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    • J
      johnwmcc
      last edited by

      There is an EXTREMELY old version of Shapes in the Plugin Store, by @Last: Shapes v1.0.

      The current one is authored by me and Trimble, and is found under the name "SU Draw Parametric Shapes v2.2.7"

      The version number currently in the Plugin Store is the same as the RBZ here (v2.2.7) - and has been for many months (I haven't updated it recently, and have no current plans for enhancements).

      I had wondered myself about the o umlaut in the folder name, but have no direct experience of using non-ASCII characters in Windows folder structures, though I do know they can cause problems.

      I don't think I know how to suggest anything further to help - I don't know of anything specific to this plugin that might cause the problem Emre has reported.

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        johnwmcc
        last edited by

        v2.5 changes the drawn shapes from groups to components, and allows the user to place them at any pickable point, not just insert them at the world origin.

        Thanks to Jim Foltz for providing sample code which I was able to adapt.

        See Plugin Store, or the first post in this thread, for the latest v2.5

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          Jim
          last edited by

          John - the plugin did not get published. It has disappeared. I would guess there is a 'publish' button that needs clicked.

          Hi

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          • TIGT
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            I've published it for you [v2.5]. 🤓
            http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=jwm_shapes
            Remember that when you edit the file set in your plugin it is automatically set to be "Unpublished" ['red' button] - this is so there is never a half-baked set of data in the public arena.
            Click the 'red' button when you are done, and it goes 'green' = "Published" - the public can see you plugin again.
            In other tabs, remember to click the 'orange' button to confirm edited text etc, otherwise those edits are lost when you leave the tab...

            TIG

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            • J
              johnwmcc
              last edited by

              Sorry about that - I hope I saved all the edits then - will check later today.

              Many thanks, TIG, for fixing my mistakes.

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              • J
                johnwmcc
                last edited by

                I think all the documentation is now updated and the edits are saved - several links to image files were broken though, and I don't know why. Repaired now.

                NOTE: I found there were multiple copies of one image and deleting them didn't immediately show them as removed - small bug on the Files tab file uploads page?

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                • ntxdaveN
                  ntxdave
                  last edited by

                  @johnwmcc said:

                  v2.5 changes the drawn shapes from groups to components, and allows the user to place them at any pickable point, not just insert them at the world origin.

                  Thanks to Jim Foltz for providing sample code which I was able to adapt.

                  See Plugin Store, or the first post in this thread, for the latest v2.5

                  Has it been tested with 2015?

                  Since I have the "other" version installed (not your version), what steps do I need to take to update (assuming your updated version is "clean" for 2015)?

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                  • TIGT
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    this version now works fine in all SketchUp versions since at least v8, including v2015.

                    It is now separated from the SketchUp's own "su_" version from the EWHouse...

                    They now have separate Extension names and menu items etc, and so they could be installed side-by-side - Although considering the improvements to this tool, I'd now recommend it over the "su_" one - it offers all of its functionality, plus some extra forms and the ability to determine the shapes location as it is created...

                    Do NOT install the old @Last legacy version !

                    TIG

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                    • ntxdaveN
                      ntxdave
                      last edited by

                      @tig said:

                      this version now works fine in all SketchUp versions since at least v8, including v2015.

                      It is now separated from the SketchUp's own "su_" version from the EWHouse...

                      They now have separate Extension names and menu items etc, and so they could be installed side-by-side - Although considering the improvements to this tool, I'd now recommend it over the "su_" one - it offers all of its functionality, plus some extra forms and the ability to determine the shapes location as it is created...

                      Do NOT install the old @Last legacy version !

                      Thanks for the quick feedback. I think the fact that I can now control where the shape is drawn is a very strong point. I will install it and remove the su_ version.

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                      • ntxdaveN
                        ntxdave
                        last edited by

                        Installed and did a quick test - really great that I can draw and place where I want it. 😍

                        👍 👍 👍

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                        • TIGT
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          I can't get it to do that !
                          What's the start of the error message say ?

