Posts made by j_jones

j_jones

@rich o brien said:

It could be that your running Libfredo 14.1 and its recently updated to 14.2 ...

Thank you again! I updated LibFredo and hopefully no more issues...

j_jones

now the crazy thing is appeased somehow, probably because I posted about it!

Don't know how long it will behave though...

j_jones

It's happening again, this time I can't even use the tool even if I validate the license!

Everything was fine for a while but now it says I can't use Curviloft. So, I go online, reactivate the license, but as soon as I try to use it again, it says it's invalid....

not again

After validating the license through the web, I turn of the wifi off again

license never satisfied

But as soon as I try to use the tool, again, the same error, as above....

I can't use the tool at all now...

Here is the output of the Fredo plugins information

Fredo6 Plugins Information on 2023-09-06 17:34:45 -0700

Platform: x86_64-darwin14 - Ruby: 2.2.4
Sketchup: 17.3.116
LibFredo6: v14.1a
LibFredo6 Binary loaded
Sketchucation ExtensionStore: 4.3.1
SCFLicense: v6.1a - 72
Fredo6 Plugins

TopoShaper v2.6a - licensed FULL
ToolsOnSurface v2.5a - licensed FULL
Curviloft v1.9a - licensed FULL
FredoTools v4.3a
FredoSketch v1.2a
Animator v3.8a
JointPushPull v4.6a - licensed FULL
Curvizard v2.4b - licensed FULL
FredoScale v3.5a - licensed FULL
ThruPaint v2.2a
FredoPortrait v2.8a
RoundCorner v3.3a - licensed FULL
VisuHole v1.4b - licensed FULL
FredoGhost v2.0a
FredoCorner v2.6a
SCFLicense directory present

Signature File: 2022-06-29 18:42:44 -0700
Curvizard: 2023-07-30 19:53:00 -0700
JointPushPull: 2023-07-30 19:52:44 -0700
ToolsOnSurface: 2023-07-30 19:52:12 -0700
VisuHole: 2023-07-30 19:54:11 -0700
Curviloft: 2023-09-06 17:33:49 -0700
RoundCorner: 2023-07-30 19:53:54 -0700
TopoShaper: 2023-07-30 19:51:46 -0700
FredoScale: 2023-07-30 19:53:14 -0700

Thank you for any help
-j_jones

j_jones

Hello Sketchup Friends!

I found this cool project in github that will let you play around with perlin noise.

GitHub - huseyinbicen/Sketchup-Ruby-3DTerrain-via-Perlin-Noise: Here we tried to simulate mesh grid-based earth shapes in 3D. For this purpose, perlin noise is used to achieve similarity to real life.

Here we tried to simulate mesh grid-based earth shapes in 3D. For this purpose, perlin noise is used to achieve similarity to real life. - huseyinbicen/Sketchup-Ruby-3DTerrain-via-Perlin-Noise

GitHub (github.com)

It says in the installation instructions to add the files in the "lib" folder to the "Ruby library."

Then gives this example:

1-) C:\Program Files\SketchUp\SketchUp 2015\Tools\RubyStdLib Open Directory 2-) Move the "perlin_noise.rb" and "perlin" files in the "lib" folder to the directory in step 1.

But I have no such folder in my directory trees for Sketchup.


./Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2017
./Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2017/SketchUp
./Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2017/SketchUp/Materials
./Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2017/SketchUp/Plugins
./Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2017/SketchUp/Styles
./Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2017/SketchUp/Components
./Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2017/SketchUp/Autosave
./Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2017/SketchUp/Classifications
./Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2017/SketchUp/Templates
./Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2017/WebCache
./Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2017/WebCache/GPUCache
./Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2017/WebCache/Dictionaries
./Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2017/WebCache/Local Storage
./Library/Caches/com.sketchup.SketchUp.2017
./Library/Caches/com.sketchup.SketchUp.2017/fsCachedData

As for Ruby the language, I could only find these dirs


./.gem/specs/api.rubygems.org%443
./.gem/specs/api.rubygems.org%443/quick
./.gem/specs/api.rubygems.org%443/quick/Marshal.4.8
./.gem/ruby
./.gem/ruby/2.3.0
./.gem/ruby/2.3.0/cache

Can anyone tell me where I might put these perlin noise filees so they could be used by Sketchup 2017?

