[Plugin] SketchUcation Tools

[Dave R]

@abba said:

Quick Tip, if you are going to make a function mandatory, make people able to get hold of it!

Thanks for the tip. It is normally always available. There was an issue with the Amazon server today but it seems to be fixed. At least I am able to download extensions including this one now.

https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=71951&p=689650#p689650

[Rich O Brien]

@abba said:

Quick Tip, if you are going to make a function mandatory, make people able to get hold of it!

Thanks for the tip

Have tried download since? We had amazon server demount issues earlier but we sorted those

[TheWaldo]

Latest updated killed the download. Shows as 0.0 Mb, and download link says file is non-existent.

[Rich O Brien]

It is resolved now. Normal service has resumed.

It had nothing to do with any update just Amazon bucket failure

[Rich O Brien]

@nl71hsms said:

REQUEST TO THE DEVELOPER: Tackle this issue, it has not been solved by reinstalling neither SU (to 2023) nor removing and reinstalling a freshly downloaded Sketchucation Tools v4.3.1.

Every time I startup Sketchup, the ExtensionStore v4.3.1 from SketchUcation starts up as well and asks for its credentials, very annoying. Is there a way to stop this? Filling in the credentials doesn't help, every time the window is closed your credentials are lost and you can start from scratch...

Furthermore, the menu item on the right side is grayed out, and when clicking the settings button, you get a "Webpage cannot be found error". Please improve the tool.

Reporting your post or editing your post does not highlight your post for attention. Posting a new reply or a new thread makes it visible.

In your report you say no one answered. But the very next post is TIG replying to you...

https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=688987#p688987

Have you tried the suggestions in TIG's post?

[kinesis]

Hi all.
I recently installed the new version of SketchUp 2023.
I had to uninstall all the previous versions.
After I installed the Sketchup 2023 and ExtensionStore 4.3.1, the plugin became too slower.
Whenever I click the extensionstore button in the too bar, it takes more than 15 secs until it show the list of plugins.
Also there is no menu appeared at the bottom and if I click the setting button at the top it doesn't response.
I can't log in to my account, so I can't install the bundle that I have been using.

How can I fix this?

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[Dave R]

Try making the window larger by dragging the bottom right corner.

[kinesis]

@dave r said:

Try making the window larger by dragging the bottom right corner.

Thank you for response.

I tried and it still doesn't show the bottom menu icon.
It is still too slow in responding on my input. If I click 'click here to continue', it takes more than 14 seconds.

[timosabiii]

@nl71hsms said:

REQUEST TO THE DEVELOPER: Tackle this issue, it has not been solved by reinstalling neither SU (to 2023) nor removing and reinstalling a freshly downloaded Sketchucation Tools v4.3.1.

Every time I startup Sketchup, the ExtensionStore v4.3.1 from SketchUcation starts up as well and asks for its credentials, very annoying. Is there a way to stop this? Filling in the credentials doesn't help, every time the window is closed your credentials are lost and you can start from scratch...

Furthermore, the menu item on the right side is grayed out, and when clicking the settings button, you get a "Webpage cannot be found error". Please improve the tool.

I have this exact same problem. It was forced to install it to license RoundCorner. I wish there was simpler way to manage licenses than this janky bloatware.

[B2Pi]

Forgive the necropost, but this seems like an appropriate place.

The Sketchucation plugin store had stopped working on my machine with a message of something like 'unable to unzip file' with any attempt to install or update.

Upon updating to 4.4.0, I no longer get that message, but either updating or installing instantly reports success, with no positive result.

I suspect that a URL is blocked, but I can't request an unblock without knowing the URL. Is there any logging going on? Is there a generalized download location?

Cheers

[Box]

I do love that the new version doesn't ask you several questions for each update you install.

[Rich O Brien]

@B2Pi You could try whitelisting *.sketchucation.com if there's an issue there.

@B2Pi said in [Plugin] SketchUcation Tools:

Sketchucation plugin store had stopped working on my machine

At some point it did work and then just stopped? That suggests something on your device changed.

@B2Pi said in [Plugin] SketchUcation Tools:

Is there a generalized download location?

@TIG may know more?

[Rich O Brien]

@Box said in [Plugin] SketchUcation Tools:

I do love that the new version doesn't ask you several questions for each update you install.

Yes, its less OK button bashing simulator. Especially for Bundle installs when you upgrade SketchUp. Just click install and go make a coffee.

Although Fredo's stuff still has a prompt to restart SketchUp.

[B2Pi]

@Rich-O-Brien said in [Plugin] SketchUcation Tools:

@B2Pi You could try whitelisting *.sketchucation.com if there's an issue there.

Ah, well, that was why I was hoping for a base URL. sketchucation.com and community.sketchucation.com are getting through. The plugin store is displaying and cataloguing, it just isn't downloading.

@B2Pi said in [Plugin] SketchUcation Tools:

Sketchucation plugin store had stopped working on my machine

At some point it did work and then just stopped? That suggests something on your device changed.

Well, yes. I'm not in control of the firewall. However, the latest behavior does indicate errors on both sides of the wire.

@B2Pi said in [Plugin] SketchUcation Tools:

Is there a generalized download location?

@TIG may know more?

Thanks

[B2Pi]

@B2Pi Hmmmm... Alternatlively, is there a way to download a bundle? Could that be considered a feature request?

[TIG]

@Rich-O-Brien
To add to the firewall whitelisting...
sites with sketchucation.com
and the
IP addresses 178.63.47.155 and 144.76.69.227

[arkxell]

Hi. I try to install the SketchUcationTools_v4.4.0 but nothing happens and I can't license my plugins on 2024.

What I have to do?

[TIG]

@arkxell

You haven't explained what you have tried to do, and what has failed...

Here's some simple steps...

Possibility 1
You already have an earlier version of SketchUcation Tools installed.
Open the ExtensionStore³ dialog, find the tools and click on the Install button.
When it completes, restart SketchUp to sync everything.

Possibility 2
You don't have an earlier version of SketchUcation Tools installed.
From our PluginStore, find and download the SketchUcation Tools RBZ file.
Open the native dialog in Extensions > Extension Manager: click the dialog's - Install button, navigate to the downloaded RBZ file and it will install.
When it completes, restart SketchUp to sync everything.

To license an extension you need to have bought a license and kept it somewhere safe on your computer.
You can validate a license in the dialog which opens in the particular Extension's submenu - usually under Tools.

There are more detailed pages on our site about this...

[valerostudio]

SketchUcation Tools in 2023 used to load the plungin right away when I enabled it from the disabled menu. I had to restart 2024 now. Am I missing something?

[TIG]

@valerostudio
I also see this issue.
When you enable a plugin it might load as an extension but it is not active.
It does not appear under the extensions list, toolbars etc.
Sometimes it works, but others it fails.
After a restart it changes as you'd expect.

Something has changed in the API that's preventing this being consistent.
Most odd...
I am looking at the causes and a fix...
It's almost like SketchUp now prevent you from activating just some extensions/plugins on the fly...