                          TIG

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                            johnwmcc
                            last edited by

                            Jo Ann - have you ever had another version of Shapes installed, whether from the SketchUcation Plugin store, or SketchUp or Trimble Extension Warehouse? There may still be a conflict, if so.

                            Please go to your AppData/Roaming/Sketchup/SU 2014/Sketchup/Plugins folder, and delete any existing file(s) called shapes.rb or su_shapes.rb, jwm_shapes.rb or jwm_shapes_loader.rb; and delete any existing folder(s) with the name su_shapes or jwm_shapes (including all that folder's contents).

                            Then reinstall the current version (v2.5 at time of writing) of the plugin from the Plugin Store here.

                            If that doesn't work, I'm stumped.

                            Best wishes, and I hope this works.

                            John McC

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                              torbjornhirsch
                              last edited by

                              I get the following error message when loading SU 2014 after installing the plugin. Is this another instance of problems related to a non-ASCII user name? Or what else might cause this problem? Grateful for any tips!

                              Error Loading File C:/Users/Torbjörn/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes/jwm_shapes.rb
                              Error: cannot load such file -- C:/Users/Torbjörn/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes/parametric.rb
                              C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in require' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in require'
                              C:/Users/Torbjörn/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes/jwm_shapes.rb:8:in <top (required)>' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in require'
                              C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in load' C:/Users/Torbjörn/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes_loader.rb:24:in register_extension'
                              C:/Users/Torbjörn/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes_loader.rb:24:in <module:JWMShapes>' C:/Users/Torbjörn/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes_loader.rb:12:in module:JWM'
                              C:/Users/Torbjörn/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes_loader.rb:11:in `<top (required)>'

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                              • J
                                Jim
                                last edited by

                                John, in the loader file you should change the line extension.version = "2.2.8 to match the version (2.5?) you refer to in the latest release.

                                Hi

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                                • J
                                  johnwmcc
                                  last edited by

                                  Thanks for reminding me - will do later this evening.

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                                  • J
                                    johnwmcc
                                    last edited by

                                    Version number updated to 2.51 in both jwm_shapes_loader.rb and jwm_shapes.rb files, and the Plugin Store. Makes no difference to operation, but should now show correct version internally

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                                    • E
                                      Extractor
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi John,

                                      I can´t install the last version of the plugin (Sketchucation Plugin Store: v 2.51). The previous versions ran properly.

                                      Here the “Load Errors”:
                                      Error: #<NameError: uninitialized constant JWM::JWMShapes::Parametric>
                                      C:/Users/Frangenberg/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes/jwm_shapes.rb:99:in <module:JWMShapes>' C:/Users/Frangenberg/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes/jwm_shapes.rb:11:in <top (required)>'
                                      C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in require' C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in load'
                                      C:/Users/Frangenberg/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes_loader.rb:24:in register_extension' C:/Users/Frangenberg/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes_loader.rb:24:in module:JWMShapes'
                                      C:/Users/Frangenberg/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes_loader.rb:12:in <module:JWM>' C:/Users/Frangenberg/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/jwm_shapes_loader.rb:11:in <top (required)>'

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                                      • J
                                        johnwmcc
                                        last edited by

                                        Hmmm. I get the same error. Sorry all round. Not sure what's happened, as I though I had only changed some internal references.

                                        Will investigate and update asap.

                                        John McC

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                                        • J
                                          johnwmcc
                                          last edited by

                                          Bug now fixed in v2.5.2 - I'd made a typo in parametric.rb in the Module name - sorry.

                                          Works for me now.

                                          RBZ file uploaded both to Plugin Store and to the first post in this thread.

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                                          • TIGT
                                            TIG Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            I assume you forgot to 'Publish' it yet again... 😒
                                            I did it for for.
                                            If you didn't want that you'll need to Un-Publish it ! 😕

                                            TIG

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