Updated the polyline stemwall draw tool to terminate (point selection) with the “Enter” key instead of the down arrow.
Updated the strip footing draw tool to terminate (point selection) with the “Enter” key instead of the down arrow.
I’ve never been really happy with using the down arrow as the termination key for the polyline stemwall and strip footing tools, it was always a placeholder until I could figure out how to use the Enter key instead. I’ve now enabled the plugin so that the Enter/Return key can be used. I have not disabled the down arrow key so actually either can be used at this time but eventually I will remove the down arrow key so that only the enter key will terminate point selection for the two draw tools.
I’m utilizing key code 36 for MacOS, however I need to verify that this is actually working for everyone as it should. If you are using the Foundation plugin on a Mac please download this latest version and let me know if the Enter key will now allow you to terminate a polyline stemwall.
After some further testing I think I will switch from the Enter key to the End key to terminate point selection. The problem with using the Enter key is that it conflicts with the manual entry of a segment length.
Updated the polyline stemwall draw tool to terminate (point selection) with the “End” key instead of the “Enter” key.
Updated the strip footing draw tool to terminate (point selection) with the “End” key instead of the “Enter” key.
For now the point selection termination will be either the down arrow or the “End” key. Using the “Enter” key causes a conflict when the user is manual entering a dimension for a segment length (key in the dimension and then click enter). Until I can figure out how to resolve this conflict this will be the key assignment for terminating both polyline stemwall and strip footings.
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Added the “Enter” key method to the strip footing and polyline stemwall draw tools for point selection termination.
After a couple of tries I think I’ve finally got it right now. One should be able to use the Enter/Return key to terminate point selection as well as still use the down arrow (for users who are in the habit of using the down arrow now). I apologize on the back and forth on this fix, sometimes things just don’t go as smoothly as planned.
Note, that if you want the footing concrete layer to remain the same as the rest of the foundation (ie. stemwall) you can always assign it to the same layer name: “fnd_conc”
Also note, that any and all of these layer names are user configurable, the names shown are just default names I have assigned, the user can utilized their own naming convention that suites their workflow.
The layers feature has been around for a long time, however sometimes users forget that it is there, just a reminder and an update for more layer granularity.
With slab depressions (in slab-on-grades) you can slope the depression however there has been call for sloping a concrete slab (slab tool). I can spend the time to make this happen but I want to first find out if there is enough interest in this.
Ayup. Makes them easier to clean. Takes me back to my time as a volunteer fire fighter/EMT in college. We pressure washed the floor of the stations EVERY DAY (with hand scrubbing of some spots if needed.) 3 of the station were easy to clear of the resulting water - their floors were sloped towards the door. The 4th? Flat, and doubled the cleaning time - all due to the extra squegeeing to get the water out the door.
It’s actually required by code. IRC R309.1 The parking area “shall be sloped to facilitate the movement of liquids to an approved drain or toward the main vehicle entry doorway,” with an exception for freestanding garages that are 10’ from the dwelling.
It doesn’t say anything about a minimum pitch, though.
I think I will introduce two additional parameters for stemwall foundations which will make them more applicable for use as retaining walls in foundation design.
The two parameters will be:
Ftg. Bar Development: None, Hook, Full Ext., Full Int.
Ftg. Offset: 0.0 in (default)
Currently footings are drawn symmetrically with respect to the foundation wall, this will enable the user to offset the footing in or out (+/-).
