[Plugin] SketchUcation Tools

matt.gordon320

Hi guys! Fantastic job on the plugin, I use it almost daily.

I wanted to throw out a request, see if it makes sense. I use SketchUcation Tools to manage and install plugins across a network, with people on SketchUp 8 and 2014. I've got some pro users who know how to use many plugins, some newbies who don't, and several different departments who have different needs. I use Fredo's Additional Locations Script to point to different directories on the network as well.

Would there be any benefit to adding a section where you can define your own "packages" as it were, so that I could create batch installs for user definable groups. For instance, I could make a package with some of ThomThom's scripts that we use, so that I could batch install those to a single location? I'd like to have a package I could install for out Land Planning Department, one for design, etc.

Also, I thought I'd mention that the current AutoInstall window doesn't fit everything if you have a fairly long path. Not a problem since it sorts alphabetically, but thought I'd mention it.

Long file paths get clipped

Thanks, and keep up the great work. I can elaborate more if it helps!

Matt

TIG

You could of course choose more snappy folder names ?
N:/SUp/Plugins/Network/Ruby20/xxx/...
You seem to use very loooong paths... Windows does have <= ~255 characters limit too !

matt.gordon320

@tig said:

You could of course choose more snappy folder names ?
N:/SUp/Plugins/Network/Ruby20/xxx/...
You seem to use very loooong paths... Windows does have <= ~255 characters limit too !

LOL Yes. Getting by the upper management sometimes is the issue. "It should be clear to everyone what it is..blah blah blah"

shake1

Help!
Unzip error: could not unzip archive
Win 7 x64, With the latest updates.

In sketch2013 works fine, in Sketch 2014, also worked, and then stopped, I do not know why.
Not update, not install new plugins, - always Unzip error.
A plug-ins folder correct (C:/Users/Shake/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins)
Permissions for the Plugins folder correct.
Internet Explorer With the latest updates.
Tried a clean install without any plug-in, the same result - does not work.
Help, I go crazy, I can not understand why stopped working
SketchUcation_Usage.log

2014-10-10 05;10;54 +0700=GOT_OPEN_URI=true
2014-10-10 05;10;54 +0700=GOT_RUBYZIP=true
2014-10-10 05;10;58 +0700=skecthUcloud-is_enabled?false
2014-10-10 05;10;59 +0700=SCFapi-enabled?true
2014-10-10 05;10;59 +0700=SCFapi-verbose?false
2014-10-10 05;11;04 +0700=PluginStore-Run

matt.gordon320

I wanted to see if I could also request that the version compatibility be put in at a glance if possible from the main store window. It shows downloads, and sometimes usage, but it'd be nice to show compatibility too for installing across multiple versions.

Gábor

@shake1: PM was sent to you.

@matt.gordon320: Thank you for the good ideas. You might see these features in the 3.0 version coming soon.

acatalyst

how do yo log out of the plugin in SketchUp? I need to change user accounts

Gábor

The current version of the plugin has no log out feature. I'll PM you a method what will let you to log in with an other account.

acatalyst

@gábor said:

The current version of the plugin has no log out feature. I'll PM you a method what will let you to log in with an other account.

i actually figured it out. thank you.

i wish there was a "logout feature"

shake1

@gábor said:

@shake1: PM was sent to you.

I'm sorry I can not answer in a personal, if you do not mind I'll answer here

@gábor said:

I have some questions regarding your error. Please answer them to let us find the reason:

Did you have the same problem with the previous (v.2.6.0) version of the plugin?
Do you have this unzip issue only with one specific plugin file or installing any plugin throws this error?
What happens when you download the .rbz file and manually install it at Preferences/Install Extension?

version 2.6.0 had the same problem
this error when installing/updating any plug
each file is installed successfully from Preferences/Install Extension

@unknownuser said:

AND... if you have the Ruby Console open, are there any messages ?
Also, if you download some RBZ files can you auto-install using SketchUcation / Install Archive... submenu item ?

Ruby console does not display any messages
from SketchUcation / Install Archive... installed without problems

Gábor

@acatalyst said:

i wish there was a "logout feature"

Collecting the good ideas for the next release. Log out feature is one of them.

