[Plugin] InfinitePanOrbit [Now on OSX]

Dave R · 9 Aug 2021, 06:32

Getting various errors from my browser.

"Various errors" is not helpful. Be specific or don't mention errors at all.

I sent you the file via your private message request. As I told you in that message, this plugin hasn't been updated since 2014. If you read this thread you will see that it didn't work in SU2017. There's no reason to expect that it will work in SU2020.

Dave R · 9 Aug 2021, 13:14

@einstein said:

Getting various errors from my browser.

For others who come along, based on the comments in Einstein's message to me, the "errors" appear to be due to his settings in Firefox. Nothing wrong with the extension file or the download file.

rv1974 · 9 Aug 2021, 13:40

High Security Alert
You are not permitted to download the file "InfinitePanOrbit_v1.0.2.rbz" because it is infected with the virus "Riskware/MiceLoot!OSX".
URL https://sketchucation.com/pluginserv_joomla.php?f=InfinitePanOrbit
Quarantined File Name [disabled]
Reference URL http://www.fortinet.com/ve?vn=Riskware%2FMiceLoot%21OSX

it'd be nice to wrap it somehow (incl. Win version)

Dave R · 9 Aug 2021, 13:43

@rv1974 said:

it'd be nice to wrap it somehow (incl. Win version)

Wrap what?

rv1974 · 9 Aug 2021, 15:15

rbz

Dave R · 9 Aug 2021, 15:24

@rv1974 said:

rbz

What would you wrap it into? Whatever it is would remove the ability for SketchUp to be able to install extensions automatically using Extension Manager or the Sketchucation Extension Store tool.

.rbz is just a zip file that has been renamed so SketchUp will recognize it as an extension and install it correctly. Better to change the setting in the browser that throws the warning message so it will allow the user to download the file. Or use the Sketchucation Extension Store to download the extension for installation.

rv1974 · 9 Aug 2021, 16:05

wrap into rar or zip file (not 100% sure it'd help)- if the site is interested in spreading this plugin. Sketchucation Extension Store won't help because its the office's global firewall that blocks it. Theoretically I can solve it by downloading via mobile and then via USB, but I simply not so interested in this one.

Dave R · 9 Aug 2021, 16:09

The last thing we need to do is go back to extensions as zip files. We had that a decade ago and spent hours helping users fix the problems they created by incorrectly unzipping and installing them.

rv1974 · 9 Aug 2021, 17:34

We both have no problem with malware-like (?) plugin on the Store. Let it hang as is

Einstein · 29 Jan 2023, 16:28

Hi,
I know, it's a very old thread and an old plugin that does not work anymore.
Though I find myself struggling with slow orbit increment in SketchUp, and it feels even worse now, after I got used to Blender, which has fast and very responsive orbit - I'm not talking about performance, but how much 3D view rotates within a single move of your mouse.

What I'm saying is that it would be awesome to revive this plugin, and I would buy it even if it was paid.

Perhaps, the best and easiest solution would not be to expand orbit span beyond screen / viewport limits (although Blender can do that, and it's great), but to create a script that would just orbit quicker (greater 3D view rotation angle within a given mouse move, specified by your OS) and replace the native orbit tool. I don't know if it's possible, though.