FlexTools Extension – Extensions – SketchUp Group

Hey Kevin,

The easiest way could be to position a flex part (or all of the flex parts) in a mannequin. Modify the tag names to match the ConDoc tags (and customise anything, like sizes, supplies and so forth. that you simply’d need to have as your defaults) after which save the parts apart right into a folder in your onerous drive utilizing Part Finder.

It’s potential @mikebrightman has others concepts on learn how to change default tags for flex parts by way of the ConDoc plugin.

The mounted window part has one body with out the interior sash body, so sure, in all probability the easiest way could be to make use of a casement or awning and delete the 2D elevation symbols and delete the deal with.

In the event you want to modify the symbols (to an X for instance for marking a hard and fast window) be sure that all edits to the image parts are inside their part boundaries and attain the boundaries too. If the geometry is smaller or bigger bizarre distortions will occur after a part refresh…

Is there a strategy to not have the minimize openings paint the opening faces with the fabric that’s on the principle face that will get minimize? I’d prefer it to maintain the minimize faces the default materials

I’m afraid that you could solely present the Mass modeling – Reveals

Then edit it’s prooperties and alter the color (double click on on it)

The one downside is that you should have two faces in the identical place

It is a good answer! To beat the flickering of double faces you’ll be able to conceal the wallcutter generated reveals. To do that, with the window/s chosen:

Open the wallcutter settings:

Select to Disguise Minimize Faces:

Maybe in a future replace we might add an possibility within the wallcutter settings to “not paint the reveals with the wall’s outer coloration”.

Simply launched the brand new versatile U-shaped stairs!

Tell us what you suppose!

Nice!!!
I wanted two days in the past that I had to attract one…

Is there a strategy to conceal the underside then on the Flex slider door/window? I don’t need that backside massing to point out on the ground

The button @Yoni stated a couple of put up earlier than “conceal cuts faces”

Doh! I used to be confronted with this previously week or two and solely seen this now!

On this case, go into the slider part, and into the reveals sub-component (it’s known as “wall_all”) and delete the underside face. Typically you’ll be able to (virtually) at all times delete elements you don’t want.

Questioning if anybody has expertise creating Flex Home windows with window body flanges as default. Haven’t discovered a flange possibility within the dynamic part choices listing but. Searched with Google searching for “Flextools window flanges” …and so forth, however no related hits but. Not a deal breaker. Might add some flange geometry to the window part myself I assume, but when it’s a buried possibility in Flex Window parts already that may be a time saver. (Replace- with so many sundry sub-components inside a FlexTools window it was concerned so as to add my very own window flanges)

Bought FlexTools a pair years in the past, however initially had bother making use of home windows and doorways to surfaces that weren’t on one of many three international axis… in all probability my inexperience. Didn’t use it a lot as a result of my most important undertaking on the time concerned a big quantity of geometry rotated off the worldwide axis.

Since my subscription auto-renewed in Might-2023 I’m attempting to make use of FlexTools as soon as once more and determine whether or not to maintain my subscription subsequent 12 months. Many customers remark that they discover FlexTools fairly helpful, so I need to use it.

QUESTION: Why the heck is FlexTools including tags/layers to my mannequin and the way do I safely do away with them ? It is a ache. No different extension I take advantage of in SU-2021-pro creates it’s personal tags/layers. Can I transfer all these undesirable tags to the UNTAGGED layer ? Not even Sketchup Lab’s Reside Window Part objects add undesirable tags once I import them into my mannequin.

I principally don’t use the parts that include FlexTools anymore. I make my very own or use different stuff like Marvin dynamic window parts from 3D Warehouse.

I this case, I made my very own part with a Marvin Dynamic part nested inside with my very own casing and trim.

I by no means use the dimensions instrument for resizing home windows. Even when dynamic parts are designed to work that means, I don’t discover it helpful. For non-dynamic parts, I take advantage of Takata’s Stretch by Space to resize something, although others are keen on Fredo Scale.

You may make something a cutter, however the important thing to home windows with casing and trim is that you need to Exclude them from the chopping operation.

BTW, at 3D Basecamp, @Yoni was displaying me an experiment he was engaged on to have a window part with trim that labored with the dimensions instrument, however it was clearly sophisticated underneath the hood. Provided that Dynamic Parts are being changed by Reside Parts, they need to in all probability work on changing all their DC’s with LC’s which is understandably a big enterprise.