[Plugin][$] FredoScale - v3.6a - 01 Apr 24

jeff hammond

@dave r said:

It ain't rocket science nor brain surgery.

i fully agree.. but we've installed a gazillion plugins over the years.. imagine doing it for the first time and reading the instructions.. 'unzip into the plugin folder located at..'

if i do that, it's not going to work.. but those are the instructions i'm being given..

all i'm saying is first time plugin users definitely have more problems on mac than pc.. so there is a problem.. if you can do it with your eyes closed, it doesn't matter.. they can't and aren't being given proper instructions..

Dave R

I've tried. I've made screen shots and described the process repeatedly. TIG has Tried, Thomthom has tried, You've tried...

csteo

Hello Everyone and greetings.
I have just found this awesome plugin and have read the post on how to download the file but still having problem of it showing up in sketchup. Please help

What i have done

Downloaded (FredoScale 2.2a - 24 Jul 11.zip) - in sketchup plugin folder.
Downloaded (LibFredo6 4.7a - 28 Nov 12.zip) - in sketchup plugin folder.
Unzipped the folders
Loading sketchup
Look for the plugins under tools tab ( nothing shows up )

Please help and thanks in advance.

Dave R

The most common problem is that you didn't extract the contents of the ZIP files correctly. Post a screenshot of your plugins folder showing these files.

TIG

Assuming you have correctly installed the files/subfolders etc...

Try these extra steps after your Step 4...

Step 4a.
Open Preferences > Extensions... find the entry for the tool and activate it...

Step 4b. [if desired]
Activate its toolbar from its View > Toolbar entry...

Step 5... After activation the tool becomes available in the main 'Tools' menu under the submenu 'Fredo6 Collection', submenu for this specific tool...

Black_Blade

Can't seem to unpack the downloaded zip file into the plug in directory. Get errors in winzip telling me destination directory does not exist. It does for I am looking in it now. I have been able to unzip it onto desktop then I copied it all into the plugin directory but sketchup won't load it for tells me there is a missing file..?

Not sure where to go from here.

Attached a pic of the contents of the zip file I d/l'd:

fredo6

Apparently, you are missing LibFredo6 library.

Go to the main post of FredoScale and follow the instructions.

Fredo

TIG

You might also need to fix the Properties > Security setting for the Plugins folder to FULL for yourself...

suntansue

Thank you for your excellent work. Much appreciated.

gilles

Just a question about Radial Bender:

Is there any reason I can't bend more than 180°?

thundermatch

Thank you for sharing...

thegoodguy

Amazing work! Thanks so much for this brilliant tool.

Vicky21S

I've downloaded, extracted and put all the necessary files into the Plugin folder but for some reason cannot see the FredoScale options in Sketchup even when I restart. I've checked the preferences folder, tools panel and still nothing. Someone please help me with this, I am beyond frustrated.

pbacot

Vicky,

Working backwards, You should get a listing in "Tool palettes" for a toolbar and under the Tools menu, "Fredo Collection >> Fredoscale".
You say you checked in Preferences? Is Fredoscale listed (and checked) in the Extensions window?
You've gone back to the SCF topics for Fredoscale and LibFredo and checked the requirements and specifics of file placement.
You saw the warning on the Fredoscale topic:
"IMPORTANT: Requires to download LibFredo6 3.6 or higher if not already installed."
Everything seems right to you then probably the next thing is to post a screenshot of your plugin folder where it shows all the required files, and see if someone can see something out of place.

willie_0

Thanks Fredo6 your a rockstar..

cheers,
Willie

fredo6

FredoScale, and more generally Ruby scripts, have problems to deal with fresh copies of group. Under the hood, these groups share a common definition until they are edited.

So in your case, I would suggest that you

either use Make Unique feature of FredoScale
Just double click of the Group A and B instances to make them unique

Fredo

Taniouska111

bucksbedrooms

Bug [pretty sure anyway].
Hi I love this Fredoscale plugin and was going to make a donation but I am getting some buggy results which I hope there is a solution for. Please see attachments.

Some whole components move or don't move instead of scale.

Top drawer irratic scaling

cotty

I've tried some scaling and everything works as expected. Can you desribe your goal more detailed?

jdkarg1989

Hi. I have a question. When I twist an object and conferm my sketchup crashes. What could this be?