[Plugin] !AdditionalPluginFolders - v5.4a - 27 Sep 20

chon · 24 Oct 2013, 07:05

Hello,

just click on "!AdditionalPluginFolders.rb" in the first post of this thread and save it in your SU8 plugins folder...

chon · 24 Oct 2013, 08:59

I've got an issue with the TIG's extrusion Tools and don't find the solution.

Here is the error message :

I've got only four icons in the toolbar :

Here is my AdditionalPluginFolder :

Any idea ?

Many thanks !

TIG · 24 Oct 2013, 09:40

The Extrude tools requires deBabelizer.rb loading [as the message tells you].
It translates text, menus etc into other locales' langauages...
This additional .rb file is supplied inside the main tool's RBZ archive or AutoInstalled version.
BUT if you have never installed it, or later on you have removed it then it will break this and several other plugins that will not load or work without its presence.
If you have Disabled it using the Plugins Manager then you would have been warned about the consequences: in this case permanently Enable it if you want to be able to load/use any of the tools that need it... If not, then reinstall it properly and check that the files are ALL includes in the installation...

Here is a view of the contents of the Extrude tools archive - the same two rb files and subfolder [containing several other files] need to be be in your Plugins folder in the same relative relationships [you can use a custom-plugins folder if desired]

chon · 24 Oct 2013, 09:41

Again...

Another issue with... Fredo6's FredoTools !

Here is the first error message :

Here is the second error message :

And here is my AdditionalPluginFolder :

Precision : All my plugIns are up to date.

Any help ?

Many thanks

TIG · 24 Oct 2013, 09:55

Your plugins are NOT up to date
You have an older version of my Extrude tools files shown in the Plugins folder.
The current version is NOT there !
Get and install the latest version.
See my recent post - the tool now installs deBabaleizer.rb and then ExtrudeTools.rb and the matching ExtrudeTools subfolder [neither of which are shown in your list!].
All earlier 'EEby...' rb files are auto-deleted by the newer script's reload ?
You need to restart SketchUp and see what happens...

You also seem to have separate issues with some of Fredo's plugins...

Are you sure you have set your Plugins folder's context-menu > Properties > Security > Edit... to have read/write permissions 'FULL', for every user/group in the list. Also set SketchUp.exe Properties > Compatibility... to 'Always run as Administrator'...

chon · 24 Oct 2013, 09:57

@tig said:

The Extrude tools requires deBabelizer.rb...

Many thanks TIG !

As you saw it, i didn't have the latest version of the plugin.

Shame on me !

Every thing is fine with your tools now !

chon · 24 Oct 2013, 10:06

@tig said:

Your plugins are NOT up to date

When i wrote that my plugins are up to date, i was talking about Fredo6's plugins, not yours...

chon · 24 Oct 2013, 14:32

Issue with Shape Bender.
It doesn't work when SB files and folder are placed in the AdditionalPluginFolder but works fine when placed in the SU plugins folder.

TIG · 24 Oct 2013, 14:59

@chon said:

Issue with Shape Bender.
It doesn't work when SB files and folder are placed in the AdditionalPluginFolder, but works fine when placed in the SU plugins folder.
This is a known issue in any version using a non-standard Plugins folder.
Reread the ShapeBender thread.
I have recently posted a simple change to the loader script's code that fixes it to load from anywhere in the $LOAD_PATH list...
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=494591#p494591

chon · 24 Oct 2013, 15:32

Thanks TIG !

chon · 25 Oct 2013, 07:41

TIG,

thanks a lot for Shape Bender, works fine now !

I've got the same problem with Didier Bur's Projections.
Do you think you could do something for us if you've got a quiet moment ?

TIG · 25 Oct 2013, 13:03

@Chon
Edit the loader ' projection_extension.rb' file
In line#2:
Sketchup::require Sketchup.find_support_file("Plugins") + '/Projection/projection'
add a leading # to disable it:
#Sketchup::require Sketchup.find_support_file("Plugins") + '/Projection/projection'
Then add in a line below it thus:
Sketchup::require(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'Projection', 'projection'))
It should now work properly from any Plugins folder's location, provided that the loader rb and the folder of other files are in the same Plugins folder... [although the rbs format for the main code file is an perhaps unknown quantity]...

chon · 25 Oct 2013, 13:42

Many thanks TIG !

I'll try that on monday morning.

chon · 28 Oct 2013, 08:26

Works fine ! Thanks TIG !

crayonal · 31 Oct 2013, 10:12

Error Loading File bootstrap_Curviloft.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File bootstrap_FredoScale.rb
(eval):1: uninitialized constant F6_FredoScale::T6Error Loading File CurviloftAlgo.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftCurveMover.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftPalette.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File CurviloftTool.rb
uninitialized constant Curviloft::T6Error Loading File __loader.rb
uninitialized constant Traductor

fredo6 · 31 Oct 2013, 11:19

You seem to have a wrong installation of Curviloft.

Could you please check the file and fiolder footprint.

Fredo

samyell77 · 18 Nov 2013, 15:13

Hi,
Ive been using the additional plugins folder with great success until recently. Im now not able to install extensions and am not sure what the problem is. Ive downloaded a couple of .rbz to the folded I have designated as my additional plugins folder. I have then gone to Window>Preferences>Extensions and gone to install extensions but Im now getting a message that tells me "This extension will have the ability to access the filesystem on your computer. Do not grant access to this lightly; be sure you trust the author. Do you want to install the extension." If I click yes it then takes me to an admin user name and password page? I had this working fine before but now for some reason SU won't load the plugins in this folder. Can anyone help..?
I have deleted the 000_aditional plugins folder and have the following installed in my main plugins folder;
AdditionalPluginFolders - v4.2a - 23 Oct 13
LibFredo6.rbz
Can anyone help me to resolve this ...?

TIG · 18 Nov 2013, 15:35

The native Preferences > Extensions > Installer ALWAYS tries to use the main Plugins folder - you may not have sufficient permissions to do that - especially on a corporate or educational network...
The SketchUcation Plugin Store toolset offers two possible options:

A ../Plugins/SketchUcation submenu utility named 'Archive Installer'... this lets you auto-install from a RBZ [or ZIP] archive you have already downloaded onto your PC... and if you have a custom-plugins folder set-up it offers that as a potential destination...
The SketchUcation Plugin Store's dialog which opens within SketchUp itself also offers you the choice of any set-up custom-plugins folder a destination for it's AutoInatll too...

samyell77 · 18 Nov 2013, 18:24

Thanks TIG - will play with this tomorrow. Have set the additional plugins setting to force it to ask if I want to use the non-standard plugin folder every time SU opens which seems to work for now.
Thanks
Sam

Clinton · 1 Jan 2014, 15:25

hi
im trying to down load lib fredo 6 t run joint push pull where do I find the link ??

if you can help great