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    • TIGT Offline
      TIG Moderator
      last edited by

      There was a minor typo in the loader .rb's name...
      Making it non EW compliant. πŸ˜’
      Here's a link to the update http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=293677#p293677
      It's updated in the PluginStore too...

      TIG

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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
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        There has been some reworking of syntax to future-proof the code.
        Here's the update.
        http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=293677#p293677

        Get the latest version from the SCF PluginStore
        http://sketchucation.com/resources/pluginstore?pln=SKMtools

        TIG

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        • N Offline
          nasos.slab
          last edited by

          hey there, i did download the plugin and it comes up as skmtools_v20131214.rbz i did put in my plugins folder but is nowhere to be seen in Sketchup

          any ideas ?

          Thank you in advance nasos

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          • Dave RD Offline
            Dave R
            last edited by

            You didn't install the plugin. Take the .rbz file out of the Plugins folder and put it back in your Downloads folder or something. Open SketchUp and go to Preferences>Extensions. Click on Install Extension. Navigate to where you saved the .rbz file and select it. Click Open...

            Before you do any of that, make sure you have properly set the permissions for the Plugins folder. See TIG's thread at the top of the Plugins forum.

            Please complete your profile with SketchUp version and OS. Thanks.

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              nasos.slab
              last edited by

              @dave r said:

              You didn't install the plugin. Take the .rbz file out of the Plugins folder and put it back in your Downloads folder or something. Open SketchUp and go to Preferences>Extensions. Click on Install Extension. Navigate to where you saved the .rbz file and select it. Click Open...

              Before you do any of that, make sure you have properly set the permissions for the Plugins folder. See TIG's thread at the top of the Plugins forum.

              Please complete your profile with SketchUp version and OS. Thanks.

              Hello Dave and thank you for your prompt reply !

              I have opened Sketchup and went to Preferences>Extensions but there is no such thing as Install extension.

              Any ideas ?

              Am on MAC os 10.7.5 and Sketchup pro 7

              Thank you !

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              • Dave RD Offline
                Dave R
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                See? There's a perfect reason to have your profile filled in before asking questions. Maybe we could use you as a "poster child" for filling in profiles. πŸ˜„

                So with version 7 you wouldn't have the Install Extension option. In that case you get to do it the hard way. Change the .rbz extension to .zip, then double click on the file name. You should get a folder of the same name. Open that folder and select the contents. Hit Command-C to copy them. Navigate to the Plugins folder and press Command-V to paste the files. The files must be in exactly the same structure as when you copied them.

                I don't think the Sketchucation Plugin Store will do you any good either because SU7 can't do anything with .rbz files. That came with SU8M2.

                Maybe you ought to look at upgrading to SU2013 Pro.

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                  nasos.slab
                  last edited by

                  I think you should use me as a "poster child" !

                  πŸ˜‰ thanks a million

                  It worked ! And sure i have to look in upgrading to SU2013 Pro ... but me being blonde and all, with regards to all my plugins, after the upgrade, do i have to manually transfer them or do they transfer themselves ?

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                  • Dave RD Offline
                    Dave R
                    last edited by

                    I'm glad that worked for you.

                    When you upgrade, don't copy the plugins over. Just download fresh to make sure you've got the most recent versions of them. Get the SCF Plugin Store and install it first. That'll make installing others you've gotten here painless.

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                    • N Offline
                      nasos.slab
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                      Thank you again for your time Dave !

                      And one last question, am trying to find a plugin that could either convert a scanned pdf plan to a dxf format, alternatively a plugin that I could use to automatically trace over a scanned pdf or jpeg, without having to go around redrawing on top of the imported image.

                      Any suggestions ?

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                      • Dave RD Offline
                        Dave R
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                        Happy to help.

                        I don't know of any SketchUp plugins to do that but there are a number of raster to vector programs that could take an image from your PDF and create a DXF or DWG file. Do a Google search for 'raster to vector'. It might be that Photoshop or Illustrator could do that directly from a PDF file but I'm not that familiar with them.

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                          ssw
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                          Just tried to autoinstall this plugin using the sketchucation store plugin and it doesn't install. Nothing in my toolbars and no skmtools.rb in the plugins folder.

                          Any help appreciated, thanks

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                          • Dave RD Offline
                            Dave R
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                            So you aren't finding Image Trimmer in the Tools menu nor Image Animator in the Toolbars list?
                            Screenshot - 9_13_2014 , 5_33_34 AM.png

                            What version of SketchUp? What operating system? Please complete your profile and give some useful information to help diagnose the problem.

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                              ssw
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                              No Image Trimmer in the Tools menu nor Image Animator in the Toolbars list nor skmtools.rb in the plugins folder.

