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      Align
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      thanx for this awesome thread! i give it a 10

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      • thomthomT Offline
        thomthom
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        Jim, maybe include the path to install plugins on Mac as well. That one seem to be the most confusing amongst users it seems.

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

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          RickW
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          @vashstamp3de said:

          I hope this helps...(and not violating someone 😞 )
          http://xoomer.virgilio.it/kites/programmi/grafica/sketcplugins.html
          Good Luck!

          Just point the Windowizer link to Smustard, please. It currently points to a broken link on RLD.

          RickW
          [www.smustard.com](http://www.smustard.com)

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          • thomthomT Offline
            thomthom
            last edited by

            Might be worth noting that definition names can't be trusted to be unique: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=28094

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

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              thomthom
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              Very nice list Dan!

              @dan rathbun said:

              Ruby Best Practices, by Gregory T. Brown
              ** PDF
              http://sandal.github.com/rbp-book/pdfs/rbp_1-0.pdf

              This one looks very interesting.

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

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              • Dan RathbunD Offline
                Dan Rathbun
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                @thomthom said:

                Very nice list Dan!

                Thanks.. (but I didn't find all these myself.) I had it posted over at GG, but it kept getting farther down the topic stack. Over here I know right where it is, and can format it.

                @thomthom said:

                This one looks very interesting.

                Jim found that one.

                P.S. - @Jim your free to cut and paste anything from here to the top of the thread.

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                • Dan RathbunD Offline
                  Dan Rathbun
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                  UPDATES / ADDITIONS (in this topic.)


                  Ruby Interpreter DLLs (Win32)

                  Edited Instructions to be more clear and precise.

                  Added DLL for:

                  • latest Ruby v 1.8.7 p330

                  RUBY PROGRAMMING REFERENCES - CHM format

                  Added CHMs for:

                  • latest Ruby v 1.8.7 p330* latest Ruby v 1.9.2 p136

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                  • J Offline
                    Jim
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                    This site has many videos of Ruby talks recorded at various Ruby Conferences - http://confreaks.net

                    Some good stuff there - if you can find them...

                    Hi

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                      rricon
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                      Hello,

                      Where to find the .h file of msvcrt-ruby18.dll file ?

                      Regards,

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                      • Dan RathbunD Offline
                        Dan Rathbun
                        last edited by

                        @rricon said:

                        Where to find the .h file of msvcrt-ruby18.dll file ?

                        In the source:
                        ftp;//ftp.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/1.8/ruby-1.8.6-p287.zip

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                        • Dan RathbunD Offline
                          Dan Rathbun
                          last edited by

                          book: "Programming Ruby - The Pragmatic Programmer's Guide"
                          Copyright © 2000 Addison Wesley Longman, Inc.

                          ProgrammingRuby.zip
                          Released under the terms of the Open Publication License V1.0.

                          🤓

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                            todd burch
                            last edited by

                            Chunky Bacon. I didn't see a link for Why's Poignant Guide to Ruby. A true classic.

                            http://mislav.uniqpath.com/poignant-guide/book/chapter-1.html

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                            • Dan RathbunD Offline
                              Dan Rathbun
                              last edited by

                              The Bastards Book of Ruby
                              A Programming Primer for Counting and Other Unconventional Tasks


                              Regular Expressions

                              Cheatsheet

                              Link Preview Image
                              Regular-Expressions.info - Regex Tutorial, Examples and Reference - Regexp Patterns

                              At Regular-Expressions.info you will find a wide range of in-depth information about a powerful search pattern language called regular expressions.

                              favicon

                              (www.regular-expressions.info)

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                                mptak
                                last edited by

                                http://rubyjs.org/

                                Javascript implementation of Ruby. For what its worth.

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                                  Jim
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                                  Opal: Ruby to Javascript Compiler

                                  favicon

                                  (opalrb.org)

                                  Ruby to JavaScript compiler, for what it's worth.

                                  Hi

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                                  • Dan RathbunD Offline
                                    Dan Rathbun
                                    last edited by


                                    Ruby Interpreter DLLs (Win32)


                                    Instructions: (Win32 ONLY)


                                    These Instructions Were Aimed at SketchUp Releases 6.x & 7.x ONLY


                                    Navigate (Explore) on your computer, to the Google Sketchup application folder, and ...

                                    1. Backup the current "Deceased" 1.8.0 dll, msvcrt-ruby18.dll by renaming it:
                                    • msvcrt-ruby180_p0.dll* or similar if it's a newer version. For example, if the old dll is v1.8.6-p287, then rename it msvcrt-ruby186_p287.dll
                                    1. Download your choice of a newer version Ruby Interpreter Win32 DLL (below)

                                    2. Make a copy of the new file and name it: msvcrt-ruby18.dll

                                    (Sketchup is hardcoded to load this DLL filename.)


