Plugins on mac

nicksmth1989 · 15 Feb 2011, 11:57

I was wondering is there anyway to convert plugins written for pc so they work on macs??
Thanks

Gaieus · 15 Feb 2011, 12:21

Most plugins are cross-platform (there are only few which use some PC specific system resources).

Which ones do you have problems with?

nicksmth1989 · 15 Feb 2011, 14:31

Its one for building oak fram orangaries and sun rooms. There all specific to this company whos website i downloaded it from and it automatically installed. Iv found them on the windows side of the mac and copied the plugins into to mac sketchup (hope that makes sense)and it hasnt worked.

Thanks

nicksmth1989 · 15 Feb 2011, 15:03

Its one that a company made for makin oak framed garden rooms. Ive downloaded it and it works fine on a pc but ive tried copying the plugins (seems to have 2) into the plugins folder on my mac and nothings happened. Im not sure if it wont work because it installs on the pc where as ive only copied them on my mac. Any ideas would b appreciated
thanks

Gaieus · 15 Feb 2011, 15:08

I do not know that plugin (a link would be nice - do they say anything about this respect?) but are you sure it only installed two files? No subfolders and such?

And where exactly did you copy those files on the Mac?

nicksmth1989 · 15 Feb 2011, 16:13

I dont think i can post a link because of copyright but when you click on the plugin called oak builder it opens a window where you enter the width and length of garden room so im thinking it may need windows because of the new window. Duno if this is right or not as im just guessing.

Gaieus · 15 Feb 2011, 16:14

Webdialogs can be used on Macs, too. So where did you copy those files?

(A link to the product description or whatever would do it - it is really hard to stab in the dark)

nicksmth1989 · 15 Feb 2011, 16:22

il send u a pm

TIG · 15 Feb 2011, 16:59

If there's a webdialog interface there'll almost certainly be a folder of files and images in Plugins that you need to copy over as well as the rb/rbs file[s]...

Edson · 15 Feb 2011, 17:47

out of an universe of literally hundreds –if not thousands– of plugins very few indeed do not work on mac.

Gaieus · 16 Feb 2011, 08:25

Well, Nick sent me the link but I had to tell him that I am a complete scripting illiterate so unless it is a secret thing (which the website did not tell), he should post it publicly so that all who has some knowledge of scripting can chime in.

It did really say for Windows however (and there were links to different Win OS builds)

TIG · 16 Feb 2011, 09:22

There are a few commercial tools where developers have only made a 'Windows' version... Without more info we can't take it further...
Why doesn't he contact the originators and ask them ??
You can't easily change a PC tool to a MAC tool if it's using Windows sockets, dll files etc...