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    • TIGT Offline
      TIG Moderator
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      Rombout

      Are you sure you have installed all of the zipped files correctly ?
      When you extract files for a zip you must keep them in their respective subfolders...
      Usually there's only one or two .rb files that go directly into the Plugins folder... all other related files stay inside their subfolder [or even subfolders within that]
      It you have inadvertently put some files into the Plugins folder that ought to be inside a subfolder, then they can auto-load and cause issues; so reinstall all of the tool's files as outlined above. Then recheck the Plugins folder and remove any files you find in it that should actually be in the subfolder[s]... Restart Sketchup and see if it works now... πŸ€“

      TIG

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      • OxerO Offline
        Oxer
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        @rombout said:

        Hope some can resolve this one on both my machines. Ps on the mac i do have su6,7 and 8 running

        Hi Rombout, I use mac too and for me only works the 0.6 version, the Keys on Mac:
        Cmd+Click : Make the ivy grow towards the mouse position.
        Alt+Click : Grow Ivy leafs.
        SHIFT+Click : Finish the Ivy.
        Key 'i' : Start over.

        The line 68 of Lively_tool.rb file is different for Pc and Mac.
        For Pc: if key == 73 #i
        For Mac: if key == 105 #i
        This is the version works for me on Mac

        Sketchup Ivy version works on Mac

        Say me if this version works for you or not.

        "The result is the end what is important is the process" by Oxer
        [http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/(http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/)]

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        • romboutR Offline
          rombout
          last edited by

          @driven said:

          @justinplunkett said:

          It looks like an awesome Plugin, unfortunately as previously mentioned it's not working on Mac Sketchup 8.
          Hope you resolve it as it would be fantastic to use on an upcoming project.
          Tx
          Justin

          Hi Justin,

          it does work on Mac with SU version 8, but I need to load it after startup from ruby console, or with as_pluginloader.rb.

          to use with either method of loading, I would suggest the following-

          go to LiveIvy.rb (in your plugins folder) >> right click and color it green >> drag it into LiveIvy Folder >> start SU >> open Ruby Console >> type load "LiveIvy/LiveIvy.rb" hit return >> draw or select a surface/shape/group... >> last item in plugins menu should be Ivy.

          or use plugin loader to do the same, navigate to then select the green file... that's why I color it...

          the standard image files can be improved by editing the .skp's in the folder, and I haven't got my head around all the settings yet.

          but they do work.

          john

          still doesnt do any thing on the mac using this trick

          > load "LiveIvy/LiveIvy.rb"
          /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb;284; warning; parenthesize argument(s) for future version
          true
          

          here the ruby output

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          • D Offline
            driven
            last edited by

            @rombout said:

            load "LiveIvy/LiveIvy.rb"
            /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb:284: warning: parenthesize argument(s) for future version
            true

            Hi,

            It has worked, the TRUE means it works, the other bits just a warning about syntax...

            So, to prove it works,

            open SU >> open Components >> open Materials [select in Model view]>> open Ruby Console >> type load "LiveIvy/LiveIvy.rb"

            you should see the components appear and the materials as well.

            now draw a rectangle, then go to Plugins Menu and the LAST item should be SketchupIvy, click it and the WebDialog will appear.

            let me know if it all works, or how far you can get... if you get this far there's one other trick to make it better on mac.

            john

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

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            • romboutR Offline
              rombout
              last edited by

              jep oke, suddenly version 0.5.4. is working in SU7 mac?! in 8 i dont see what im doing and the shift+click only gives me a small part off a branch
              i will check the other download with the adjustment for the mac

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              • romboutR Offline
                rombout
                last edited by

                here my test shot from thea?! no i need to go play with it! a lot i think?! πŸ˜„
                THink i need to modify those leaves, dont like that they are so flat
                Ivy-test-thea_POSTPRO.jpg

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                • E Offline
                  ergio3485
                  last edited by

                  yes. the same thing happens to me. i've done all you said but in the end it's always the same thing, there's only this pointer with a blue cirlce but when i left-click, shift-click, alt-click, etc... it doesnt' do anything.

