TOOL ON SURFACE- DESPERATE FOR HELP

dolphus · 12 Mar 2010, 08:35

I re-installed Sketchup on my laptop and the tools on surface had to be re-installed but i cannot get it to work attached is a diagram of my plugins folder
can anyone please show me what's wrong.....desperate

remus · 12 Mar 2010, 08:49

Are you getting any errors in the ruby console?

dolphus · 12 Mar 2010, 09:29

No Remus the SU starts up just fine but i cannot find any reference to the TOS in any menue

Dave R · 12 Mar 2010, 10:49

Have you ticked the box for Tools on Surface in Window>Preferences>Extensions?

dolphus · 12 Mar 2010, 12:48

Dave i don't have the option to tick in that menue?

Dave R · 12 Mar 2010, 13:07

I'm no expert but my guess is that you've got something wrong in your installation of the plugin.

From memory, you should have in your Plugins folder a folder called TOS_Dir_15 and two RB files; LibFredo6 and ZLoader_OnSurface.

Did you install LibFredo6?

remus · 12 Mar 2010, 13:16

Have you tried removing the whole lot and starting again?

TIG · 12 Mar 2010, 13:28

The current setup is TOS_15 so you are way behind ?
It should be
C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 7\Plugins\TOS_Dir_15\
I have most of those files, but mine works though I don't have LibFredo6_ES.lang
Additionally I do have Quickcard - ToolsOnSurface - English - v1.5 - 12 Sep 09
But neither of these should matter...

To load the file you need
C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 7\Plugins\LIBFREDO6_Dir_34\
[and all of its contents]
and the file that kicks it all off...
C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 7\Plugins\ZLoader__OnSurface.rb

Check you have got all of the required files in the right places.
You can download all of these things from the topics in these forums...

fredo6 · 13 Mar 2010, 08:36

@dolphus said:

TIG first off thank you for your reply
I have tried to install as i think you suggested looks like this

i still cannot find anything in the view/toolbars or windows/options hope you can spot my mistake

Dolphus

Can you repost the image. I cannot see it.

Thanks

Fredo

dolphus · 13 Mar 2010, 09:04

TIG first off thank you for your reply
I have tried to install as i think you suggested looks like this

i still cannot find anything in the view/toolbars or windows/options hope you can spot my mistake

dolphus · 13 Mar 2010, 09:23

Hope this will add some light to the drama

PS i have placed the ZLoader__OnSurface and LibFredo6 files in the TOS_Dir_15 folder

TIG · 13 Mar 2010, 10:43

Please read my post again.
You seem to have the correct folders in ../Plugins/ as I said...
EXCEPT that nowhere did I say you should have a folder called ../Plugins/ZLoader__OnSurface/ - The rb file that you've put in there should go directly into ../Plugins/ folder - as I had said...
C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 7\Plugins\ZLoader__OnSurface.rb
If you move that file [ ZLoader__OnSurface.rb] into ../Plugins/ it will load when SUp starts - as it is nothing loads to kick off the sequence of events, as absolutely everything has been put inside sub-folders ???
For the avoidance of doubt - leave the other files in the other folders as they are...

Please try again...
You do seem to be making something of a jumble ...

fredo6 · 13 Mar 2010, 12:16

@dolphus said:

Hope this will add some light to the drama

PS i have placed the ZLoader__OnSurface and LibFredo6 files in the TOS_Dir_15 folder

I still cannot see your picture on the forum.
Here is the top level footprint in the Sktechup Plugin Directory.

Fredo

Dave R · 13 Mar 2010, 12:36

TOS_Dir_15 shouldn't be an empty folder either.

dolphus · 13 Mar 2010, 13:17

Tig sorry i messed up with the Z....folder i did as you said also put the files into TOS_Dir_15
Now i can see the check boxe"S" (2No) for Tools On Surface in the Windows/Preference they are both checked but i cannot find anything under View/toolbars to access the TOS

fredo6 · 13 Mar 2010, 14:12

@dolphus said:

Tig sorry i messed up with the Z....folder i did as you said also put the files into TOS_Dir_15
Now i can see the check boxe"S" (2No) for Tools On Surface in the Windows/Preference they are both checked but i cannot find anything under View/toolbars to access the TOS

Can you check if you have a menu Tools > Fredo6 Collection > Tools On Surface

Fredo

dolphus · 13 Mar 2010, 14:50

No Negative Fredo6 i dont have anything like that in Tools

dolphus · 13 Mar 2010, 15:22

    :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:

Fredo6 and Dave thank you for your patience and help ....IT IS WORKING I INSTALLED THE LibFredo6 DIR AND PUT THE RUBY IN PLUGINS AND THERE IT WAS IN THE TOOL FLY DOWN MENU
ONCE AGAIN THANKS I WAS REALLY LOST WITHOUT MY FAVOURITE PLUGIN

Dave R · 13 Mar 2010, 15:28

Glad that worked.

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