SU 8 plugins on Mac?

Oxident

Has anyone had any luck getting plugins to work in SU 8 for a mac? If so can you let me know if there was anything special you had to do? I also haven't been able to find the plugin folder that should be located at /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins

Thanks

jeff hammond

Go Macintosh HD/ library/ etc
Instead of user/library

Oxident

Jeff,
Thanks for helping me find the correct folder. I put a few plugins in there like (ellipse.rb) but none of them have worked yet. I just wanted to verify that there is nothing obvious I am overlooking after I put the plugins in the folder, unzip them, and restart SU8. I think I'll install some earlier versions of SU and see if that makes any difference.

Another question: Are all .rb SU plugin scripts compatible on a mac and pc or do some only work on a pc?

Gaieus

Some are only PC but those are rare exceptions.

TIG

On any computer open the
Menu > Window > Ruby Console
and type/copy+paste this line of text
Sketchup.find_support_file("Plugins")
it will then show you the path you need...
Some complex plugins have a 'loader' ruby and other files inside their own subfolder inside Plugins.
If they come 'zipped' extract the files keeping their subfolders etc.
Follow the instructions that come with each tool - the majority of plugin installation problems is because 'some files have been put into the wrong folders'...

Edson

this is very odd as i have had no trouble whatsoever with plugins on mac and SU8.

jeff hammond

The problem is, when you unzip directly into the plugin folder, there's an extra folder.
(and this is why I think a lot of people have plugin problems on Mac)

Unzip somewhere else (desktop, downloads folder, etc) then open the resulting folder. Inside, you will see the actual .rb file and any companion folders. Those are what go in the plugin folder.

Oxident

Jeff and Edson,
You are right on! I unzipped the files in another location and just brought over the guts to the plugins file. Everything is working great now! This is very encouraging as I have struggled with this for a couple of weeks on my own and haven't found much help on google. Thanks for your time to help out the newbies.