Plugin troubles
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I've searched and not found anyone having this problem. I'm using Windows Vista, no doubt part of the problem.
I want to add plugins, so I find them online, right-click-save-as into the Plugin folder. The first problem is that the plugins don't appear! I try saving again, making sure it's going into the correct folder above, and it says it can't because it's already there, but for some crazy reason it isn't visible. I found I can force the issue by downloading them into a different folder then copying them over, but why do I have to do that?
The second problem is that of the six plugins I've forced into the plugin folder (as seen in Windows Explorer), only one of them appears in the Plugin pulldown from within SU. Any idea why? I really want to get these plugins because some of them, like being able to dimension angles, are a requirement of my project.
Thank you very much for your help!
[edit] I should add that as far as I know, I have full Admin authority.
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Im using vista as well, and it pulls the 'disappearing plugins' thing quite a lot. Im not sure why, but they are all still there, and they should all work.
My guess is your not seeing them in the plugins folder because theyre ones that are meant to be accessed form other places, i.e. the right click menu, a toolbar (view->toolbars->plugin name) or perhaps in another menu, like tools.
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Thanks, huh, it's a puzzle. More irritating than having to force them into the Plugin Folder is that once they're in there, so far only one of the six appears under my Plugin pulldown from within SU.
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The developers of the plugins often think their plugin fits better under another window. All the bezier curve plugins go under the draw menu. There are a ton that put themselves in tools. Some that go into plugins. Etc. They do it try to be helpful. But sometimes it can get quite confusing.
Chris
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I better confirm something, do plugins work with the free version of SU, or is some of the functionality disabled?
About your reply above, at the moment I have angle_between.rb and tube_along_path.rb but can only find the latter. I'm not sure where, if anywhere, the angle_between function is supposed to appear. I don't see it under Dimension, Tool, or Plugins.
Thanks for the help!
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Plugins also work in the free SU version.
Not sure where the plugin angle between should show, but don't forget your right click context menu.
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Hm. I used to have DimAngle, not this one.
Anyway, the plugins should work in both versions alike.The two versions are practically the same program (except for some exporters). In the office I work,I have the free version installed and have never had any problems since SU6 came out (it was different with SU5).
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In the Ruby Library Depot (scroll down).
Another possibility for a script not working that it is not compatible with v.6. Unfortunately this is sometimes the case.
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Okay, I found and downloaded DimAngle, forcing it into Plugins. It works, cool! The only goofy thing is that it places the angle text quite far from the target, but hey, I'm happy.
Thanks for the help guys!
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You can always move that text to any position you want.
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