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    • V Offline
      vidy
      last edited by

      im using xp sp2, and su 7.1, the tool actually already perfectly functional, just the icon not showed up..
      already try to change the address on the script, but it still not working. πŸ˜’

      still so much to learn..

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        watkins
        last edited by

        Just tried installing Toggle Units into my SU8 plugin folder, and found that the icons won't show up. Is this a known problem for SU8? If so, does anyone have a fix?

        Kind regards,
        Bob

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          TIG Moderator
          last edited by

          When you extracted the contents of the zip file you should have got a file called toggle_units.rb and a folder called toggle_units_icons which contains 24 png files to make the various buttons.
          The file and the folder both go into your Plugins folder.
          If you have copied the rb file from v7 into v8 you must also copy the whole folder and its files too... πŸ˜•

          TIG

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            watkins
            last edited by

            Dear All,

            Okay, Toggle Units is now working in V8, but only after installing the version posted by 'blajnov' (page 6 of this thread, and near the top).

            Kind regards,
            Bob

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              davidlouis
              last edited by

              Not wanting to discourage the development of great tools such as this, I can't help wonder why, so far down the line in sketchup development, you can't have one preference for modelling units and a different one for the value readout of say... areas, dimensions etc etc... CAD software has been doing this since day one...

              At the moment I model in millimeters and require dimensions and areas in meters... I've used this tool since it pretty much came but why don't the skp developers integrate this into the preferences / model info units interface...???

              Either way thanks for a great tool! πŸ‘

              Dave

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                vidy
                last edited by

                @watkins said:

                Dear All,

                Okay, Toggle Units is now working in V8, but only after installing the version posted by 'blajnov' (page 6 of this thread, and near the top).

                Kind regards,
                Bob

                dear bob,
                do you have the icon showed up on v.8?

                still so much to learn..

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                  watkins
                  last edited by

                  Dear Vidy,

                  Yes I do, and I have checked all the functions and they work. It would be very useful if someone could update the first posting with the V8 compatible plugin.

                  Regards,
                  Bob

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                  • TIGT Offline
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    I have updated the first post in the thread http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=81391#p81391
                    Please use the new 'bold' version which is v6/7/8... friendly - I left the old one BUT I don't recommend that version at all...

                    TIG

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                      vidy
                      last edited by

                      thanks bob and tig, now it works perfectly

                      still so much to learn..

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                      • Dave RD Offline
                        Dave R
                        last edited by

                        TIG,

                        I just installed the latest version but I am getting the blank toolbar. In looking through the script I see what looks like the path to the PNGs shown as below. The icon folder is called "toggle_units_icons" but I wonder if it or the script should be modified. Or maybe I'm looking in the wrong place and have a different problem.

                        cmd = UI;;Command.new(Strings["Decimal"]) { toggle_units(5) }
                        cmd.small_icon = "CD_ICONS/TWEAK/tudec16.png"
                        cmd.large_icon = "CD_ICONS/TWEAK/tudec24.png"
                        	    
                        
                        

                        Etaoin Shrdlu

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          @dave r said:

                          TIG,

                          I just installed the latest version but I am getting the blank toolbar. In looking through the script I see what looks like the path to the PNGs shown as below. The icon folder is called "toggle_units_icons" but I wonder if it or the script should be modified. Or maybe I'm looking in the wrong place and have a different problem.

                          cmd = UI;;Command.new(Strings["Decimal"]) { toggle_units(5) }
                          > cmd.small_icon = "CD_ICONS/TWEAK/tudec16.png"
                          > cmd.large_icon = "CD_ICONS/TWEAK/tudec24.png"
                          > 	    
                          > 
                          

                          You are right πŸ˜’ - I copied the files over without looking at then [I didn't use this tool at all]
                          I've now updated the zip http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=81391#p81391 so that it has the correct folder specified for the icons !

                          TIG

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                            Dave R
                            last edited by

                            Thank you, TIG. I'm amazed that I sorted out the problem correctly. I must be learning from watching you.

                            Etaoin Shrdlu

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                            • M Offline
                              Matt666
                              last edited by

                              Hi all.
                              Sorry for my absence, for now I don't often use SU. Thank you TIG to be here... 😳

                              Frenglish at its best !
                              My scripts

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                                mag1800
                                last edited by

                                [floatr:2nr8pix2][/floatr:2nr8pix2]Great Plugin Matt. Works great for me. Thank You.

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                                  Matt666
                                  last edited by

                                  Hi all.
                                  Plugin updated with a new tool (Toolbar manager): You can now choose icons you want to display in the toolbar.
                                  Thanks to Thomthom and TIG!

                                  LINK: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=81391#p81391

                                  Frenglish at its best !
                                  My scripts

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                                    Matt666
                                    last edited by

                                    Do not hesitate to tell me if something goes wrong... I'm new with HTML and JAVASCRIPT...

                                    Frenglish at its best !
                                    My scripts

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                                      driven
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi Mat,

                                      on my mac if I instal this correctly and open SU

                                      Unless, I use the manager, make a change and then quit

                                      SU actually crashes when I close a window and I get a report dialog.

                                      When I remove this ruby, everything works as it should, if put it back again problem returns.

                                      it make no difference if I use or don't use the plugin, only if it's installed.

                                      %(#BF0040)[28 com.google.sketchupfree8 0x004a9316 std::vector<CSketchUpToolbar::CToolBarItem, std::allocatorCSketchUpToolbar::CToolBarItem >::_M_insert_aux(__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<CSketchUpToolbar::CToolBarItem*, std::vector<CSketchUpToolbar::CToolBarItem, std::allocatorCSketchUpToolbar::CToolBarItem > >, CSketchUpToolbar::CToolBarItem const&) + 1968
                                      29 com.google.sketchupfree8 0x004aa4ab std::vector<CSketchUpToolbar::CToolBarItem, std::allocatorCSketchUpToolbar::CToolBarItem >::_M_insert_aux(__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<CSketchUpToolbar::CToolBarItem*, std::vector<CSketchUpToolbar::CToolBarItem, std::allocatorCSketchUpToolbar::CToolBarItem > >, CSketchUpToolbar::CToolBarItem const&) + 6469
                                      30 libCommonUtils.dylib 0x00a8538a CNotificationCenter::SendNotification(char const*, void*) + 202
                                      31 com.google.sketchupfree8 0x004c1d48 non-virtual thunk to CTool::~CTool() + 3048
                                      32 com.google.sketchupfree8 0x004c27c3 non-virtual thunk to CTool::~CTool() + 5731
                                      33 com.google.sketchupfree8 0x00008335 0x1000 + 29493]

                                      john

                                      learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                                        Matt666
                                        last edited by

                                        Hum Thomthom told me I had to use 'show' with windows and 'show_modal' with mac... I think this is the problem (because i completely forgot this!). I'll take a look soon thank you!

                                        Frenglish at its best !
                                        My scripts

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                                          driven
                                          last edited by

                                          Hi Mat,
                                          It actually seems to be something to do with the preference settings, which SU sends to the .plist on Mac.

                                          .show and .show_modal never cause crashes, it's just the dialog disappears under the main window.
                                          john

                                          learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                                            Matt666
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi!
                                            See first post to download new version [v2.11].

                                            • Mac bug fixed
                                            • Add tool in extensions window.
                                              Big thanks to driven for his help! πŸ‘

                                            LINK: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=81391#p81391

                                            Frenglish at its best !
                                            My scripts

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