                                    ALL Ruby 1.8 Trunk Releases Are Now Obsolete


                                    1.8.0 [floatr:2qufrnyfOBSOLETE[/floatr:2qufrnyf]]

                                    This intial release (p0) was distro'd with SU 6 - 7.x (Win32)
                                    Just in case you lost or corrupted the original DLL.


                                    1.8.1 .. 1.8.4 [floatr:2qufrnyfOBSOLETE[/floatr:2qufrnyf]]

                                    1.8.1 thru 1.8.4 are obsolete (no sense posting them.)


                                    1.8.5 [floatr:2qufrnyfOBSOLETE[/floatr:2qufrnyf]]

                                    This intial release (p0) was distro'd with SU 6 - 2013 (Mac)
                                    For testing rubies on PC (as they will run under Ruby onthe Mac.)

                                    The last patchlevel that will be released for 1.8.5
                                    Branch v 1.8.5 is now considered obsolete.


                                    1.8.6 [floatr:2qufrnyfOBSOLETE[/floatr:2qufrnyf]]

                                    This patchlevel was distro'd with SketchUp Win32 versions 8 & 2013
                                    ruby-1.8.6-p369-i386-mswin32-dll.zip


                                    1.8.7 [floatr:2qufrnyfOBSOLETE[/floatr:2qufrnyf]]

                                    ruby-1.8.7-p330-i386-mswin32-dll.zip


                                    ALL Ruby 1.8 Trunk Releases Are Now Obsolete


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                                    • Dan RathbunD Offline
                                      Dan Rathbun
                                      last edited by


                                      RUBY PROGRAMMING REFERENCES - CHM format*
                                      Method References for Ruby Core and Extended Modules & Classes

                                      ~ Arranged by Ruby version and PatchLevel ~


                                      1.8.6 [floatr:1ywbewgh]END OF LIFE[/floatr:1ywbewgh]
                                      [floatr:1ywbewgh]announced 2011-09-11[/floatr:1ywbewgh]
                                      Ruby ver 1.8.6 p398
                                      ruby-1.8.6-p398-doc-chm-2.zip
                                      dl.txt
                                      DL library documentation (from v1.8.6-p287)
                                      Online version at ruby-doc.org

                                      Latest ver 1.8.6
                                      Online at Ruby-Doc.org
                                      Core <> Libraries [framed webpage]


                                      1.8.7 [floatr:1ywbewgh]END OF LIFE[/floatr:1ywbewgh]
                                      [floatr:1ywbewgh]2014-06-30[/floatr:1ywbewgh]
                                      Ruby ver 1.8.7 p330
                                      ruby-1.8.7-p330-doc-chm.zip
                                      Latest ver 1.8.7
                                      Online at Ruby-Doc.org
                                      Core <> Libraries [framed webpage]


                                      1.9.1 [floatr:1ywbewgh]END OF LIFE[/floatr:1ywbewgh]
                                      [floatr:1ywbewgh]2012-01-31[/floatr:1ywbewgh]
                                      Latest ver 1.9.1
                                      Online at Ruby-Doc.org
                                      Keywords <> Core <> Libraries [framed webpage]


                                      1.9.2 [floatr:1ywbewgh]END OF LIFE[/floatr:1ywbewgh]
                                      [floatr:1ywbewgh]2014-07-31[/floatr:1ywbewgh]
                                      Latest ver 1.9.2
                                      Online at Ruby-Doc.org
                                      Keywords <> Core <> Libraries [framed webpage]


                                      1.9.3 [floatr:1ywbewgh]END OF LIFE[/floatr:1ywbewgh]
                                      [floatr:1ywbewgh]2015-02-23[/floatr:1ywbewgh]
                                      Latest ver 1.9.3
                                      Online at Ruby-Doc.org
                                      Keywords <> Core <> Libraries [framed webpage]


                                      2.0.0 [floatr:1ywbewgh]SECURITY MAINTENANCE ONLY[/floatr:1ywbewgh]
                                      [floatr:1ywbewgh]ends 2016-02-24[/floatr:1ywbewgh]
                                      Ruby ver 2.0.0-p247
                                      ruby-2.0.0-p247-core-doc-chm.zip
                                      ruby-2.0.0-p247-stdlib-doc-chm.zip
                                      Latest ver 2.0.0
                                      Online at Ruby-Doc.org
                                      Core <> Libraries [framed webpage]


                                      2.1.6 [floatr:1ywbewgh]STABLE - MAINTENANCE[/floatr:1ywbewgh]

