Floor Joist Tool - Floor Blocking

[ConT]

On the floor joist tool it would be great to have the option to add center blocking per spacing ie: every 8’-0’ or 4’-0" or whatever.

Also option to add 2x4 flat blocking at floor sheathing joints.

End and center blocking is shown on the Icon, however it only populates the end blocking in the drawing.

[Andrew]

Hi ConT, it is easy to add blocking/bridging wherever you like if you are using PlusSpecs PlusDesignBuild or PlusArchitect. However, in many cases, there may be several rows of blocking, so we decided to make an easy-to-use tool that enables you to put it wherever you like.

1. Open the floor joist tool inside Sketchup and draw floor joists ( to test: it’s easier to deselect the “Include floor” check box or turn the “17_FLOORING” Tag/layer off )
2. Click on “Draw” next to the Draw Blocking heading
3. You’ll notice a secondary dialog called Joist Blocking Tool. Here, you can set your joist spacing and blocking size. (Note: you can create a material that is 4x2 or 2x4 in the material creator tool. This way, you can lay it flat under your sheeting joins
4. Left-click in the model space to start drawing blocking in your desired location. Left-click where you would like your blocking to stop.