I want AI to mow the lawn, shovel the snow, do the laundry and the dishes. Leave the creative stuff to humans.

@Mikulassladek said in SCFLicense: Extension Licensing on Sketchucation:

Do I have to pay for it or is it stilll free

FWIW, FredoCorner has required a paid license since 2021.

If you never purchased a license for it the license couldn't have been removed.

@Joeyinsully Sketch Physics hasn't been updated in over ten years. It hasn't worked in newer versions of SketchUp for years so it's not surprising that it doesn't work in SketchUp 2026.

@tuna1957 thankee sir.

@wpns that looks similar to an issue related to certain Mac GPUs in which dimensions were inverted with older versions of SketchUp. In that case it was found that if a fix was to come it had to come from Apple. I don't know if it ever did.

Effectively the Mac OS has evolved out from under that old version of SketchUp. As long as you continue with SketchUp 2017 you'll probably have to live with weird stuff. Many users have reported repeated crashes and other unwanted behaviors with old versions of SketchUp. My guess is it won't get better.

Thank you!

Straight out of SketchUp 2026.

@ntxdave said in SCFLicense: Extension Licensing on Sketchucation:

OK, I thought all of my Fredo6 licenses were perpetual but maybe not.

They are perpetual but if you never purchased a license for FredoSketch then that doesn't come into it. If the license isn't showing up in the list that Rich linked to, it's probably safe to say you didn't buy a license.

The only thing I see in your screenshots is that you have the extension installed and that the trial period has expired. Nothing that shows you have purchased the license, though. The Extension Manager doesn't say anything about whether or not you have a license.

@ntxdave said in SCFLicense: Extension Licensing on Sketchucation:

I am not seeing the FredoSketch license

Did you purchase a license for FredoSketch?

@Grizzly256 said in Sketchup and Miniature Modelling STLs:

No, i kept them to millimeters.

I did include that information a couple of days ago.

@dave-r said in Sketchup and Miniature Modelling STLs:

Set model units to meters and leave the model at the larger size.

What happened when you export after setting the model units to Meters?

@Grizzly256 did you change the SketchUp model units to meters before exporting the .stl file?

You have the Softening/Smoothing set ridiculouslu high for what you're modeling.

Select all of the edges and set the angle to 20°.

There's a lot of unneeded triangulation in the model due to the face it starts from a .stl file. That's what .stl files are.

BTW, if you plan to 3D print the other thing in your model you'll need to correct the face orientation. There should be no exposed back faces (shown in blue). The back faces are all to point at the print media. White front faces are toward air.

You also have some other issues to repair before it is 3D printable.

@Grizzly256 said in Sketchup and Miniature Modelling STLs:

just the 5 day limit is annoying.

It's not a free extension. If you need it and it saves you time, it's worth paying for. The alternative is to do what it does manually.

@Grizzly256 said in Sketchup and Miniature Modelling STLs:

it doesnt give me an option to set the import unit when doing so. I just click File-Import-Select File-Import. I never get the option to set import units.

You can get the option to set the import units. After selecting the .stl and before clicking Import, click on the Options button.

@Grizzly256 said in Sketchup and Miniature Modelling STLs:

I cant figure why i cant find which settings to turn of to bring it back to normal.

What's normal? Looks like you just need to adjust edge softening. Share the .skp file so we can see exactly what you are working with.

If you set the import units to meters the model will import as if millimeters are meters. and you'll be less likely to have issues with holes in surfaces. Rich's suggestion to use Skimp is a good one for simplifying the geometry after you have the .stl imported.

Set model units to meters and leave the model at the larger size. When you export the .stl again it should be in meters but will open in the slicer in millimeters. Look at existing threads in this category to see some other examples I've shown.

@GavinG do you have the latest version of the Sketchucation Extension Store installed?

The scenes called "Animation" and "Csonclusion" [sic] are set to Parallel Projection.

@ntxdave said in Share models:

Right now all I was trying to do is see if this link worked. I need someone to verify that they can access the file.

The link takes me to an empty DropBox folder.

@ntxdave said in Share models:

OK, DropBox has a monthly subscription

They have a free option as well.

@ntxdave said in Share models:

Can I or How would it be to use Trimble Connect?

Yes. You can share the file with Trimble Connect, too.

@ntxdave upload it to DropBox or Google Drive and share the link.