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    tomasz
    last edited by 21 Jan 2008, 21:33

    Chris,
    I am using it as well for SU2KT and haven't had problems with it.
    It is highly customizable. I know it is possible to read win registry to find out SketchUp dir automatically. I haven't tried it yet.

    Tomasz

    Author of [Thea Render for SketchUp](http://www.thearender.com/sketchup)

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      CPhillips
      last edited by 21 Jan 2008, 22:08

      @unknownuser said:

      Chris,
      I am using it as well for SU2KT and haven't had problems with it.
      It is highly customizable. I know it is possible to read win registry to find out SketchUp dir automatically. I haven't tried it yet.

      Tomasz

      It is possible for the setup to check the registry. The problem is that Sketchup doesn't store a registry key that will let you find the directories. I mentioned it to the Sketchup team and they said they would try to add something in a future version.

      At least it seems most people install in the standard location.

      Chris

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        Jim
        last edited by 21 Jan 2008, 22:40

        On a side note, I've been running the idea around my brain of an installer for plugins which are only one file. It would be run from within Sketchup, could check for updates, and then backup, and download the script to the correct location.

        It wouldn't be hard, except for finding/writing reliable network code might be tricky.

        Hi

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          a4chitect
          last edited by 21 Jan 2008, 22:57

          jim - wonderful idea!!
          I just think this should be implemented by the official sketchup team and integrated more tight with the sketchup GUI (to allow managing menu commands, icons and stuff like this)

          so that anybody could configure which scripts to load and which to leave unloaded for the moment

          i know that ruby is capable enough to handle most of the stuff mentioned but I think that sketchup deserves a further development of the original Preferences\Extensions idea.

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            CPhillips
            last edited by 22 Jan 2008, 01:59

            @jim said:

            On a side note, I've been running the idea around my brain of an installer for plugins which are only one file. It would be run from within Sketchup, could check for updates, and then backup, and download the script to the correct location.

            It wouldn't be hard, except for finding/writing reliable network code might be tricky.

            Thats a good idea! It would be useful even without the auto updates.

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              Didier Bur
              last edited by 22 Jan 2008, 08:42

              Hi,

              @unknownuser said:

              The problem is that Sketchup doesn't store a registry key that will let you find the directories.

              I don't agree: go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Google/Sketchup6/Preferences/ and get the "Template" key. Parse the result and get rid of "Ressources/local_folder/Templates/..." and you have the path to the install dir.
              OK, it assumes the user stores its templates in the default folder... but you also can get the key "ComponentBrowser" in HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Google/Sketchup6/File Locations...

              I've done some installer in the past (for SU2POV) and I'll check the iss again to publish it if it is of any interest, but I'm sure this is doable.

              DB

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                CPhillips
                last edited by 23 Jan 2008, 04:33

                @didier bur said:

                Hi,

                @unknownuser said:

                The problem is that Sketchup doesn't store a registry key that will let you find the directories.

                I don't agree: go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Google/Sketchup6/Preferences/ and get the "Template" key. Parse the result and get rid of "Ressources/local_folder/Templates/..." and you have the path to the install dir.
                OK, it assumes the user stores its templates in the default folder... but you also can get the key "ComponentBrowser" in HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Google/Sketchup6/File Locations...

                I've done some installer in the past (for SU2POV) and I'll check the iss again to publish it if it is of any interest, but I'm sure this is doable.

                Hmm. Seems your right. Ill see if I can update the installer.

                Thanks
                Chris

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                  blruuska
                  last edited by 17 Oct 2011, 12:59

                  Do you know of any similar Installers for the Mac platform?

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                    driven
                    last edited by 17 Oct 2011, 14:31

                    @blruuska said:

                    Do you know of any similar Installers for the Mac platform?

                    a symbolic link to the 'plugins' folder + 'your rubies, and support folders' contained in a .dmg is quite familiar to mac users.

                    once you open the dmg you drag the 'ruby contents' onto the contained 'link folder' and the system sorts it all out.

                    if you have a mac I'll PM you an example.

                    if you have a mac you can make installers from pre-installed system software i.e. disc utility.app
                    or try/buy Drop DMG.app which allows for fancy looking dmg's

                    john

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

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                      draftomatic
                      last edited by 8 Nov 2011, 01:14

                      A lightweight solution for plugin installers is to use self-extracting zips:

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                      (www.izarc.org)

                      izarc gives you a few basic options as well. You'll have to make separate installers for 32/64bit Windows (since 64-bit systems use C:\Program Files (x86)).

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