[Plugin] SketchUcation Tools

Rich O Brien

Just wanted to share -

I had to disable most of my plugins due to a conflict with Vray 3.6.01. After update to Vray 3.6.02, most conflicts were fixed, but it seems that it still isn't getting along with Sketchucation Tools. After installing Sketchucation Tools, getting bugsplat while SU file is loading. Had to delete from Plugins folder to get SU file to open.

Hope they get all the conflicts worked out, I really miss Sketchucation Tools.

Anything in the ruby console? Anyone else running into similar issue?

GD3Design

@rich o brien said:

Anything in the ruby console?

I didn't check...had a looming deadline that morning... Actually, i'm not sure I could check the ruby console....sketchup wouldn't open(bugsplat while file was opening.) Wouldn't I need SU open to check console?..(i don't know squat about programming..) Is there a log file that stores info in these cases?

johnnygitarr

hi,

some questions:

i there a solution how to delete the bundles under settings in the plugin?

under favourites there are only 20 shown loved plugins and not all my loved.
or do i understand it wrong! are there the most loved plugins from all users shown?

i wished there are only my loved plugins and all of them!

greetings
johnny

Gábor

@johnnygitarr said:

is there a solution how to delete the bundles under settings in the plugin?

At the moment the only way to do this is to PM me and I can manually erase the bundles. There are plans to implement this function it is not in the current release.

@johnnygitarr said:

under favourites there are only 20 shown loved plugins and not all my loved.
or do i understand it wrong! are there the most loved plugins from all users shown?

Your suggestion to show only all the loved plugins of the user makes sense. We'll do the modification of the code and let you know when it is ready / available.

johnnygitarr

hi Gabor,

thnx for your answer.
im looking forward to the modified version!

hope you implement all my (user) loved plugins not only the first 20 of them.

PM ist on the way.

Greetings
Johnny

ludnid

@tig said:

I'll PM you an old RBZ...

Hi TIG,

Any chance you can shoot me the same rbz? i.e the 2.0/2.6 version that is.

Thanks.

TBoy

Info in plugin store say:
.....<=v8 stick with v2.6...
Please upload old versions 2.0/2.6 if possible!

TIG

After some searching through archives...
Here's an old version RBZ [2.6.2] that should work with v8 - BUT please remember that ALL other users with a newer SketchUp versions should always use the latest version 3... RBZ from the PluginStore.
SketchUcationToolset_v2.6.2-b11.rbz
No promises that it's perfect !

TBoy

Thank you Mr. TIG,
This version give some errors.
Anyway it is enough for me as I'll use only Plugin Manager.
(So I removed extra .rbs files in main folder and Error disappeared.)
Thank you again.

(Why SketchUp 8 - I decided to make a backup copy of SketchUP-8 with useful plugins inside - may be a stupid task, but it will stay in my archives.
And for information only - v8 is a lot faster at startup.)

kinesis

Hi everyone

How can I install a plugin into a custom folder through ExtensionStore v3.18 which the plugin info clearly says I can.

"Install SketchUp plugins or extensions into custom folder locations" from https://sketchucation.com/plugin/696-sketchucationtools

TIG

If you have more than one plugins folder defined for that version of SketchUp, then you are prompted with a dialog to choose the alternative destination - the standard Plugins folder is the default.
Some users get caught out by this dialog initially being sized to small to show the whole dropdown list - if so resize it by dragging a corner... its new size should then be remembered across sessions.
Obviously if you don't have any alternative plugins folders defined the choice dialog is skipped...
You can also have an additional Plugins folder set up if you have installed some complex app that used its own installer - often a rendering app.
This is often not installed in your user's Plugins folder, but a shared Plugins folder in the ProgramData path - install in there if you want all users to have that extension loading into their equivalent version of SketchUp...
If there's no ProgramData Plugins folder it's not listed.

Another way to create your own extra Plugins folders is to use an extension - typically Fredo's 'Additional Plugins Folders' available from the PluginStore - this lets you define your own destination folder[s] which is then added to SketchUp's installation-destinations list as SketchUp starts.
You typically use this tool to load your preferred extensions from your own special plugins folder[s], perhaps having it shared across several versions of SketchUp [all running Fredo's 'Additional Plugins Folders'].
With an additional folder set up, the choice dialog should list it as an alternative to the main Plugins folder...

johnnygitarr

Hi,

i recently updated to SKP 2021.

In my running SKP 2020 i got the update to sketchucation store 4.0
and i installed it.

Since this update i got massive problems and freezes with SKP 2020
when i want to load the context menu (right mouse click).

