Program for drop.rb file extension

atech

Hi,
New to forum. Tried searching but couldn't find answer.

I was trying to download a plugin called drop.rb which for example drops trees down onto a uneven terrain.

Downloaded file but windows couldn't find appropriate program to run it on. I think from searching google that I need a Realbasic programe from RealSoftware but only ones I could find are trial versions.

Is there any free software that allows you to open .rb files?

TIG

You can download the original drop.rb from the Smustard.com site
Also some other essentials there - like weld, windowizer etc - that you can't get elsewhere... http://www.smustard.com/script/Drop
On this forum there's SmartDrop.rb http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=17175#p17175
Which is drop_on_steroids...

You don't 'run' a Ruby script by double-clicking it etc !
You just put these simple scripts [like ' drop.rb'] into the ..Sketchup/Plugins/ folder and Sketchup automatically loads it.
Some more complex tools also come with a sub-folder of other files - e.g. other rb-scripts/html/js/css or image-files etc, these have to be kept in that folder, which is then placed inside the Plugins folder for 'loading' script to find and use...
Depending on the tool it usually appears on the Plugins menu, but tools can appear under other Menus or sub-menus - e.g. Tools, or in a right-click context-menu or their own Toolbar...
Read each tool's help text/file on how to install and find/use them...
If you double-click on a ruby file [ .rb] you can then set NotePad.exe [or other Plain Text Editor - e.g. NotePad++.exe] as the default application to 'open' it. A .rb is a text file that you can read - the first sections is almost always the installation and usage instructions... A few scripts are encodes [.rbs] and can't be read but these will have separate PDF help files etc...

Gaieus

Sigh... TIG beat me but with what a long and concise post!

You can open it in a plain, simple text editor like Notepad (by default) in Windows. Set the file type association with that (or download/use a much better editor like Notepad++).

You need not run it however; just drop the file into this folder (by default):

C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 7\Plugins

You will find the functioning plugin (after restarting SU) in the context (right click) menu when you select a group/component.

TIG

You are right - 'drop' appears in the context-menu when a suitable object has been selected...
I expanded on 'script installation etc' more than was needed - but as more often than not there will be further posts asking for other details - e.g. files moved out of sub-folders and not found

atech

Super stuff lads, in the right-click menu alright.

Thanks alot.