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    • W Offline
      wwkyle50
      last edited by

      Sketchup Pro15, NO 3rd Party Plugins:
      I am getting the following Loading Error Message. This is following a Hack job from a Ransomware group.

      Error Loading File su_advancedcameratools.rb
      Error: #<ArgumentError: invalid byte sequence in UTF-8>
      C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:99:in split' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:99:in block in load_extension_info'
      C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:76:in each' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:76:in load_extension_info'
      C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:38:in initialize' C:/Users/WARREN/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/su_advancedcameratools.rb:29:in new'
      C:/Users/WARREN/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/su_advancedcameratools.rb:29:in <top (required)>' Error Loading File su_dynamiccomponents.rb Error: #<ArgumentError: invalid byte sequence in UTF-8> C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:99:in split'
      C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:99:in block in load_extension_info' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:76:in each'
      C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:76:in load_extension_info' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:38:in initialize'
      C:/Users/WARREN/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/su_dynamiccomponents.rb:30:in new' C:/Users/WARREN/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/su_dynamiccomponents.rb:30:in <top (required)>'
      Error Loading File su_sandbox.rb
      Error: #<ArgumentError: invalid byte sequence in UTF-8>
      C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:99:in split' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:99:in block in load_extension_info'
      C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:76:in each' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:76:in load_extension_info'
      C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:38:in initialize' C:/Users/WARREN/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/su_sandbox.rb:34:in new'
      C:/Users/WARREN/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/su_sandbox.rb:34:in <module:SandboxTools>' C:/Users/WARREN/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/su_sandbox.rb:29:in <top (required)>'
      Error Loading File su_webtextures.rb
      Error: #<ArgumentError: invalid byte sequence in UTF-8>
      C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:99:in split' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:99:in block in load_extension_info'
      C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:76:in each' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:76:in load_extension_info'
      C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/Tools/extensions.rb:38:in initialize' C:/Users/WARREN/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/su_webtextures.rb:26:in new'
      C:/Users/WARREN/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/su_webtextures.rb:26:in <module:WebTextures>' C:/Users/WARREN/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/su_webtextures.rb:20:in <top (required)>'

      I am perfectly happy to reinstall if need be. Any ideas?
      Many Thanks.
      WK

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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
        last edited by

        The error is not indicative of a bug so I moved your post.

        I would try a repair or reinstall first. Since those load errors refer to native files maybe a repair will fix it up.

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          slbaumgartner
          last edited by

          Those errors indicate that the files for SketchUp Pro's in-distribution extensions are damaged. I suggest you download a clean copy and try the install again. Your post suggests that you got the download from an unofficial source, and this could be the cause.

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          • W Offline
            wwkyle50
            last edited by

            Thanks for the ideas. My download of Sketchup is legit. It has been only since getting and removing a wicked virus did I start having issues. I tried repair to no avail and will now try the reinstall. Many thanks,

            WK

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