[Plugin Library] LibFredo6 - v14.9a - 06 Dec 24

vittete

hi,
i got a small problem.
whenever i press on round corners in 3D, it crashes imediatly.
any suggestions?
thanks in advance

Dave R

What is "it"?

vittete

hei, sorry. everything works. thanks! it's a great and easy tool!

zick

ty sir

pyeng3

wow thank you very much I'll try it.. hai I am Newbie, I just came registered here because ma sketchup program always produce bug splat. but I m also want to learn a more skill about this great program..

cacowan

Issue with it crashing SketchUp Pro 8. Now running OS 10.8.1. Crashes on even the simple things. Can it be fixed? Is it the OS? I'm only trying to use Fredo Scale.

TIG

@cacowan said:

Issue with it crashing SketchUp Pro 8. Now running OS 10.8.1. Crashes on even the simple things. Can it be fixed? Is it the OS? I'm only trying to use Fredo Scale.
Have you installed everything into the correct Mac HD.. 'plugins' folder?
Reread the download details.
Have you kept everything inside the subfolder in which it was packaged as a zip ?
If you have files loose inside the Plugins folder that ought to be inside the Lib's subfolder you must remove them as they will now be auto-loadings and causing all kinds of weirdness...

On a MAC it's possible to setup Safari to auto-extract zips into a folder - this causes confusion because all guidance assumes that the zip files are intact and you will manually extract them, keeping files inside any subfolders etc.
If you do have a 'zip' file [or any other downloaded format for that matter] then the safest way of installing its contents is to use thomthom's simple installer - http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=375454#p375454 it works in v8 PC AND MAC - you do need to install this first from the RBZ file using the clear instructions ... using Preferences > Extensions > Installer button...

Good luck.

How do you mean 'crash' - are there messages in the Ruby Console?
Is it a Bugsplat! etc ? ...

cacowan

ShetchUp crashes. Shuts down. Closes. Work reverts to last saved version on reopening SketchUp. I've learned to save before trying to use the tool so I don't have to go dig out the autosave file.
Fredo Scale and all the Fredo Tools were downloaded exactly as detailed in the user download and installed and working perfectly before I upgraded the OS from 10.7 to 10.8, so I can only assume its the upgrade.
I'm going to try a reinstall later today, but wondered if anyone else was having this problem after upgrading. If not, I may have another issue going on...OR the tools need tweaking in order to work with 10.8. I'd just like to have an idea which it is before I go messing around with files that used to work... And waste more time.
I tried updating LibFredo6 to v4.6c, and that did nothing. (previous to the upgrade I had 4.6a working). Purging the outdated files in the folder via the upgrade screen didn't help either. Kind of frustrated because I've come to rely on the ability to correct sizing on my construction drawings with the ability to choose where the stretch or shrink should occur.

Dave R

Others are using FredoScale with OS 10.8.1 so it isn't likely to be Fredo's files. Others have reported that the permissions for the Plugins folder have changed after upgrading the OS. Perhaps that's what has happened in your case. Make sure the Plugins folder isn't set to be Read Only.

TIG

Very good point
Fredo's tools [and some other tools too] write log or temporary files etc into the Plugins folder, so if that folder's 'write' permissions are not set properly [Read/Write for all] then a tool can fail - seemingly catastrophically in your case.

cacowan

I checked the read and write settings, and changed "everyone" to r&w just in case it didn't see me as admin. first two tries, it worked. Then crashed the next 6 times. Went to the sketch up root folder above plugins... Made sure it and all it's contents are r&w... Rebooted sketch up... And crash. It allows me to select the tool, position the grid, and the as soon as I select the toggle on that axis... Sketchup closes. Same as always... But for two brief seconds I was smiling...

I'll try a complete system reboot and check to make sure it's still all r&w... But any other suggestions?

Dave R

What other plugins do you have? Perhaps there's a conflict. Do you have Sketchy Physics by any chance? It is known to wreak havoc on other plugins.

TIG

Make sure the full R&W permissions 'permeate' into the changed folder's "contents" - files/subfolders/their-files etc.
Just fixing a folder's permissions might not be enough - if for example it were to leave a log-file with read-only permissions, when it needs read AND write permissions, will cause issues...

cacowan

Still trying and still frustrated in geting fredoscale to work. All files are updated. Computer re-started from a cold shut down. Only other plugin is mirror. All I really need is the fredo toolset. Mirror works. I had some idea that it was the z axis that had problems, but no. Sketchup closes with any movement or attempted movement of the toggle. Every file in the plugins folder is read and write.

What would be the correct way to remove everything and re-download and re-install? Can I just delete them from the directory? I'm not sure which files are which now that it's been extracted to the plugins folder.

Yikes.

cacowan

Something I just noticed... sometimes.... the toggles look like the scale tools in Sketchup... like there's three across... THAT's when it crashes. If I click away, and try the tool again...sometimes... the toggles remain singular, and then (as in the last two tries) it works. If the toggles are oversize and all black... it's like the tool launched incorrectly, and the crash happens. If this is how I have to work... then so be it. Got to get these drawings out tomorrow.

fredo6

@cacowan said:

Something I just noticed... sometimes.... the toggles look like the scale tools in Sketchup... like there's three across... THAT's when it crashes. If I click away, and try the tool again...sometimes... the toggles remain singular, and then (as in the last two tries) it works. If the toggles are oversize and all black... it's like the tool launched incorrectly, and the crash happens. If this is how I have to work... then so be it. Got to get these drawings out tomorrow.

Cacowan,

I guess the "toggles" you mention are actually the "handles" for scaling

To understand your problem, could you clarify the following

can you check you have in the Plugins directory
- FREDOSCALEDir_22 folder
- LibFredo6.rb
- LIBFREDO6_DIR_46 folder
  ..and no other file with Fredoscale in their name
Do you have one of the following plugins installed?
- Podium
- Matchbox
- SunPosition
- SketchyPhysics
Do you see the FredoScale toolbar with all icons
does the crash happen when you use the Scale tool only, or any of the other tool (Bend, Twist, Rotate, Taper, ...). By the way, which tool do you use when it crashes
Does the crash happen with any model or just a particular model
can you open the Ruby console when you play with FredoScale, in case there are messages

Thanks

Fredo

guanjin

I install a lot of tools and did not find any problems, work properly! Thank the LibFredo6 work! !

mrossk

Hi- When I opened up Sketch-Up tonight there was the familiar "check for update" icon for the various Fredo plugins. I clicked the icon to check and recieved the following error messages:

I've used this functionality many times without a problem. Any suggestions?

Thank you,
Michael

driven

My 'guess' is it's the new forum server causing a problem... john

TIG

@driven said:

My 'guess' is it's the new forum server causing a problem... john
Yes, Fredo needs to update his tool's code to suit the new site address / format...