@chris fullmer said:

Most people do not want or need the SDK. It is for people who are building their own software and want to provide .skp format compatibility inside their own program.

The SketchUp SDK does not allow you to use the SketchUp interface. ...
Through ruby you can access SketchUp models inside of sketchup. You can write your own sketchup importers (so you could write an importer to import your digitized points and turn them into a sketchup model inside of sketchup).
Does that help clear things up at all?

Yes it is does help me. Thanks to you for that straight and clear answer.
So, at this time, I going to "drop" the SDK and focus on Ruby.

Thanks all

@jim said:

I'm curious what you would like to do with the SDK?

First step learn how it's work.
2)Then see how i can use the SDK with visual studio
3) If possible, using sketchup interface, i would like to redevellope an old software doing 3D surfaces and curves modeling from digitalized 3D points.

Anyway first Sketchup seems functionnaly weak compared to CAD/CAM.
We'll see

@jim said:

There is no specific location - but whatever c++ compiler you are using needs to be configured to look in that location.

Thanks Jim

Next step for me is to find a tutorial to learn how it works (program) with SketchUp.
I am going to find/read documents and if understand (and some of you are interested) I will write it there.

@remus said:

Dont worry, i moved it for you

Thank you.

So ... Now the subject is on good place ...
"Return" to my previous question.
Is anybody can tell where to install the SDK SkethUp libray?

• In the \windows directory
• In the Windows\System or \system32 directory
• or somewhere else

Do we have to register the DLL?

In a word how to install the SDK properly and use it in SketchUp?
Any tutorials
Thanks

@thomthom said:

uhm? The Skx project doesn't use the C++ SDK. (Isn't the SDK for C++ applications to read Sketchup files?)

So sorry.
It is the wrong place to write my question.
I tried as a dummy beginner, of course, I did not find any C++ SDK Sketchup chapter on the forum.
I going to find the answer avout this installation somewhere else.

Anyway thanks all.

@remus said:

Moved it here, seems more appropriate

Please, where to move?
I don't understand

As a dummy beginner the first question and so the first step is ...
presuming we are on Windows XP (SP3) OS.

1. After unzip the C++ SDK's SketchUp where to install the files?

• in one Google SketchUp directory
• in system or system32 directory

2. then ... do we need to register the DLL or some other things

I know, you may be I am a dummy, but I stupid enough to think, in
informatic, the instalation procedure is the first thing to explain
when it is not an automatic procedure.

Thanks for your undertanding and your help, i am sur all the dummy's
community will also does.

Thanks all

@thomthom said:

A quick forum search for "Debug" should give you a few results.

Thanks

@jim said:

Hi Alain,

pecan created a Windows debugger for SketchUp. See this post for information.

Welcome to the forums. We have a Ruby Forum dedicated to Ruby/plugins discussons if you have any further questions - everyone here is friendly and helpful.

Thank you very much.
Straight I'm going to try and have a first look around of your forum

@winzard said:

I find the answer in the community forums.

I'm happy for you but it would nice to let us know what is the solution (dev editor tool) you found to debug.
To the modo:
Would be nice to have a specific chapter to know the better/usefull dev. editor with/within SketchUp.
Thanks

PS/
I am just a poor beginer so ... pardon me

Hello all,
I'm not sur it's the right place but ...
I would like to know if, instead of the default ruby console, it exist a user development interface like in C language, that let you program, debug inline (step by step etc.)
If exist such an "interactive" editor/interface it's really pretty hard to find where.
If it does not it really missing.