[Plugin Library] LibFredo6 - v15.4a - 13 May 25

fredo6 · 11 Dec 2014, 21:05

The best is to check the About box for LibFredo6. You probably have 6.4a installed.Tell me if otherwise and if you have problems with the plugins (if so the best is to show a snapshot of your plugin directory)

As TIG said, the message includes reference to 6.3 and higher, but this is normal.

Fredo

bcnguyen · 12 Dec 2014, 16:16

I need help.
I successfully installed 6.4a LibFredo6
but the tools are not displayed on the toolbar, so how to use plugins in LibFredo6, how do these tools to display and use.
thank you!

TIG · 12 Dec 2014, 18:06

Have you restarted SketchUp ?
What other Fredo tools are installed ?
Are there any errors as SketchUp starts, or in the Ruby Console ?
What is your Windows User-name ?
Does it contain an accented character ?

Please copy/paste this text into the Ruby Console + <enter>
Sketchup.find_support_file('Plugins')

The returned path is to your Plugins folder, and if >v2013 it will show your user-name in that path... e.g.
C:/Users/**TIG**/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins
Where ' **TIG**' is your user-name...

Diago · 17 Dec 2014, 16:56

Hi, Im new here so Id like to know if these plug-ins work with any problem in SU 2015 on Mac because I don't understand how to install them,thanks in advance and your plug-ins are pretty cool !

TIG · 17 Dec 2014, 23:15

Learn how to install Plugins...
Since v8 you download an RBZ and install it using the Preferences > Extensions > Install... button
This is basic SketchUp knowhow... here's a tutorial http://sketchucation.com/resources/tutorials/beginner/108-installing-sketchup-plugins
It applies to v2015 although it is not so new !

Almost all Plugins' RBZs hosted here... should work on all SketchUp versions and OSs... if there is a pre v2014 or OS issue it is usually highlighted in the Plugins notes...

Download your Plugins from the SketchUcation PluginStore - linked above - or get and install the SketchUcation PluginStore Toolset - also linked above - which also lets you browse and AutoInstall directly from within SketchUp itself, with no intermediate downloading steps...

You have somewhat obscurely posted in a 'Lib' thread...
There are a few Plugins that need a supporting 'Lib' installing as well...
The main ones being Fredo's and thomthom's - read the Plugin's thread about any 'helpers' it also needs...

Diago · 18 Dec 2014, 03:39

Thank you so much TIG. Now it works pretty fine! A last question. I used to work with "Multiple Push Pull " plug-in. I don't know if it is possible to find it here for SU 2015 for Mac because I don't find it nowhere here. Thanks in advance !

TIG · 18 Dec 2014, 16:18

JointPushPull ?
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=JointPushPull

Diago · 18 Dec 2014, 20:23

Actually "Multiple Push Pull " it's a plug-in which extrude at the same time more than 1 faces in one shoot. I`ve already loaded this " Joint push pull" but it doesn't extrude like the another one, does it?. I have the plug-in but it has the .rb extension. So I don't know how to load it on a Mac in SU 2015, any help about it would be pretty useful, thanks in advance !

TIG · 19 Dec 2014, 12:01

To manually install a lone .RB file you can do the following...
In the Ruby console type: Sketchup.find_support_file('Plugins')
It returns the path to your Plugins folder.
Use the path to open that folder, and add a copy of the lone .RB file into that folder...
On older SketchUp versions you might need to ensure that the folder [and its contents] has FULL read/write permissions... BUT in v2015 that should already be set correctly.
Restart SketchUp to load the new .RB...

Alternatively make a ZIP file containing the .RB and use the SketchUcation submenu 'Archive Installer' which works on ZIPs as well as RBZs: no need to restart as it is auto-installed AND loaded.
OR change the file ending from .ZIP to .RBZ and than use the native Preferences > Extensions > Install... button [or of course the SketchUcation equivalent auto-installer]: again no need to restart.

Bob James · 20 Dec 2014, 09:47

I cannot get LibFredo6 to install without receiving errors when opening SU. I've tried System Preferences/Install Extensions , SU Plugin Store and Extension Warehouse. Extension Warehouse shows a big red install button, but the button is not active!

Error Loading File Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb
Error: #<ArgumentError: invalid byte sequence in UTF-8>
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:702:in match' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:702:in block (2 levels) in load_from_config'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:701:in each' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:701:in block in load_from_config'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:700:in foreach' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:700:in load_from_config'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:1070:in block in load_all_plugins' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:1070:in each'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:1070:in load_all_plugins' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:772:in load_from_config'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:188:in startup' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:335:in <module:LibFredo6>'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:34:in `<top (required)>'

TIG · 20 Dec 2014, 12:54

@Bob

Do you have the very latest version of LibFredo installed ?
Do you only have it loading from one Plugins folder ??