Thank you for any hints
j_jones

j_jones

After some struggles, I came up with this script which "solves" it, however I the ruby console plus crashes about 20 seconds after running this script, I have yet to figure out how to trap that error, whatever it is

link to animated gif demonstration:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16QQNpN4UhxjZRFghHKzPZY_zYuAYbiHz/view?usp=drive_link

Here is the revised script that at least does what I was trying to do.

The difference is that I used transform_entities instead of transform!
that seemed to have the desired effect on the resulting face so that I could extract it's vertices after the xform. An idea I got from here: https://forums.sketchup.com/t/move-a-group-api-ruby/130338/5


module RotateFaces

  def self.get_face_from_entities(things)
    face = nil
    things.each do |thing|
       if thing.is_a?(Sketchup;;Face)
         face = thing
         break
       end
    end
    return face
  end

  def self.rotate_face(entz, face, axis_pt1, axis_pt2, angle)
    axis = axis_pt1.vector_to(axis_pt2)
    xform = Geom;;Transformation.rotation(axis_pt1, axis, angle)
    entz.transform_entities(xform, face)
    return face
  end
  
  def self.get_face_vertices(face)
    verts = []
    face.outer_loop.vertices.each{|v| verts << v.position}
    return verts
  end

  def self.create_rotated_face(entz, pts, axis_pt1, axis_pt2, angle)
    model = Sketchup.active_model
    active_entities = model.active_entities
    model.start_operation("create rotated face",true,false,true)

    face = self.get_face_from_entities(entz)
    face_xformed = self.rotate_face(entz, face, axis_pt1, axis_pt2, angle)
    verts = self.get_face_vertices(face_xformed)

    model.commit_operation
    return [verts, face_xformed]
  end
end

model = Sketchup.active_model
active_entities = model.active_entities

begin 
  things1 = []
  group1 = active_entities.add_group
  pts1 = [[10,10,0], [20,10,0], [20,10,10], [10,10,10]]
  pt0, pt1, pt2, pt3 = pts1
  g1_entities = group1.entities
  face1 = g1_entities.add_face(pts1)
  puts "face1; ", face1
  puts "group1;", group1

  group2 = group1.copy()
  things2 = RotateFaces.create_rotated_face(group2.entities, pts1, pts1[0], pts1[3], -90.degrees)
  puts "create_rotated_face returned; ", things2
  pts2 = things2[0]
  face2 = things2[1]
  puts "group2;", group2
  # (10", 10", 0")
  # (10", 0", 0")
  # (10", 0", 10")
  # (10", 10", 10")

  group3 = group2.copy()
  things3 = RotateFaces.create_rotated_face(group3.entities, pts2, pts2[1], pts2[2], -90.degrees)
  puts "create_rotated_face returned; ", things3
  pts3 = things3[0]
  fac3 = things3[1]
  # (20", -0", 0")
  # (10", 0", 0")
  # (10", 0", 10")
  # (20", -0", 10")
  puts "group3;", group3

  group4 = group3.copy()
  things4 = RotateFaces.create_rotated_face(group4.entities, pts3, pts3[0], pts3[3], -90.degrees)
  puts "create_rotated_face returned; ", things3
  pts4 = things4[0]
  fac4 = things4[1]
  puts "group4;", group4

  puts "made it this far"

rescue StandardError => e 
  puts "error last global outer try;", e
end

j_jones

Hello, I am just learning the Ruby API and have a hopefully simple question.

