[Plugin][$] Tools On Surface - v2.6a - 01 Apr 24

fredo6

And secondly, how come the Tools on surface and Library won't work on my version 8? I only have a short time left on the Version 7 installation before it does something like locking it, so need to sort this out soon...Any suggestions??

Regards

Jeff

Can you turn the Ruby Console on and check if there is any message when you launch a Tool on Surface tool.

Fredo

jeffbrad

Hi Fredo. Just cuta % Pasted what happens in the Ruby Window. The same no matter what I click on....

Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method +' for nil:NilClass> C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/MatchboxPlugin/Population.rb:174:in +'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LIBFREDO6_Dir_42/Lib6Config.rb:148:in selected_folders' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LIBFREDO6_Dir_42/Lib6Plugin.rb:402:in picture_selected_folders'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LIBFREDO6_Dir_42/Lib6Plugin.rb:1020:in create_cursor' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/TOS_Dir_18/ShapeOnSurface.rb:714:in get_id_cursor'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/TOS_Dir_18/ShapeOnSurface.rb:69:in initialize' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/TOS_Dir_18/ShapeOnSurface.rb:47:in new'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/TOS_Dir_18/ShapeOnSurface.rb:47:in launch_shape' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/TOS_Dir_18/PaletteOnSurface.rb:100:in action__mapping'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LIBFREDO6_Dir_42/Lib6Plugin.rb:131:in call' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LIBFREDO6_Dir_42/Lib6Plugin.rb:131:in launch_action'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/TOS_Dir_18/bootstrap_OnSurface.rb:313:in launch_action' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/TOS_Dir_18/bootstrap_OnSurface.rb:374:in declare_command_shapes'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LIBFREDO6_Dir_42/Lib6Plugin.rb:919:in call' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LIBFREDO6_Dir_42/Lib6Plugin.rb:919:in command_invoke'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LIBFREDO6_Dir_42/Lib6Plugin.rb:901:in build_config_commands' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LIBFREDO6_Dir_42/Lib6Traductor.rb:948:in call'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/LIBFREDO6_Dir_42/Lib6Traductor.rb:948:in add_command' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/MatchboxPlugin/Population.rb:174:in call'
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/MatchboxPlugin/Population.rb:174

Hope this helps to fault find...Many thanks in advance

Jeff

TIG

Please remove the 'Matchbox' plugin from the folder - it is known to cause several issues, as it ill-advisedly overwrites some standard methods!
Retry and publish any error messages if it recurs...

jeffbrad

Awesome....That did the trick. Thank you so much for sorting this out. It is very much appreciated. Just got to sort out the menu madness now...funny, sure everyone does the same when they get started...download everything to see what they do and end up with so many menu items that you don't know what's where and what does what. Great fun though!

Regards

Jeff

Elora

FAIRLY NEW USER, can anyone help. I have installed ([Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11), and (LibFredo6 4.3c - 31 Jan 12) as instructed to (On Mac the SU plugin directory should be:
Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/plugins). I am having difficulty locating the toolbar. It is not under TOOLS>fredo6collection>toolsonsurface.
Any suggestions where else to look for these cool tools.

Mac os 10.6.8 goole sketchup pro8

Dave R

Show us a screen shot of the Plugins directory, please. And did you get LibFredo 6 installed, too?

TIG

Are you activating the Extension?
There are no menu or toolbar items unless it's activated [one time only]...
Are you then looking for the toolbar in the View > Toolbars list [this menu's name is slightly different on a MAC for some arcane reason]...

tannoy8888

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FREDO6.

jeff hammond

[off:24nvuvci]
@tig said:

[this menu's name is slightly different on a MAC for some arcane reason]...

i think it's because mac apps already have something referred to as 'toolbar' and it's in most apps including sketchup.. there's also a View -> Customize Toolbar & View -> Hide Toolbar in mac sketchup (and again.. most other apps as well) which refer to the toolbar at the top of a mac window.

so the sketchup devs probably changed it to 'Tool Palettes' as a means to try to avoid confusion… (and if they called it 'tool palettes' on windows, that too could lead to confusion on that OS..)
hence the different names

?[/off:24nvuvci]

Nentautako

just a month i've been playing with tools on surface by freddo. how do i erase the dots left by "arc" tools [included on tools on surface]...

see dots on hood on this model...

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=337ea03334d20ab343f0e92e826556b8&prevstart=0

massimo

Just go to edit-->delete guides.

rv1974

I have problem: I can't offset the preselected curve on the face, the offset tool always select the whole face (with unwanted additional edges). How to disable this mode?
Thanks.

Dave R

Where's the unwanted edge? I get what you show in the second view. The edge that didn't get the offset is divided at the intersection of the neighboring edges but that's normal behavior for the native Offset tool as well.

pilou

Curious, I don't see any problem : Just no select surface only edges!
If I select the 3 edges, Offset Tools works like it must work!

thomthom

@unknownuser said:

Curious, I don't see any problem : Just no select surface only edges!

SketchUp's native Offset tool - or Tools on Surface Offset tool (which is the topic here).

thall26

Hi,

I am really excited to use your tool for Sketchup but this message appears when I start up Sketchup. (see attachment) Let me know what can be done. Thanks!

Dave R

Quell your excitement long enough to go back and thoroughly read the first post in this thread and then install the required LibFredo files as clearly spelled out there.

TheIsingGuy

When I put this into Sketchup 8, I get the following Error message:

Error Loading File ZLoader__OnSurface.rb
no such file to load -- LibFredo6.rb

Gaieus

Please, go back to the first post and under the download section, re-read what's needed. In this case:

"IMPORTANT: Requires to download LibFredo6 3.6 or higher if not already installed"

Install this library as well.

thomthom

Also - the second post before your post contained the exact same question.