                  It seems to be a very useful plugin!!! if only i could use it 😞

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                  • V Offline
                    vidy
                    last edited by

                    @ergio3485 said:

                    yes. the same thing happens to me. i've done all you said but in the end it's always the same thing, there's only this pointer with a blue cirlce but when i left-click, shift-click, alt-click, etc... it doesnt' do anything.

                    It seems to be a very useful plugin!!! if only i could use it 😞

                    im having that issue also here, but you can try to use ver 0.54 at least that still could work at mine πŸ˜‰

                    regards,

                    still so much to learn..

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                    • D Offline
                      driven
                      last edited by

                      @ergio3485 said:

                      if only i could use it 😞

                      It's well worth pursuing,

                      some things to check...

                      do the .skp files in the LiveIvy/Textures folder open on there own?

                      have you removed all the other versions with different names?

                      what version of osx are you on?

                      john

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

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                      • PixeroP Offline
                        Pixero
                        last edited by

                        Has anyone been able to get the 0.6.3 version to work?

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                        • rodrigonotorR Offline
                          rodrigonotor
                          last edited by

                          @pixero said:

                          Has anyone been able to get the 0.6.3 version to work?

                          Nop, I still use 0.5.4 versiΓ³n, work fine.

                          Regards

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                            driven
                            last edited by

                            @pixero said:

                            Has anyone been able to get the 0.6.3 version to work?

                            I got it working on the mac by separate loading,

                            If you do a dif on the two files you can swop things over one at a time and see when it breaks,

                            one thing to play with is commenting out the mac bit line 71 if key == 73 #|| key == 105 # i

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

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                            • N Offline
                              nomeradona
                              last edited by

                              @pixero said:

                              Has anyone been able to get the 0.6.3 version to work?
                              yes working with sketchup 8

                              visit my blog: http://www.nomeradona.blogspot.com

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                              • sadyoS Offline
                                sadyo
                                last edited by

                                @nomeradona said:

                                @pixero said:

                                Has anyone been able to get the 0.6.3 version to work?
                                yes working with sketchup 8

                                😞 ... It's not working with my SketchUp 8, still using the 0.5.4

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                                • thomthomT Offline
                                  thomthom
                                  last edited by

                                  Those of you with problems: can you post more info to what isn't working. "Not working" is like going to the doctor saying "I'm ill, fix me."

                                  Please be specific by what isn't working (lack of menus, errors, or unexpected behaviour). Also keep the Ruby Console open so you can see if any error messages appear.
                                  System information such as OS version and exact SketchUp version also helps.

                                  Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                  List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                  • V Offline
                                    vidy
                                    last edited by

                                    @thomthom said:

                                    Those of you with problems: can you post more info to what isn't working. "Not working" is like going to the doctor saying "I'm ill, fix me."

                                    Please be specific by what isn't working (lack of menus, errors, or unexpected behaviour). Also keep the Ruby Console open so you can see if any error messages appear.
                                    System information such as OS version and exact SketchUp version also helps.

                                    Current problem on ver 0.6.3 on SU 8 at mine:

                                    1. When i press alt + click, sometime ivy doesn't follow the direction i clicked.
                                    2. Some time it doesn't react as it is supposed to be when i press ctrl + click (to grow leaves)
                                    3. And the most problem.. it just won't finished when i press shift + click, so it never generated the ivy. 😞

                                    but when i used ver 0.5.4, it's all work perfectly.. πŸ˜„

                                    still so much to learn..

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      In the script's line #20 [..branch] and line #244 [..tool] [and probably other lines too πŸ˜• ] there is some arithmetic where something that's 'nil' is subtracted from something else and so it returns an error...
                                      Either put these parts into begin...rescue...end traps so the error won't trip up the script OR better test if the variable is NOT 'nil' and setting it to say 0 if +or- or 1 if *or/ - e.g. xxx=0 if not xxx
                                      The tools could be trapped to return at least something 1-seed.params[:branch][:spread] will fail if NOT seed.params[:branch][:spread] (i.e. it's nil)...
                                      LiveIvy.seed is defined as @@seed which in turn is defined as ' self' πŸ˜•
                                      which in turn has params which have :branch and :spread... BUT somewhere some of these aren't getting set to 0 [or 1 ?] as a safety net ??