The file:
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/LibFredo6.plugin
ought to be encoded as "UTF-8 without BOM".
Mine is, but that error report suggests that yours is not
Then the regular-expression match in line#702 of the script Lib6Core.rb is failing because of that.

If you have Notepad++.exe you could open that .plugins file, then change its encoding to the correct type and save it, then restart SketchUp to see if that's it...

If not then perhaps a file was somehow corrupted...
I've attached a copies of my LibFredo6.plugins file AND Lib6Core.rb - extract them from the ZIP and replace the old ones - see if that helps after a SketchUp restart...

LibFredo6[replacements].zip

Bob James · 21 Dec 2014, 05:43

Do you have the very latest version of LibFredo installed ?
Yes
Do you only have it loading from one Plugins folder ??
I have no additional plugin folders

Before installing the files you provided, I compared them side by side with those already installed and they appear identical to what I had already installed.
I saw nothing in LibFredo6.plugin that mentions "UTF-8 without BOM", however the Load Error message says, " invalid byte sequence in UTF-8>" which, obviously, does not add "without BOM". Significant?

Nevertheless, I put the files you provided into:
C:\Users\jamesb\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp 2015\SketchUp\Plugins\Fredo6_!LibFredo6

Upon startup of SU I received the same load errors as before.

Since Lib6Core does not have line numbers I could not I could not find lines identified in Load Errors.

Error Loading File Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb
Error: #<ArgumentError: invalid byte sequence in UTF-8>
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:702:in match' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:702:in block (2 levels) in load_from_config'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:701:in each' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:701:in block in load_from_config'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:700:in foreach' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:700:in load_from_config'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:1070:in block in load_all_plugins' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:1070:in each'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:1070:in load_all_plugins' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:772:in load_from_config'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:188:in startup' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:335:in module:LibFredo6'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:34:in `<top (required)>'

Box · 21 Dec 2014, 10:20

Bob, just to be sure, you say you have no other plugin folders but you did have a dropbox one and have been setting up a Cloud one. They may well have an errant copy of LibFredo hiding in them.

Go to the Sketchucation Plugins Manager, the blue button on the toolbar, and check the dropdown menu at the top. Are there any other folder locations showing there?

Bob James · 21 Dec 2014, 10:23

@box said:

Bob, just to be sure, you say you have no other plugin folders but you did have a dropbox one and have been setting up a Cloud one. They may well have an errant copy of LibFredo hiding in them.

Go to the Sketchucation Plugins Manager, the blue button on the toolbar, and check the dropdown menu at the top. Are there any other folder locations showing there?

No
Well, actually, yes. Spacemouse (3Dconnexion) and Thea Render files are there in C:\ProgramData\SketchUp\SketchUp 2015\SketchUp\Plugins

TIG · 21 Dec 2014, 12:46

I suspect that some old files somewhere are interfering with things, because they are wrongly encoded.***

Can you manually remove the 'loader RB' [ Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb] and the entire LibFredo subfolder and its contents [ Fredo6_!LibFredo6] from your Plugins folder.
If you have a redundant copy of the old LibTraductor.rb in your Plugins folder, then also remove that [it now comes installed within the main Lib subfolder].
All other Fredo-plugins files and subfolders should be left alone...

Next, reinstall the latest version of 'LibFredo' from the PluginStore AutoInstall button - to ensure you have the full set of the current files [and nothing more!].

Restart SketchUp to complete all of the changes.

***The encoding 'UTF-8 without BOM' refers to how the file itself is encoded, there is nothing in the typed code's text itself.
You can view/change a file's encoding using Notepad++exe, that app also lets you show line numbers too etc...
Older Ruby versions were forgiving of an RB file's encoding, but the newest Ruby2 chokes on incorrectly encoded scripts - hence I suspect the 'UTF-8' error messages...

Bob James · 22 Dec 2014, 01:00

Did as instructed and got the same error message so I reinstalled all of your plugins.

This is the list of all Fredo6 plugins I have installed.
**
@tig said:

**If you have a redundant copy of the old LibTraductor.rb in your Plugins folder, then also remove that [it now comes installed within the main Lib subfolder].

