[Plugin Library] LibFredo6 - v14.6a - 18 Sep 24

[fredo6]

@essai

Le mieux est de télécharger le PluginStore tool et l'installer en extension de Sketchup. Voici le mode d'emploi.

Apres, il suffit d'un clic pour installer tous les plugins, inclus LibFredo6.

Fredo

In English
The best is to download and install the PluginStore Tool as an extension of Sketchup. Here is the process to follow
Then, you can install all plugins, including LibFredo6, in one click.

[TIG]

Fredo says the best way, BUT.
If you now have an SCF membership.
Now you need to login.
Then you can use the PluginsStore link in the menu [above].
Search for Author == Fredo6
The list should show all of Fredo's entries.
Click on any of them to download their plugin's RBZ...

Fredo dit la meilleure façon, MAIS.
Si vous avez maintenant une adhésion de SCF.
Maintenant, vous devez vous identifier.
Ensuite, vous pouvez utiliser le lien de PluginStore dans le menu ci-dessus.
Rechercher Auteur [Author] == Fredo6
La liste devrait avoir toutes les entrées de Fredo.
Cliquez sur l'un d'eux pour télécharger de leur Plug-in RBZ...

[essai]

Merci pour votre rapide réponse.
Je vais essayer.
A bientôt

[irwanwr]

Having this pop-up message every time SketchUp 8 starting lately

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[TIG]

I responded to your similar question in another thread.

The fact that both installations expect to update [repeatedly] suggests that you don't have FULL [read/write/modify] Security permissions set up for ALL possible users listed under the Plugins folder's Properties [right-click context-menu] > Edit dialog...

What is your Windows version ?
Are you installing the RBZ successfully ??

[irwanwr]

@tig said:

I responded to your similar question in another thread.

The fact that both installations expect to update [repeatedly] suggests that you don't have FULL [read/write/modify] Security permissions set up for ALL possible users listed under the Plugins folder's Properties [right-click context-menu] > Edit dialog...

What is your Windows version ?
Are you installing the RBZ successfully ??

Yes, thank you for the quick reply Sir.
Just checked the folder properties and changed the permission moment ago.
Have full permission on my own PC. Didn't thought it would be different here.
Thank you very much again, Sir.

[TIG]

By default, Windows limits the permissions to all folders/subfolders/files within the 'Program Files' folder tree - including SketchUp's.
Even if you are an admin you still get these permissions, preset.
They can be changed manually to FULL [provided you have admin-powers].
These changes should trickle down to all subfolders/files within the re-permissioned subfolder.
[On Pc, but the older MAC versions there's a optional 'toggle' setting to do that trickle-down]

To avoid this, since v2014 the Plugins folder was relocated into the User's AppData folder tree.
Here you automatically have FULL rights.

If you want to add/change ANY files in ANY other subfolders which are in ANY of the SketchUp 'Program Files' folder tree, then you'll need to fix their subfolder's permissions too [ typically these might be the Components, Materials or Styles subfolders ? ]

[mimarilker]

@unclex said:

@tig said:

@unclex said:

Error Loading File Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb
Error: #<ArgumentError: invalid byte sequence in UTF-8>
C:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6PluginDialogs.rb:689:in []' C:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6PluginDialogs.rb:689:in list_log_files'
C:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6PluginDialogs.rb:708:in purge' C:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:224:in after_startup'
C:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:184:in startup' C:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:299:in module:LibFredo6'
C:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:31:in `<top (required)>'

2014 Just Like This
2013 OK
Have you installed a fresh [latest] copy of this Lib ?
Perhaps from the PluginStore...
IF you have ill-advisedly copied an older version into v2014 it probably WILL break everything...
Authors have just spent the last three months working with Trimble to discreetly update their plugins to ensure that they also work in v2014, so please ensure you get the latest versions... and NEVER blindly copy things across - some of them will just NOT work !
Get the latest version of every Plugin and then winge if that one doesn't work...

thanks for TIG
of course I install the newest fredo's Plugins, and before that I have cleaned the elder fredos
Perhaps because I have some old plugins using @ 2014
but, even I delete all the elder plugins, the libfredo6 still like that.....

Hi, I see you solved the problem, but for the latest version your solution is not valid anymore, thus I share the requried files need to be replaced to overcome this problem.

