Change Model Folder

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Not a plugin, a batch file. You will have to change the txt extension to bat.

This batch file changes SketchUp's model folder before SketchUp is run. Here are the instructions:

Call this file with a shortcut.

The shortcut's Target is to be followed by the path to your SketchUp model
folder (in quotes.) So, the shortcut's Target line will look something like:
C:\SetSk2013ProjDir.bat "C:\SKETCHUP PROJECTS\2014-01 - SOME PROJECT NAME"

Use a different shortcut for each project folder.

The path parameter may be shortened to a project identifier only, and the batch
file will find the full folder name. For this feature to work, the folder name
must begin with seven characters that uniquely identify the project. (That
number -7- can easily be changed. Just open the batch file in an editor, and
you'll see where.) In this case, the shortcut's Target line would look
something like:
C:\SetSk2013ProjDir.bat "C:\SKETCHUP PROJECTS\2014-01"

Optionally, you may follow the first parameter with a second one indicating
what program you want to use: "LA" or "SK" or "ST" (for LAyout, SKetchup, and
STylebuilder.) Like this:
C:\SetSk2013ProjDir.bat "C:\SKETCHUP PROJECTS\2014-01" "SK"

This feature is best for people who are using the basic program only. Those
using SketchUp Pro will find it better to use this batch file without the
second parameter and then to call up the module they wish to use.

It works with Windows 7. It should work with XP thru 8, but there is no reason to believe it will work with any Apple operating system.

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SetSk2013ProjDir .txt

[Dave R]

Is this supposed to be a per model sort of thing? Does the new folder "stick" for subsequent models?

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I organize my hard drive such that each project gets its own folder. Every skp, dwg, rvt, and other drawing/model file that I produce specific to that project (along with their backups) go into that folder. Other relevant documents go into subfolders. This eliminates any confusion about what goes with what project and makes searches for project-related files easy.

However, I usually have more than one project going at once. When I switch projects, I want SketchUp to look for files in, and save files to, the proper folder. Setting the "Start in" line in the shortcut should accomplish this goal. It does not. It can be done directly in SketchUp, though: just start SU, click on the "Window" drop down, click on "Preferences," click on "Files," manually change the "Models" location, click on "OK," shut SU down, and restart SU.

What SketchUp does is save the Models location - along with other things - to the registry. What the batch file does is change the registry before SU starts. By using a different shortcut to the batch file for each project, one need enter the path to the model folder only once.

Does that answer your question?