[Plugin] Simple Plugin Installer

BlueAngel4

Thanks man!

thomthom

Version 1.1.0
Added guard against VirtualStore under Windows.

FortGreene

Hi Thomas,
I am brand new to SketchUp, so forgive me for having no idea what I am doing! I have been reading through the forums with all the amazing plugins available, so I am anxious to get started. First plugin in I want to load is this one for sure. I followed your step by step install instructions, easy enough, but SketchUp is not accepting the plugin. It says:

"SketchUp was unable to install the Extension you have chosen for some unknown reason.

Consult your Extension's documentation for additional help."

I am using Mac SketchUp Pro 8. Any ideas? Am I missing something?

Thanks!
Chris

TIG

@Chris
Do you have full read/write permissions to your 'plugins' folder?
If not you will need to fix them.
Here’s how I believe you modify permissions on MAC OSX, using the 'Info' window...
[I'm on a PC !]

While using an 'administrator account'...
Click the folder's icon to select it.
From the 'File' menu, select 'Get Info'.
A dialog appears.
Click the 'disclosure triangle' next to 'Sharing & Permissions' to display permissions for the selected folder.
Click the 'lock' and 'authenticate' buttons as needed.
Use the menus next to 'users and groups' to change the permissions to 'read+write' for you [and * everyone else depending on your setup].
Use the 'cog' button to apply the changes to all contained files and subfolders/files as well...
When you’re finished, close the 'Info' window.
The changes are now current.

On a MAC the correct folder path should be:
macintosh HD//Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/plugins
Note this is NOT the similar 'user' one...

FortGreene

Thank you TIG for a prompt response. I will try this today and it sounds like it should work.

While I have your attention, looking through your posts about the plugin you created for work planes, I don't see the actual download for version 2.3 or any previous version? Are the actual plugins you create in a different part of the forum/ site? Hen I clock on the corresponding link to the updated version, it just goes back to the same thread.

Tks
C

TIG

Most plugins have their download link in their thread's first post, usually it's at the end of that post.
' WorkPlane' is no exception.
See http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=274345#p274345
Look at the end of that post and there's the archive WorkPlane23.zip to download and install... It's been successfully downloaded 3,088 times !
A ZIP archive set of files etc is easily installed using the appropriate 'Simple Installer' option...

FortGreene

Awesome. Thanks again TIG! I'll make sure to look for the .zip file.

thomthom

What version of SketchUp do you have installed? Do you have the latest maintainense release - released last week? It mentioned it fixed from faulty permission issues.

JGA

Thanks very much for the update. I found the original version worked very well.

archxcalibur1992

Hey guys,
For some reason, the "Install Extension" option is not available to me.
Any fix for this? otherwise how do i go around installing the plugin?

Im using Windows 7 64-bit, Google Sketchup 8 Pro.

Attached a screenshot of the problem

![No "Install Extensions" Option](/uploads/imported_attachments/CnZs_Untitled.png "No "Install Extensions" Option")

Gaieus

Please, make sure you update your SU installation to the latest build. This was introduced during one of the SU 8 maintenance releases. You apparently have an older version.

Dave R

I believe the option was introduced with the second maintenance release. There have been three more since.

Didn't you get at least one notification that there is a new version of SU8?

thomthom

It was added in M2 - hence the requirement listing SU8M2.

Firewalls might block the update notifications. Our office does this. All though, when the firewall was more relaxed, I noticed that most uses just clicked away the notification. Messagebox-blindness.

archxcalibur1992

Thank you guys. Apparently my "check for updates" option in preferences was unchecked.

And till now i have been using sketchup without ever facing issues so never realized updates have come.

Thank you ThomThom, I finally managed to get your shell plugin working, it's been really useful.
I'm glad to have joined this community, has already helped me a lot with my modelling work.
Looking forward to give some input from my side too

On a side note, I'm experiencing issues with sketchup becoming a little slower, i mean its lagging a little after the update, any input on this guys?

thomthom

Could be that you have run into issues with messed up toolbar registry items. Are you comfortable navigating the registry?

archxcalibur1992

Actually, I have no idea how to edit anything regarding the registry. But then I'm a fast learner.

Anyways the issue seems to have gone now after i restarted my laptop.

architex

sorry mate.

I am Portuguese. can you tell me were i can find ruby console+ in the preference tab.

I have SU 8pro installed and it is not there.

How can i install cleanup3 plugin?

teach me please.

Dave R

The Ruby Console is under the Window menu.

sketch-gary

WOW!
I just installed your installer and I can now load all the .rb scripts that I couldn't before. I'm new to Sketchup and the ruby script thing was crazy - can't load .rb files - now I can.

Wonderful, thanks so much!

Gary

mvdberg

Thanks for this great plugin!! It helped me saving a lot of work just when I needed it.
Great job!

Marlon