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    • TIGT Offline
      TIG Moderator
      last edited by

      I know Fredo has had problems with files being copied into duplicate Plugins folders in different places ? Any cahce of this ?
      Any other Mac users getting similar problems with these tools ?
      Any Mac users getting NO problems with these tools ?
      Help appreciated... 😕

      TIG

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      • D Offline
        driven
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        and this one

        TIGtools combined

        learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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        • TIGT Offline
          TIG Moderator
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          @driven said:

          and this one

          That's right...
          But what is the exact full path to your Mac's Plugins folder ? As I said some users seem to end up with 2...

          TIG

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          • Bob JamesB Offline
            Bob James
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            Is there a new version of #extrusionToolbar.rb that shows the fourth icon?
            Mine is dated 1/19/2010.

            I have:
            extrudeEdgesByVector.rb
            extrudeEdgesByRails.rb
            extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb
            extrudeEdgesByLathe.rb

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by

              @bob james said:

              Is there a new version of #extrusionToolbar.rb that shows the fourth icon?
              Mine is dated 1/19/2010.
              I have:
              extrudeEdgesByVector.rb
              extrudeEdgesByRails.rb
              extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb
              extrudeEdgesByLathe.rb

              #extrusionToolbar.rb was last modified on that date and is still at v1.0 - it's a very simple file that checks for any of these four main rubies and if any are found it makes the toolbar.
              The main rubies then load in alphanumric order and make their menu item and check for the toolbar, and if that's found they add their button to it.
              If they can't find the png images you'll get the blank button...

              Either the Mac has a different way of making 'empty' toolbars and adds a blank button from #extrusionToolbar.rb even before the others get made - which explains why it's first in the list, or something else is adrift...

              Other users' feedback is needed... There are hundreds of you ☀

              TIG

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                driven
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                I have a shortcut folder shown in the earlier image, but it is an alias for this path

                looking at script changes , I wondered if this may be a problem for mac's it's not how you use to do it?

                cmd=UI::Command.new(textstring){extrudeEdgesByRails()}
                UI.menu("Plugins").add_item(textstring){cmd}
                cmd.status_bar_text=textstring+instructions
                if $extrusionToolbar
                  cmd.tooltip=textstring
                  cmd.small_icon="TIGtools/extrudeEdgesByRails16x16.png"
                  cmd.large_icon="TIGtools/extrudeEdgesByRails24x24.png"
                  $extrusionToolbar.add_item(cmd)
                end#if
                

                learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                • TIGT Offline
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  @driven said:

                  looking at script changes , I wondered if this may be a problem for mac's it's not how you use to do it?
                  cmd=UI::Command.new(textstring){extrudeEdgesByRails()}
                  UI.menu("Plugins").add_item(textstring){cmd}
                  cmd.status_bar_text=textstring+instructions
                  if $extrusionToolbar
                  cmd.tooltip=textstring
                  cmd.small_icon="TIGtools/extrudeEdgesByRails16x16.png"
                  cmd.large_icon="TIGtools/extrudeEdgesByRails24x24.png"
                  $extrusionToolbar.add_item(cmd)
                  end#if

                  This method makes a $global variable pointing at the toolbar - that way a pre-existing toolbar can get extra buttons added as a ruby loads... Works fine on a PC - I'm wondering if Macs are so different...
                  We need to hear from Mac users - if it's only happening to you then... if it's happening to all of them then... 😢

                  TIG

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                  • D Offline
                    driven
                    last edited by

                    @tig said:

                    Either the Mac has a different way of making 'empty' toolbars and adds a blank button from #extrusionToolbar.rb even before the others get made - which explains why it's first in the list, or something else is adrift...

                    Other users' feedback is needed... There are hundreds of you :enlight:

                    #extrusionToolbar.rb only gave one(1)tool image with EEbyR_V2.1 so this is only sinceV2.2 and the other updated EEtools

                    and YEAH- where are the other Mac users.....

                    learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                    • C Offline
                      cmoreink
                      last edited by

                      Hi TIG, much respect for your contribution to to this awesome community.
                      QUESTION: for this plugin to work correctly I need to instal v1.0 (where the tool bar is), after that instal v2.2 of each (rail, vector, lathe and edges), is that right?
                      thanks

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                      • mitcorbM Offline
                        mitcorb
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                        TIG:
                        I have updated the Extrude Suite and activated the Toolbar Icons, which seem to work fine. I think it has already been mentioned once here that the selections in the Plugins drop down do not work if the icons are installed. I can confirm that on my home machine in SU6, for your information.

