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    • TIGT Offline
      TIG Moderator
      last edited by

      Please fill in your user-profile so that we know your versions, OS etc...
      Help us to help you.

      This tool uses some Java functionality that is not built into the Ruby version shipped with Sketchup.
      It uses some '.jar' files which are small 'executables' that do a single specific job - in tis case in manipulating images and their data etc.
      It works on PC and MAC, but you must have Java 'enabled'.
      I think more recent MACs have this as 'optional', but most PCs have it set up by default.
      Another issue is that these '.jar' files are small 'executables' - like an '.exe' file - and some [de]compression software hijack this file-type extension [along with many others, without asking, as it is installed] and it will try to 'open' the .jar itself so that you can see its contents.
      If so, then you must remove '.jar' from that app's list of 'associated file-types'.
      A '.jar' file must always be set to 'execute' - i.e. open with Java...

      Also the tool writes temporary 'ini' files to a subfolder in the Plugins folder so you must ensure that you personally have FULL read/write security permissions to the Plugins folder and all of its subfolders and files...

      Many hundreds of users get this tool to work 'out-of-the-box'... so you need to check your system settings and retry... We know it is making copies of the image etc, but the timing of the stall suggests that the next step with the .jar file is the thing that is failing...

      TIG

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      • picky1958P Offline
        picky1958
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        Hi TIG! I know some people are getting the tool working "out-of the-box"... and this drives me crazy! πŸ˜‰ I mean, until now I never had any problem with anything installed on my PC, but this time I really can't find out what I am doing wrong. So... my PC runs Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64 Bit. I got Java set to open .jar files. I am not sure about the read/write stuff. I tryed to change the settings of the folder but once I wanted to save them, it didn't do it. So I retried again and again, but every time it didn't save the changes. That's where I started SU as admin and it did create at least the from/to.ini files, which it didn't before. After that nothing else happened. No warning, no message, nothing.
        Thanks for your help! Cheers from Germany.
        Ralf

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        • TIGT Offline
          TIG Moderator
          last edited by

          It looks like a permissions issue: especially since you get different results as yourself and as an Admin.
          Being an Admin is not sufficient to allow you to have full access to things within a folder if its permissions are inherently limited.
          Log in as an Admin.
          You'll have to translate the following 'titles' into German if your locale is not 'EN'...
          Highlight the Plugins folder's icon and use the right-click context-menu > Properties > Security > Edit set permissions to that folder to FULL for everyone, including yourself!
          Apply and OK to save.
          Check that the permissions have filtered down and that FULL also applies to the Plugins folder's contents - both files and subfolders, and their contents etc.
          Retry using the tool.

          Tip: you might from time to time want to add files/subfolders into other Sketchup folders... I recommend you also fix the permissions of the Components, Materials and Styles folders...

          TIG

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          • picky1958P Offline
            picky1958
            last edited by

            Ok, now I really tryed every single combination and I'm still not able to make it work. I guess I am giving up on this one 😞 Is there any other tool I can use just to trace around the transparent part of a png without having to do it manually? Probably not, ha? Thanks for your help.
            Ralf

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            • L Offline
              leminilab
              last edited by

              Adding a Windows Admin account with a password (don't know if it has something to do with it...) did the trick for me.

              • "Live every day as if it were your last and then some day you'll be right."
              • "ThomThom rules!!!"
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              • picky1958P Offline
                picky1958
                last edited by

                Hi leminilab, that's worth a try! Did you run SU from that account then?

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                • L Offline
                  leminilab
                  last edited by

                  @picky1958 said:

                  Hi leminilab, that's worth a try! Did you run SU from that account then?

                  Yes. I think I re-installed SU and Image Trimmer on this account and it worked.

                  Sorry for not being more positive about this but I had to format my pc and I haven't needed image trimmer since...

                  • "Live every day as if it were your last and then some day you'll be right."
                  • "ThomThom rules!!!"
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                  • picky1958P Offline
                    picky1958
                    last edited by

                    @leminilab said:

                    @picky1958 said:

                    Hi leminilab, that's worth a try! Did you run SU from that account then?

                    Yes. I think I re-installed SU and Image Trimmer on this account and it worked.

                    Sorry for not being more positive about this but I had to format my pc and I haven't needed image trimmer since...

                    I tryed it... not working either. 😞 Thanks anyways. Ralf

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                    • L Offline
                      leminilab
                      last edited by

                      Have you got Java installed?

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                      • picky1958P Offline
                        picky1958
                        last edited by

                        @leminilab said:

                        Have you got Java installed?

                        Yes, I do.

