[Plugin] SectionCutFace
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I see you are on v7 with Lion.
I know there were some fixes with v8M2 to address problems with Lion, perhaps that's the issue
So... any Lion users out there [with v7/v8] who are getting error free use from this tool ??I'm also now wondering if you have one of the problem scripts loading that can affect core class/methods ill-advisedly - these include SketchyPhysics, DrivingDimensions, MatchBox and some 'Solar' tool I cant bring to mind... Although some of these are PC only I think... This tool should workaround potential pitfalls made in its legitimate code by these files, but there might still be a trip-up somewhere. If you have any of these other scripts try to disable them and restart [move the .rb/.rbs files out of the Plugins folder temporarily].
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Sorry wrong info in profile i'm running v8
double checked if had those plugs and I don't -
Do you have the latest v8 = v8M2 ?
This specifically addressed some issues with Lion... -
problem solved
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@chalky said:
problem solved
How? WE would like to know -
I am new to this forum and seem to be experiencing a Sketchup crash every time I try to use section cut face. I am using Sketchup Pro 8 on a MacBook Pro i7 2.0 GHz with 8 MB RAM. I am not sure what the problem is. Has anyone else experience this?
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What MAC OS are you using ?
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@artsnot said:
I am new to this forum and seem to be experiencing a Sketchup crash every time I try to use section cut face. I am using Sketchup Pro 8 on a MacBook Pro i7 2.0 GHz with 8 MB RAM. I am not sure what the problem is. Has anyone else experience this?
Running fine on mine:
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I am running Snow Leopard 10.6.8.
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SUFractal has reported a clash/crash with SectionCutFace [and some other scripts] if BIMtools is installed - we suspect that new tool might be inadvertently messing with native class/methods used correctly by other scripts, OR it has faulty observers that are messing with things like group creation...
Do any of you experiencing problems have BIMtools installed ?
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How does one do that? Sorry, I am totally new and have no idea what that means. I appreciate your help.
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Well... first have you [recently] installed BIMtools?
If not don't worry.
BUT if you did, then find the file you installed in Plugins - look inside the original 'zip' file to see what these were. There should be 'bim-tools.rb' and its folder of other files that it uses.
So disabling 'bim-tools.rb' in Plugins will stop it auto-loading.
You can either move that file out of the Plugins folder temporarily so Sketchup doesn't then find it when starting, so it is not auto-loaded; OR you could leave it where it is and rename it 'bim-tools.rb!' - only file-types '.rb' and '.rbs' are auto-loaded.If you restart and try SectionCutFace now does it work...
If so we have the culprit...If you want to restore a disabled tool later on, then either move its file[s] back into Plugins, or if you have adopted the other approach, rename the file[s] back as 'xxx.rb' etc...
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I don't recall having installed anything like that and a spotlight search reveals no files with such name. I've checked my SU folder as well and there doesn't seem to be any such script. Thoughts?
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Post a detailed screenshot of your Plugins folder showing what is installed.
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@tig said:
Well... first have you [recently] installed BIMtools?
If not don't worry.
BUT if you did, then find the file you installed in Plugins - look inside the original 'zip' file to see what these were. There should be 'bim-tools.rb' and its folder of other files that it uses.
So disabling 'bim-tools.rb' in Plugins will stop it auto-loading.
You can either move that file out of the Plugins folder temporarily so Sketchup doesn't then find it when starting, so it is not auto-loaded; OR you could leave it where it is and rename it 'bim-tools.rb!' - only file-types '.rb' and '.rbs' are auto-loaded.If you restart and try SectionCutFace now does it work...
If so we have the culprit...If you want to restore a disabled tool later on, then either move its file[s] back into Plugins, or if you have adopted the other approach, rename the file[s] back as 'xxx.rb' etc...
Folks ... the correct name of the troublesome script is 'SketchUpBIM'.
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Here you go.
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Could my problem have to do with using Podium for Sketchup? When I try using Zorro to cut my model it also crashes immediately.
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You have very few scripts auto-loading from Plugins...
You could try disabling both Zorro and Podium temporarily - add a ! onto the end of the file extension to prevent it auto-loading on a restart of Sketchup.
Later on you can remove it back to .rb/.rbs as appropriate, so it enabled again.
It's strange that you and a few more now and again have issues as it's been around for ages without problems...Open Window > Ruby Console when running the SectionCutFace and see if there are any error messages when it fails.
Also in the Console type
$LOAD_PATH[exactly as here] and there should be a list of the folders Plugins [for 'your' scripts] and Tools [for Google's scripts]; are there any other folders listed there that contain .rb/.rbs files ?Can you post the SKP that has the issue so we can text it.
Can you also ZIP the actual script [.rb] and PM it to me so I can check it hasn't somehow become corrupted during your install... by ZIPping it it'll preserve its contents best...
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why is sketchup closing when I use the section cut face ?? does anyone experience the same issue ? I used to work with this great plugin, I reinstalled sketchup ( same version as before, 8.0.3161 ) and now it doesn't work anymore...
I work with OS X 10.6
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No known issues like this
Have you tried disabling recently installed scripts to see if they are messing with some base class/methods used by this tool - e.g. some scripts have malfunctioning observers, or even ill-advisedly mess with Sketchup 'group.copy' methods etc and can cause such issues...
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