My second design version (opinions, please)

baz

@baz said:

Here is a plugin for exploded views...

Exploded View | SketchUcation

3D SketchUp Community for Design and Engineering Professionals.

(sketchucation.com)

I get a pretty much blank page (except all of the add stuff). No text at all under the name of the plugin.

Look to the right. Says 'Login to get it".

ntxdave

@baz said:

Look to the right. Says 'Login to get it".

Ooooooops

nlalston

@baz said:

Here is a plugin for exploded views...

Exploded View | SketchUcation

3D SketchUp Community for Design and Engineering Professionals.

(sketchucation.com)

Baz, I downloaded that plugin, but could not get it to effectuate an action, at all. I saw that it was 'Unsigned', and am assuming that this was the limiting issue.

Dave R

@nlalston said:

Baz, I downloaded that plugin, but could not get it to effectuate an action, at all. I saw that it was 'Unsigned', and am assuming that this was the limiting issue.

The signed/unsigned status of extensions has no effect on whether or not they work. I haven't used this one for a long time but I'll install it and see what I get. I make a lot of exploded views but find I can't get the results I want from any of the exploded view extensions. It's easier to get what I want doing it manually. Here's an example of an exploded view I did that way.

Dave R

It might be that Eclate/Deplace needs an update due to the way SketchUp 2017 handles edges for the persistent IDs.

pilou

I have no more contact with CPlassais
So i doubt that Eclate / Displace will work soon inside 2017!
So use 2016!

Edit : but seems it's works perfectly in 2017!

nlalston

@pilou said:

Edit : it works perfectly in 2017!

Frenchy, you know what? I had confused the 'Unsigned' attribute of that plugin with the issue of it not being able to be activated. But I downloaded this program again, and attempted to get it going. When I double-clicked on it, SketchUP started, but rendered a boxed-window notification which stated - 'THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A SKETCHUP MODEL'. Attempts to install it from WITHIN the program, itself, also proved fruitless.

I wonder what's going on, with it. Is it something that I'VE done wrong?

Dave R

@unknownuser said:

Attempts to install it from WITHIN the program, itself, also proved fruitless.

What steps exactly were you using to install it?

Did you download the RBZ file from the Sketchucation Plugin Store? If so, go to window>Preferences>Extensions and click on Install Extension. Then navigate to the file and open it.

nlalston

@dave r said:

@unknownuser said:

Attempts to install it from WITHIN the program, itself, also proved fruitless.

What steps exactly were you using to install it?

Did you download the RBZ file from the Sketchucation Plugin Store? If so, go to window>Preferences>Extensions and click on Install Extension. Then navigate to the file and open it.

Hi again, Dave.

Yes, I did download that plugin from the Sketchucation Plugin Store.

The first time I tried to access the plugin, I had double-clicked on it. After that, I tried installing it through the Extension Manager of my SketchUP Make 2017. It, apparently, DID install, but it does not show in my 'Extensions' box (the only one residing there is CutList)).

I played around and found that the concerned extension could be seen/accessed from theEDIT menu. I'd have to, first, triple-click of my opened design; go into EDIT, and navigate to Eclate_Deplace. Upon selecting that, I get a window asking 'Do you want to see construction lines and construction points?'. Then, there is another window, with a question of whether or not I 'want the original's copy?'. The third, and last box I see has to do with Parameter settings. I change nothing, within the settings, as I don't know anything about what should be selected. But, it was my feeling that something should have been noticed, with the default settings.

I click for the action to do its thing, but nothing happens.

pilou

Just select Groups or Components before! (minimum 2 of course)
Right Click / Eclate-Displace
If you select Groups "and" Components you must enable "Both"
All you describe is good!
Say "No" at each question for the beginning and see if that is working!

Dave R

Not all extensions show in the Plugins menu, or Extension menu as it is called in later versions.

Watch the video here: http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=24390 Notice it shows up in the Context menu when you right click on a selection of components.

You don't want to have components open for editing. You need it to work on the components not their contents.