Feedback on the Building Tool

Well, the new release is out, but this thread was about the tool in alpha 4, and we’re still in alpha 4, so I’m thinking it’s still good to talk about it here. I’m really digging the tool, even moreso now that the roof customization is in. There are two minor issues I’ve found, however.

  • Tool choice selection is not retained (as was pointed out by Tom in the latest Desktop Tuesday, 2:14)
  • Some of the support pillars in the corners don’t interact well with high roof corners (when you have at least two adjacent sides unselected in the directions diagram) (as seen, but not pointed out, by Tom in an earlier Desktop Tuesday, 2:30)

All the same, overall I’m very happy with it, and it seems to work well. I’m excited to see more options for it later on—I think the framework in its current form should be able to support them, most likely.

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