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    • J Offline
      Jim
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      @rungek said:

      Box. Your right of course so here is the error info. SU reports on startup

      Error: #<SyntaxError: C:/Users/Laptop/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Dxf_In_v2.2.rb:306: formal argument cannot be an instance variable
      ramFile.each do |@line| #search for entities @line by @line

                          ^>
      

      Thanks for any help. Maybe just using provious version of Google SU will be easier.

      This error is not from FreeDXF - it is from a different plugin named Dxf_in.

      Hi

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        rungek
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        Thanks, still new to this and thought I installed the correct plugin. Works now.

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          wootton
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          I'm also having trouble installing this plugin into Sketchup 2014. I may have the wrong version; I see above that the latest is 0.8.7, but in the filename I downloaded it's 0.8.2, which appears to have been created 2 months ago, and I can't find a more current version. Is "0.8.7" a typo? If not, is there a link to the newer version? I got it from the following link at the Sketchucation download store:

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          The filename is freedfx_v0.8.2.rbz

          I pasted the file to the following folder on my computer, and restarted SketchUp:

          C:\Users\tom\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp 2014\SketchUp\Plugins

          When I try to find it in SketchUp, I don't see a "plugins" icon anywhere, and when I open Ruby console, nothing appears. Have I left out a step?

          Thanks in advance,
          Tom

          Tom Wootton

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            wootton
            last edited by

            Never mind, I figured it out.

            Tom Wootton

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              TIG Moderator
              last edited by

              @wootton said:

              Never mind, I figured it out.
              The latest is v0.8.2.
              You need to install the RBZ archive's contents, using Preferences > Extensions > Install... button...
              No need to mess on accessing your Plugins folder at all, for this kind of Plugin... Just 'AutoInstall' it...

              TIG

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                SGC
                last edited by

                SU 14.1.1282
                FreeDXF 0.8.2
                Win7 Pro

                Jim - when I open the plug-in I'm getting this empty dialog box. I tried reinstalling both the plug-in and SU14, no changes. Any suggestions?


                Screenshot of dialog box

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                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  Open Internet Explorer > Safety > Delete Browsing History and empty the cache...
                  SketchUp uses IE for its web-dialogs, irrespective of your default browser.
                  Sometimes the cache is messed up and needs clearing...
                  Report back...

                  TIG

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                    SGC
                    last edited by

                    @tig said:

                    Open Internet Explorer > Safety > Delete Browsing History and empty the cache...
                    SketchUp uses IE for its web-dialogs, irrespective of your default browser.
                    Sometimes the cache is messed up and needs clearing...
                    Report back...

                    That wasn't it. I deleted temp downloads, cookies, history, and tracking protection from IE, no changes. Did the same in Chrome (my default browser) just to be sure. Restarted SU and still have an empty dialog box when I call up the plugin.

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                      Jim
                      last edited by

                      Hi Stephen - I've not experienced this myself, and don't know why it is happening.

                      The dialog is made using thomthom's SKUI framework.

                      Could it be an IE security setting?

                      Hi

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                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        Yes, make sure that your IE Internet Options settings for Javascript etc are not overly strict...
                        Can you get other web-dialogs to work OK ?

                        TIG

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                          dpatrickryan
                          last edited by

                          Very promising plugin, but it's not 100% for my application. I'm looking for something to allow me to import planar DXF exports of lasercut plans for 3D printer parts (for extrusion and export as STLs). The built-in DXF importer in SketchUp 2014 worked fine, but that Pro-only feature has now expired in my free version. I tried installing the 0.8.2 revision, and everything came in more or less OK, except some of the curve fits to SPLINE elements are pretty chunky. Is there any way to improve the resolution of those curve fits? (I've got no control over the DXF itself - it's what I'm being given by the printer maker.)

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                            Jim
                            last edited by

                            Yeah sorry. Splines are added incorrectly as straight lines between points. I just have not figured out how to handle splines in the dxf yet.

                            It may help to convert the .dxf to an older version using this: http://www.opendesign.com/guestfiles/TeighaFileConverter

                            Hi

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                              dpatrickryan
                              last edited by

                              Thanks for that - converting to R12 or R10 DXF seems to do the job.

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                                mister bubbles
                                last edited by

                                Hi- Does this only work for PC? I cannot seem to download it...
                                Thank you.

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                                  TIG Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  @mister bubbles said:

                                  Hi- Does this only work for PC? I cannot seem to download it...
                                  http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=freedfx
                                  Thank you.
                                  Have you tried the PluginStore link in the first post in this thread ?
                                  Download the RBZ, then use the Preferences > Extensions > Install... button to do the hard-work...
                                  That tool is available with the latest release of version 8 and newer versions too...

                                  Should work on PC or MAC πŸ˜•

                                  TIG

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                                    SGC
                                    last edited by

                                    @tig said:

                                    Yes, make sure that your IE Internet Options settings for Javascript etc are not overly strict...
                                    Can you get other web-dialogs to work OK ?

                                    I wanted to update this - I do not have problems with other dialogs. Infact, this same plugin works fine in my SU13. My work around has been to revert back to my SU13, call up the plugin, import, save, and open in SU14. So I can't imagine the dialog box error coming from IE if the same plugin works through a different version of SU.

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                                      rsa
                                      last edited by

                                      @jim said:

                                      Yeah sorry. Splines are added incorrectly as straight lines between points. I just have not figured out how to handle splines in the dxf yet.

                                      It may help to convert the .dxf to an older version using this: http://www.opendesign.com/guestfiles/TeighaFileConverter

                                      Hi Jim,
                                      I let myself to modify draw_spline methods.
                                      I used bezier curve instead of lines for drawing splines.
                                      Curves can be edit by "su bezier" plugin πŸ˜„
                                      If you interested I happy to send you code.


                                      spiral-01.png

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                                        Jim
                                        last edited by

                                        @rsa said:

                                        Hi Jim,
                                        I let myself to modify draw_spline methods.
                                        I used bezier curve instead of lines for drawing splines.
                                        Curves can be edit by "su bezier" plugin πŸ˜„
                                        If you interested I happy to send you code.

                                        Yes of course. That would be great! Thank you.

                                        Hi

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                                          Jim
                                          last edited by

                                          Updated to version 0.9.0 with support for SPLINE entities thanks to rsa.

                                          Splines are added to the model as Bezier curve objects, and are editable through the right-click menu.

                                          Update available through the SketchUcation Plugin Store.

                                          Hi

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                                            tweyermann2
                                            last edited by

                                            THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND A PLUGIN THAT WORKS SINCE SKETCHUP 2015 REMOVED DXF SUPPORT FOR THE FREE VERSION. THANK YOU!!!!!!! πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘

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