Medeek Truss Plugin

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The Medeek Truss Plugin is a SketchUp Plugin that provides a simple interface for creating accurate 3D truss geometry within SketchUp.
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Funded: $720 of $12,000
Dates: Dec 15th -> Feb 13th (60 days)
Project By: Nathaniel Wilkerson
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Latest News

Shed Roofs

February 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Version 1.2.9 - 02.12.2015 Added Shed Rafter Roof (all advanced options enabled).   Added ceiling joist option for Shed Rafter Roofs. Initial menu now defaults to last picked option of session for that sub-menu item. Clerestory Roof  (Read More)

Official Documentation

February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
The Medeek Truss Plugin Manual has been launched and we will begin to add more content as development progresses. Advanced options such as fascia board configurations are addressed as well as many other parameters and options within the plugin.... (Read More)

Shed Roofs

February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Version 1.2.8- 02.02.2015 Added Shed Rafter Roof with Ledger (all advanced options enabled). Added ceiling joist option for Shed Rafter Roofs. New submenu item and toolbar icon added for secondary (minor) roofs. Gable and Shed Roofs View model here:... (Read More)

Dutch Gable Study

January 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Doubled up gable common rafters with the dutch ridge/ledger is sandwiched between them. Found a paper by Larry Haun, Mar. 1995 "Framing a Dutch Roof" that was published in Fine Homebuilding magazine, that describes a very similar method of framing. ... (Read More)

Hip Roof Study

January 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Currently studying the technical aspects of secondary or complex roof lines with rafter type roofs (hip and gable): Flying Hip Hip Roof with Non-Flying Hip Configuration The basic hip roof primitives are created with the current plugin however... (Read More)

Hip Roof Sheathing and Fascia

January 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Version 1.2.7 - 01.26.2016 - Added advanced roof options for hip rafter roof (sheathing, fascia). Hip Roof with Sheathing and Fascia https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=u3b08ddf6-b8be-405c-9ae6-912866e7a252   (Read More)

Solid Sawn Floor Joists

January 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Version 1.2.6 (1/18/2016 - 1/19/2016) Added Solid Sawn Floor Joists (metric and imperial) Sill plate and Sheathing options (advanced) enabled for TJI and Solid Sawn floor joists. Sill plate option (advanced) enabled for top and bottom bearing floor... (Read More)

Engineering

January 18th - via: kickstarter.com
I have recently incorporated both the Medeek Truss Designer and the Medeek Beam Calculator into the plugin.  Engineering of specific truss types and glulam beams is now possible with this update.  (Read More)

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