Sketchup Pro- not found in Application Support folder

Uncle Argile · 16 Nov 2013, 15:15

Hi guys, I am hoping somebody out there in SU Land can give me a quick hand. I have recently upgraded to Sketchup Pro (on MacOSx, and I am trying to install the Kerkythea plugin. In the past, I have installed this program, and many others with no hitch....the normal route was copy/paste the file folders using this path: Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Google Sketchup ...... /Sketchup/plugins. Now, it seems that SU Pro either does not have any application support, as it is not listed within that folder, or it exists somewhere else entirely. I have spent an hour searching for an alternate path, but I cannot find the SU plugins folder anywhere. Anyone have an idea about this?

Thank you in advance,

Jordan

TIG · 16 Nov 2013, 15:26

With v2013 'Google' vanished...
The MAC's main SketchUp folder is now under a ../SketchUp 2013/.. path...
Assuming you have let it install in the default way...

Type this in the Ruby Console to get the path:
Sketchup.find_support_file('')
BUT unlike v8... with v2013 the Plugins folder is now in a User Lib path.
So this
Sketchup.find_support_file('Plugins')
or this
$LOAD_PATH
will return that path for you...
You'll need to have the 'Show Libs' option ticked in the Finder...

Uncle Argile · 16 Nov 2013, 15:38

TIG, thanks for the quick reply....after entering the commands you gave me, it is still saying that it uses the standard path, utilizing the application support folder. Problem is, Sketchup is still not listed under the App Support folder. It is obviously utilizing it as the pathway, because when using the Sketchucation Plugin Store, the plugins show they are routed through the same pathway. Do you know of any shortcuts to jump straight to the plugins folder, without having to go through the path?

Thanks again,

Jordan

driven · 16 Nov 2013, 16:29

`open "#{Sketchup.find_support_file('Plugins')}"`

paste into Ruby Console and Finder will open the folder...
drag it into your SideBar for easy access.

john

Uncle Argile · 17 Nov 2013, 12:58

Ok guys.....if anyone else has this same problem here is the solution: it's not at all a Sketchup problem...after talking with Mac Support, it is caused by a change to the new OS X (10.9). They rerouted the path for the library folder, so even though the ruby console still shows the standard path, it is, in fact different. Here is how to access the correct library folder:

finder>go
hold "opt" key to display the new library folder
library>application support>sketchup2013>sketchup>plugins

Thanks for all the help

Jordan

bandeiram · 17 Apr 2014, 11:30

Ok... I've done EVERYTHING that this thread has suggested. The plugin is in the correct folder, etc... However, now, whenever I open Sketchup 2014 I'm getting the following message...

@unknownuser said:

Error Loading File su2kt.rb
Error: #<NameError: undefined local variable or method book' for main:Object> /Users/markbandeira/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su2kt.rb:1:in <top (required)>'

Any idea how to solve this? It's been driving me up a wall for the past few days...

I'm using a Mac OSX 10.9, and have both Sketchup 2013 and 2014 installed in my system.

Thank You in advance.

driven · 17 Apr 2014, 18:11

@unknownuser said:

/Users/markbandeira/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su2kt.rb:1:in `<

this tells us that there is a error in the very fist line [:1:in] of sx2kt.rb

so it either hasn't been updated or has another issue...

goskone · 17 Sept 2014, 18:41

@uncle argile said:

Ok guys.....if anyone else has this same problem here is the solution: it's not at all a Sketchup problem...after talking with Mac Support, it is caused by a change to the new OS X (10.9). They rerouted the path for the library folder, so even though the ruby console still shows the standard path, it is, in fact different. Here is how to access the correct library folder:

finder>go

hold "opt" key to display the new library folder

library>application support>sketchup2013>sketchup>plugins

Thanks for all the help

Jordan

^^^ THANK YOU!! I was just about to take my elevator to the top floor and jump, I have tried everything and finally you saved me. I am just baffled why in the hell is Library hidden????

slbaumgartner · 18 Sept 2014, 18:10

@goskone said:

\I am just baffled why in the hell is Library hidden????

~/Library has been hidden by default since Mac OS X 10.7. Evidently Apple decided that naive users could cause (or maybe were causing) support issues by making ill-advised changes to the contents. So they put in place a (very low) hurdle that "don't peek under the hood" users won't cross.

Robpar · 18 Sept 2014, 19:40

They don't recommend adding to the folder, they want you to use the extensions menu for all plug ins...