Can you save to SketchUP 7 as default

[PRSS]

Hello

May be this is a dumb question.

Is there any way of always save skp files to SketchUP 7 ?

Autocad has a default saveas mode in options so that one could always make it as a default.

But I could not find any such options in SketchUP 2017 Pro.

I have just purchased SketchUP 2017 Pro 2 copies and installed. I still have 2 old computers (in very good condition) running Google SketchUP 7 in Windows XP in my 4 man army office(including me)

If I could make it as default to always save as skp 7 version, it would be convenient to move files between the new & old computers. (of course it could be done manually but it does take an extra effort).

Thanks in advance
PRSS

[TIG]

You can of course use File>Save_As to save your v2017 model to many much earlier versions.
However, there are some plugins to add an automatic File>Save_As_... option to the menu, which you could then make a shortcut-key to use...
I think Jim Foltz wrote one ??

[slbaumgartner]

The Ruby API has support for the required operation, so if you can't find one it would be very easy to write a plugin that creates a toolbar button or menu item that saves to (e.g.) SU version 7. The key statement, paraphrased directly from the API docs, is just:

status = Sketchup.active_model.save("", Sketchup::Model::VERSION_7)

[PRSS]

I thank both of you for the replies. I have not written any ruby so far but I shall try to create what you wrote.

Best regards
PRSS

[PRSS]

Hello slbaumgartner

Your script worked when I copy pasted it in the console. But you were mentioning about a button that could run this script. I have no idea of scripting & the like and I might never learn it too. Can you please tell me how to make a button for just this script?

I could not get Jim Foltz's script for this however much I Googled for it. I could not find it in his Web site's my plugins" too.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance
PRSS

[Charlie__V]

@prss said:

Hello slbaumgartner

I could not get Jim Foltz's script for this however much I Googled for it. I could not find it in his Web site's my plugins" too.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance
PRSS

This may be the one TIG was referring to. (by Jim)

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=33441

[PRSS]

Thanks a ton Charlie !

This is working fine for me.

Best regards
PRSS