                              When I attempt to autoinstall with the sketchucation plugin, SU askes if I want to install plugin and I click "yes". Then the User Account Control asks if I want to allow Extended Copy Utility to make changes. I click "yes", then get the rotating blue circle for a few seconds. But the plugin isn't installed.

                              Operating system is windows 7, SU is free version 8.0.16846

                              Will update user profile

                              Thanks for your help

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                              • TIGT Offline
                                TIG Moderator
                                last edited by

                                If you download the RBZ from the PluginStore and try to install it using Preferences > Extensions > Install... button what happens ?
                                http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=SKMtools

                                What is this 'User Account Control asks if I want to allow Extended Copy Utility to make changes...'
                                Do you have admin powers ?
                                Do you have SketchUp set up under Properties > Compatibility set to 'run as administrator' ?
                                Do you and all others listed under Properties > Security have FULL permissions to read/write files in the Plugins folder ?
                                There's a Tutorial on setting these up properly...

                                Are there any 'SKM' files or subfolder in your Plugins folder ?
                                To find the folder use the SketchUcation submenu item...

                                TIG

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                                  ssw
                                  last edited by

                                  I was able to use Preferences > Extensions > Install to successfully install the plugin

                                  For my own information, can you direct me to the tutorial on setting up admin powers?

                                  Before the successful install there were no skm files in the plugins folder

                                  Thanks for your help and quick responses

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                                  • TIGT Offline
                                    TIG Moderator
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                                    How to set Security Permissions for the Plugins folder in SketchUp | SketchUcation

                                    The complete guide to fixing Security Permissions for SketchUp on Mac and PC

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                                    TIG

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                                    • jenujacobJ Offline
                                      jenujacob
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                                      Error; #<Errno;;ENOENT; No such file or directory - C;\Users\user\Desktop\TrimmedImages\BIMBA_6[Edges].dat>
                                      C;/Users/user/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/SKMtools/ImageTrimmer.rb;264;in `readlines'
                                      C;/Users/user/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/SKMtools/ImageTrimmer.rb;264;in `make_edges'
                                      C;/Users/user/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/SKMtools/ImageTrimmer.rb;196;in `process_image'
                                      C;/Users/user/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/SKMtools/ImageTrimmer.rb;165;in `initialize'
                                      C;/Users/user/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/SKMtools/ImageTrimmer.rb;818;in `new'
                                      C;/Users/user/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/SKMtools/ImageTrimmer.rb;818;in `block in <top (required)>'
                                      SketchUp;1;in `call'
                                      

                                      Hi TIG.... I am trying to use this image trimmer, but I get nothing... I opened the ruby console and I got some error...

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                                      • TIGT Offline
                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        @jenujacob said:

                                        Error; #<Errno;;ENOENT; No such file or directory - C;\Users\user\Desktop\TrimmedImages\BIMBA_6[Edges].dat>
                                        > C;/Users/user/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/SKMtools/ImageTrimmer.rb;264;in `readlines'
                                        > C;/Users/user/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/SKMtools/ImageTrimmer.rb;264;in `make_edges'
                                        > C;/Users/user/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/SKMtools/ImageTrimmer.rb;196;in `process_image'
                                        > C;/Users/user/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/SKMtools/ImageTrimmer.rb;165;in `initialize'
                                        > C;/Users/user/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/SKMtools/ImageTrimmer.rb;818;in `new'
                                        > C;/Users/user/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/SKMtools/ImageTrimmer.rb;818;in `block in <top (required)>'
                                        > SketchUp;1;in `call'
                                        

                                        Hi TIG.... I am trying to use this image trimmer, but I get nothing... I opened the ruby console and I got some error...
                                        It's failing to make the 'Edges' dat file...
                                        Do you have Java installed and enabled on you PC ?
                                        Do you have .jar files set to open with Java - some compression tools hijack that file-type and stop it working.
                                        These tools rely on tiny .jar files to do some of the complex image processing etc.
                                        If they don't run the file's aren't made and so it breaks...
                                        Report back...

                                        TIG

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                                        • jenujacobJ Offline
                                          jenujacob
                                          last edited by

                                          hi TIG!
                                          Thanks for the reply!
                                          I did have issues with the .jar file being opened with winrar. I associated the .jar file type to be opened with java.exe. But, i have no idea if it is working. Is there a way i can test it???

                                          I cant test right now. Its in my work PC. I will try to test tomorrow at work.

                                          Edit :
                                          I have tested it at office now. I downloaded and installed the latest java from their website. Associated .jar files to java.exe, but still nada. I am still getting the error.

                                          I am attaching a screen shot.
                                          ImageTrimmer_Error.jpg

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                                          • jenujacobJ Offline
                                            jenujacob
                                            last edited by

                                            Pling! πŸ˜„

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