Yeah I tried that - the multiple screens could be the problem but I couldn't find the dialog boxes anywhere so I think it is more complicated than you describe. How do I get hold of Tig's Regedit?

When I try to display layers or entity info, sketchup freezes - windows task manager registers as still running but it is non-functional.....

I re-installed sketchup last week to fix this bug but I dont want to have to re-install every week.

I once managed to fix it by going to Preferences and resetting the work space but now opening Preferences results in the same freezing issue.

Anyone else experienced this? Anyone know whats causing it?

Tech deets:
sketchup8pro
windows 7 64 bit
have been running many plugins for a long time without fault....

Hi all, a really cool update to the plugin -

Now, when you receive the notification you can double click the webdialog that appears and the camera view will zoom out to show all instances that you are currently editing. Double click again and it will zoom back to where you were.

Based on your suggestions.

Cool huh?

Hi all, Dan made some quick modifications and upgraded the plugin to version 2.4.0

Bug fixed so that multiple edit warnings do not appear on top of each other

This allows better compatibility with the latest version of SU

Also, I can't understand why this plugin isn't more popular, we (people I work with daily) use it on a daily basis and it has sped up our workflow immensely.....should I name it something more descriptive??

Hi all,

I nearly bought these for sketchupping but realized they mightn't have the resolution required or the ability to refresh in synch with my laptop fast enough:
http://www.amazon.com/Prober-84inch-Virtual-Screen-Glasses/dp/B00DHCQI86

I would LOVE to further mobilize my sketchup operations by hooking something like this up to my laptop but am unsure if the appropriate hardware is yet available....

Anyone had any experience or got suggestions?

Ash

yeah I like it too

In case anyone else is struggling with this, you can access the .layout files that are found in scrapbooks on a windows machine through the following directory:
C:/ProgramData/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/LayOut/Scrapbooks

Note that in a windows folder you need to unhide hidden files by clicking tools>folder options>view> and checking "Show hidden folders, files and drives"

haha, thanks

Have we had the first signup yet? Relive me from my pain so I don't have to keep hitting "refresh"

I think that the discussion about reimbursing plugin developers for work done is fundamental to pushing SU forward as a community - I highly recommend that people consider the thread that JQL just linked to

Loving the discussion.

@renderiza said:

This is true but apart form money I think the drive to learn should be the main source of motivation.

I would love to share your perspective, it is the way this should function in an ideal world. Unfortunately things aren't ideal and, as any economist will tell you human beings respond to incentives

If we want to push the Sketchup envelope then streamlining the system for getting incentives to the people who make new, exciting and useful things is the most efficient way to do it.
The iOS app store is a prime example.

Nothing related to what I have described above?

Yeah I second that

Orientation kinda matters because it could inference along one of the model's axis lines (red, green, or blue) or if it is close to one of these axis lines it may snap to it rather than the point you are trying to inference to.

Can anyone shed some light on why this is happening? Its obviously not an isolated issue.

So.....no one is willing to fork out for this plugin?

Anything Logitech lasts better than anything with iBall written on it.

@unknownuser said:

or you have a heavy finger!

Perhaps I should stop blasting my "finger guns" at the gym

Sure, send me one - provided it survives and at least improves my current workflow then I'll write a glowing review

Not sure about the rest of you, but I'm on my sixth mouse in about a 20 month period. The press button under the scroll wheel just can't seem to handle it - SketchUp sure wears them out

@monmonred

Your second suggestion has been done in the update I refer to above.

In terms of the notification position and style - you can move the webdialog to wherever you please and it will appear in the same place next time. The webdialog also serves as a button in the latest revision in that clicking it zooms the camera out to show all components being edited.

This is probably a dumb question, but I'm going to ask it anyway for interests sake:

I got Dan to do some more tweaking and added the following features that you people suggested:

1. Have the flag turn back off as you exit components that you have been editing including nested components.

2. reverse iterating the edit path (nesting) array, and multiplying the lower instance counts by the next level up - if that will return an accurate count of the components being edited.

3. Make the zoom out function when the flag is clicked. Must be reversible so that when clicked a second time the user will be taken back to the close up view of the component they were originally editing (you simply click on the body of the webdialog to see all components being edited and click it again to go back to where you were).

I've paid to have this plugin developed and I wondered about charging a small price for this advanced version. Funds would go towards furthering the plugin. However, we all know of the "Penny Gap" issue and charging for this plugin could mean no-one uses it and it simply fades into obscurity (something I definitely DONT want to happen).....

What are people's thoughts? Is the penny gap too big an obstacle to successfully keep plugins like this available?

Or maybe I should just stop working so much and learn to code so I don't have to pay others to do it for me??