Medeek Posted September 20 Author Share Posted September 20 Testing the reference underlays for the Upper Floor Plan (level 1 wall framing and level 2 floor framing): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeek Posted September 21 Author Share Posted September 21 First look at some complex roofs in the Roof Plan tab: I will need to stress test it further to see if we can break it. The solver algorithm is borrowed directly from the new weighted straight skeleton solver I implemented about a month ago in the Truss plugin, no point in reinventing the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeek Posted September 22 Author Share Posted September 22 Complex roofs is still a work in progress, no surprise there. The interface will mirror the Truss plugin since we already know how that works. When a roof is selected the "custom" roof planes (edges) will display in red rather than blue. A selected edge will switch to a solid color and the right hand menu will display the settings for that roof plane. The same settings that are available in the Truss plugin will appear for the selected "roof plane type". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeek Posted September 23 Author Share Posted September 23 And just for fun: I call this the "Mountain House". A sufficiently motivated framer (lots of money) could stick build this, I'm quite convinced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeek Posted September 23 Author Share Posted September 23 Next is a test of the raised fascia offset: My question is what do we do in the field at this sort of corner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanK Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 11 hours ago, Medeek said: My question is what do we do in the field at this sort of corner? Depends...if it's 10' ceiling garage all the way to the back wall, then your higher fascia needs to run all the way around to where the ceiling drops again. So what you're showing is incorrect. If there is a room on the back side of the garage where the ceiling height drops, then what you're showing is correct. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeek Posted September 23 Author Share Posted September 23 The user will have the option to use the basic fill colors or the built-in textures. This feature can be toggled ON or OFF in the Settings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeek Posted September 24 Author Share Posted September 24 I haven't exposed all of the options in the House Builder that exist in the plugins, I am trying to keep this as light weight as possible, yet giving the user enough options to make this a viable design tool. To that end, I've enabled exterior trim for all openings: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeek Posted September 27 Author Share Posted September 27 First look at internal footings within a Slab-on-Grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeek Posted September 30 Author Share Posted September 30 First look at column footings: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeek Posted October 1 Author Share Posted October 1 I’ve also enabled the entry stair option for foundation door openings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeek Posted October 3 Author Share Posted October 3 I am now trying to wrap up stemwall foundations and the addition of windows, doors and blockouts, all within the elevation views. After further testing I'm noticing that all of this added complexity does potentially slow down the app/tool when enough windows, doors and dimensions are added. I will need to spend a few more days tightening up my "redraw" algorithms so that performance is maximized. The last thing we want is a sluggish interface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeek Posted October 6 Author Share Posted October 6 I’m also adding gable walls as well as shed and hip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeek Posted October 9 Author Share Posted October 9 Currently the various plan view tabs are treated as their own “sheets” or pages. In other words if you print that tab you get exactly what is in the viewport scaled to fit into a regular sheet size (letter, 11x17, Arch C, Arch D). You cannot add in other geometry from other tabs. This seems to work reasonably well for most of these plan views (ie. Floor Plan, Foundation Plan, Roof Plan, Floor Framing Plan etc…) However, when it comes to elevation views things typically get a bit more interesting. Some designers like to put multiple elevation views on one sheet and in some cases all four if they will fit ( I like to do this for small ADUs for example). So it is not as easy as assigning one elevation view to one sheet, or even assigning two elevation views to one sheet, there needs to be more flexibility. After giving this some considerable thought I decided what I really needed was a Layout system where the user can drag the elevations into the “workspace” and position them as they see fit, and then at that point add their annotations and dimensions. I have now created four additional Layout tabs where the user can do exactly that. The only major thing I feel like I am missing at this point is a sectional view or section tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeek Posted October 9 Author Share Posted October 9 (edited) I know that I posted this video on the forum a few months back but I think the thread it was in was removed so I think it would be good to post this video on this thread. I know of a lot of CA users who download SketchUp models from the 3D Warehouse to augment their workflow in Chief. I think an even better option than just the Warehouse is to leverage the parametric abilities of the Truss plugin (in SketchUp) to create timber trusses that can then be imported into Chief. I'm not saying that you should use SketchUp as your primary design environment but for certain specific modeling tasks it is very good. Please take a look at this short tutorial on how to create parametric timber trusses for use in Chief: Edited October 9 by Medeek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeek Posted October 10 Author Share Posted October 10 I've also add Common Truss Roofs along with Complex Roofs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeek Posted October 15 Author Share Posted October 15 I forgot to add in the temporary or construction dimensions. Working on that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeek Posted October 15 Author Share Posted October 15 First look at some walls be generated by the House Builder. This is the easy part, next we need to add all the openings, and somehow make it very efficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeek Posted Monday at 12:45 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 12:45 PM Version 1.3.0 - 10.19.2026 Wired up the Medeek API with the House Builder so that assemblies can be created with the following extensions: Wall, Truss, Foundation and Floor. Note that in order for the House Builder to work correctly you will need to upgrade your Wall, Truss, Foundation and Floor extensions to the latest versions (also released on 10.19.2026). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeek Posted Monday at 02:10 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 02:10 PM (edited) Tutorial 8 - House Builder (19.42 min.) Edited Monday at 02:11 PM by Medeek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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