Ruby scripts not loading

ibej57 · 27 Apr 2011, 20:00

can't load matchbox or roundcorners or fredo lidrary ! su says, not a model. also get error 1639.

thanks

TIG · 27 Apr 2011, 21:37

Please provide more detailed descriptions of what you have done with the files [e.g. where you've put them], what steps you do in Sketchup to get this problem, and the full text of any errors that appear on-screen or in the Ruby Console...
Then we'll be able to help you better...

ibej57 · 27 Apr 2011, 22:57

@tig said:

Please provide more detailed descriptions of what you have done with the files [e.g. where you've put them], what steps you do in Sketchup to get this problem, and the full text of any errors that appear on-screen or in the Ruby Console...
Then we'll be able to help you better...

@unknownuser said:

the files are in the sketchup8\plugins and when i try to open the file sketchup says it's not a sketchup model!

Dave R · 27 Apr 2011, 23:30

Plugins aren't SketchUp models. Why are you trying to open them as if they were? If the plugins have been extracted correctly into the Plugins folder, they will appear in one of the menus. Most show in the Plugins menu but not all do. Do you have a Plugins menu when you open SketchUp?

ibej57 · 28 Apr 2011, 00:16

@dave r said:

Plugins aren't SketchUp models. Why are you trying to open them as if they were? If the plugins have been extracted correctly into the Plugins folder, they will appear in one of the menus. Most show in the Plugins menu but not all do. Do you have a Plugins menu when you open SketchUp?

@unknownuser said:

well dave, i was looking everywhere and checked view tools, tools, etc !i finally got the plugins menu to pop up, but all i have there is cost and tig3 which i just downloaded. thanks

Dave R · 28 Apr 2011, 00:27

Did you try turning on the toolbar for Round Corners?
We could help you better if you give more information.

ibej57 · 28 Apr 2011, 00:40

@dave r said:

Did you try turning on the toolbar for Round Corners?
We could help you better if you give more information.

@unknownuser said:

haven't seen a toolbar for roundcorners or matchbox. give me a place to look.

Dave R · 28 Apr 2011, 00:46

View>Toolbars

And did you tick the box for Round Corner in Preferences>Extensions?

ibej57 · 29 Apr 2011, 19:34

@dave r said:

View>Toolbars

And did you tick the box for Round Corner in Preferences>Extensions?

@unknownuser said:

yeah, it's not there dave. i was able to get fredo lib 3.7 to load, but nothing else. i may have a path issue ! thanks

Dave R · 29 Apr 2011, 19:40

Sounds like you have an installation error.

How about posting a screen shot of the Plugins directory?

ibej57 · 1 May 2011, 17:33

@dave r said:

Sounds like you have an installation error.

How about posting a screen shot of the Plugins directory?

@unknownuser said:

\JOHN-HP\Users\john\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google SketchUp 8\Plugins, this is the download location. i've copied to - this folder _ C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google SketchUp 8\Plugins, but it still doesn't load ! i'm confused about the different locations ! i can't get the file to download to the more direct path. thanks for your help. i've also reinstalled su.

TIG · 1 May 2011, 17:42

Looks like your system is protecting you from yourself!
Are you an Admin?
If not then become one!
Some folder structures are protected by Window's security settings to prevent unexpected executable files getting put into them.
Your Plugins folder needs to have its permissions set to allow you 'all rights'...
If you don't have the right permissions then Vista [and I suspect its new sibling Win7] seem to let you think that the files have been put where you expected [i.e. ALL scripts and any subfolders of their required files etc go into the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google SketchUp 8\Plugins" folder [on a 64bit system, or on a 32bit set up there's no ' (x86)' in the Program File's name]... BUT there secrete them away in a special folder for you to decide that you really wanted to do that!!!].
Sometimes MS [mis]treat users as if they are morons!

Thoryan · 5 Oct 2011, 18:23

@tig said:

Looks like your system is protecting you from yourself!
Are you an Admin?
If not then become one!
Some folder structures are protected by Window's security settings to prevent unexpected executable files getting put into them.
Your Plugins folder needs to have its permissions set to allow you 'all rights'...
If you don't have the right permissions then Vista [and I suspect its new sibling Win7] seem to let you think that the files have been put where you expected [i.e. ALL scripts and any subfolders of their required files etc go into the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google SketchUp 8\Plugins" folder [on a 64bit system, or on a 32bit set up there's no ' (x86)' in the Program File's name]... BUT there secrete them away in a special folder for you to decide that you really wanted to do that!!!].
Sometimes MS [mis]treat users as if they are morons!

Having a similar problem. I did manage to upgrade the plugins folder security, which actually let the plugins tab display, but still there isn't any option of opening the round corners toolbar.
It just displays the following message when i open sketchup:
Error Loading File ZLoader__RoundCorner.rb
no such file to load -- LibFredo6.rb

TIG · 6 Oct 2011, 08:07

Thoryan

That's because you haven't installed the additional required 'LibFredo6', as explained on the tools download page!
Get it from the link, extract it and install, and restart...

Thoryan · 6 Oct 2011, 21:02

@tig said:

Thoryan

That's because you haven't installed the additional required 'LibFredo6', as explained on the tools download page!
Get it from the link, extract it and install, and restart...

Thanks Tig, that's done the trick nicely!