[Plugin Library] LibFredo6 - v15.5a - 08 Oct 25

fredo6

NEW RELEASE: LibFredo6 v15.4d - 14 Aug 25

LibFredo6 15.4d is a minor release. It includes changes related to:

Future compatibility
Other bug Fixing and technical adjustments

Requirements: SU2017 and above

See plugin home page of LibFredo6 for Download of LibFredo6.

Main Post of the LibFredo6 thread

kngpw

Hi,

I'm still having the issue of"ArgumentError (invalid byte sequence in UTF-8)"

I want to clarify that my Windows computer name has no non-roman characters. At first I thought it was related to the system language being set in both English and Thai . But the problem is still there when I'm using English only system.

Extension Errors Report
SketchUp: 24.0.594
OS: Windows 11
Ruby: 3.2.2

Extension: Fredo6 LibFredo6 (15.4d - 14 Aug 25)
Error: ArgumentError (invalid byte sequence in UTF-8)
c:/users/pchueathue/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/lib6core.rbe:842:in match' c:/users/pchueathue/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/lib6core.rbe:842:in block (2 levels) in load_from_config'
c:/users/pchueathue/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/lib6core.rbe:841:in each' c:/users/pchueathue/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/lib6core.rbe:841:in block in load_from_config'
c:/users/pchueathue/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/lib6core.rbe:839:in foreach' c:/users/pchueathue/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/lib6core.rbe:839:in load_from_config'
c:/users/pchueathue/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/lib6core.rbe:1256:in block in load_all_plugins' c:/users/pchueathue/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/lib6core.rbe:1256:in each'
c:/users/pchueathue/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/lib6core.rbe:1256:in load_all_plugins' c:/users/pchueathue/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2024/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/top_libfredo6.rbe:330:in startup'
C:/Users/pchueathue/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2024/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:68:in process' C:/Users/pchueathue/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2024/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:76:in module:LibFredo6_Loader'
C:/Users/pchueathue/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2024/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:30:in `<top (required)>'

fredo6

I still don't have a rational explanation for this bug which a few users have from time to time.

Did you touch or manipulate manually the plugin files, in particular the files with .plugin extension?

Can you try with LibFredo6 v15.4e, just released.

kngpw

The new update works now! Thank you!

JKDEKO

Salut, je suis sur Sketchup 2024 (OS X) mais impossible d'installer votre extension. Je n'ai plus la fenêtre "préférences". Avez-vous un conseil pour m'aider svp ? Merci beaucoup.

TIG

@JKDEKO
If you are using Fredo's extensions you also need to install the SketchUcation Toolset which manages the licensing, and LibFredo.
If you have the Toolset install you can browse and auto-install these extension/lib files without having to get an RBZ file etc.
To install the Toolset download its RBZ from this link...
https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=SketchUcationTools
The use the Extensions > Extension Manager dialog to install it for you. Restart SketchUp to sync everything...

Si vous utilisez les extensions Fredo, vous devez également installer SketchUp Toolset, qui gère les licences, ainsi que LibFredo.
Si vous avez installé SketchUp Toolset, vous pouvez parcourir et installer automatiquement ces fichiers d'extension/librairie sans avoir à télécharger de fichier RBZ, etc.
Pour installer SketchUp Toolset, téléchargez son RBZ depuis ce lien :
https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=SketchUcationTools
Utilisez la Toolset de dialogue Extensions > Extension Manager [Gestionnaire d'extensions?] pour l'installer. Redémarrez SketchUp pour synchroniser le tout...

fastrerudy

bonjour,

j essaie d'intaller fredo scale sur mon sketchup 2024 mais en vain, j ai bien le pushpull etc.. mais impossible d'installer le fredo scale ou tools. j ai eu le fredo scale dans le passé mais maintenant lorsque je l'installe , pas de messages mais apparait bien dans mon gestionnaire d'extensions mais pas dans les icones ou barre de menu, pourriez vous m'aider à ce sujet? merci ! belle journée

I'm trying to install Fredo Scale on my SketchUp 2024 but in vain. I have PushPull etc. but I can't install Fredo Scale or Tools. I had Fredo Scale in the past but now when I install it, no messages but it appears in my extension manager but not in the icons or menu bar. Could you help me with this? Thank you! Have a nice day.

Rich O Brien

@fastrerudy Have you installed Libfredo?

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It is required for the extensions you mention.

fredo6

NEW RELEASE: LibFredo6 v15.5a - 08 Oct 25

LibFredo6 15.5a is a major release. It includes changes related to:

Full compatibility with SU2026
Other bug Fixing and technical adjustments

Requirements: SU2017 and above

See plugin home page of LibFredo6 for Download of LibFredo6.

Main Post of the LibFredo6 thread

alexpacio2013

@fredo6 I installed this new version on sketchup 2025 and everything crashes. How can I go back to the previous version?

fredo6

@alexpacio2013 said in [Plugin Library] LibFredo6 - v15.5a - 08 Oct 25:

@fredo6 I installed this new version on sketchup 2025 and everything crashes. How can I go back to the previous version?

I would need more details on this 'eveything crashes'

alexpacio2013

@fredo6 In practice, SketchUp closes without any warning or message. If I disable the Fredo library, SketchUp starts normally, but of course, the Fredo plugins — which are essential for me — do not work.

fredo6

By the way, Windows or Mac?

alexpacio2013

@fredo6 windows 11

alexpacio2013

I tried deleting all the Fredo plugins and SketchUp starts up normally. If I install only LibFredo, I've tried both the latest version LibFredo6_v15.5a and the previous version LibFredo6_v15.4c and SketchUp crashes on startup.
Until a few days ago everything was working perfectly without problems, I only installed the new Sketchucation and apart from SketchUp 2026 which shouldn't affect my already installed SketchUp 2025 unless it installs something in common with SketchUp 2025 as well

fredo6

Do you start Sketchup with the default template or a custom template ?

What happens if you deinstall Sketchucation and just install LibFredo6 ?

alexpacio2013

Dopo tre giorni passati a Cercare il colpevole l'ho trovato. In pratica sono i plugin di S4U che mandano in crash sketchup in quanto vanno in conflitto con Fredolib.

alexpacio2013

@fredo6 After three days of work to figure out what was causing SketchUp to crash, I discovered that there's an incompatibility between the S4U plugins and the new Fredo libraries. Now I have the 2026 version working perfectly.