The main attribute of ProfileBuilder2 was to allow you to 'extrude' shapes like for crown molding. As it advanced, the ability to add components to the extrusion was added such as posts and pickets at whatever interval is specified. Basically Housebuilder does the same thing by placing a stud at a specified interval and height.

The addition of a pricing component is something that I am taking full advantage of, as I can either price a layer (so if something is extruded on a layer it lets me pick how to price it...volume, surface area, etc. It also allows pricing of material, so the roofing surface of your truss could be priced by giving that particular material(s) a square foot or square price. If you group something and name it (component) then you price the item. If you group several things and click on the group, you can easily give that 'thing' a price (or many prices) but it 'names' it such as 'Group#252'. If you print out a report it's better to name the group 'Skylight #2' so you know what it is.

This is the first video I watched that got me hooked, so I purchased and am using daily...



And this one shows how you can isolate groups of materials for framing, possibly exactly what Medeek could integrage



Michael

Thanks for the fantastic plugin (Truss). If you developed a wall tool that worked in tandem with the foundation and truss packages, that would be fantastic (Id buy that...).
I use ProfileBuilder2 to give my components a cost value (you can add multiple cost attributes to an object such as material cost, labor, accessories, management, etc.), and with Medeek Truss I can tag and rename the components in the truss set accordingly. I can then export a component report to create a detailed estimate.
If a wall tool with headers and beams was available, similar to HouseBuilder but more like Medeek Truss, that would be great.
Thanks again for a great plugin; I look daily for updates!