More Fredo6 plugins becoming paid extensions

[TheGetGo]

Hello,

I purchased the 'Fredo6Bundle2022 Full Unlimited Licenses' back in April of this year.

I have a continuous issue, where sporadically, I need to either validate the licenses.

I'm currently trying to validate the 'Curviloft' plugin, but receive the message "Sorry - An error occurred in the communication with Sketchucation"

Any solutions to this issue?
Thanks in advance.

[TIG]

Have you installed the newest version of the SketchUcation Toolset [v4.2.9] ?
That has the latest SCFlicensing set up...

[TheGetGo]

I've updated to 4.2.9 and will report back if the issue persists.

Many thanks.

[boofredlay]

@rich o brien said:

Fredo has his bundle here to make bulk purchases easier...

SketchUcation | Cart

(sketchucation.com)

I fill out the fields and click credit card and nothing happens. I try Paypal and nothing happens.
Hmmm

[Rich O Brien]

@boofredlay said:

I fill out the fields and click credit card and nothing happens. I try Paypal and nothing happens.
Hmmm

Try a different browser. Things like adblock, malware etc can stop PayPal working. Try on a browser without any addons running

[boofredlay]

Worked with Microsoft Edge. Thanks.

[Rich O Brien]

Your question is one only you can answer. You can trial his extensions and decide if you need them or not.

You'll answer your 2nd question as soon as you begin exploring the first.

[Rich O Brien]

I'm not fully understanding your question.

You have the older archived versions installed and you also have bought the bundle?

You are asking what is the difference between the free archived and the current commercial versions?

@unknownuser said:

This is a LEGACY version of FredoTools for Sketchup versions PRIOR to SU2017 (so up to SU2016). Do NOT install it for Sketchup version >= 2017

If you want to read about the differences you can look at the release notes...

Curviloft | SketchUcation

3D SketchUp Community for Design and Engineering Professionals.

(sketchucation.com)

As for downloading, you can use our own Sketchucation Tools...

ExtensionStore | SketchUcation

3D SketchUp Community for Design and Engineering Professionals.

(sketchucation.com)

...to install them quickly and easily. No need to download the .rbz files to your device.

[jsinmichael]

Is there a reason that RoundCorner is included in the bundle instead of FredoCorner? While RoundCorner still works, it hasn't been updated in 4 years. Is this at risk of becoming "legacy".

Thanks,
J

[fredo6]

@jsinmichael said:

Is there a reason that RoundCorner is included in the bundle instead of FredoCorner? While RoundCorner still works, it hasn't been updated in 4 years. Is this at risk of becoming "legacy".

RoundCorner is not legacy. Simply, it uses a different algorithm compared with FredoCorner.

[JohnButler222]

If someone provides something for free and then at a later date says to you that you need to pay for what was given for free, I would suspect that person might also assure you it's a one off purchase and then at a later date change their mind again and demand regular subscription payments.

[Dave R]

@johnbutler222 said:

...I would suspect that person might also assure you it's a one off purchase and then at a later date change their mind again and demand regular subscription payments.

They might do so. The might not. If that's what you expect will happen you could choose not to upgrade to the current version and forego any upgrades, or use alternative extensions, or write your own extensions.

According to your forum profile you are stillusing SketchUp 2016. If that's the case you can use the old legacy versions of Fredo6's extensions. They are still available at no charge.

[Rich O Brien]

@johnbutler222 said:

If someone provides something for free and then at a later date says to you that you need to pay for what was given for free, I would suspect that person might also assure you it's a one off purchase and then at a later date change their mind again and demand regular subscription payments.

per·​pet·​u·​al
a: continuing forever : EVERLASTING
b: valid for all time

That is the term Fredo applies to his licenses. Also the archived versions remain free just not maintained.

Maintaining extensions to work across many versions of SketchUp is time-consuming and in some cases impossible.

[JohnButler222]

@dave r said:

@johnbutler222 said:

...I would suspect that person might also assure you it's a one off purchase and then at a later date change their mind again and demand regular subscription payments.

They might do so. The might not. If that's what you expect will happen you could choose not to upgrade to the current version and forego any future upgrades, or use alternative extensions, or write your own extensions.

According to your forum profile you are stillusing SketchUp 2016. If that's the case you can use the old legacy versions of Fredo6's extensions. They are still available at no charge.

Thanks for the suggestion but I am using SketchUp 2017. I looked at the legacy version of Round Corner and it says I should not use it for Sketchup 2017.

[JohnButler222]

@rich o brien said:

@johnbutler222 said:

If someone provides something for free and then at a later date says to you that you need to pay for what was given for free, I would suspect that person might also assure you it's a one off purchase and then at a later date change their mind again and demand regular subscription payments.

per·​pet·​u·​al
a: continuing forever : EVERLASTING
b: valid for all time

That is the term Fredo applies to his licenses. Also the archived versions remain free just not maintained.

Maintaining extensions to work across many versions of SketchUp is time-consuming and in some cases impossible.

The issue is not the maintenance of extensions because I am talking about older extensions.
For example, Round Corner was free in 2017. That same version is now no longer free. And the archived version says it cannot be used on Sketchup 2017.

[Rich O Brien]

Not sure how I can help you if I'm honest. Are you looking for help? Or just venting?

[Dave R]

@johnbutler222 said:

@dave r said:

Thanks for the suggestion but I am using SketchUp 2017. I looked at the legacy version of Round Corner and it says I should not use it for Sketchup 2017.

Your profile says you are using SketchUp 2016 Pro. Evidently you need to update your profile.

If you aren't interested in compensating Fredo6 for his hard work at keeping his extensions current, a very small investment, don't update. Keep using the older free version. It's your choice.

[JohnButler222]

@dave r said:

@johnbutler222 said:

@dave r said:

Thanks for the suggestion but I am using SketchUp 2017. I looked at the legacy version of Round Corner and it says I should not use it for Sketchup 2017.

Your profile says you are using SketchUp 2016 Pro. Evidently you need to update your profile.

If you aren't interested in compensating Fredo6 for his hard work at keeping his extensions current, a very small investment, don't update. Keep using the older free version. It's your choice.

Thanks for your suggestion. However, as I said the free version of the plugin is now asking for money. I am not in need of a maintained plugin that works with current versions of Sketchup, I only need the original plugin that was offered for free to keep functioning.

[JohnButler222]

@rich o brien said:

Not sure how I can help you if I'm honest. Are you looking for help? Or just venting?

Yes, help would certainly be appreciated. Do you know of a way to ensure the free version of Round Corner remains functional in Sketchup 2017? Thanks.

[Dave R]

The old free version of Round Corner won't change and neither will SketchUp 2017 so it you don't update the extension there's no reason to expect it to stop functioning. Your profile indicates you are using a Mac. Since you aren't insterested in updating SketchUp you'd best not update the Mac OS. Many users are reporting that older versions of SketchUp don't work on the newer Mac OS versions.

Fix your profile already.