Gábor

@shake1: Thank you for the answers. We are looking for the possible cause. Will let you know if we have any other questions or if we have the fix for it.

shake1

Hi! Solved my problem - in the name of the computer was Cyrillic. Renamed to letters and began working plugin. Thank you guys, I'm happy again!

TIG

Maybe we need to look at encoding/decoding the user's computer-name to avoid this [it's needed for the 'Bundles' feature]...

zhenning

I just updated to sketchucation 2.6.1. Some errors appears when loading sketchup:

Error: #<LoadError: 127: The specified procedure could not be found. - C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/RubyStdLib/platform_specific/zlib.so>
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/toshiba/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2014/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf-rbztools.rbs:185:in <module:RBZtool>' c:/users/toshiba/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2014/sketchup/plugins/sketchucation/scf-rbztools.rbs:157:in <main>'
C:/Users/Toshiba/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/SketchUcation/SCF_loader.rb:28:in eval' C:/Users/Toshiba/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/SketchUcation/SCF_loader.rb:28:in load'
C:/Users/Toshiba/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/SketchUcation/SCF_loader.rb:28:in block in <top (required)>' C:/Users/Toshiba/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/SketchUcation/SCF_loader.rb:17:in each'
C:/Users/Toshiba/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/SketchUcation/SCF_loader.rb:17: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/Toshiba/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/!SketchUcation_loader.rb:191:in register_extension'
C:/Users/Toshiba/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/!SketchUcation_loader.rb:191:in <module:SCF>' C:/Users/Toshiba/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/!SketchUcation_loader.rb:16:in <top (required)>'
Error Loading File examples/exampleScripts.rb
Could not find included file 'examples/exampleScripts.rb'
Error Loading File ocean/ocean.rb
Could not find included file 'ocean/ocean.rb'

Anyone can help? Thanks in advance.

TIG

This a strange and rare problem, which is actually unrelated to the toolset itself, but rather to your 'system' files.

I personally discovered it when v2014 was released, but at that time I seemed to be the only person who could create the issue.
The 'zlib.so' and its related 'zlib1.dll' are shipped with Ruby2 and should simply load when needed by any Ruby tools doing 'zip/unzip' processes...
However, if the zlib has already been loaded 'universally' from another source, AND that zlib version is somehow significantly different, then it causes the Ruby2 one to have issues and so it fails to load.
I discovered that several programs come with zlib etc as part of their toolset, but these are located in the app's own folder and load as they need.
However, some old program seems to have once upon a time put its copy of zlib into a system folder [perhaps InkScape?] - this means it loads as your PC starts up, AND unfortunately that zlib version also had some silly changes incorporated into it, which breaks the standard zlib processes used by all others programs...

So to fix it...
Find the rogue zlib* file[s] and remove it/them.
Look in your C:\Windows, C:\Windows\System32\ and C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ folders... there should be NO 'zlib' files in these folders.
[Other 'zlib' files supplied within other app's own subfolders should not present an issue]
Restart your PC.
You should find that the v2014 Ruby2 zlib.so version is now properly loaded and so works !
This will mean that SketchUcation Toolset v2.6.1, AND any other tools using zlib's zip/unzip functions should now work correctly !

zhenning

Nice. That did the trick. My zlibs are in Windows/ and SysWOW64\ . Thanks!

bimbachi

I have two problems

1./ my plugin don't show (anymore) updates for my plugin instaled.
I noticed it for those of fredo6.
I'm on mac osx 10.10.1 and skp8

2./ skp window toolbar dose not retain tool icons setup after next skp start

can somen advice on those ?
thanks

Gábor

@bimbachi said:

I have two problems

1./ my plugin don't show (anymore) updates for my plugin instaled.
I noticed it for those of fredo6.
I'm on mac osx 10.10.1 and skp8

2./ skp window toolbar dose not retain tool icons setup after next skp start

can somen advice on those ?
thanks

Which version of the plugin are you using?

bimbachi

@Gábor

2.6.1

@gábor said:

@bimbachi said:

Which version of the plugin are you using?