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    • EdsonE Offline
      Edson
      last edited by

      I installed Component Finder but, since I once had FlexTools installed, it was installed as part of its long toolbar. It did not ask for my license number either.

      My question is: what files do I have to delete to get rid of the FT toolbar? Since I do not use the other tools I would like to have the short toolbar that shows only Component Finder.

      Thanks.

      edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
      http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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      • halroachH Offline
        halroach
        last edited by

        @edson said:

        I installed Component Finder but, since I once had FlexTools installed, it was installed as part of its long toolbar. It did not ask for my license number either.

        My question is: what files do I have to delete to get rid of the FT toolbar? Since I do not use the other tools I would like to have the short toolbar that shows only Component Finder.

        Thanks.

        Hi Edson,

        To completely remove the rest of the FlexTools toolbar:

        1. Close Sketchup

        2. If you have no need for FlexTools at all - Delete the following folder: C:\ProgramData\F3d_FlexTools

        3. Open Sketchup and reinstall ComponentFinder.

        4. Open the FlexTools manager (gear icon)

        5. (re)Activate ComponentFinder with your license key.

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        • EdsonE Offline
          Edson
          last edited by

          thanks. this is what I had done before. and it worked.

          what is happening is that when I try to instal Component Finder the installer installs the whole package. this installer is ft1.6.1_component_finder_pack_0.6.0. I am probably not being able to download the correct installer. how can I get it?

          edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
          http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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          • halroachH Offline
            halroach
            last edited by

            @edson said:

            thanks. this is what I had done before. and it worked.

            what is happening is that when I try to instal Component Finder the installer installs the whole package. this installer is ft1.6.1_component_finder_pack_0.6.0. I am probably not being able to download the correct installer. how can I get it?

            You have the correct RBZ - ft1.6.1_component_finder_pack_0.6.0

            Before installing make sure the C:\ProgramData\F3d_FlexTools folder is gone.
            After restarting Sketchup and reinstalling you should have a toolbar called FlexTools with 2 icons on it.

            It should look like this:

            component_finder_flextools_toolbar_07.png

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            • EdsonE Offline
              Edson
              last edited by

              ok. problem solved. there were parts FlexTools in more than one location and I had to delete all of them for the installation to work.

              thanks.

              edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
              http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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              • halroachH Offline
                halroach
                last edited by

                @edson said:

                ok. problem solved. there were parts FlexTools in more than one location and I had to delete all of them for the installation to work.

                thanks.

                Ok great. Glad it worked out.

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                • sallyS Offline
                  sally
                  last edited by

                  Hello,

                  I too have installed the rbz file, have the toolbar and component browser window but can't load any components or folders. I'm on a Mac running Mojave 10.14.1. No messages on the ruby console.

                  Thanks, kind regards, Sally

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                  • EdsonE Offline
                    Edson
                    last edited by

                    @sally said:

                    Hello,

                    I too have installed the rbz file, have the toolbar and component browser window but can't load any components or folders. I'm on a Mac running Mojave 10.14.1. No messages on the ruby console.

                    Thanks, kind regards, Sally

                    Depending on the number of components you have in your computer, it seems to take a long time to load them.

                    edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
                    http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                    • halroachH Offline
                      halroach
                      last edited by

                      @sally said:

                      Hello,

                      I too have installed the rbz file, have the toolbar and component browser window but can't load any components or folders. I'm on a Mac running Mojave 10.14.1. No messages on the ruby console.

                      Thanks, kind regards, Sally

                      Hi Sally,

                      1. Was ComponentFinder(CF) working at any point in time, or it wouldn't work when you first opened it?

                      2. Is the CF screen completely gray, or do you see the interface normally?

                      3. Please check if purging the model (Window > Model Info > Statistics > 'Purge Unused') helps in any way.

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                      • sallyS Offline
                        sally
                        last edited by

                        Hello Yoni (?)
                        1 it has never worked
                        2 I see the interface normally
                        3 purging made no difference

                        When I click on add folder, I can navigate to the folder I want, but all the SKP files within the folder stay greyed out. And nothing loads. I think I will uninstall and re-install the rbz file.