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                        • L Offline
                          leminilab
                          last edited by

                          Well Admin acount and Java were the two culprits for me. I'm out of ides... Sorry...

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                          • eLaCiDE Offline
                            eLaCiD
                            last edited by

                            Sorry on this old question but I try to find solution w/o success.
                            I read all of posts here but on the end need help.
                            ImageTrimmer don't work

                            Let's go πŸ˜„

                            Windows XP pro
                            IE 8
                            SU 8

                            Folder is C:/Temp
                            Image is Test.png

                            Plugin folder
                            PluginsFolder.png

                            SKMtools folder
                            SKMtoolsFolder.png

                            When I start ImageTrimmer from SU (Tools-ImageTrimer) status line show it works.
                            After a while process is finished but nothing heppened.
                            In folder C:/Temp/TrimmedImages (after this there is only Test.png w/o other two files.
                            Path in files "from.ini" and "to.ini" is ok.

                            RC shows
                            RC1.png

                            If I try manualy with click on EdgeDetector.jar then in folder C:/Temp/TrimmedImages appears and other files - Test[Edges].dat and Test[Edges].png

                            I try from RC with this result
                            RC2.png

                            What now?

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              The error tells you is is not making the .dat file.
                              This is made on the .jar side so it suggests one of several things...
                              Do you have FULL security permissions to the Plugins folder and its subfolders and their contents?
                              Select icon right-click context menu > Properties > Security > Edit > FULL... [perhaps as an Admin?]
                              Because it reads/writes files from the SKMtools subfolder this must be fully accessible to 'ALL'...

                              Another possibility...
                              Do you have Java installed on your PC ?
                              If not install it, it's freely available on the http://www...

                              Next are JAR files set to 'open' [execute] with Java ?
                              A JAR file is a small executable that is run by Java to do a simple task - here it processes image data, not readily available cross-platform with SketchUp's version of Ruby alone...
                              A default Java installation should be set to execute JARs, BUT if you have installed certain deCompression [ZIP] applications they may have a list of file-associations which 'hijack' various file-types and then open them directly within that app, rather than their native application as required for JARs. JAR is often one of those file-types... to correct it open the deCompression [ZIP] app and then open its settings/options dialog - look for a file-associations tab... uncheck JAR, Save the changes and close...

                              ...and retry ImageTrimmer...

                              TIG

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                              • eLaCiDE Offline
                                eLaCiD
                                last edited by

                                Unfortunately there is not option Security 😞

                                Java is already instaled
                                Java.png

                                WinRar setings is
                                WinRaR.png

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                                • TIGT Offline
                                  TIG Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  These Java Control Panel settings work for me - see the screen-shots attached...
                                  Windows XP permissions work slightly differently from more recent Windows versions... BUT you can still make sure that you have unrestricted access-rights to the Plugins folder and its contents...
                                  http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_seconceptsunobject.mspx?mfr=true
                                  http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_seconceptsunobject.mspx?mfr=true


                                  JSec.PNG


                                  JCP.PNG

                                  TIG

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                                  • eLaCiDE Offline
                                    eLaCiD
                                    last edited by

                                    My Java Control Panel settings are same as yours.

                                    This made help abut how to put security tab πŸ˜„
                                    http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/sag_seconceptsunobject.mspx?mfr=true

                                    Then with rigt_click

                                    Plugins>Properties>Security
                                    and in Plugins Folder
                                    SKMgtools>Properties>Security

                                    for all Group and user names all permission are marked - Allowe

                                    Then I triggered ImageTrimmer.
                                    Unfortunately 😞 situation ia same like before.

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      πŸ˜•
                                      Can you post the PNG you are trying to Trim...
                                      At least if I can ImageTrim it we know it ought to work...
                                      PM it if it's confidential...

                                      TIG

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                                      • eLaCiDE Offline
                                        eLaCiD
                                        last edited by

                                        @tig said:

                                        :?
                                        Can you post the PNG you are trying to Trim...
                                        At least if I can ImageTrim it we know it ought to work...
                                        PM it if it's confidential...

                                        I think is not conected with images because I tried a few different PNG among other and this (downloaded from here)with no result.

                                        HamsterWheel%2001.png

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                                        • TIGT Offline
                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          Works fine for me, so please post all of your Java settings and double-check that JAR files are set to open [execute] with Java...
                                          The ZIP contains the input/skp/output...


                                          HamsterWheel%2001.zip


                                          HamsterWheel%2001Capture.PNG

                                          TIG

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                                          • eLaCiDE Offline
                                            eLaCiD
                                            last edited by

                                            Java settings :

                                            JavaSettings.png

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