Mass convert SU files to different version?

ericschimel · 7 Mar 2017, 13:51

I've been looking around and I'm trying to find a way to mass convert SketchUp 2017 files down to SketchUp 8 files. I've found this great plugin by Jim Foltz:

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323%26amp;t=33441

Unfortunately, it does it one file at a time. Ideally what I'd like to do is point SketchUp 2017 at a directory full of hundreds of SketchUp models and have it open each one and do a "Save as SketchUp 8" and overwrite the file, close, and open the next one.

sdmitch · 7 Mar 2017, 14:17

@ericschimel said:

I've been looking around and I'm trying to find a way to mass convert SketchUp 2017 files down to SketchUp 8 files. I've found this great plugin by Jim Foltz:

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323%26amp;t=33441

Unfortunately, it does it one file at a time. Ideally what I'd like to do is point SketchUp 2017 at a directory full of hundreds of SketchUp models and have it open each one and do a "Save as SketchUp 8" and overwrite the file, close, and open the next one.

I have attached a plugin that I wrote a year ago for someone that made a similar request.

Usage: Plugins>SDM Tools>Misc Tool>Bulk Copy by Version

Select the Copy Version* Select the 'From Folder'* Select the 'To Folder'

Bulk Copy by Version.rb

ericschimel · 7 Mar 2017, 15:00

I'm trying it and I can't get it to work for some reason (I'm on a Mac if that's helpful)

When I fire it up it asks me for the version, and then a file dialog pops up. I forces me to browse for and select an individual SketchUp model, I can't multiselect or just pick a folder. Once I do pick a file it pops up another file dialog, assumably for me to tell it where to place the converted files. I select a location and run it and nothing happens...

Perhaps I'm doing something wrong?

sdmitch · 7 Mar 2017, 15:41

@ericschimel said:

I'm trying it and I can't get it to work for some reason (I'm on a Mac if that's helpful)

When I fire it up it asks me for the version, and then a file dialog pops up. I forces me to browse for and select an individual SketchUp model, I can't multiselect or just pick a folder. Once I do pick a file it pops up another file dialog, assumably for me to tell it where to place the converted files. I select a location and run it and nothing happens...

Perhaps I'm doing something wrong?

Since this a 'Bulk' copy, it is assumed that every model in the 'From' folder is to be copied to the specified version so it is not possible to select individual models. You only need to select any one of the models in the folder and click 'Open'. Then select the 'To' folder and click 'Save'.

ericschimel · 7 Mar 2017, 15:55

Ok, it doesn't work on Mac but it does work on my PC.

Is there any way to remove the "V8" appended to the end of the filename?

ericschimel · 7 Mar 2017, 16:13

That is actually exactly what I'd want. I'll try out that code, THANK YOU!

sdmitch · 7 Mar 2017, 16:16

@ericschimel said:

Ok, it doesn't work on Mac but it does work on my PC.

Is there any way to remove the "V8" appended to the end of the filename?

Yes of course but, if the 'From' and 'To' folders are the same, you will have to accept the overwriting of each individual file.

Change

mod.save_copy("#{tdir}/#{m}_v#{versions[ver]}", ver);

to

mod.save_copy("#{tdir}/#{m}", ver);

Jim · 8 Mar 2017, 09:12

I have source code for a command-line converter available here[1]. The documentation is not up to date - although there's no time this morning to clean it up. It should compile just by typing "make" in the root folder (where the Makefile is.)

It builds for me under Windows using MinGW-64, I can't test Macs. You would need to modify the Makefile to point to your copy of the SketchUp SDK. You will also need a c++ dev command-line dev environment setup which might be a huge hurdle by itself. There is a link in the readme to an easy to install Windows g++ compiler suite.

