ComponentFinder

halroach · 14 Nov 2018, 14:37

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:

Close Sketchup
If you have no need for FlexTools at all - Delete the following folder: C:\ProgramData\F3d_FlexTools
Open Sketchup and reinstall ComponentFinder.
Open the FlexTools manager (gear icon)
(re)Activate ComponentFinder with your license key.

Edson · 14 Nov 2018, 15:11

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?

halroach · 14 Nov 2018, 15:35

@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:

Edson · 14 Nov 2018, 17:54

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.

halroach · 14 Nov 2018, 21:15

@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.

sally · 15 Nov 2018, 08:14

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

Edson · 15 Nov 2018, 11:16

@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.

halroach · 16 Nov 2018, 12:38

@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,

Was ComponentFinder(CF) working at any point in time, or it wouldn't work when you first opened it?
Is the CF screen completely gray, or do you see the interface normally?
Please check if purging the model (Window > Model Info > Statistics > 'Purge Unused') helps in any way.

sally · 17 Nov 2018, 07:43

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

halroach · 17 Nov 2018, 08:44

@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

sally · 18 Nov 2018, 07:49

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

halroach · 18 Nov 2018, 08:57

@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

halroach · 24 Nov 2018, 18:26

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!