skp files through componentfinder when working in Sketchup 2021 (In versions previous to 2021 opening a later file version could cause Sketchup to crash).

Bug Fixes

WallCutter

Fixed a critical bug that would cause all wallcutter openings to break in a currently open model when trying to open a new file and then cancelling the operation (File > New > Cancel)

Dynamic Components (Patch)

Fixed a bug in the dynamic components extension where DCs would become slower after trying to open a new file and then cancelling the operation (File > New > Cancel).
Fixed a major long standing bug in sketchup's dynamic components extension where the component options window fails to load after the main sketchup file is saved to a folder path containing the escape sequences \u and \x).
Fixed a bug in the dynamic components extension where the DC options window would fail to load correctly because of missing sketchup localization files.

v2.10.0 - 26/01/2022

Improvements

Updated for compatibility with Sketchup 2022.
Updated Italian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Japanese translations.
Removed version numbers from tooltips for better legibility.

v2.9.11 - 06/12/2021

Bug Fix

Fixed a bug that would cause Sketchup to crash during startup when Thea Render and FlexTools were running together.

v2.9.7 - 23/06/2021

Critical Bug Fix

Fixed a bug where FlexTools would constantly fail to load after Sketchup was closed unexpectedly due to a system crash/power failure.

v2.9.6 - 29/04/2021

Critical Bug Fix

Compatibility with recent updates of MacOS.

v2.9.2 - 04/03/2021

Bug Fix

Fixed a bug that was preventing FlexTools from loading for some MacOS users.

v2.9.1 - 15/02/2021

Improvement

Significant improvement in startup loading time of the FlexTools extension.

Bug Fix

Fixed a bugsplat that could occur upon Sketchup quit on MacOS

v2.9.0 - 21/01/2021

New

New Italian translations thanks to Stefano Eliyhau Bernardi.

Improvements

Copying FlexTools from one plugin folder to another will now work correctly.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where FlexTools would fail to load if DC plugin wasn't enabled.
Fixed an issue where changing a license key wouldn't always work correctly.
Fixed an issue where parts of the PNG library wouldn't load in some situations.

v2.8.3 - 01/11/2020

Improvements

FlexTools - Transitioned to save settings to a flextools json file instead of Sketchup's for more reliable changes when turning on and off toolbar items, and more.
Patched DC plugin for better string handling.
Updated subscription notifications with better UI and UX.

v2.6.3 - 10/08/2020

Bug Fix

Fixed a bug where a license expiration notification would come up when it shouldn't.
Fixed a bug where FlexTools wouldn't load if the Dynamic Components plugin was disabled.

v2.3.8 - 31/05/2020

Bug Fix

Fixed a bug that could cause some flex components to not work properly when specific scenes exist in the model.
Patched the dynamic components plugin so it stops throwing errors for users who have an apostrophe character " ' " in their user name.

v2.3.6 - 13/05/2020

Changes

Changed the extensions author (Appears in extension manager) from Frandzel3D to FlexTools.cc.

Bug Fixes

Improved flex components performance so they now work a bit faster.
Fixed a conflict with V-ray which would generate endless error messages in the console and could also lead to crashes.
Fixed a rare bug that could cause FlexTools to not activate or could cause Sketchup to crash on startup.
Fixed a bug where under certain circumstances activating with a new license key wouldn't work and changing a license keys wouldn't work either.

v2.3.2 - 22/12/2019

Improvements

Improved error messages.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where repeat activations were needed every time Sketchup was restarted for specific packages (2017, BetaPack).
Fixed a loading error when the Dynamic Components plugin was disabled.

v2.3.0 - 10/12/2019

Improvements

Better UI/UX notifications and messages.
Suppressed annoying ruby warning messages that were appearing in the console.

v2.1.0 - 02/12/2019

Improvements

Added the ability to change the active license key in the FlexTools Manager.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a couple of bugs where FlexTools would fail to load because of broken file paths on international systems - Many thanks to Uriel Stern for bearing with us on this one.

v2.0.3 - 26/11/2019

Improvements

Behind the scenes improvements and bug fixes.

v1.11.0 - 21/08/2019

Improvements

Added toolbar help button for quick access to new help and resources page.

v1.10.8 - 06/08/2019

Improvements

Simplified Chinese translations updated.
Spanish translations updated.
Added compatibility with updated translation tool.

v1.10.5 - 10/06/2019

Improvements

Auto updates timeout improved for slower internet connections.
Traditional Chinese (TW) translations updated.
Japanese translations updated.

v1.10.3 - 10/04/2019

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug that would cause the summary field in DCs to disappear if the language was set to automatic or to another language.

v1.10.1 - 01/04/2019

Bug Fixes

Fixed a critical bug that could cause the DC plugin to crash when using a localized version of FlexTools.

v1.10.0 - 27/02/2019

Enhancements

Added ability to 'Check for updates' button from within the FlexTools Manager.
New Indonesian translations added.
New Turkish translations added.
New Russian translations added.
Removed 'installation was successful' text after download/update to prompt users to restart Sketchup for the installation to actually be successful.
Added centering to the auto-update pop-up window to prevent unwanted mysterious consequences.

v1.9.4 - 01/02/2019

Enhancements

Simplified Chinese translations updated.