My goal is to draw a face in an arbitrary point in space (not at the origin). Then I want to copy the face and rotate it 90 degrees to create a corner shape. Then copy the second face and rotate it 90 degrees to create a u-shape

This is some example code I came up with to do this, however, I'm running into a problem in that I can't seem to access the points of the rotated face. The positions of the points are identical the ones in the original face for some reason and do not reflect the transformed shape.

Here is the script.



model = Sketcup.active_model
active_entities = model.active_entities

# draw first face

#     p3         p2 
#      +---------+
#      |         |
#      |         |
#      |         |
#      |         |
#      +---------+
#     p0         p1

model.start_operation("first face",true,false,true)

pts = [[10,10,0], [20,10,0], [20,10,10], [10,10,10]]
pt0, pt1, pt2, pt3 = pts
group1 = active_entities.add_group
g1_entities = group1.entities
face1 = g1_entities.add_face(pts)

# print out the vertexes of the first face
puts("first group")
group1.entities.each do |thing|
   if thing.is_a?(Sketchup;;Edge)
     puts "#{thing.start.position} #{thing.end.position}"
   end
end

# end of first face
model.commit_operation

So far so good, here is the face, ready to go

first face

Now on to the second face



model.start_operation("second face",true,false,true)

# make a copy of the first face
# then rotate it to create a corner shape

#            pt0 
#             +---------+
#            /|         |
#           / |         |
#          /  |         |
#         +   |         |
#         |   +---------+
#         |  /pt3
#         | /
#         |/
#         +  

group2 = group1.copy
g2_entities = group2.entities

axis = pt0.vector_to(pt3)
angle = -90.degrees
xform = Geom;;Transformation.rotation(pt0, axis, angle)
group2.transform!(xform)

# notice that the points of the group2 face have not been rotated
#   they still reflect the points of the first face
puts("second group")
group2.entities.each do |thing|
   puts thing
   if thing.is_a?(Sketchup;;Edge)
     puts "#{thing.start.position} #{thing.end.position}"
   end
end
# end of second face

model.commit_operation

Second face rotated, looks good except if I query the second face for the positions of its vertices, it just reports the same positions as the first face.

second face

By the way, I must be doing something really weird because when I run this script in Ruby Console Plus, it freezes and then goes blank. I haven't had any trouble with the console until I ran this script! I guess it's because I really should put all this logic into a module or class instead of just in the global namespace.

Now I would like to rotate the second face to create a u-shape, but I don't know what points to pick because the points given don't reflect the rotation



model.start_operation("third face",true,false,true)

# make a copy of the second face
# then rotate it to create a u-shape
group3 = group2.copy
g3_entities = group3.entities

#         goal 
#             +---------+
#            /|         |
#           / |         |
#          /  |         |
#         +---------+   |
#         |   +-----|---+
#         |  /      |
#         | /       |
#         |/        |
#         +---------+  

# at this point I don't really know which points to choose to create
# the axis for rotating the third face as I don't seem to be able
# to access the rotated shape's actual points?

puts("third group")
group3.entities.each do |thing|
   puts thing
   if thing.is_a?(Sketchup;;Edge)
     puts "#{thing.start.position} #{thing.end.position}"
   end
end
# end of third face

# model.commit_operation

Thanks for any clues
j_jones

j_jones

Hello again, I am just learning the Ruby API and am back with another simpler question.

My goal is to draw a face in an arbitrary point in space (not at the origin). Then I want to copy the face and rotate it 90 degrees to create a corner shape. Then copy the second face and rotate it 90 degrees to create a u-shape

This is the code I came up with to do this, however, I'm running into a problem in that I can't seem to access the points of the rotated face. The positions of the points are identical the ones in the original face for some reason.

Here is the script.