Note that LibTraductor.rb was reinstalled as a separate ruby as well as within Fredo6_!LibFredo6 as Lib6Traductor
2014-12-21 Fredo6_!LibFredo6
2014-12-21 Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb
2014-12-21 LibTraductor.rb
2014-12-19 Fredo6_JointPushPull
2014-12-19 Fredo6_JointPushPull.rb
2014-12-15 Fredo6_Curviloft.rb
2014-12-15 Fredo6_Curvizard.rb
2014-12-15 Fredo6_FredoScale.rb
2014-12-15 Fredo6_FredoTools.rb
2014-12-15 Fredo6_RoundCorner.rb
2014-12-15 Fredo6_ToolsOnSurface.rb
2014-12-15 Fredo6_VisuHole.rb
2014-12-15 Fredo6Trace.txt
2014-12-15 FredoTraceRoundCorner.txt
2014-12-15 Fredo6_Curvizard
2014-12-14 CURVILOFT_Dir_12
2014-12-14 CURVIZARD_Dir_11
2014-12-14 FREDOSCALE_Dir_22
2014-12-14 FREDOTOOLS_Dir_12
2014-12-14 LIBFREDO6_Dir_48
2014-12-14 LibFredo6.rb
2014-11-17 Fredo6_FredoTools
2014-11-04 Fredo6_Curviloft
2014-11-04 Fredo6_FredoScale
2014-11-04 Fredo6_VisuHole
2014-11-04 Fredo6_RoundCorner
2014-11-04 Fredo6_ToolsOnSurface\

I still get this error set:
Error Loading File Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb
Error: #<ArgumentError: invalid byte sequence in UTF-8>
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:702:in match' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:702:in block (2 levels) in load_from_config'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:701:in each' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:701:in block in load_from_config'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:700:in foreach' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:700:in load_from_config'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:1070:in block in load_all_plugins' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:1070:in each'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:1070:in load_all_plugins' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:772:in load_from_config'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:188:in startup' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:335:in module:LibFredo6'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:34:in `<top (required)>'

fredo6 · 22 Dec 2014, 09:38

Bob,

Just remove the old versions

It is actually the old LibFredo6.rb which is creating the problem

Fredo

TIG · 22 Dec 2014, 10:16

Thanks Fredo.
At last we see what the old error-inducing file was...

Bob James · 23 Dec 2014, 01:30

@tig said:

Thanks Fredo.
At last we see what the old error-inducing file was...

Nice, if it were true
I deleted the six files fredo6identified, but still get the following errors:

Error Loading File Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb
Error: #<ArgumentError: invalid byte sequence in UTF-8>
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:702:in match' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:702:in block (2 levels) in load_from_config'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:701:in each' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:701:in block in load_from_config'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:700:in foreach' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:700:in load_from_config'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:1070:in block in load_all_plugins' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:1070:in each'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:1070:in load_all_plugins' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Core.rb:772:in load_from_config'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:188:in startup' C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:335:in module:LibFredo6'
C:/Users/jamesb/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:34:in `<top (required)>'

These are all of the loaded plugins/extensions that have "fredo6" either in the title or within the file:

This is an Excel spreadsheet showing all of the loaded plugins/extensions except for Thea and 3dconexxion which are in C:/ProgramData/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins folder.
2015 Plugins.xls

TIG · 23 Dec 2014, 10:59

Nil desperandum !

We will get there.

The first thing I see that's not right is that you have a copy of the 'Fredo6_!LibFredo6' folder INSIDE the 'Fredo6_Curviloft' folder.
It is not needed, it's not as shipped and should be removed.
Although I can't see how that might be affecting things !
The only 'Fredo6_!LibFredo6' folder should be in the Plugins folder.

After the removal of the wrong copy can you restart to see if anything is better...

You also appear to have several OLD versions folders and files that are not needed and might cause issues... [all of Fredo's latest compatible stuff tends to now start with 'Fredo' - exceptions being '!AdditionalPluginFolders.rb' ?]

LibTraductor.rb
JPP_Dir_20
ROUNDCORNER_Dir_23
TOPOSHAPER_Dir_10
TOS_Dir_18

Perhaps 'DEFPARAM_Dir' - Fredo to advise ??

You also have some files named:

cd_power_extension_m.rb
cd_power_m.rb
cd_power_n.rb
etc

Are they the toolbar ones causing issues with adding 'rogue files' [can't see those files though] ??

NOT sure about 'BZ_Dir_17' or 'DOCUMENTATION_Dir' - Fredo should advise...

Also, what are the 'round_corners.rb', 'loader.rb', 'autoloader.rb' and 'AUTOLOADER_Dir' ?
These don't sound right ??

You do have dozens of Plugins enabled and loading, so one of those might be throwing Fredo's Lib off unfairly...
If we are still having issues can I suggest you use the SketchUcation Plugins Manager, make a Set of the current setup [blue button], the Select all of the Enabled/Loaded plugins, except for the 'Fredo' ones, and then use the red button to Disable them. Save that set as another name...
Now restart SketchUp.
If we still get the issue with Fredo's Lib then we know it's not from an interaction with the others.
BUT if we don't have problems you can start loading back the Disabled ones a few at a time, until you break it - then you have a suspect/culprit...