ComponentFinder

halroach · 6 May 2018, 15:08

Meet ComponentFinder - our new super convenient tool, designed for, not merely browsing your library, but for actually finding the components you need. Easy, fast and all within SketchUp!

Enhanced Browsing - Choose the best way to view your components (navigation or flat-files)
Powerful Search - Quickly filter through your open tabs and components
Zoom In / Zoom Out - See larger or smaller component thumbnails
Save Components - Save components into ComponentFinder directly from Sketchup
Open multiple tabs at once - Select multiple folders from your local library and add them into ComponentFinder, all at once

ComponentFinder is an evolution of the FlexTools Favorites Library. It will now work with all components, not only with "flex".

Coming Soon!

halroach · 15 May 2018, 08:45

We just launched a beta version of ComponentFinder. Hooray!

Looking for people to help us test and improve it.

Be part of it! --> https://flextools.cc/componentfinder-beta/

And yes, it’s FREE!

halroach · 17 May 2018, 15:46

Great video explaining ComponentFinder thanks to Architecture Inspirations

juju · 17 May 2018, 19:49

haha, clever, it integrates with the FlexPack icons, was searching like mad to find it at first as I was expecting a separate new floating icon as one normally finds when installing a new extension...

chrisik · 21 May 2018, 07:30

i've installed component finder along with the other flextools and activated it. Then i want to add a folder, the windows explorer opens and i can select one but then nothing happens - the component finder window keeps blanc and no components are displayed. i've tried other folders with sketchup models and i also reinstalled the plugin but it doesn't work. i use windows 10/1803 sketchup pro 2018.

halroach · 21 May 2018, 07:56

Hi Chrisik,

Please open the Ruby Console: Window > Ruby Console
Are you getting any messages there when you try to open a folder?

Yoni

halroach · 21 May 2018, 08:08

@juju said:

haha, clever, it integrates with the FlexPack icons, was searching like mad to find it at first as I was expecting a separate new floating icon as one normally finds when installing a new extension...

Hi Juju,

Forgive me for the confusion. Glad you found it eventually .
I've updated the ComponentFinder page with an entry called FlexTools Integration, and updated the Learn page, showing the toolbar with, and without FlexPack.

Does that clears up the confusion?

chrisik · 21 May 2018, 08:35

@halroach said:

Hi Chrisik,

Please open the Ruby Console: Window > Ruby Console
Are you getting any messages there when you try to open a folder?

Yoni

No, i don't get any messages.

halroach · 21 May 2018, 09:03

@chrisik said:

No, i don't get any messages.

Please email me at yoni@flextools.cc so we can troubleshoot this issue further.

jkoll66 · 28 Aug 2018, 12:22

Hello, Component Finder is a great extension. In a future release could you please allow a way to see the file path somewhere? I have 2 folders on different servers containing the same components. One is a personal folder for my components and the other is a user folder. I've on occasion had the wrong folder open in the Component Finder window. Thanks.

halroach · 28 Aug 2018, 12:52

@jkoll66 said:

Hello, Component Finder is a great extension. In a future release could you please allow a way to see the file path somewhere? I have 2 folders on different servers containing the same components. One is a personal folder for my components and the other is a user folder. I've on occasion had the wrong folder open in the Component Finder window. Thanks.

Hi Jkoll, Thanks!
When we first started working on ComponentFinder we thought of showing the full path, but we found that it added a lot of unnecessary clutter to the screen, and in most cases it seemed like it's not needed.

We may add the possibility of viewing the full path in future versions...

If possible, you could try renaming the folders to avoid confusion. If you can't rename, for the time being, you can click on the little hard disk button every now and then which would open the source folder. It would serve as a double-check to make sure you're in the correct place.

jkoll66 · 29 Aug 2018, 14:20

@halroach said:

@jkoll66 said:

Hello, Component Finder is a great extension. In a future release could you please allow a way to see the file path somewhere? I have 2 folders on different servers containing the same components. One is a personal folder for my components and the other is a user folder. I've on occasion had the wrong folder open in the Component Finder window. Thanks.

Hi Jkoll, Thanks!
When we first started working on ComponentFinder we thought of showing the full path, but we found that it added a lot of unnecessary clutter to the screen, and in most cases it seemed like it's not needed.

We may add the possibility of viewing the full path in future versions...

If possible, you could try renaming the folders to avoid confusion. If you can't rename, for the time being, you can click on the little hard disk button every now and then which would open the source folder. It would serve as a double-check to make sure you're in the correct place.

The problem is that the contents of my personal folder are Robocopied nightly into the user folder. I can rename the parent folder, but there are child folders that can't be renamed. Maybe you could incorporate a tool tip that flies out from the folder name when you hover over it? Thanks.

Edson · 14 Nov 2018, 14:25

I installed Component Finder but, since I once had FlexTools installed, it was installed as part of its long toolbar. It did not ask for my license number either.

My question is: what files do I have to delete to get rid of the FT toolbar? Since I do not use the other tools I would like to have the short toolbar that shows only Component Finder.

Thanks.

halroach · 14 Nov 2018, 14:37

@edson said:

I installed Component Finder but, since I once had FlexTools installed, it was installed as part of its long toolbar. It did not ask for my license number either.

My question is: what files do I have to delete to get rid of the FT toolbar? Since I do not use the other tools I would like to have the short toolbar that shows only Component Finder.

Thanks.

Hi Edson,

To completely remove the rest of the FlexTools toolbar:

Close Sketchup
If you have no need for FlexTools at all - Delete the following folder: C:\ProgramData\F3d_FlexTools
Open Sketchup and reinstall ComponentFinder.
Open the FlexTools manager (gear icon)
(re)Activate ComponentFinder with your license key.

Edson · 14 Nov 2018, 15:11

thanks. this is what I had done before. and it worked.

what is happening is that when I try to instal Component Finder the installer installs the whole package. this installer is ft1.6.1_component_finder_pack_0.6.0. I am probably not being able to download the correct installer. how can I get it?

halroach · 14 Nov 2018, 15:35

@edson said:

thanks. this is what I had done before. and it worked.

what is happening is that when I try to instal Component Finder the installer installs the whole package. this installer is ft1.6.1_component_finder_pack_0.6.0. I am probably not being able to download the correct installer. how can I get it?

You have the correct RBZ - ft1.6.1_component_finder_pack_0.6.0

Before installing make sure the C:\ProgramData\F3d_FlexTools folder is gone.
After restarting Sketchup and reinstalling you should have a toolbar called FlexTools with 2 icons on it.

It should look like this:

Edson · 14 Nov 2018, 17:54

ok. problem solved. there were parts FlexTools in more than one location and I had to delete all of them for the installation to work.

thanks.

halroach · 14 Nov 2018, 21:15

@edson said:

ok. problem solved. there were parts FlexTools in more than one location and I had to delete all of them for the installation to work.

thanks.

Ok great. Glad it worked out.

sally · 15 Nov 2018, 08:14

Hello,

I too have installed the rbz file, have the toolbar and component browser window but can't load any components or folders. I'm on a Mac running Mojave 10.14.1. No messages on the ruby console.

Thanks, kind regards, Sally

Edson · 15 Nov 2018, 11:16

@sally said:

Hello,

I too have installed the rbz file, have the toolbar and component browser window but can't load any components or folders. I'm on a Mac running Mojave 10.14.1. No messages on the ruby console.

Thanks, kind regards, Sally

Depending on the number of components you have in your computer, it seems to take a long time to load them.