Sketchucation Tools 5.0.3
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Sketchucation Tools 5.0.3 released
- Bugfixes related to unversioned extensions
- Update notification handling changes via Extensions > Sketchucation > .....
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I have found that SketchUcation Tools 5.0.2 and now 5.0.3 causes SketchUp to go into a not responding spin on my Mac (2019 MBP Pro running macOS 26.0.1, SketchUp 26.0.428). I have to force quit SketchUp to stop the spin and then manually clean up the "headless" process that is left behind (I reported this zombie on force quit issue separately to the SketchUp team, who have not been able to reproduce it so far.).
If I move the SketchUcation Tools rb and folder out of Plugins, SketchUp behaves normally except, as expected, SketchUp says all my licensed extensions have expired trial periods, making them unusable! Lack of Fredo6's tools is killing my workflow!
Usually the spin happens while loading extensions, though it also happened once while I had the Sketchucation Tools window open and once when the Extension Manager window was open to reinstall this extension.
What can I do to help diagnose the cause?
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@slbaumgartner
Is SketchUcationTools installed into your default plugins folder? If not, please try to install it there. If it is already installed there, you can try the following:At your SketchUp default plugins folder, from the SketchUcation folder, copy the SCFLicense folder and SCFLicense.rb file to the root of the plugins folder and erase the SketchUcation folder.and SketchUcation.rb file. Restart SketchUp. Is it starting? Is the licensing working?
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Yes, I install all extensions in the default folder.
I did the copies you suggested, and SketchUp still spins on launch.
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And if you erease the SCFLicense folder and file as well, then it starts flawless?
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Yes. I erased those items and now SketchUp starts again.
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Can you run the Window > Libfredo Settings > Fredo6 Plugins Information for Sketchucation Support menu command in SketchUp and copy/paste the output into your reply.
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So to clarify. Please confirm...
You now have no SketchUcation.rb or SketchUcation subfolder in your Plugins folder having temporarily moved them.
You have temporarily moved the SCFLicense subfolder and SCFLicense.rb [usually in your SketchUcation folder] back into your Plugins folder.
You have restarted SketchUp.
Does the licensing set up load ?
It seems not !
If you add the SketchUcation subfolder and its RB file back into Plugins, AND temporarily remove the SCFLicense.rb and subfolder from the SketchUcation subfolder, AND also remove those you moved into Plugins: after a restart of SketchUp does SketchUcation toolbar/submenu load OK ? If so the issue appears to lie with our licensing set up... [@fredo6 ?] -
Fredo6 Plugins Information on 2025-10-13 11:48:18 -0400
- Platform: x86_64-darwin - Ruby: 3.2.2
- Sketchup: 26.0.428
- LibFredo6: v15.5a
- LibFredo6 Binary loaded
- Sketchucation ExtensionStore: NOT installed
- SCFLicense: NOT installed
- Fredo6 Plugins
Curviloft v2.0a
Curvizard v2.5a
FredoCorner v2.7a
FredoScale v3.6a
FredoSpline v2.6a
FredoTools v4.5c
JointPushPull v4.9a
RoundCorner v3.4a
ToolsOnSurface v2.6a
TopoShaper v2.7a
VisuHole v1.5a
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@TIG said in Sketchucation Tools 5.0.3:
So to clarify. Please confirm...
You now have no SketchUcation.rb or SketchUcation subfolder in your Plugins folder having temporarily moved them.
You have temporarily moved the SCFLicense subfolder and SCFLicense.rb [usually in your SketchUcation folder] back into your Plugins folder.
You have restarted SketchUp.
Does the licensing set up load ?
It seems not !Correct.
If you add the SketchUcation subfolder and its RB file back into Plugins, AND temporarily remove the SCFLicense.rb and subfolder from the SketchUcation subfolder, AND also remove those you moved into Plugins: after a restart of SketchUp does SketchUcation toolbar/submenu load OK ? If so the issue appears to lie with our licensing set up... [@fredo6 ?]
I did this, and SketchUp still spins on launch.
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The licensing code hasn't changed in several versions but that seems to now be causing at issue - way back to the lat v4 ?? @fredo6 ??
Other MAC users haven't reported anything... Are you still running v2019 -
@TIG said in Sketchucation Tools 5.0.3:
Are you still running v2019
Is this directed to me or to Fredo? I am running macOS 26.0.1
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Hmm...If I remove all the extensions except SketchUcation Tools, SketchUp will start without spinning. If I then restore all of Fredo6's extensions, it spins on launch again!
