Direct Connections Upgraded in Version 0.1.5

Yesterday we released version 0.1.5!

Direct connections have been given a big update! Lots of issues were fixed with these types of connections and they are now much more robust as you can see below…

In this update, we also enabled shop-drawing export for SketchUp 2025. However, you need to install 2025.0.3 (or newer). This is because in previous versions of SU2025, a crash could occur when exporting to Layout. But this should now be fixed!

Many users from Europe and other regions that use a comma as decimal separator notified us of an issue that prevented them from being able to create custom bolts. When trying to create a new bolt, they would see an error message. We’ve also fixed this issue in 0.1.5 so all users should be able to create custom bolts now!

To read about all of the changes in version 0.1.5, see the release notes.

We’ve made some tweaks to the previously available AISC, CISC, Europe and Australia profiles. We’ve increased the number of arc segments for the root radius and also made circular hollow sections much smoother.  We’ve also fixed tapered flange profiles for the Europe library so that the flange slope angles are now correct.

To update your DECAsteel profile library to the latest version:

  • Find the email you received when you originally ordered the profile library. Please do not re-order the same profile library.
  • Click the ‘Go to My Purchase’ button. This will take you to a page where you can download the latest library RBZ file.
  • Download the library RBZ file and install it using the SketchUp Extension Manager.
Direct Connections Upgraded in Version 0.1.5