By the way, I must be doing something really weird because when I run this script in
Ruby Console Plus, it freezes and then goes blank. I haven't had any trouble with the
console until I ran this script!



model = Sketcup.active_model
active_entities = model.active_entities

# draw first face

#     p3         p2 
#      +---------+
#      |         |
#      |         |
#      |         |
#      |         |
#      +---------+
#     p0         p1

model.start_operation("first face",true,false,true)

pts = [[10,10,0], [20,10,0], [20,10,10], [10,10,10]]
pt0, pt1, pt2, pt3 = pts
group1 = active_entities.add_group
g1_entities = group1.entities
face1 = g1_entities.add_face(pts)

# print out the vertexes of the first face
puts("first group")
group1.entities.each do |thing|
   if thing.is_a?(Sketchup;;Edge)
     puts "#{thing.start.position} #{thing.end.position}"
   end
end

# end of first face
model.commit_operation

So far so good, here is the face, ready to go

first face

Now on to the second face



model.start_operation("second face",true,false,true)

# make a copy of the first face
# then rotate it to create a corner shape

#            pt0 
#             +---------+
#            /|         |
#           / |         |
#          /  |         |
#         +   |         |
#         |   +---------+
#         |  /pt3
#         | /
#         |/
#         +  

group2 = group1.copy
g2_entities = group2.entities

axis = pt0.vector_to(pt3)
angle = -90.degrees
xform = Geom;;Transformation.rotation(pt0, axis, angle)
group2.transform!(xform)

# notice that the points of the group2 face have not been rotated
#   they still reflect the points of the first face
puts("second group")
group2.entities.each do |thing|
   puts thing
   if thing.is_a?(Sketchup;;Edge)
     puts "#{thing.start.position} #{thing.end.position}"
   end
end
# end of second face

model.commit_operation

Second face rotated, looks good except if I query the second face for the
positions of its vertices, it just reports the same positions as the first face

second face

BTW, at this point Ruby Console Plus tends to freeze and then ultimately goes blank and has to be restarted. I have no idea why.

At this point I would like to rotate the second face to create a u-shape, but
I don't know what points to pick because the points given don't reflect the rotation



model.start_operation("third face",true,false,true)

# make a copy of the second face
# then rotate it to create a u-shape
group3 = group2.copy
g3_entities = group3.entities

#         goal 
#             +---------+
#            /|         |
#           / |         |
#          /  |         |
#         +---------+   |
#         |   +-----|---+
#         |  /      |
#         | /       |
#         |/        |
#         +---------+  

# at this point I don't really know which points to choose to create
# the axis for rotating the third face as I don't seem to be able
# to access the rotated shape's actual points?

puts("third group")
group3.entities.each do |thing|
   puts thing
   if thing.is_a?(Sketchup;;Edge)
     puts "#{thing.start.position} #{thing.end.position}"
   end
end
# end of third face

# model.commit_operation

Thanks for any clues
j_jones

j_jones

@fredo6 said:

The method is to draw a single spiral as a group, and then just rotate them and assign them colors, as you do.

However, you need to have
[list][]the start operation outside the loop on spirals
[]the creation of a group at the beginning of the spiral generation method. You basically create the group ( group = model.active_entities.add_group) and create the faces in that group ( ee = group.entities and face = ee.add_face....)

For thickness, you need first to offset them from the origin. Otherwise, the spirals would collide at origin. You may want to draw a cylinder at origin as the starting point of the spirals. Second, there is no other way than to compute the offset of an individual spiral, which requires a little bit of calculation (there is no API for that unfortnately).

Thank you this is helpful. I see now how to create a separate group for each spiral, that will help.

As for the thickness issue, I am now trying to build my own box from each face which resulted in a new question!

j_jones

Does anyone still have a copy of this plugin? The original google pages site is long gone.

Thanks for any info
-j_jones

j_jones

I've started playing with the Ruby api aspect of Sketchup.

