2015 - .skb Files
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I have tried several times to change the setting in Windows 8.1 to have .skb files open with 2015 Pro but cannot get it to work. Seems like no matter what I do, the setting does not update to SU Pr0 2015. Wondering if anyone else has had this problem and if you did how did you solve it.
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.skb are backup files and shouldn't open that way.
.skp on the other hand....
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@box said:
.skb are backup files and shouldn't open that way.
.skp on the other hand....
I understand but I should be able to open the backup file with the version that created it
Works fine with 2014 but I am not able to get the Windows 8.1 setting changed to work with 2015
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It works alright for me. But I would advice you to open the file from inside Sketchup - File/Open .
If you choose to always open the file with Sketchup, you might, at some point, mismatch the files and update the one you shouldn't .If you still want to do that, just go and rename the Sketchup.exe(from the Sketchup installation folder) to Sketchup2015.exe . Then there should be no more misleading .exe names between 2014 and 2015 versions. Be aware that when you update you should delete the Sketchup2015.exe because it won't be replaced by the new Sketchup.exe .
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@ely862me said:
It works alright for me. But I would advice you to open the file from inside Sketchup - File/Open .
If you choose to always open the file with Sketchup, you might, at some point, mismatch the files and update the one you shouldn't .If you still want to do that, just go and rename the Sketchup.exe(from the Sketchup installation folder) to Sketchup2015.exe . Then there should be no more misleading .exe names between 2014 and 2015 versions. Be aware that when you update you should delete the Sketchup2015.exe because it won't be replaced by the new Sketchup.exe .
I tried renaming the Sketchup.exe to Sketchup2015.exe and then I got an error message about not being able to find a .dll file (did not capture the full name). I have sent the problem to Trimble Tech Support but have not heard anything back from the.
Yes, I can open the file just fine using File/Open but a Windows Explorer convention since its early conception has been that you can set the default application to open a file when you double click on the file name. When I go through the normal Windows procedure for doing that, it always reverts back to the 2014 version. Once think I have noticed is that when I installed 2015, it put Sketchup in the Program Files director. The previous versions (2013 & 2014) were installed in the Program Files (x86) directory. I have been tempted to copy the entire Sketchup 2015 folder to the Program Files (x86) directory and see what happens.
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Program Files x86 is for 32bit programs while Program Files is for 64bit.
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@box said:
Program Files x86 is for 32bit programs while Program Files is for 64bit.
I thought something like that but was not sure.......Thanks for the feedback.
Just wish I could figure out why I cannot change the default program for opening .skb files.
Here is an example of what I see with 2015.......Notice the difference in the selection between the .skp and .skb files. I have tried multiple times on the .skb bile to "change the default program" and when I navigate to Sketchup.exe in the Sketchup 2015 folder, it still tries to open the .skb file with the Sketchup 2014 version.
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same here, but also for the .skp files. Even with a new created 2015 pro version models i am forced to open in 2014 so i get an error. If i can not solve the issue (since i do not want to run 2015 version and then open the file via browsing or from the list below every annoying time) i guess i am going to uninstall the 2014 version.
Any help will be very appreciated.
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