Can Any Confirm Survey Tools Working in 2013?

Dave R

Not holding your tongue right, probably.

Maybe it's being affected by one of those plugins that screws up others like Sketchy Physics or V-ray?

FWIW, I just checked it on my Mac install of 2013 and it works fine there, too.

Krisidious

I tried using Sketchucation plugin installer to disable all other plugins and it still didn't work. I put in my first bearing and hit OK, then the dialog disappears and the line never shows up. However when I go to select the tool again it is already checkmarked next to the tool name in the drop down. As if I was mid tool use. Something is fishy in Denmark...

Dave R

So what happens if you click on it in the menu the next time? Does it work from there?

Krisidious

No, same deal.

Box

You don't happen to have edges turned off?

Krisidious

Nope... Under View>Edge Style> Edges is checked.

TIG

Working fine for me too...
Win7 v2013.

If you have the Ruby Console open as you use it are there any error messages ??

Krisidious

@dist = 100'
@cbMajor = North
@cbDeg = 68
@cbMin = 45
@cbSec = 20.0
@cbMinor = East
@cbDMS = 68.7555555555556
@tbDeg = 68.7555555555556
@subDeg = 291.244444444444
northAngle = 0.0
@subDeg = 291.244444444444 - modified for SketchUp's North direction
Error: #<ArgumentError: wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)>
C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/surveytool.rb:243:in offset' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/surveytool.rb:243:in drawline'
C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/surveytool.rb:213:in sub2subN' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/surveytool.rb:197:in tb2sub'
C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/surveytool.rb:168:in cb2tbC' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/surveytool.rb:161:in cb2tbB'
C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/surveytool.rb:127:in cb2tbA' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/surveytool.rb:105:in distDialog'
C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/surveytool.rb:70:in activate' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/surveytool.rb:260:in select_tool'
C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/surveytool.rb:260:in `surveytool'
C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/surveytool.rb:269

Dave R

I get this in the console when I run it.

@dist = 100'
@cbMajor = North
@cbDeg = 68
@cbMin = 45
@cbSec = 20.0
@cbMinor = East
@cbDMS = 68.7555555555556
@tbDeg = 68.7555555555556
@subDeg = 291.244444444444
northAngle = 0.0
@subDeg = 291.244444444444 - modified for SketchUp's North direction

Save parameters you used but no errors. Weird.

Krisidious

That's just a random bearing... I've tried other true ones and other fake ones. same thing.

Chris Fullmer

Error: #<ArgumentError: wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)>
C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/surveytool.rb:243:in `offset'

It sure looks like a plugin you've recently installed has overwritten the Point3d#offset method.

You're gonna have to figure out what plugins you've installed most recently and uninstall them. Or uninstall them little by little to figure out which it is I think.

Krisidious

Son of a... I have no idea...

Dave R

Put your plugins and extensions into sets in the SCF Plugin Store tool. Leave the Survey Tool out of the sets. Disable the sets, shut down and restart SketchUp and see that Surveytool works. Then enable a set and try again. Keep going until Surveytool quits working.

Krisidious

I already did that Dave... And when I restarted all my plugins were enabled again. I'll try again. Why do I get the feeling Tig is getting ready to tell me I don't have admin rights to SU?

Dave R

It sounds like you didn't make the sets like I suggested and have the plugins really disabled. If they were disabled, they wouldn't load when you start SketchUp the next time.

Krisidious

Yeah, after I restart all the plugins are still enabled.

I did all plugins except survey. I need to make multiple sets?

Krisidious

Didn't realize I should do both extensions and plugins. Disabling extensions worked... Plugins staying enabled after restart. Survey tool still doesn't work.

Box

You can always do it the old way, rename your plugin folder to something else, like PluginsFull, make a new empty one and put the survey rb in it and see if it works, if it does then you know you need to find the errant plugin.

Krisidious

Yup... That did it. SO I guess this plugin that is causing the issue is also affecting Plugin Installer. Well at least I can get my survey done now. Thanks guys.

Dave R

Sorry, I had to go fix an anesthesia machine so the gas passer could do their job.

I suggested breaking your collection of plugins into several sets so you could put only a few plugins back at a time. That way, when the Surveytool quit working you would know that the offending plugin was in the last set you enabled. As long as it is working, though... You can work on sorting out which bad plugin you've got at your leisure.