[mod=:32e482lk]Edited to remove unauthorized files.[/mod:32e482lk]

[fredo6]

@mimarilker said:

Hi, I see you solved the problem, but for the latest version your solution is not valid anymore, thus I share the requried files need to be replaced to overcome this problem.

Dear mimarilker,

Please do not publish files from my plugin, especially without explanation.

I don't think there is a problem of UTF8 encoding with the latest version of LibFredo6 which is published on SCF and EWH.

The errors comes from the presence of old files / subfolders.

Thanks

Fredo

[mod=:1nmf4338]Hi Fredo, I removed the files from his post.

Cheers,

Dave[/mod:1nmf4338]

[josephkim626]

It seems that 'LIBFREDO06_DATA_Dir' and 'SCF' folder always shows up under my instead of my users folder. is this expected behavior?

kinda annoying as I would expect drive to not fill up like that.

[fredo6]

@josephkim626 said:

It seems that 'LIBFREDO06_DATA_Dir' and 'SCF' folder always shows up under my instead of my users folder. is this expected behavior?

kinda annoying as I would expect drive to not fill up like that.

This is due to the fact that your TEMP directory is not defined in your Windows Set up

Could you check in the Ruby console
ENV["TEMP"]

Fredo

[thomthom]

Fredo - are you checking only TEMP? I found that it was more reliable to check multiple possibilities:

TEMP_PATH = File.expand_path( ENV['TMPDIR'] || ENV['TMP'] || ENV['TEMP'] ).freeze

However, since SU2014 there is a method in the SU API - so I'd use this:

if Sketchup.respond_to?(;temp_dir)
  Sketchup.temp_dir
else
  File.expand_path(ENV['TMPDIR'] || ENV['TMP'] || ENV['TEMP'])
end

[fredo6]

I made a mistake. Actually, the problem is about App Data folder, that is ENV["APPDATA"] (or ENV["LOCALAPPDATA"])"

Fredo

[thomthom]

hm... that's a bit worse. I guess one could fall back to making some Win32 API calls?

[fredo6]

@thomthom said:

hm... that's a bit worse. I guess one could fall back to making some Win32 API calls?

I really think that Sketchup itself should take (and should have taken) of these problems of environment since long, instead of letting programmers rely of environment variables which may not be properly set in the native OS.

There are also many basic system information that should be part of the native Sketchup API. Having users install Win32 API, and programmers using it, is really a challenge, and not a stable avenue across the recent versions of Sketchup and its Ruby interpretor.

Fredo

[thomthom]

I'm not so sure it belongs to the API. Any API design book will argue against adding too much stuff. These things are very system dependent and doesn't relate to the domain of SketchUp itself.
That being said - it's probably something that would be good to have in a repository of examples. Almost like a library - I say almost because a library would have the issue of dependencies. But using pattern which exist elsewhere - by having dependency/library managers that will pull packages into your extension project and install it to your extension namespace. Something that would encourage more sharing and collaboration among SU devs. Sure, we help each other on the forums - but we reinvent the wheel a lot. When we look at other dev communities there is a much better infrastructure of sharing code packages and development tools.
This kind of infrastructure would provide a foundation of creating reusable bundles that we can all build upon. That's where stuff like these system specific wrappers fit in.
APIs are minimal and much less flexible. Libraries are higher level abstractions that should be much more adaptable and easier to update and release.
Got some ideas that I want to try out. Stay tuned.

[in2]

Hi guys
new to all this but know my way round a pc OK
My issue is I cannot find the download link for
LibFred06 v6.9 or any version come to that...??
People are saying it is at the end of the first post but all I can see are the user manuals no download button like there was for Joint push pull which is now reminding me to get LibFred06 v6.9 each time I start it.. any suggestions??

John

[Dave R]

@in2 said:

Hi guys
new to all this but know my way round a pc OK
My issue is I cannot find the download link for
LibFred06 v6.9 or any version come to that...??
People are saying it is at the end of the first post but all I can see are the user manuals no download button like there was for Joint push pull which is now reminding me to get LibFred06 v6.9 each time I start it.. any suggestions??

John

So you don't see the links in the first post?

[Box]

Install the sketchucation store plugin from Resources at the top of the page and you'll be able to install and manage many plugins from there.

[in2]

Thanks guys.
Have to say nicely hidden though about the smallest text on the page....
Dunn why I was expecting a big download button

Thanks again

John