I created this script to draw a spiral out of log spiral curves.


module LogSpirals

  def self.rotate_thing(thing, rotation_angle)
    rotate_transform = Geom;;Transformation.rotation([0,0,0], [0,0,1], rotation_angle.degrees)
    thing.transform!(rotate_transform)
  end 

  def self.make_material(rgb, alpha)
    model = Sketchup.active_model
    r, g, b = rgb
    color = Sketchup;;Color.new(r, g, b)
    material = model.materials.add("Rainbow Face r #{r} g #{g} b #{b} alpha #{alpha}")
    material.color = color
    material.alpha = alpha
    material
  end

  def self.color_face(face, material)
    face.material = material
    face.back_material = material
  end

  def self.create_spiral(scale_factor, growth_factor, steps, z_offset, thickness, rotation, rgb, alpha)
    model = Sketchup.active_model
    entities = model.active_entities
    
    model.start_operation("log_spiral",true,false,true)
    
    # create a spiral starting at the origin
    spiral_points = []

    (0..steps).each do |angle|
      theta = angle.degrees
      r = scale_factor * Math.exp(growth_factor * theta)
      x = r * Math.cos(theta)
      y = r * Math.sin(theta)

      # subtract 10 so the spiral starts at the origin
      x2 = (x * 100) - 10
      y2 = y * 100
      point = Geom;;Point3d.new(x2, y2, 0)
      spiral_points << point
    end

    # make a copy of the spiral offset up the z axis by z_offset    
    spiral_points2 = spiral_points.map{ |point| point.offset([0, 0, z_offset]) }


    material = self.make_material(rgb, alpha)

    # turn it into a solid with thickness
    (0...steps).each do |i|
      pts = [spiral_points[i], spiral_points[i+1], spiral_points2[i+1], spiral_points2[i]]
      # create a face along the spiral
      face = entities.add_face(pts)
      # color the face
      self.color_face(face, material)
      # extend the face to have a thickness
      face.pushpull(thickness)
    end

    # create a group out of the spiral
    spiral_group = entities.add_group(entities.to_a)
    # rotate the spiral the given degrees
    self.rotate_thing(spiral_group, rotation)
    
    # refresh the view so the spiral is drawn
    model.active_view.refresh
    model.commit_operation
  end
end #LogSpirals Module


scale_factor = 0.1
growth_factor = 0.4
steps = 360
z_offset = 10
thickness = 0
# 1          2          3        4          5          6          7         8          9           10         11       12
# yellow     yellow-g   green    green-cyan cyan       cyan-blue  blue      mage-blue  magenta     red-mage   red      orange
# 255,255,0  255,127,0  0,255,0  0,255,127  0,255,255  0,127,255  0,0,255   127,0,255  255,0,255   255,0,127  255,0,0  255,127,0
# 30,        60         90       120        150        180        210       240        270         300        330      360
color_yellow =       [255,255,0]
color_yellow_green = [127,255,0]
color_green =        [0,255,0]
color_green_cyan =   [0,255,127]
color_cyan =         [0,255,255]
color_cyan_blue =    [0,127,255]
color_blue =         [0,0,255]
color_magenta_blue = [127,0,255]
color_magenta =      [255,0,255]
color_red_magenta =  [255,0,127]
color_red =          [255,0,0]
color_orange =       [255,127,0]

colors = [color_yellow, color_yellow_green, color_green, color_green_cyan, color_cyan, color_cyan_blue, color_blue, 
  color_magenta_blue, color_magenta, color_red_magenta, color_red, color_orange]
angles = [30,60,90,120,150,180,210,240,270,300,330,360]
alpha = 0.5

# this doesn't quite work as it keeps duplicating all the work over and over
# (0...12).each do |i|
#  color = colors[i]
#  angle = angles[i]
#  spiral = LogSpirals.create_spiral(scale_factor, growth_factor, steps, z_offset, thickness, angle, color, alpha)
# end

i = 11
rotation = angles[i]
color = colors[i]
spiral = LogSpirals.create_spiral(scale_factor, growth_factor, steps, z_offset, thickness, rotation, color, alpha)

The first result is ok, but I decided I wanted to have thicker arms to each spiral.

thin spirals: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sF3KD4oTrsLs0IzA4099fzoaGW2zUzZq/view?usp=drive_link

thin spirals

thicker spirals: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MS-RIx5OlmCeZwGkQi9QI3zvcOLmS53K/view?usp=drive_link

thicker spirals

I sort of solved this by adding a pushpull to each face of the arm, however, this creates a bunch of overlapping and internal faces that are visible in the finished model.