                        Thanks, Sally

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                        • halroachH Offline
                          halroach
                          last edited by

                          @sally said:

                          Hello Yoni (?)
                          1 it has never worked
                          2 I see the interface normally
                          3 purging made no difference

                          When I click on add folder, I can navigate to the folder I want, but all the SKP files within the folder stay greyed out. And nothing loads. I think I will uninstall and re-install the rbz file.

                          Thanks, Sally

                          What versions of Sketchup is it on?
                          Can you please post a screenshot?

                          Yes, this is Yoni

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                          • sallyS Offline
                            sally
                            last edited by

                            Hi Yoni,

                            when I looked at the CF screen and clicked on all the icons, (I think it was the eye one) I saw a message saying please re-start SU to rebuild the toolbar. So I restarted and voila, there they all were. I had 6 lots of the same folder, presumably they had loaded each time I had tried but just didn't show. Su version 18.0.16976 by the way.

                            Happy bunny now, looks like a great tool. Many thanks, best, Sally

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                            • halroachH Offline
                              halroach
                              last edited by

                              @sally said:

                              Hi Yoni,

                              when I looked at the CF screen and clicked on all the icons, (I think it was the eye one) I saw a message saying please re-start SU to rebuild the toolbar. So I restarted and voila, there they all were. I had 6 lots of the same folder, presumably they had loaded each time I had tried but just didn't show. Su version 18.0.16976 by the way.

                              Happy bunny now, looks like a great tool. Many thanks, best, Sally

                              Not sure what caused the folders not to show, but great to hear it's working fine now 😄

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                              • halroachH Offline
                                halroach
                                last edited by

                                Glad to announce ComponentFinder was updated to version 0.8.0 😄

                                The highlights:

                                • Folder scanning depth is now increased from 5 levels deep to infinity! (and beyond...)

                                • The maximum number of components in an open folder tab is now up to 6000!

                                • When opening a new folder tab, the scanning will be going on in the background so you can continue working while it's scanning. Components will be added as they are discovered.

                                • You can now cancel the scan anytime.

                                • Faster loading of open folder tabs during CF startup.

                                • An additional larger zoom level was added.

                                • You can click on the folder name and it then shows the full path instead.

                                • When hovering over components, a tooltip appears with the full path.

                                • The annoying bug where components' thumbnails would suddenly break? Squashed! 👊

                                To see the full list of release notes => https://flextools.cc/release-notes/

                                How to update => https://flextools.cc/learn/updates/

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                                • halroachH Offline
                                  halroach
                                  last edited by

                                  @jkoll66 said:

                                  Hello, Component Finder is a great extension. In a future release could you please allow a way to see the file path somewhere?...

                                  Done! 😎
                                  Check the 2nd and 3rd points before last in the previous post.

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                                  • pbacotP Offline
                                    pbacot
                                    last edited by

                                    Does this show components in model or only saved libraries?

                                    MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                                    • halroachH Offline
                                      halroach
                                      last edited by

                                      @pbacot said:

                                      Does this show components in model or only saved libraries?

                                      Currently only saved libraries. ‘In model’ is on our list...

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                                      • halroachH Offline
                                        halroach
                                        last edited by

                                        Here is a new video explaining ComponentFinder by TutorialsUp:

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                                        • halroachH Offline
                                          halroach
                                          last edited by

                                          Good news!

                                          You can now browse and search through your In-Model Components and Groups with ComponentFinder!

                                          Read more details on the FlexBlog.

                                          https://flextools.cc/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/CF_In-model_01_05-800.gif

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                                          • P Offline
                                            pibuz
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi Halroach! Thank you for your wonderful plugin!!! It's extremely useful!!
                                            I have a small issue though: sometimes the "loading you rlibrary" phase doesn't stop, so basically I can't use the plugin. If I restart the pc, everything works fine.

                                            I'm rurring on a SU2018...

                                            WEB (ita) - https://filipposcarso.wixsite.com/ordinentropico

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