Installing Soap Skin Bubbles in SU8
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Hi All,
I have been trying to install SoapSkinBubble in my free version of SU8, but it doesnt seem to want to install!
I have tried to insert it through the MacHD/Library/GoogleSketchup/Sketchup/plugins
or by dragging it into sketchup, or by opening the file...But When I reopen my sketchup application nothing happens/ it does not appear anywhere.
Can anyone help?
(Also I noticed that unlike other plugins, the little logo next to the name doesnt look like a little blank page, but rather like a 3ds or autocad logo. Not sure if this is helpful.)
Thank you so much for your help.
Chloe
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Read how to install plugins here....
Installing Plugins for SketchUp
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If the download is in .zip format then rename the .zip part to .rbz
Go to Preferences > Extensions in SketchUp
Then click 'Install Extension....'
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Thank you, but this doesnt work either...
Not sure what the problem is, I have literally tried everything!
Install extensions will not open any .rbz file... And I have read your instructions link and done everything but it still wont go through. Not through plugins not through tools, not as .zip and not as .rbz
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Can you provide a link to the download file you used?
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Must be some permission issue on Mac. But I don't use a Mac so I can't really say.
Did you try loading another .rbz file and it also failed?
Are you running the latest version of SketchUp?
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this is the link i have been using
http://www.tensile-structures.de/sb_software.htmlI have installed podium, on this same computer a few weeks ago, and that works perfectly...
i am using skecthup version 8.0.16845
i download it, it comes as .zip, i drag it from desktop into the tools folder (macHD/ library/etc), and then i have tried both options:
closing and opening sketchup and checking tool palettes (in which case there is nothing)
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install extensions (in which case it wont even let me select the .rbz file) -
I'm familiar with it, I just wanted to make sure she found the authentic download site
But there you go Chloe, make sure that's the one you downloaded. It should come as a .zip file. You should extract the zip file into your plugins folder. The SoapSkinBubbleTools.rb file should be directly in the plugins folder, not inside a folder in the plugins folder. Maybe provide a screen shot of your plugins folder if possible? -
@cpictet1 said:
install extensions (in which case it wont even let me select the .rbz file)
REname the ZIP to RBZ and try then.
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Sure... and thanks for your help!
here is the picture... I have the twindows opened the one on the top is from trying to install extension, and the one in the back is just the folder from the computer....
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with .rbz
Still not getting anything...
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Plugins should not go into the Tools folder, they go into the Plugins folder - this is where the Install Extension install it to.
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I work on mac and I have had the same problem.
Here is the trick I have found and this works for me.I extracted the file with Stuffit Expander (rather then Archive Utility, by default on Mac).... and miracle Skin Soap Buble works now, (even if I don't see any différence in the files open with Archive Utility or Stuffit Expander).
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