Is there a way to make the arms thicker without all these internal and overlapping faces?

Thanks for any ideas
j_jones

j_jones

@rich o brien said:

Omit these edges...

OMG, thank you!!

j_jones

@dave r said:

@khai said:

... all that to me is junk....

As a hobbyist using SketchUp 2017 Make (according to your forum profile), the change in the subscription price has no impact on you anyway.

This is what I do. I have a dedicated computer for Sketchup Make 2017 because I've gotten so handy with it that I would hate to part with it.

I get it that software maintenance is expensive, and an aging product like Sketchup is likely to fall down the priorities list for a company like Trimble. I looked at their financials page (linked on their website) https://investor.trimble.com/static-files/d848716e-e452-4d46-9606-ac7163a309c7. I'm not an expert, but it looks like they are raking in ~1.5B per quarter after expenses. But yes, the price they are asking for an updated version of Sketchup is too much for my little pocketses.

If I was a bazillionnaire, I would buy Sketchup and open source it. I can only dream tho...

j_jones

I wanted to play around with the aperiodic monotile: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~csk/hat/

I made a few polygons based on a few animation steps and tried to use Curivloft to join them into a solid shape: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~csk/hat/examples/animation.gif

However, Curviloft seems to get rather confused by these shapes. It wants to wrap the vertices around corners creating a twisty result, as illustrated here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YB-1zY7cX7HvISXQzljqjzycT4KlAmd9/view?usp=drive_link

I think my main problem is when I run Curivloft, I am unable to use the rotate tool to move the model around and make corrections on all sides...

aperiodic monotile and curviloft

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y2KCzak9YQnP6ejzRg2-z9rkc7ELX0tH/view?usp=drive_link

Thanks for any suggestions
j_jones

j_jones

@rich o brien said:

Update your Libfredo.

SketchUp Plugins | PluginStore | SketchUcation

SketchUp Plugin and Extension Store by SketchUcation provides free downloads of hundreds of SketchUp extensions and plugins

(sketchucation.com)

Ah! Thank you sir! I'm updated to LibFredo6: v14.1a

Hope that'll do it, thanks again

j_jones

@rich o brien said:

@j_jones said:

Everything is looking better now seems I can work offline. Thank you so much! ️

Great, just try and keep on top of your extension updates and you should be ok.

If you https://sketchucation.com/webshop/my-licences.php page doesn't allow releasing then those devices are running the older license system.

Glad it's sorted.

I'm sorry to report the problem has returned without any explanation...

Here's the output of Window->Libfredo Settings -> Fredo6 Plugins Information for Sketchucation Support

Fredo6 Plugins Information on 2023-07-30 19;43;17 -0700
--------------------------
- Platform; x86_64-darwin14 - Ruby; 2.2.4
- Sketchup; 17.3.116
- LibFredo6; v13.9a
- LibFredo6 Binary loaded
- Sketchucation ExtensionStore; 4.3.1
- SCFLicense; v6.1a - 72
- Fredo6 Plugins
    > TopoShaper v2.6a - licensed FULL
    > ToolsOnSurface v2.5a - licensed FULL
    > Curviloft v1.9a
    > FredoTools v4.3a
    > FredoGuides v2.4a
    > FredoSketch v1.2a
    > JointPushPull v4.6a - licensed FULL
    > Curvizard v2.4b - licensed FULL
    > FredoScale v3.5a - licensed FULL
    > ThruPaint v2.2a
    > FredoPortrait v2.8a
    > RoundCorner v3.3a - licensed FULL
    > VisuHole v1.4b - licensed FULL
    > FredoGhost v2.0a
    > FredoCorner v2.6a - licensed FULL
- SCFLicense directory present
    > Signature File; 2022-06-29 18;42;44 -0700
    > Curvizard; 2023-07-03 12;35;06 -0700
    > JointPushPull; 2023-07-03 12;34;56 -0700
    > ToolsOnSurface; 2023-07-03 12;34;29 -0700
    > VisuHole; 2023-07-03 12;35;58 -0700
    > RoundCorner; 2023-07-03 12;35;50 -0700
    > TopoShaper; 2023-07-03 12;34;17 -0700
    > FredoCorner; 2023-07-03 12;36;19 -0700
    > FredoScale; 2023-07-03 12;35;14 -0700

