Advice : Developing Ruby extension for Sketchup (Windows)

[nicholas_yue]

Hi,

I tried looking for the information at the FAQ.

I am writing a C++ based Ruby Extension for use in Sketchup.

Where can I find information regarding the C++ compiler version and Ruby version required for easier integration with Sketchup?

Should I build my own version of Ruby ? Should I avoid developing in 64bit windows ?

I am targeting Sketchup version 8.X

Regards

[Chris Fullmer]

Well, much of what you do as far as basic SketchUp extension - plugins if you will - is actually done in Ruby. The integration with SketchUp as a software is done in Ruby. Interfacing with a .skp file directly though is where you would need the C sdk.

So if you need to write .skp files, or read them, then you will need the C sdk. Otherwise, plan on getting into Ruby. And here is the API:

http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/index.html

[thomthom]

C++ ? Ruby Extensions are normally written in C.

TBD got a simple C Extension sample which allowed me to get started with making a C Extension that worked in SketchUp Ruby. (Mine just crashed when I followed the tutorials for plain vanilla Ruby when I tried it inside SketchUp.)

https://github.com/TBD/OpenSUP/tree/master/SUExt

[Dan Rathbun]

You have read the FAQ page I made?

[Info] C/C++ Ruby extensions & SketchUp plugins