Batch processing can be done by specifying a sub-folder in the output file:

mkdir temp_folder

loop for each skp_file in folder:

s2s 2013 skp_file temp_folder/skp_file

end loop

[1] https://github.com/jimfoltz/jf-sketchup-c-api-sandbox/tree/master/skp2skp

sketch3d.de · 8 Mar 2017, 11:08

@ericschimel said:

...to mass convert SketchUp 2017 files down to SketchUp 8 files.

just wondering for what this is required.

gilles · 9 Mar 2017, 08:07

@ericschimel said:

I'm trying it and I can't get it to work for some reason (I'm on a Mac if that's helpful)

When I fire it up it asks me for the version, and then a file dialog pops up. I forces me to browse for and select an individual SketchUp model, I can't multiselect or just pick a folder. Once I do pick a file it pops up another file dialog, assumably for me to tell it where to place the converted files. I select a location and run it and nothing happens...

Perhaps I'm doing something wrong?

I confirm it does not work on Mac:

Ruby console output:

Sketchup.open_file(/Users/gilles/Downloads/@/Roller bracket.skp)
mod.save_copy(/Users/gilles/Downloads/@/Roller bracket_v8, 8)
Error; #<ArgumentError; Model must be saved before copying.>
/Users/gilles/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Bulk Copy by Version.rb;70;in `save_copy'
/Users/gilles/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Bulk Copy by Version.rb;70;in `block in main'
/Users/gilles/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Bulk Copy by Version.rb;64;in `each'
/Users/gilles/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Bulk Copy by Version.rb;64;in `main'
/Users/gilles/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/Bulk Copy by Version.rb;29;in `block in <top (required)>'
SketchUp;1;in `call'

gilles · 9 Mar 2017, 08:15

@sketch3d.de said:

@ericschimel said:

...to mass convert SketchUp 2017 files down to SketchUp 8 files.

just wondering for what this is required.

Lot of peoples like me don't upgrade to the latest version for some (good) reason.

If you ask here some help and upload a model we can't read, we can't help you.

This may be one of the reasons why this is required for.

sketch3d.de · 9 Mar 2017, 10:24

@gilles said:

If you ask here some help and upload a model we can't read, we can't help you.

batch converting instead of doing a "Save as..." is probably not required for this purpose.

andreimd87 · 17 Jun 2021, 17:18

@sdmitch said:

@ericschimel said:

I've been looking around and I'm trying to find a way to mass convert SketchUp 2017 files down to SketchUp 8 files. I've found this great plugin by Jim Foltz:

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323%26amp;t=33441

Unfortunately, it does it one file at a time. Ideally what I'd like to do is point SketchUp 2017 at a directory full of hundreds of SketchUp models and have it open each one and do a "Save as SketchUp 8" and overwrite the file, close, and open the next one.

I have attached a plugin that I wrote a year ago for someone that made a similar request.

Usage: Plugins>SDM Tools>Misc Tool>Bulk Copy by Version

Select the Copy Version* Select the 'From Folder'* Select the 'To Folder'

hi. could you please make it working with the latest 2021 version?

goldenmem · 22 Jul 2022, 12:14

Hello and thanks to the developer of this extension,

but I tried it on sketchup 2021 and it did not work ! when I click on the covert no window pop up to select the "from" folder and "To" folder and the "Version" ! it works on sketchup 2015 but on sketchup 2021 it did not work!

I wonder if the developer of this extension can check and update it to work with sketchup 2021

Thank you,

dahnuguy · 27 Jul 2024, 03:24

@sdmitch

This plugin would be very useful if I could get it to work . Using SU version 8. Followed video instruction in this thread . Tried different folders etc.
Laptop is Win 10 64 bit.

Sketchup.open_file(C:/Users/12/Downloads/Projects/SketchUp/_Models/001.skp)
mod.save_copy(C:/Users/12/Downloads/Projects/SketchUp/_Models/_SU 8/001_v8,
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method save_copy' for #<Sketchup::Model:0x11a22be4>> C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/4JDu_BulkCopybyVersion.rb:70:in main'
C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/4JDu_BulkCopybyVersion.rb:64:in each' C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/4JDu_BulkCopybyVersion.rb:64:in main'
C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/4JDu_BulkCopybyVersion.rb:29

For reference, this is the plugin code. Maybe there is a newer version?

