Sketchucation Tools 5.0.1

gullfo

V5.0.1 is broken

Extension Errors Report
SketchUp: 25.0.660
OS: Windows 11 
Ruby: 3.2.2

Extension: SketchUcation (5.0.1)
Error: ArgumentError (invalid byte sequence in UTF-8)
c:/users/USERNAME/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_dialog.rbe:805:in `block (4 levels) in getMyPlugins'
c:/users/USERNAME/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_dialog.rbe:804:in `each'
c:/users/USERNAME/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_dialog.rbe:804:in `block (3 levels) in getMyPlugins'
c:/users/USERNAME/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_dialog.rbe:798:in `each'
c:/users/USERNAME/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_dialog.rbe:798:in `block (2 levels) in getMyPlugins'
c:/users/USERNAME/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_dialog.rbe:796:in `each'
c:/users/USERNAME/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_dialog.rbe:796:in `block in getMyPlugins'
c:/users/USERNAME/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_dialog.rbe:751:in `each'
c:/users/USERNAME/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_dialog.rbe:751:in `getMyPlugins'
c:/users/USERNAME/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_loader.rbe:99:in `<module:SCF>'
c:/users/USERNAME/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_loader.rbe:13:in `<main>'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in `eval'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in `require'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in `load'
C:/Users/USERNAME/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp/Plugins/SketchUcation.rb:173:in `register_extension'
C:/Users/USERNAME/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp/Plugins/SketchUcation.rb:173:in `<module:SCF>'
C:/Users/USERNAME/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp/Plugins/SketchUcation.rb:17:in `<top (required)>'

gullfo

installed per instructions - fail. uninstall, close SU, open SU, get warning to install, install per extension manager - looks ok. close SU, open SU, get error ^^^^^^

as a note, i've checked my login on web site - ok so any internet calls "should" be working (in case this is an issue retrieving "getMyPlugins")

TIG

@gullfo

This is a previously unknown, and so far inexplicable, error.

How many Plugins folders do you have set up ?
Do they all have .RB files in them ?

To find a list can you please do this:

Open SketchUp

Open Extensions > Developer > Ruby Console

Copy/paste this as one line:
puts "\nDefault:\n#{Sketchup.read_default("SCF", "DefaultPlugins", "???")}";lp=SCF_Dialog.getMyPluginsFolders();puts"\nAll:\n#{lp}\n\nContents:\n";lp.each{|p|puts Dir.entries(p).size-2 };puts"\nRBs:\n";lp.each{|p|rbs=[];Dir.entries(p).each{|f| rbs<<f if f=~/rb$/};p rbs.length};puts;

Press enter

Copy all of the returned lines and paste them into a reply.

tsur

v 5.0.1 returns similar error )-;

Extension Errors Report
SketchUp: 25.0.659
OS: macOS 26.0.1 
Ruby: 3.2.2

Extension: SketchUcation (5.0.1)
Error: ArgumentError (invalid byte sequence in UTF-8)
/users/USERNAME/library/application support/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_dialog.rbe:805:in `block (4 levels) in getMyPlugins'
/users/USERNAME/library/application support/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_dialog.rbe:804:in `each'
/users/USERNAME/library/application support/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_dialog.rbe:804:in `block (3 levels) in getMyPlugins'
/users/USERNAME/library/application support/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_dialog.rbe:798:in `each'
/users/USERNAME/library/application support/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_dialog.rbe:798:in `block (2 levels) in getMyPlugins'
/users/USERNAME/library/application support/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_dialog.rbe:796:in `each'
/users/USERNAME/library/application support/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_dialog.rbe:796:in `block in getMyPlugins'
/users/USERNAME/library/application support/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_dialog.rbe:751:in `each'
/users/USERNAME/library/application support/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_dialog.rbe:751:in `getMyPlugins'
/users/USERNAME/library/application support/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_loader.rbe:99:in `<module:SCF>'
/users/USERNAME/library/application support/sketchup 2025/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf_loader.rbe:13:in `<main>'
/Applications/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp.app/Contents/Resources/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in `eval'
/Applications/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp.app/Contents/Resources/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in `require'
/Applications/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp.app/Contents/Resources/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in `load'
/Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp/Plugins/SketchUcation.rb:173:in `register_extension'
/Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp/Plugins/SketchUcation.rb:173:in `<module:SCF>'
/Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp/Plugins/SketchUcation.rb:17:in `<top (required)>'

