[Plugin] SUClock - v3.1a - 02 Apr 24 - Tracking time in SU

Dave R

Really?

Most of Fredo's extensions are hosted here. Not the Extension Warehouse.

Screenshot - 2_17_2015 , 4_43_21 PM.png

Screenshot - 2_17_2015 , 4_44_21 PM.png

derei

SUClock BUG with Su2015 ?

I don't know if SU2015 is to blame, or my project files, but after linking 2 SU files to the same project, i can't open any of them anymore (bugsplat). In order to open it, I have to rename the .suclock file so the app won't recognize it (i am altering its extension). Then, the SU files open normally. After opening, if i rename the extension back to .suclock , it will link properly and work as intended.

derei

If this forum is still read, especially by Fredo, I would like to thank him for this plugin at first, then to ask if a small addition to it would be possible to be made.

I was thinking to a kind of "time splitting" like in lap stopwatch. This feature should be used for sequential billing, but without the need to reset the total time of work on a project.
The idea would be to have a button (inside settings menu is fine, to be less accessible) and when that button is pressed, then "lap timer" would be reset and the user would have the total time spent to the project until that moment. The work that will follow will be counted from zero, but still the main counter will work undisturbed.

So, let's say every week or when enough working hours have built together for a payment, the "lap" is reset, the client has the invoice for those hours and then the work can continnue, then reset again after a while, invoice sent and so on. And after each reset, the "lap timer" should reset to zero, but the general timer should continue.

What I had in mind is simple, but I am afraid I over complicated it with explanations. I hope it makes sense anyway.

Would be really nice to have this. Thank you very much.

thevzitor

Hello Fredo,

Thank you so much for all the Extensions you bring to us. They make our work so much more efficient.
I came across a tiny glitch with SU Clock recently and don't know why it happens. It counts certain days with much more than 24 hours giving tremendous amount of hours in the total.
Here a screenshot to show an example of 60:43:18 worked in a single day...
Could it be because of shared access of the temp file (stored on dropbox) from 2 different computers ?

thanks for the insight !

thevzitor

Screen Shot .jpg

fredo6

@thevzitor,

There must be a bug somewhere, because even with 2 users, this represents a quite long day of 30 hours!!

Can you check the other statitics (by model, by tool) to see if you find similar anomalies.

Fredo

derei

By default, when choosing to save a new suclock file (start a new project), the save path opens in the same directory as the skp file. Would it be possible to set a default directory, where all suclock files are stored? Is a bit annoying to have to navigate every time on that location, for each newly started project. Having a "default path" declared would make it more convenient.

Thanks

thevzitor

@fredo6 said:

@thevzitor,

There must be a bug somewhere, because even with 2 users, this represents a quite long day of 30 hours!!

Can you check the other statitics (by model, by tool) to see if you find similar anomalies.

Fredo

Hello Fredo,

Sorry for the long silence, I forgot to check the answers on the forum.
30 hours is a long day indeed but It's getting even better with days of 282 hours or 397 hours !
but I swear I stayed in this galaxy
To give more precisions, I should tell you that I am the only user of these files.
The fact is I put all my work and affiliates suclock files on my Google Drive, which I access indifferently from two different computers.
When I started to see incoherences I tried to change the Directory for temporary tracker files on the SUClock startup parameters dialog, but without success. Could this come from there?
But since this bug is occurring on many of my files (even by tools) and seems worsening quite recently, I wonder
if this could be related to SUpro 2016 ?
Here are a few screenshots to give you an idea.
Thanks again. Cheers !

PS: I forgot to mention I keep all suclock files (including the temp files folder) in a folder on the Google Drive

Screen Shot .jpg Screen Shot 1.jpg Screen Shot 6.jpg

fredo6

Thanks. I'll have a look to see what can break the clock.

Fredo

Sait Moore

@thomthom said:

Remember people to use the donation button. Fredo deserves it!

I'd like to, but I can't read French, so I don't know what the donate requirement are. Is it available in English for the Fredo6 donations?

fredo6

NEW RELEASE: SUClock v1.9a - 16 Jan 17

SUClock 1.9a is a cosmetic refresh of the plugin, with SU2017 certification.

See main post of this thread for Download.

Fredo

fredo6

NEW RELEASE: SUClock v1.9b - 30 Jan 17

SUClock 1.9b fixes a major bug for Mac OSX platforms (it prevented the clock window to appear).

See main post of this thread for Download.

Fredo

seamoo

Thanks, I'm looking forward to using this. the interface I find is a little tricky but with use....

is there anyway to get this to work with .layout files?

juju

@seamoo said:

Thanks, I'm looking forward to using this. the interface I find is a little tricky but with use....

is there anyway to get this to work with .layout files?

SKetchUp and Layout have different API's AFAIK, so it will mean a (C++) re-write of the plugin.

SK_Man_2020

It doesn't work for me: produces a string of error messages each time I start up SketchUp. According to the Extension Manager it is installed, but it does not appear on the "Extensions" menu. The errors are:

Error Loading File Fredo6_SUClock.rb
Error: #<LoadError: cannot load such file -- Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb>
D:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:54:in require' D:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:54:in require'
C:/Users/Stuart/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_SUClock.rb:25:in `<top (required)>'

Based on that message, I assume that it must be missing the "LibFredo" library, which mentioned at the top of this page with a helpful message and link that says: "IMPORTANT: Requires to download LibFredo6 7.4c or higher if not already installed": I clicked on that link, but I get a message saying: "The requested topic does not exist.".

Bummer! This sounded like a great tool, and exactly what I need, but not much use if it doesn't work!

So please could you fix that link, or is there another way I can get that library that seems to be missing?

TIG

Have you also installed the latest LibFredo ?
https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=LibFredo6
Most of Fredo's tools need the helper files provided by his Lib.
it is clearly explained in each of his tool's installation and usage instructions.
Install it and restart SketchUp.
Any improvement ?

SK_Man_2020

Thanks! That fixed it. I figured it was the missing library, but since the link at the head of this page is broken, I didn't know where to find it.

Much appreciated!

fredo6

@sk_man_2020 said:

Thanks! That fixed it. I figured it was the missing library, but since the link at the head of this page is broken, I didn't know where to find it.

Which link is broken exactly?

Fredo

TIG

I just fixed it !
The LibFredo link in post-1 was foobar !!

fredo6

@tig said:

I just fixed it !
The LibFredo link in post-1 was foobar !!

TIG,

Thank you very much.
I don't know what happened, because this seems to be the case in other main posts where I refer to LibFredo6.

EDIT: It was the case: for whatever reason, the links to LibFredo6 page were no longer valid. I updated all posts with the correct URL.

Fredo

SK_Man_2020

Thanks everyone. It's working great now, and very useful.

Just one more question: If I have several projects open at the same time in different instances of SketchUp, each with it's own clock, will that accumulate time correctly in each one, as I switch between projects and work on each one separately? No conflicts?