Launching the Extension Store, the window title shows 4.3.1

What is the problem now I wonder?

j_jones

Everything is looking better now seems I can work offline. Thank you so much! ️

j_jones

@rich o brien said:

Your Sketchucation Tools is outdated.

Launch our ExtensionStore in SketchUp and update it. Click the Bell icon to get a list of extensions you need to update.

If there's no Bell icon click the Settings icon and the tool will scan for updates.

Restart SketchUp after updating and then try licensing again.

Sketchucation Tools 4.3.1 has a fix for the issue you are currently experiencing.

Okay, lauching the extension store now I see this view...

ext store

clicking the gear icon shos this:

gear view

with wifi on....

check license with wifi on

close Sketchup and turn off wifi, restart Sketchup, check license...

still not licensed...

...sigh....

j_jones

@rich o brien said:

Please run the Window > Libfredo Settings > Fredo6 Plugins Information for Sketchucation Support command in SketchUp and copy/paste the output into your reply here. Thanks

here you go...

Fredo6 Plugins Information on 2023-06-29 17:11:45 -0700

Platform: x86_64-darwin14 - Ruby: 2.2.4
Sketchup: 17.3.116
LibFredo6: v13.9a
LibFredo6 Binary loaded
Sketchucation ExtensionStore: 4.2.9
SCFLicense: v5.7a - 50
Fredo6 Plugins

TopoShaper v2.6a
ToolsOnSurface v2.5a
Curviloft v1.9a - licensed FULL
FredoTools v4.3a
FredoGuides v2.4a
FredoSketch v1.2a
JointPushPull v4.6a - licensed FULL
Curvizard v2.4b - licensed FULL
FredoScale v3.5a - licensed FULL
ThruPaint v2.2a
FredoPortrait v2.8a
RoundCorner v3.3a - licensed FULL
VisuHole v1.4b - licensed FULL
FredoGhost v2.0a
FredoCorner v2.6a - licensed FULL
SCFLicense directory present

Signature File: 2022-06-29 18:42:44 -0700
Curvizard: 2023-06-29 17:10:24 -0700
JointPushPull: 2023-06-29 17:10:12 -0700
ToolsOnSurface: 2023-06-29 17:09:41 -0700
VisuHole: 2023-06-29 17:11:12 -0700
Curviloft: 2023-06-29 17:09:58 -0700
RoundCorner: 2023-06-29 17:11:04 -0700
TopoShaper: 2023-06-29 17:09:16 -0700
FredoCorner: 2023-06-29 17:11:37 -0700
FredoScale: 2023-06-29 17:10:32 -0700

j_jones

I have many licenses for Fredo tools installed. But every time I activate one, it tells me the license is invalid. So, I have to go get online, reactivate the license then I'm ok for a while.

I would like to activate the license once and for all without all this fuss.

Thanks for any advice

j_jones

I foolishly I guess, relocated my Fredo licenses to a new location on my hard disk and now when I use the tools I get the message that my Fredo license is invalid.

How can I fix this? I can't remember where I installed the license from, I assumed it was from the Downloads folder. I copied the licenses back to the Downloads folder, but Fredo still complains.

Where is the best place to put the license files so the program can find them?

Thank you