Crashing animation

TIG

Weird!
Have you tried a full fresh install of v8 ?

honoluludesktop

Yes, Unfortunately I did not think to "restore" when the problem first surfaced. At this point, unless some Google tech comes up with a suggestion, as a last resort I am going to uninstall SU v8, delete the SU v8 register items, then reinstall. Lots of hesitation on my part, having never had to mess with the register before.

Gaieus

If you do a complete uninstall with the option to remove everything, SU can do a pretty clean job (I had to do it a couple of times in Summer when playing with different versions).

honoluludesktop

Gai, Aside from using Windows uninstall, how do I do this?

TIG

Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features > Select Sketchup 8 > Uninstall [or similar names in XP]...
Try 'repair' first that if [when] that fails 'uninstall'... then reinstall - need to have license codes etc at hand - don't you have an IT guy to do this drudgery [or is it you ]

honoluludesktop

Repair, and uninstall then install v8, failed to correct situation. I also cleaned registry, and btw, SU v7 can export animations OK.

honoluludesktop

Hmm......As a last resort, removed all plugins, and animation ran. Who would think that a rogue plugin could cause animation problems.

honoluludesktop

Here it is. It installs OK when bezier.rb is installed first.

honoluludesktop

I don't get it. Reinstalled the plugins in bunches, and SketchUp animation continues to run OK. It never fails to amaze me when a "kick the tires" solution works:-)

Funny thing, one of my_plugins initially failed to install, but OK when added later. This plugin didn't exist in my system when the animation first failed. I didn't save the error message, something about "run".

TIG

The load order of scripts can occasionally cause problems.
Try renaming the problem one with a leading 'zzz' so it loads last [scripts load in alphanumeric order # & ! first, the 0/1/2.. and a/b/c.. etc]. See if that works and then if it does examine the code to see what might be flaky.

TIG

I think that the ' file_loaded?' method is made by 'sketchup.rb' - that's why the require 'sketchup.rb' is advisable at the start of your scripts.
Note that this file should be in the 'Tools' folder and NOT in the 'Plugins' folder - check for duplication/mistakes.
To ensure 'sketchup.rb' is loaded before other scripts you could make a short script called ' !!!!!!!!.rb' containing the one line require 'sketchup.rb'. That way you can be sure it's loaded, even if you have a script that 'requires' it later, as it is only needed to be loaded once...

honoluludesktop

Not having loaded sketchup.rb first must have been the problem. When I restored my plugins, I loaded all fo the my_programs first, the first of which did not load sketchup.rb. Once bezier.rb loaded before my_programs, since it loads sketchup.rb, there was no error when my_program loaded.

Any idea what caused my animation to export after removing the plugins, and why it continues to export after replacing all the same plugins?