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Homing in on it. I left the SketchUcation Tools installed, removed half of Fredo6's extensions. This time it launched ok. Here is the report:
Fredo6 Plugins Information on 2025-10-13 12:20:34 -0400
- Platform: x86_64-darwin - Ruby: 3.2.2
- Sketchup: 26.0.428
- LibFredo6: v15.5a
- LibFredo6 Binary loaded
- Sketchucation ExtensionStore: 5.0.3
- SCFLicense: v7.1a - 72
- Fredo6 Plugins
Curviloft v2.0a - licensed FULL: 29405 - CV1627251325.0G
Curvizard v2.5a - licensed FULL: 29408 - CV1627251325.0G
FredoCorner v2.7a - licensed FULL: 20072 - CV1627251325.0G
FredoScale v3.6a - licensed FULL: 29406 - CV1627251325.0G
FredoSpline v2.6a - licensed FULL: 20074 - CV1627251325.0G - SCFLicense directory present
Signature File: 2021-07-25 18:15:25 -0400
Curviloft: 2025-07-25 09:21:13 -0400
Curvizard: 2025-07-25 09:21:31 -0400
FlatText: 2024-10-04 09:57:56 -0400
FredoCorner: 2021-03-27 15:12:28 -0400
FredoScale: 2022-03-02 09:04:10 -0500
FredoSpline: 2023-03-14 17:08:26 -0400
JointPushPull: 2025-04-02 18:14:32 -0400
RoundCorner: 2022-03-02 09:05:06 -0500
ToolsOnSurface: 2022-03-02 09:05:26 -0500
TopoShaper: 2025-07-25 09:22:24 -0400
VisuHole: 2024-04-17 11:29:50 -0400
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Took out Fredo6_FredoTools and it launched ok.
- Platform: x86_64-darwin - Ruby: 3.2.2
- Sketchup: 26.0.428
- LibFredo6: v15.5a
- LibFredo6 Binary loaded
- Sketchucation ExtensionStore: 5.0.3
- SCFLicense: v7.1a - 72
- Fredo6 Plugins
Curviloft v2.0a - licensed FULL: 29405 - CV1627251325.0G
Curvizard v2.5a - licensed FULL: 29408 - CV1627251325.0G
FredoCorner v2.7a - licensed FULL: 20072 - CV1627251325.0G
FredoScale v3.6a - licensed FULL: 29406 - CV1627251325.0G
FredoSpline v2.6a - licensed FULL: 20074 - CV1627251325.0G
JointPushPull v4.9a - licensed FULL: 29404 - CV1627251325.0G
RoundCorner v3.4a - licensed FULL: 29403 - CV1627251325.0G - SCFLicense directory present
Signature File: 2021-07-25 18:15:25 -0400
Curviloft: 2025-07-25 09:21:13 -0400
Curvizard: 2025-07-25 09:21:31 -0400
FlatText: 2024-10-04 09:57:56 -0400
FredoCorner: 2021-03-27 15:12:28 -0400
FredoScale: 2022-03-02 09:04:10 -0500
FredoSpline: 2023-03-14 17:08:26 -0400
JointPushPull: 2025-04-02 18:14:32 -0400
RoundCorner: 2022-03-02 09:05:06 -0500
ToolsOnSurface: 2022-03-02 09:05:26 -0500
TopoShaper: 2025-07-25 09:22:24 -0400
VisuHole: 2024-04-17 11:29:50 -0400
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And one more test that seems to identify the culprit: If I restore all of Fredo6's stuff except Fredo6_FredoTools, SketchUp launches without spinning.
Fredo6 Plugins Information on 2025-10-13 12:35:51 -0400
- Platform: x86_64-darwin - Ruby: 3.2.2
- Sketchup: 26.0.428
- LibFredo6: v15.5a
- LibFredo6 Binary loaded
- Sketchucation ExtensionStore: 5.0.3
- SCFLicense: v7.1a - 72
- Fredo6 Plugins
Curviloft v2.0a - licensed FULL: 29405 - CV1627251325.0G
Curvizard v2.5a - licensed FULL: 29408 - CV1627251325.0G
FredoCorner v2.7a - licensed FULL: 20072 - CV1627251325.0G
FredoScale v3.6a - licensed FULL: 29406 - CV1627251325.0G
FredoSpline v2.6a - licensed FULL: 20074 - CV1627251325.0G
JointPushPull v4.9a - licensed FULL: 29404 - CV1627251325.0G
RoundCorner v3.4a - licensed FULL: 29403 - CV1627251325.0G
ToolsOnSurface v2.6a - licensed FULL: 29410 - CV1627251325.0G
TopoShaper v2.7a - licensed FULL: 29407 - CV1627251325.0G
VisuHole v1.5a - licensed FULL: 29409 - CV1627251325.0G - SCFLicense directory present
Signature File: 2021-07-25 18:15:25 -0400
Curviloft: 2025-07-25 09:21:13 -0400
Curvizard: 2025-07-25 09:21:31 -0400
FlatText: 2024-10-04 09:57:56 -0400
FredoCorner: 2021-03-27 15:12:28 -0400
FredoScale: 2022-03-02 09:04:10 -0500
FredoSpline: 2023-03-14 17:08:26 -0400
JointPushPull: 2025-04-02 18:14:32 -0400
RoundCorner: 2022-03-02 09:05:06 -0500
ToolsOnSurface: 2022-03-02 09:05:26 -0500
TopoShaper: 2025-07-25 09:22:24 -0400
VisuHole: 2024-04-17 11:29:50 -0400
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I meant the SUp version.
I suspect that most users will have newer SUp versions ?
The reason I cited @fredo6 is that he is instrumental in the licensing coding, and I am inviting his input... -
That's really helpful. Thanks. We've made Fredo aware
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I am running SketchUp 26.0.428, as stated in my first post. I haven't run SU 2019 in years! My computer is an elderly 2019 MacBook Pro, but it is up to date on the latest macOS and SketchUp versions.
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Joining the thread...
So, it's not Sketchucation Tools nor SCFLicense, but FredoTools.
A few questions:
- Do you launch Sketchup on a custom template or the default template?
- Which Mac version?
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