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for

any purpose and without fee is hereby granted.

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,

WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THIS PLUGIN IS ANOTHER FIGMENT OF MY IMAGENATION AND IS NOT BASED ON OR COMPLY WITH ANYTHING!

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

IT WAS CREATED AND ONLY TESTED IN A WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT AND MAY NOT FUNCTION ON A MAC.

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Name: Bulk Copy by Version

By: sdmitch

Usage: Plugins>SDM Tools>Misc Tool>Bulk Copy by Version

Note:

Date: Feb 2016

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
require 'Sketchup'

------------------ MENU SETUP ----------------------

unless $sdm_tools_menu
$sdm_tools_menu = UI.menu("Plugins").add_submenu("SDM Tools")
$sdm_Edge_tools = $sdm_tools_menu.add_submenu("Edge Tool")
$sdm_Face_tools = $sdm_tools_menu.add_submenu("Face Tool")
$sdm_CorG_tools = $sdm_tools_menu.add_submenu("CorG Tool")
$sdm_Misc_tools = $sdm_tools_menu.add_submenu("Misc Tool")
end
unless file_loaded?(FILE)
$sdm_Misc_tools.add_item("Bulk Copy by Version") { SDM::Bulk_Copy_by_Version.main }
file_loaded(FILE)
end

------------------------------------------------------

module SDM

module Bulk_Copy_by_Version

	def self.main
		mod = Sketchup.active_model
		ent = mod.active_entities
		sel = mod.selection
		#
		version = Sketchup.version.to_i.to_s
		versions = ['0','0','All','3','4','5','6','7','8','2013','2014','2015','2016','2017','2018','2019','2020']
		until versions[-1].index(version)
			versions.pop
		end
		inp = UI.inputbox(["Save Version:"],["6"],[versions[2..-1].join("|")],"Save by Version")
		if inp
			ver = versions.index(inp[0])
			path = File.dirname(mod.path)
			path = Dir.pwd if !path || path==""
			input_folder = Sketchup.read_default("BulkCopybyVersion","InputFolder",path)
			from = UI.openpanel("From Folder:",input_folder,"*.skp")
			if from
				fdir = File.dirname(from).gsub("\\","/")
				Sketchup.write_default("BulkCopybyVersion","InputFolder",fdir)
				models = Dir[fdir+"/*.skp"].map{|m|File.basename(m,'.skp')}
				output_folder = Sketchup.read_default("BulkCopybyVersion","OutputFolder",path)
				to = UI.savepanel("To Folder:",output_folder,"temp.tmp")
				if to
					tdir = File.dirname(to).gsub("\\","/")
					Sketchup.write_default("BulkCopybyVersion","OutputFolder",tdir)
					Sketchup.file_new
					for m in models
						next if m=="." || m==".."
						puts "Sketchup.open_file(#{fdir}/#{m}.skp)"
						Sketchup.open_file("#{fdir}/#{m}.skp");
						unless ver == 2
							puts "mod.save_copy(#{tdir}/#{m}_v#{versions[ver]}, #{ver})"
							mod.save_copy("#{tdir}/#{m}_v#{versions[ver]}", ver);
						else
							for ver in 3...versions.length
								puts "mod.save_copy(#{tdir}/#{m}_v#{versions[ver]}, #{ver})"
								mod.save_copy("#{tdir}/#{m}_v#{versions[ver]}", ver);
							end
						end
					end
					Sketchup.file_new
				end
			end
		end
		#
	end
end

end

TIG · 27 Jul 2024, 12:59

@dahnuguy
The model.save_copy method is only available >=v2014
So it fails in v8.