Skp converter

[jojo9]

If i hate something, then a loss of data. Sketchup 8 is and rests really unstable on my mac, and i don't know why. (Even with the newer build, M2)
My libraries are well sorted (materials, components, plugins) also because i don't like to lost myself in dozens of unnecessary add-ons.

So i downgraded back to version 7 which i'm still using on a older mac, and it runs very well on both macs. The problem i'm facing now is my components library: a lot of these components are readable only from Su 8.
I'd need a batch-converter to downgrade these by one version to version 7. If i convert these one by one, i'll become mad.
Help is needed!

[driven]

Hi,

you can use Automator to convert an entire folder using Sketchup v8 to 'Save as' >> Sketchup7 "*.skp".

I'd use finder actions to navigate to the folders and a watch me do for the SU 'Save as' bit.

I don't think you can convert them using ruby.

john

[thomthom]

Could it be graphic card issue? Newer versions of SU might required newer hardware. Might be why you experience worse stability.

Though, as I understand it, under OSX it's not that easy to upgrade drivers. You're at the mercy of Apple. And it could even be the hardware itself...

[jojo9]

thanks for the tips,

driven
i'll try it; sounds good.

ThomThom
i think in my case its not a graphic-related issue, also because my imac runs Snow leo, the predecessor of the newer OS running on macs today, lion. Although, i saw sometimes some strange things happen in Su 8. Like the pencil-pointer changing in a silly white square, after a lot of time working with complex models. You lost the snap precision.
But the info-panel is super buggy. Sometimes this window collapses so bad, that the infos in it get unreadable. A minor problem, but. I need these infos.
I collected some favorite rubies three folders deep into the main resource folder like: Sketchup/Tools/Scripts/A (B,C,…) maybe this is a cause whose can crash my Su application. I mean, if some scripts are nested to deeply OR the reference input/the communication between su and the nested rubies isn't well written. Maybe its nothing, but i don't know a lot of ruby language and his weak points.

[driven]

For the 'Enity Info' problems I found that deleting all of these settings then restarting worked.
easiest done in 'TextWrangler' or similar... john

Open 'Sketchup'
Close 'Entity Info'
Close 'Sketchup'
Open Path: ~/Library/Preferences/com.google.sketchuppro8.plist
Delete ALL of these [your setting my vary]

<key>Entity Info_frame</key>
	<string>1620 950 300 134 0 0 1920 1178 </string>
<key>Entity Info_state</key>
	<integer>2</integer>
<key>Entity Info_viewsize</key>
	<string>300, 118</string>

Save changes
Close '.plist'
Open 'Sketchup'
Open 'Entity Info'

[jojo9]

thanks for your valuable infos, driven