Release Notes
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v2.9.6 - 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
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
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.
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).
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.
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
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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.
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.
v1.1.5 - 17/01/2019
Enhancements
- Added a new 'FlexDoor with Glass Divisions + **Side Panels**' component for direct download.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug in the 'FlexDoor with Glass Divisions' component where the hinges were not placed correctly.
v1.1.3 - 06/12/2018
Enhancements
- Added the FlexBetaPack to the auto-updates system.
v1.1.2 - 05/12/2018
Bug Fixes
- Corrected default door width and height parameters for the 'FlexDoor with Glass Divisions' alpha component to work better when side panels are shown.
v1.1.1 - 04/12/2018
First Release
- Added FlexDoor with glass divisions
- Added FlexSlope component
v1.5.0 - 17/05/2020
Enhancement
- Updated compatibility with new translation system in FlexTools 2.3.6.
v1.3.1 - 30/04/2020
BugFix
- Fixed special characters handling in option formulas.
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