SKP 2020 got a neverending beachball of death and i have to
do a hard shutdown of SKP 2020.

I tried to activate/deactivate all of my plugins (i have many).

no plugin makes problems, but when i activate sketchucation store,
the freezes in context menu starts.

the problem is definitely the sketchucation store 4.0 plugin in SKP 2020.

Can i somewhere download the older version to try, if it works.

Better would be to fix the plugin for SKP 2020.

Greetings
Johnny

TIG

Thanks for the report.
It's been tested on >=2017 so it should be OK on PC and MAC.
Obviously you have a problem that you suspect might be related to v4.0.0
If you have the RBZ for the earlier version try installing that instead... see if that helps...
If not Gábor, then can give you a link to get the older version RBZ... suitable on all current versions
Although in v2021 the SCF-licensing is then out of date...
Using it in v2020 should be OK.

However, it'd be useful to work out what your issue is in case others are getting the problem.
So some more info please...
What OSx are you using exactly ?
What version[s] of SketchUp are you using exactly ?
What context-menu issues happen - exactly ?

johnnygitarr

Hi TIG,

greetings and thnx for your answer.

i use:
SKP 2020.02 (actual version of 2020)
macOS 10.15.7

I think my issues appeared after the install of
the sketchucation tools version 4.

If Garbor could send me a link, or better he post the link here.
maybe at post #1: link for download old versions.

by the way:
the sketchucation tools should be enhanced:

to manage (delete, export, … whatever) the bundles by the user itself
to show more of the loved plugins then 20
(if you click on the heart at the bottom menu)
why not all? i have plenty more then 20.
as i start the plugin with "recent" as filter, the plugin didn't show me
the recent plugins, i have to change in menu to another category and then
switch to recent: now the plugin shows me the real recent list.

Greetings and stay healthy
Johnny.

cakirefekan

Hi, I cannot find v2.6.1 link to download in plugin page. How can i find, is it possible?

TIG

Older versions are stored on the SCF server, and our IF guru Gábor can PM you an old RBZ if you have an ancient SketchUp version that needs it...
I've PMd him about this and he should be in touch, otherwise PM him after a day or two, e.g. if he's been busy...

DRDS-11

What is the difference between EXTENSION and PLUGINS in your application plugin? Please ex[plain how they work and what the differences are.

Also could you please come up with a similar plugin that turns on or off the toolbars associated with the extension or plugin?

Much appreciated.

TIG

SketchUp allows you to install Plugins, these usually into your user's Plugins folder.
These add extra abilities and functions.
Extensions are a subset of Plugins which are coded in a slightly different way, affecting how they load when SketchUp starts.
You can use the native Extension Manager to affect how these Extensions load [or not].

Our PluginStore hosts a mix of older Plugins and newer Extensions...
You can download the RBZ versions of all of its entries and install them using the native Extension Manager...

The SketchUcation Toolset toolbar has three tools [there are more in its submenu item under 'Extensions' [the main menu used to be called Plugins in older SketchUp versions]

The Tools are:

ExtensionStore³
This is a version of the web-browser PluginStore, opening in a dialog from within SketchUp itself and offering the ability to install directly into your system without needing to download and then install the relevant RBZ - it also has some other tools like reminders that a previously installed item has been updated, or to use 'bundles' for installing onto another computer...
PluginsManager
This offers a dialog letting you unload/load/temporarily-load all listed plugins [and extensions] by name - either individually or en masse. When an item's loader rb file is unloaded, then after a restart it's no longer available until you reload it. It loads an extension, then that is not shown in the native Extension Manager after a restart, until its loader rb is loaded again.
The dialog also has options to make sets of plugins to load/unload en masse.
ExtensionsManager
This dialog is quite similar to the PluginsManager - but it only affects 'extensions' [non-extension plugin rb files are not listed] - to a great extent this is now duplicated by the native Extension Manager which came along later...

There's already the option to turn off and on the Toolbars created by plugins / extensions...
see: View > Toolbars... which opens a dialog in which you can tick/untick all available toolbars by name...

s2eunha

i have a probelm with SCF Licenses:Global_Status
when i click that, the message pops up.

when i try to validate licence of clothworks,
the same error occur.

I use window 11 pro , sketchup 2021, sketcucation 4.1.3ver.
help me please.

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ntxdave

I am running SketchUcation Tools version 3.1.0. I wanted to update to the latest version but am having problems. Maybe someone can give me the proper steps for updating the tool (I have already downloaded the 4.1.3 rbz file).