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          @cmoreink said:

                          Hi TIG, much respect for your contribution to to this awesome community.
                          QUESTION: for this plugin to work correctly I need to instal v1.0 (where the tool bar is), after that instal v2.2 of each (rail, vector, lathe and edges), is that right?
                          thanks

                          There's no particualr order of installing them. They load in alphanumerical order anyway...
                          You do need the #extrusionToolbat.rb to make the toolbars.
                          This loads first [because it starts with #] and if there's any other EEby... ruby in the Plugins folder then it makes a Extrusion Tools toolbar.
                          If you have any of the four EEby.. rubies in the Plugins folder then they'll load, and if there's a toolbar made [i.e. you have #extrusionToolbat.rb and it's loaded etc] the EEby.. it adds a button for itself...
                          It should also make a Plugins Menu item for itself - however, there's been some reports of problems with this - a fix if needed is on its way... 🤓

                          TIG

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                            driven
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                            Morning TIG,

                            UPDATE on the Mac extra button...

                            I just did a complete brand new instal of SU7.1 + SU (standard issue) rubies on my wife MacBook (she left it at home, not me),

                            I then downloaded into and unzipped all 4 EEby folder into the SU /Plugins/Examples folder, then copy/pasted 1 x #ex...;1 x deB...;1 x TIGGtools and 1 of each EEby...

                            I then opened the other /Plugins/Example/EEby.../TIGtools folders one at a time and copy/pasted the contents into /Plugins/TIGtools and said yes replace duplicates

                            I then trashed the zips and folders in Examples and fired up SU for the first time ever on that machine

                            The upshot is I only have the four[4] correct buttons, hooray, however the plugin menu functionality is still missing.

                            So the extra button must be a clash on my setup, so I'll remove DrivingDimensions and Kirril's rubies (as I've had global setting problems related to them before) and see if that sort's out my extra button issue.

                            BTW... there all fantastic tools and I'm only trying to be helpful, so tell me if it's not.

                            learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
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                              driven

                              No, you are most helpful !

                              I think you are not getting anything in the Plugins Menu on a Mac
                              On my PC I am getting the Plugins Menu items BUT they do nothing - and give no errors !

                              Looking at a fix soonest...

                              TIG

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                                driven
                                last edited by

                                @tig said:

                                I think you are not getting anything in the Plugins Menu on a Mac

                                I see them, even on my now naked (ruby-less),but they don't work

                                I stripped out everything on my Mac, copied the entire (intact, clean, fresh, working with 4 Buttons) SU Plugins folder over my network from the wife's MacBook and I still get the fifth button, I may as well do a fresh instal of SU before I really need to get in with some work...

                                john

                                learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                                • TIGT Offline
                                  TIG Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  Here's v2.3 - a typo preventing the Plugins Menu item from working has been corrected. 😳
                                  http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=201286#p201286

                                  TIG

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                                    driven
                                    last edited by

                                    @tig said:

                                    Here's v2.3 - a typo preventing the Plugins Menu item from working has been corrected. :oops:

                                    hi, after fresh instal of SU7, + v2.3, I have Plugin Drop-Down Menu functionality on EEbyR only, is the same typo in the others?

                                    still got my extra Button, you'll just have to do an extra tool for it...

                                    cheers john

                                    learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      @driven said:

                                      @tig said:

                                      Here's v2.3 - a typo preventing the Plugins Menu item from working has been corrected. 😳

                                      hi, after fresh install of SU7, + v2.3, I have Plugin Drop-Down Menu functionality on EEbyR only, is the same typo in the others?
                                      still got my extra Button, you'll just have to do an extra tool for it...

                                      cheers john

                                      You need to re-download any/all EEby.. tools - they all had the same typo for each 😳 [the wonders of a last minute copy/paste !]
                                      They are all fixed now 😄

                                      TIG

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                                        driven
                                        last edited by

                                        double success, only four buttons, Plugin Menu working and everything else back in...success...jpg

                                        learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                                        • boofredlayB Offline
                                          boofredlay
                                          last edited by

                                          I installed v2.3 but still only see the single EEbR button toolbar.
                                          SU7, PC XP.

                                          http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                                          • TIGT Offline
                                            TIG Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            @unknownuser said:

                                            I installed v2.3 but still only see the single EEbR button toolbar.

                                            Have you downloaded all of the separate EEby.. rubies [..Edges,..Lathe,..Rails and ..Vector] from the other threads ?
                                            You must have those in the Plugins folder too for their buttons to get made...
                                            Also remember that their various lingvo and png files etc that come with each ruby need to go in the TIGtools folder in Plugins... 💭

                                            TIG

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