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All of the previously loaded' error-messages suggest that somehow you have duplicates of those extensions installed in different locations, both of which SketchUp loads from.
Several of those causing errors are by other authors and are from other sources than SCF, and even some su_ shipped-extensions...

How are you installing your extensions ?

If you are copying files from one SketchUp version's Plugins folder into another. then it's a recipe for chaos.

If you download them from our PluginStore as RBZs and then use the Extension Manager to install them, then they automatically install in your default Plugins folder, from which SketchUp loads any extension .RB files it finds at startup. In your case it's
C:/Users/MSonmez/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2026/SketchUp/Plugins

If you use the ExtensionStore's dialog to auto-install them, that works without the need for the RBZ step, but they default to install in the same default Plugins folder.
However, you can opt to have your own personal destination folder, chosen and remembered with the ExtensionStore's Settings > Paths option. It's really only useful for those with a centralized folder used across SketchUp versions - you need to set up this alternative path using Fredo's AdditionalPluginsFolder tool.

An alternative path offered might be the Plugins folder in the ProgramData path, but this is only used for extensions shared between several users on the same computer, unlike your own user's Plugins folder personal to your login: it's typically used by more complex extensions like renderers etc. It does load its .RB files before the default Plugins folder so it could explain the duplication, but why all of your extensions seem to have arrived in there is a very unlikely mystery. It's not normally listed unless some previous installation [like a renderer] has made the Plugins folder for its .RB and subfolder...

If you can check for multiple Plugins folders and their duplicated contents it will help. Try to ensure only one version of each .RB and it's matching subfolder exist in any likely-to-be-loading Plugins folder.

Running this text in the Ruby Console will give you a list of all file-paths that are loaded from - BUT only the default ../AppData../Plugings would be normally listed in the ExtensionStore's Paths, never put extensions into another of these folders, unless you are really sure of what you are doing -
$LOAD_PATH
Please report back...

Rich O Brien

I'd say that's hardware related. Maybe a low end GPU or integrated GPU?

Have a look at Preferences > Graphics

SketchUp 2026 Graphic Preferences

See if switching the engine remedies things.

Gus R

Overall I'm cynical about AI but I have started using it for conceptual work and creating renderings fast which seems to garner greater interest with clients.

Most of it right now is not as advertised. Particularly with architecture. I have to put text input to create the rendering I want and right when I think I'm making headway it completely changes the design.

It's hard to control textures and materials. I went from doing some AI renderings -- on ReRenderAI -- and eventually used the same SU model to develop my own renderings. It's much easier to change colors and materials from there along with design elements.

I haven't used it in weeks. I have some success using Facebook ads to get work. It's hit and miss. Prolonged messenger chats that go nowhere. Many people literally think $900 for a set of plans is too expensive.

Everything is changing which is nothing new. From the days when I first started drafting in a land survey company. Hand drafting with technical pens on vellum. To reluctantly getting a computer and learning Autocad by way of a DOS command.

So I'm willing to use AI if and when the results work and look good and maybe get me more work or more ideas from the client. I'm still using my 20+ year old Autocad. I'm half way to 70 and have nowhere to go.

Rich O Brien

Many people mention the threat but fail to consider the cost.

Most AI companies are leaning heavily towards AI as a utility like water or electricity. So expect it to be a monthly utility cost for homes/users.

Whereas I am in the same camp as Dave. AI should be used to tackle real world problems.

I do use it but mostly as a feedback solution or ideation.

I would say the vast majority using AI in the 3D visualisation space are people that have never modelled, textured or rendered.

Dave R

I want AI to mow the lawn, shovel the snow, do the laundry and the dishes. Leave the creative stuff to humans.

Gus R

@Mike-Amos Mike, yep. I am curious about Rayscraper. I've seen some really great results.

Sometimes I think about getting Thea alongside D5. It's more work for creating a render. There are times when I think D5 is a little cartoonish. It has a lot of positives. Perhaps when I was starting out using D5.

I used Twilight on a few projects at first right after using Kerkythea for a while. That was my main first rendering engine. I think there was this other Metropolis Light Transport plugin for Sketchup to experiment with.

I neglected learning rendering even though I putzed around a lot with Kerkythea. It was with Thea render when I really started to sink my teeth into rendering.

Gus R

Rich, there's a long thread of crash reports at the D5 community page. One person thanked me for bringing up the Turbo Mode bug. I just tested it with Turbo Mode on and MCE set to disabled but with temp limits. It D5 didn't crash and it took 10 minutes longer to render 6 scenes. Go figure. I didn't repeat the test. I could I suppose. Three years ago D5 had the same Turbo Mode crash bug too.

Mike. Not sure yet about changing over. I've gotten so used to this D5 workflow. For now.

TIG

Step by step questions...
Can your IT guy get a cmd script to run at user's login ?
Can your IT guy then make that cmd script copy the license files from an admin-account's folder-structure into an equivalent folder in the user's account - e.g. '../appdata/local/scf licenses' ?
If this happens why can't the user then see the expected license files ?
I'm no cmd script guru. but surely your IT guys have some helpful ideas ??

e.g. If you manually copy over the license files from an admin-account's folder-structure into an equivalent folder in the user's account - e.g. '../appdata/local/scf licenses' - does that then work as expected ? If not, then why not ?

TIG

@ntxdave
The magnifying glass button is the first of the four icons at the right-hand end of the topmost title bar of the forum itself, NOT in the the title bar of the first post in a thread to the left of the 'Reply' button...

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