Ruby Scripts

[StevieRayFan]

What are they for, where do you find them, how do you install them, and finally, how do you call them up in SU?

Thanks

[remus]

Ruby is a programming language, so people can write little programs for sketchup. They can do a huge amount of things, as you will see if you read but a few of the posts in the ruby forum here.

You can find loads of scripts at: http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/RUBY_Library_Depot.htm

and: http://www.smustard.com/

the top one is didiers library of rubies, which is very extensive, smustard mdoesnt have as many but there are still a lot of good uns there.

To install a ruby, you simply download it (usually right click and select 'save target as') and put it into your plugins folder. You can ifnd the plugins folder in your sketchup directoy, so C->program files->google->sketchup->plugins

Once youve put it into the plugins folder you can access it thrugh the plugins menu. Some of them are in the tools menu, or alternatively, appear when you right (context) click on a selection.

[Gaieus]

We have a bit "extended" collection containing some other sites than the two major ones Remus linked in here .

Have a look at the FAQ at Smustard to see more in the details how rubies work and how to use them.
Note that some scripts go to the Tools folder rather than thje Plugins folder. Since ruby scripts are basically text files, the authors usually put a few lines of information about how to use the script (and where to install) on the top.