v1.9.3 - 17/01/2019

Enhancements

Spanish translations updated.
Japanese translations updated.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an error that would come up if the Dynamic Components plugin was disabled.
Fixed a bug in the auto-updates system - '->vtrue' would appear under certain conditions instead of the new package version.

v1.9.2 - 27/11/2018

Enhancements

New Japanese translation added to the core extension.
Portuguese and Spanish translations updated.
UI adjustments in FlexTools manager for the updates system.
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug that would cause installations on slow networks to fail.
Fixed MacOS installation.
Fixed a bug where some translations wouldn't load correctly.

v1.9.0 - 21/11/2018

Enhancements

Overhaul of the automatic updates system.
See what packages you have installed (current existing packages).
Everything should now work normally after an auto-update process is done. After a restart the new changes will come into effect.
Better on-boarding UX - Disabled buttons being gray. When activation needed a prompt will pop up.
Friendlier error messages

Bug Fixes

Reduced the amount of Sketchup restarts after an auto-update to 1.
Fixed an issue where after an auto-update WallCutter could stop working until Sketchup was restarted.
Fixed an issue where under some conditions an auto-update would fail.

v1.8.1 - 07/08/2018

Enhancements

Added a preview when placing an upright component.
Added ability to hide the Place Upright tool from the toolbar through the FlexTools manager.
'place upright' button is now OFF by default on first install.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug in wallcutter on the mac when multiple models were open.
Fixed a bug that under some circumstances could cause Sketchup to crash on component placement using the 'place upright' tool.
Fixed a bug that added an extra undo step upon component placement.

Notes

An automatic update will appear for customers who have FlexPack Pro.
The bugs were not present in FlexPack 2017.

FlexPack 2017

v1.8.4 - 21/01/2021

Improvements and bug fixes for ComponentFinder - see release notes.

v1.8.3 - 03/12/2020

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug in ComponentFinder where components with specific names couldn't be saved and would cause the interface to hang.
Fixed a bug in ComponentFinder where clicking on the buttons in the header of a folder could cause it to jump up.

v1.8.2 - 25/11/2020

Improved ComponentFinder

Clicking on an empty space in the header of a folder will bring the folder to the top of the window.

v1.8.1 - 01/11/2020

Improvements

Improvements and bug fixes for ComponentFinder - see release notes.

v1.8.0 - 10/08/2020

New and Improved

Major update to ComponentFinder - see release notes.

v1.6.11 - 26/11/2019

Improvements

ComponentFinder v0.12.1

Added the ability to view file size of components.
Added the ability to sort components alphabetically and by file size (ascending/descending).
Added the ability to hide/display component names and file sizes.

General

Open/Close tool updated to open all flex windows and doors (Those that can open).

v1.6.10 - 21/08/2019

Improvements

Added toolbar help button for quick access to new help and resources page.

Bug Fixes

ComponentFinder - v0.10.7

Fixed a bug where a refresh of a folder tab was necessary in order to see newly saved components from a previous session.
Fixed word-wrap of file names so they no longer get cut in the middle of a word if not necessary.

v1.6.9 - 06/08/2019

Improvements

Simplified Chinese tool translations updated.
Spanish tool translations updated.

v1.6.8 - 10/06/2019

Improvements

Traditional Chinese (TW) translation updated.
Japanese translation updated.

v1.6.6 - 01/04/2019

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug in Component Finder that would prevent icons that were missing under some conditions from refreshing correctly.
Fixed a bug where Component Finder and Sketchup could freeze when some folders or drives were unavailable or changed during a session.

v1.6.5 - 26/03/2019

Enhancements

Showing ComponentFinder session loading progress.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a ComponentFinder bug where all folder panes would disappear on start if source folders were moved or renamed.
Fixed a ComponentFinder bug that could hang session loading or folder/model scanning.

v1.6.4 - 27/02/2019

Enhancements

New Indonesian translations added.
New Turkish translations added.
New Russian translations added.
Updated French translations.
Updated FlexDoor hardware (handles) component description and instructions for ease of use. Hardware is now now changed by default through the 3D warehouse.
Updated FlexDoor to accept new versions of handles.

v1.6.3 - 17/01/2019

Enhancements

Spanish translation updated for tools
Japanese translation updated for tools

v1.6.2 - 27/11/2018

Enhancements

Japanese translation added to all components and tools.
Behind the scenes improvements to the updates system with 2017.

v1.6.1 - 21/11/2018

Enhancements

Updated core extension for smoother auto-updates (See 'FlexTools Extension' release notes).
Updated ComponentFinder tool (See 'ComponentFinder' release notes).
Moved the 'Place Upright' tool to the toolbar.

Bugfixes

Fixed a bug for Sketchup 2016 (which isn't supported anymore)
Fixed a possible rare crash on MacOS when using the 'Place Upright' tool.

FlexBetaPack

v1.1.7 - 22/12/2019

Enhancements

Updated the toolbar icon for the beta FlexDoor with Glass Divs to reflect that it is a beta (towards the release of the new FlexDoor Glass).

v1.1.6 - 27/02/2019

Enhancements

Updated FlexDoor hardware (handles) component description and instructions for ease of use. Hardware is now now changed by default through the 3D warehouse.
Updated FlexDoor to accept new versions of handles.