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puts "\nDefault:\n#{Sketchup.read_default("SCF", "DefaultPlugins", "???")}";lp=SCF_Dialog.getMyPluginsFolders();puts"\nAll:\n#{lp}\n\nContents:\n";lp.each{|p|puts Dir.entries(p).size-2 };puts"\nRBs:\n";lp.each{|p|rbs=[];Dir.entries(p).each{|f| rbs<<f if f=~/rb$/};p rbs.length};puts;

Default:
/Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp/Plugins

All:
["/Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp/Plugins"]

Contents:
401

RBs:
204

=> nil

TIG

Can you both please try the text in the Ruby Console I prepared earlier...
You are using different operating systems...
But one thing you both have in common is your user-name is in capitals and starts with a U.
I'm assuming you haven't edited the text you posted...
There were reports some time ago about this kind of issue.
SketchUp's Ruby can see the /U in a string as a Unicode escape character - and this breaks the UTF-8 text format it's hoping to be using... Not sure if lowercase /u has the same issues ? Hence the encoding error message at the start...

Can you try a change in your user-name to use all lowercase characters, or NO U after a / at all, restart your computer and try again ?
I'll look at ways of trapping this error, if it's possible...

ntxdave

OK - I have not done anything in SketchUp for about 6 months. I updated Sketchucation Tools yesterday and have some comments/questions:

First of all, I think I accidentally/stupidly clicked on the Install like for some plugins yesterday. I do not know which ones they were other than Find and Report. So,

Is there a way to find out which plugins I installed yesterday?
How do you go about deleting/uninstalling a plugin?

I will have to get used to the new interface for managing the SketchUcation plugin UI but I think it will just require a little patience on my part. As an example, on the Bundles page, there is a Remove column, but I do not see any link to be able to remove one of the plugins on the list of plugins in the list. Am I missing something?

gullfo

so far as i know, i have only 1 plugins folder, but here's the results for the code:

puts "\nDefault:\n#{Sketchup.read_default("SCF", "DefaultPlugins", "???")}";lp=SCF_Dialog.getMyPluginsFolders();puts"\nAll:\n#{lp}\n\nContents:\n";lp.each{|p|puts Dir.entries(p).size-2 };puts"\nRBs:\n";lp.each{|p|rbs=[];Dir.entries(p).each{|f| rbs<<f if f=~/rb$/};p rbs.length};puts;

Default:
C:/Users/USERNAME/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp/Plugins

All:
["C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp/Tools/gems/3.2.0/gems/matrix-0.4.2/lib", "C:/Users/USERNAME/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp/Plugins", "C:/ProgramData/SketchUp/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp/Plugins", "C:/Users/USERNAME/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp/Plugins/skelion/rub_zip", "C:/Users/USERNAME/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp/Plugins/skelion/plist", "C:/Users/USERNAME/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp/Plugins/skelion/prawn/pdf-core-0.6.1", "C:/Users/USERNAME/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp/Plugins/skelion/prawn/ttfunk-1.4.0", "C:/Users/USERNAME/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2025/SketchUp/Plugins/skelion/prawn/prawn-2.1.0"]

Contents:
2
434
1
2
2
1
4
5

RBs:
1
153
0
1
1
0
1
1

=> nil

gullfo

sorry the USERNAME is my text result replacement for my actual user name which i don't want on the Internet. if that is OK... i'm aware of the "u" problem...

the program data folder is from Podium where it has the temp files

Rich O Brien

@ntxdave

Is there a way to find out which plugins I installed yesterday?

Use the Filters dropdown and choose Installed

How do you go about deleting/uninstalling a plugin?

Use Extensions > Extension Manager

I do not see any link to be able to remove one of the plugins on the list of plugins in the list. Am I missing something?

You can't remove extensions from the current device's Bundle

TIG

@ntxdave
There's an Uninstall Manager dialog in the Extensions > SketchUcation submenu.
This renames the selected RB files RBX so that after a restart they no longer load, appear under the Plugins Manager dialog etc.
However, they are still there and can either be ignored, reinstalled using that manager, or manually deleted later.
To delete them open your Plugins folder and ensure that folder settings show file extensions.
Sort by Type so that all of the RBX files are together.
Delete them one at a time, noting the name so that you can also delete the associated folder - e.g. some_script1.rbx and its subfolder some_script1.
The Plugins folder is hidden by default - but there's a tool in the Extensions > SketchUcation submenu to open it for you...

TIG

@gullfo

Thanks for the info - so it's probably not a Unicode /U issue ?
However, have you tried renaming your user-account in case ?
I'm assuming your Windows user-account name contains only ASCII characters and some limited punctuation, as instructed by Microsoft ? If you are unsure you can use the chat speech-bubble tool to PM it to me privately...

We are investigating this because there are thousands of users without this error, so we need to do some detective work...