                                      Ruby ver 2.1.6
                                      ruby-2.1.6-core-doc-chm.zip
                                      ruby-2.1.6-stdlib-doc-chm.zip
                                      Latest ver 2.1.6
                                      Online at Ruby-Doc.org
                                      [url=http://ruby-doc.org/core-2.1.6/index.html:1ywbewgh]Core[/url:1ywbewgh] <> [url=http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.1.6/:1ywbewgh]Libraries[/url:1ywbewgh] [framed webpage]


                                      2.2.2 [floatr:1ywbewgh]STABLE - CURRENT[/floatr:1ywbewgh]

                                      Ruby ver 2.2.2
                                      ruby-2.2.2-core-doc-chm.zip
                                      ruby-2.2.2-stdlib-doc-chm.zip
                                      Latest ver 2.2.2
                                      Online at Ruby-Doc.org
                                      [url=http://ruby-doc.org/core-2.2.2/index.html:1ywbewgh]Core[/url:1ywbewgh] <> [url=http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib-2.2.2/:1ywbewgh]Libraries[/url:1ywbewgh] [framed webpage]


                                      *** Compiled HTML Help Markup**

                                      NOTICE: CHMs for older patchlevels under each version may be deleted to save server space.
                                      ( Get 'em while they're hot! )

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                                      • Dan RathbunD Offline
                                        Dan Rathbun
                                        last edited by


                                        Ruby Newbie's Guide to Getting Started


                                        Go to this post... Ruby Resources

                                        (1) make a checklist of all the Tutorials, and go thru them 1 by 1, and check them off the list as you do.

                                        (2) make a checklist of all the free downloadable books, and down load them one by one. Put them in a folder on your Desktop (or wherever you can find them easily.) And read them.

                                        (3) For Standard ruby Reference, get the CHM for Ruby here, put it in this same folder.

                                        Get comfortable with Standard Ruby. When your ready to script for Sketchup:

                                        (4) On the Reference list (link above,) go to the Sketchup Specific section, and download Alex's Cheatsheet, and bookmark the Sketchup API Documentation website. (You'll be referencing it a lot.) It has the methods for the modules and classes for 'talking' to Sketchup, and manipulating it's models.

                                        (5) Go through all the available Sketchup Ruby tutorials (on the list.)

                                        (6) Read the code examples in your plugins/Examples folder.

                                        (7) Have fun. Start fooling around with Ruby under Sketchup. Usually the best thing is to start by customizing the examples.

                                        (8) Whenever you have questions, come back to this forum, and first do a search (it's likely your question has already been asked.) If not.. start a new topic (make the the topic title simple but informative... a shortened version of your question. Don't make it "Help Me!", that does not work well.)

                                        (9) Before going into advanced Sketchup scripting, download more advanced plugins from the plugins forum (or other websites.. see the Resource list,) and examine them. See how they did things. This the best way to learn how to do things right. If you have a question about why an author did something a certain way... you can either Private Message them, or see if there is a discussion topic specific to their plugin, here in the Developer's forum, and post a question at the end of that topic. If no topic exists, create one by putting the plugin name in square brackets following by 'coding questions.' Please don't ask coding questions in the Plugin distribution topic of the Plugins forum. Ask them here in the Developers forum.

                                        And ... welcome to the world of Ruby !

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                                        • A Offline
                                          August
                                          last edited by

                                          In his main post above, Dan basically suggests becoming very familiar with Ruby before beginning to use it with Sketchup. And he has a very good point, especially when it comes to the powerful and rather esoteric ways that Dan himself can use Ruby.

                                          However, in the other direction, the Bastard's Book above, http://ruby.bastardsbook.com/, makes the point that "Programming and knitting are both skills that require continual practice but aren't easily improved by doing things other than, well, actually programming or knitting." So he presents lots of simple ways to get in your practice. "The good thing about programming compared to knitting a scarf is that you can experiment and mess up all you want without having to go out and buy more yarn."

                                          Even further in that direction, Matthew Scarpino's book, "Automatic Sketchup", gives you ways to get that fundamental practice by working in Sketchup. And that's your goal, isn't it? I would even recommend Matt's book and SketchUp Ruby for initial programming instruction -- the instant gratification of creating SU objects is hard to beat.

                                          And don't let the Amazon price for this out-of-print book scare you off. It's available free at the author's site. See also this thread, Automatic Sketchup book can now be freely downloaded.

                                          “An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself.”
                                          [floatr:v1mcbde2]-- Charles Dickens[/floatr:v1mcbde2]

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                                          • Dan RathbunD Offline
                                            Dan Rathbun
                                            last edited by

                                            WIN32OLE Sample scripts from the Ruby 1.8.6-p287 distribution:

                                            win32ole_samples.zip

                                            💭

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