[Plugin] Simple Plugin Installer
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Hi Thomas,
I am brand new to SketchUp, so forgive me for having no idea what I am doing! I have been reading through the forums with all the amazing plugins available, so I am anxious to get started. First plugin in I want to load is this one for sure. I followed your step by step install instructions, easy enough, but SketchUp is not accepting the plugin. It says:"SketchUp was unable to install the Extension you have chosen for some unknown reason.
Consult your Extension's documentation for additional help."
I am using Mac SketchUp Pro 8. Any ideas? Am I missing something?
Thanks!
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@Chris
Do you have full read/write permissions to your 'plugins' folder?
If not you will need to fix them.
Here’s how I believe you modify permissions on MAC OSX, using the 'Info' window...
[I'm on a PC !]- While using an 'administrator account'...
- Click the folder's icon to select it.
- From the 'File' menu, select 'Get Info'.
- A dialog appears.
- Click the 'disclosure triangle' next to 'Sharing & Permissions' to display permissions for the selected folder.
- Click the 'lock' and 'authenticate' buttons as needed.
- Use the menus next to 'users and groups' to change the permissions to 'read+write' for you [and * everyone else depending on your setup].
- Use the 'cog' button to apply the changes to all contained files and subfolders/files as well...
- When you’re finished, close the 'Info' window.
- The changes are now current.
On a MAC the correct folder path should be:
macintosh HD//Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/plugins
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Thank you TIG for a prompt response. I will try this today and it sounds like it should work.
While I have your attention, looking through your posts about the plugin you created for work planes, I don't see the actual download for version 2.3 or any previous version? Are the actual plugins you create in a different part of the forum/ site? Hen I clock on the corresponding link to the updated version, it just goes back to the same thread.
Tks
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Most plugins have their download link in their thread's first post, usually it's at the end of that post.
'WorkPlane' is no exception.
See http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=274345#p274345
Look at the end of that post and there's the archiveWorkPlane23.zipto download and install... It's been successfully downloaded 3,088 times !
A ZIP archive set of files etc is easily installed using the appropriate 'Simple Installer' option... -
Awesome. Thanks again TIG! I'll make sure to look for the .zip file.
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What version of SketchUp do you have installed? Do you have the latest maintainense release - released last week? It mentioned it fixed from faulty permission issues.
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Thanks very much for the update. I found the original version worked very well.
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Hey guys,
For some reason, the "Install Extension" option is not available to me.
Any fix for this? otherwise how do i go around installing the plugin?Im using Windows 7 64-bit, Google Sketchup 8 Pro.
Attached a screenshot of the problem
![No "Install Extensions" Option](/uploads/imported_attachments/CnZs_Untitled.png "No "Install Extensions" Option")
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Please, make sure you update your SU installation to the latest build. This was introduced during one of the SU 8 maintenance releases. You apparently have an older version.
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I believe the option was introduced with the second maintenance release. There have been three more since.
Didn't you get at least one notification that there is a new version of SU8?
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It was added in M2 - hence the requirement listing SU8M2.
Firewalls might block the update notifications. Our office does this. All though, when the firewall was more relaxed, I noticed that most uses just clicked away the notification. Messagebox-blindness.
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Thank you guys. Apparently my "check for updates" option in preferences was unchecked.
And till now i have been using sketchup without ever facing issues so never realized updates have come.
Thank you ThomThom, I finally managed to get your shell plugin working, it's been really useful.
I'm glad to have joined this community, has already helped me a lot with my modelling work.
Looking forward to give some input from my side too
On a side note, I'm experiencing issues with sketchup becoming a little slower, i mean its lagging a little after the update, any input on this guys?
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Could be that you have run into issues with messed up toolbar registry items. Are you comfortable navigating the registry?
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Actually, I have no idea how to edit anything regarding the registry. But then I'm a fast learner.
Anyways the issue seems to have gone now after i restarted my laptop.
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sorry mate.
I am Portuguese. can you tell me were i can find ruby console+ in the preference tab.
I have SU 8pro installed and it is not there.
How can i install cleanup3 plugin?
teach me please.
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The Ruby Console is under the Window menu.
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WOW!
I just installed your installer and I can now load all the .rb scripts that I couldn't before. I'm new to Sketchup and the ruby script thing was crazy - can't load .rb files - now I can.Wonderful, thanks so much!
Gary
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Thanks for this great plugin!! It helped me saving a lot of work just when I needed it.
Great job!Marlon
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My sketchup doesnt have an " install extension" button .. any explanations ?
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Hi Dima,
Have you got the latest version of SketchUp 8? This feature was introduced in Maintenance release 2 only.
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