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  • C Offline
    Checker
    last edited by 17 Jun 2010, 15:05

    1. Okay, I have created the correct (but empty) folders for both versions 6 (free) and 7 (free)

    2. Still no effect

    3. With Ruby Console open - running the script - I got this message

    Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `+' for nil;NilClass>
    /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/SketchUp/Plugins/MatrixProximity.rb;550;in `proximity'
    /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/SketchUp/Plugins/MatrixProximity.rb;686
    /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/SketchUp/Plugins/MatrixProximity.rb;550;in `call'
    /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/SketchUp/Plugins/MatrixProximity.rb;550
    
    

    Does this mean anything to you? Or is this a generic error?

    I thank you again sir!

    TIG is my hero, a true gentleman and scholar!

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    • T Offline
      TIG Moderator
      last edited by 17 Jun 2010, 16:07

      OK we have some new info 💭
      It's saying that it's having trouble finding a folder
      C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Components/Proximity Components/
      (or 7 ?)
      I don't get those errors, so I can't see why you do... but...
      Here's v1.8 that MIGHT stop the error ???
      Try it and report backMatrixProximity.rb
      Check you have the folder correctly made...

      TIG

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      • C Offline
        Checker
        last edited by 17 Jun 2010, 16:45

        Thank you for posting the revamped script! Half GREAT news! On Windows XP running SU6 (Pro) it WORKED!!!!!!
        IT WORKED on my WinXP SU6 (Pro) but NOT on my Mac SU6 (Free) or SU7 (Free)
        The Half BAD news, on my Mac (my primary computer) in both SU 6 (Free) and SU 7 (Free) I get a NEW error

        Error; #<TypeError; can't convert nil into String>
        /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/SketchUp/Plugins/MatrixProximity.rb;552;in `open'
        /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/SketchUp/Plugins/MatrixProximity.rb;552;in `entries'
        /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/SketchUp/Plugins/MatrixProximity.rb;552;in `proximity'
        /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/SketchUp/Plugins/MatrixProximity.rb;687
        /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/SketchUp/Plugins/MatrixProximity.rb;552;in `call'
        /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/SketchUp/Plugins/MatrixProximity.rb;552
        

        So, again, thank you for your patience (I owe you huge after this) - does this error (from my mac) tell you anything new?

        I've attached a screen shot of where I have my "Proximity Components" folder:

        1. Is there anything wrong (that you can tell) with this folder?
        2. Is this folder in the wrong place?

        ![The location of "Proximity Components" folder on my MAC](/uploads/imported_attachments/YEBw_Picture11.png "The location of "Proximity Components" folder on my MAC")

        TIG is my hero, a true gentleman and scholar!

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        • T Offline
          TIG Moderator
          last edited by 17 Jun 2010, 17:32

          Try this - the /Components/Proximity Components/ folder MUST now exist and if it doesn't you get an error message.MatrixProximity.rb

          TIG

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          • C Offline
            Checker
            last edited by 17 Jun 2010, 18:01

            The folder structure is different on the MAC side. This is what it looks like:

            "/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/Sketchup/Components/Proximity Components"

            (note that the "Components" folder in not located in the Google Sketchup application folder itself)

            Can you alter the .rb to work with both Mac and PC?

            TIG is my hero, a true gentleman and scholar!

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            • T Offline
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by 17 Jun 2010, 18:22

              Why not make a folder within the Sketchup structure - the ../Components/ folder should be in the same relationship as the ../Plugins/ folder ??? To get it to work make an empty ../Components/ folder where it's looking and an empty ../Components/Proximity Componnets folder too... that'll fool it.
              I think your Mac's folder structure is wrong... if you copy/paste these two lines into the Ruby Console they should return the same path ?
              Sketchup.find_support_file("","Components") Sketchup.find_support_file("","Plugins")
              ❓

              TIG

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              • F Offline
                Freddie
                last edited by 18 Jun 2010, 18:58

                Hey guys!

                The folder path is different from PC to Mac.

                I spoke to my coding friend, who took at TIG's code, and in addition to being really impressed with what you created, he was able to "Frankenstein" it and got it to work for both PC and Mac.

                Now the script checks for platform first, and that effects where it looks for the "Proximity Components" folder

                Tested on WinXP and MacOSX with 👍

                Hope this helps, and thank you for sharing!


                Matrix Proximity for both PC and Mac

                http://www.freddieart.com

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                • C Offline
                  Checker
                  last edited by 18 Jun 2010, 19:46

                  HOLY CRAP (the new one) WORKS FOR BOTH MY MAC AND PC!!!!

                  AWESOME! Thank you both Especially you TIG!!!

                  TIG is my hero, a true gentleman and scholar!

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