                                      TIG

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                                      • PixeroP Offline
                                        Pixero
                                        last edited by

                                        @vidy said:

                                        @thomthom said:

                                        Those of you with problems: can you post more info to what isn't working. "Not working" is like going to the doctor saying "I'm ill, fix me."

                                        Please be specific by what isn't working (lack of menus, errors, or unexpected behaviour). Also keep the Ruby Console open so you can see if any error messages appear.
                                        System information such as OS version and exact SketchUp version also helps.

                                        Current problem on ver 0.6.3 on SU 8 at mine:

                                        1. When i press alt + click, sometime ivy doesn't follow the direction i clicked.
                                        2. Some time it doesn't react as it is supposed to be when i press ctrl + click (to grow leaves)
                                        3. And the most problem.. it just won't finished when i press shift + click, so it never generated the ivy. 😞

                                        but when i used ver 0.5.4, it's all work perfectly.. πŸ˜„

                                        I have the same problems as Vidy.

                                        • It doesnt branch. Just one stem.
                                        • Doesn't finish. 😞
                                          Windows 7 64bit. SU 8.
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                                        • rodrigonotorR Offline
                                          rodrigonotor
                                          last edited by

                                          You're rigth, here are the info:

                                          Sketchup 8.0.3117
                                          Sketchup Ivy 0.6.3
                                          Win 7 Ult

                                          Only create a little part of the Ivy and when I make Click+Shitft not work at all.

                                          Ruby Console:

                                          Error; #<TypeError; nil can't be coerced into Fixnum>
                                          C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_branch.rb;20;in `-'
                                          C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_branch.rb;20;in `initialize'
                                          C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_branch.rb;49;in `new'
                                          C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_branch.rb;49;in `grow_stem'
                                          C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_branch.rb;38;in `each'
                                          C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_branch.rb;38;in `grow_stem'
                                          C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb;204;in `grow_stem'
                                          C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb;203;in `each'
                                          C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb;203;in `grow_stem'
                                          C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb;202;in `times'
                                          C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb;202;in `grow_stem'
                                          C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb;90;in `onLButtonUp'
                                          C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_branch.rb;20
                                          

                                          Click+Shift

                                          Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `-' for nil;NilClass>
                                          C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb;244;in `birth_stem'
                                          C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb;237;in `each'
                                          C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb;237;in `birth_stem'
                                          C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb;226;in `birth'
                                          C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb;93;in `onLButtonUp'
                                          quietly_force_sync_mats_cb just called
                                          

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                                          • sadyoS Offline
                                            sadyo
                                            last edited by

                                            @pixero said:

                                            @vidy said:

                                            @thomthom said:

                                            Those of you with problems: can you post more info to what isn't working. "Not working" is like going to the doctor saying "I'm ill, fix me."

                                            Please be specific by what isn't working (lack of menus, errors, or unexpected behaviour). Also keep the Ruby Console open so you can see if any error messages appear.
                                            System information such as OS version and exact SketchUp version also helps.

                                            Current problem on ver 0.6.3 on SU 8 at mine:

                                            1. When i press alt + click, sometime ivy doesn't follow the direction i clicked.
                                            2. Some time it doesn't react as it is supposed to be when i press ctrl + click (to grow leaves)
                                            3. And the most problem.. it just won't finished when i press shift + click, so it never generated the ivy. 😞

                                            but when i used ver 0.5.4, it's all work perfectly.. πŸ˜„

                                            I have the same problems as Vidy.

                                            • It doesnt branch. Just one stem.
                                            • Doesn't finish. 😞
                                              Windows 7 64bit. SU 8.

                                            Yep, I have the same problems too, just like i/we already reported since v0.6.2

                                            Windows 7 64bit, SU8.0.4811 pro

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