Posts made by oldworld124

It took a bit to understand what the rubys were. Now, I have a much better understanding.

Thanks, John

Just wanted to say thank you to all who helped me on this one. I finally got it figured out. Notepad was not working properly. I downloaded notepad++ and now have full control over file naming.

Thanks Again, John

The problem is that it can only be saved as .txt file. I have tried and cannot change it to an .rb file. I copied this from the Ruby Library as instructed and pasted it in notepad. Then I clicked on file save as and saved to SKP 7 plugins. It is a text only file. It will only open in notepad as normal text the same way I originally pasted it. I know there is a way to make these plugins work. I just need the knowledge. Others don't seem to have any problem at all. I have a few others that are the same way. They show as text files. The only ones I have been able to activate are the ones I downloaded as .zip files. The person who put them on the Ruby Library already had them configured to be able to send to the tools or plugins area in SKP.

Thanks, John

When I save it into SKP 7 Plugins it only saves it as a .txt file. Isn't it supposed to be an .rb file? It will not show up in the Plugins window if it is a .txt file. I can find it if I do a file search for it. If it is to be an .rb file or other file name, can someone show me how to do this. I have downloaded a few plugins and have this same problem. It is only with the plugins that need to be copied and saved of the text type. There are some plugins I have found that are already set up to save as an .rb file that have loaded correctly into tool, plugins, etc.

Thanks, John

I have been able to copy and save it to Notepad and reconfigured it to open in Notepad
instead of Excel. The problem is that I cannot get it to go to SKP7
Plugins. It only opens in Notepad and is in it's proper script as is shown on the Ruby Library. It will not go into Plugins on SK7. Am I copying too much? Could someone please give me some pointers as to how to get this to run? It seems like a very useful Plugin. I am a quick learner. I just needs some pointers.

Thanks, John

Hello Gaieus,

Thanks for the reply. However, I tried saving massmaterialimporter.rb into the Plugins section of Google SK7 and it does not show up. I must be doing something wrong. I copied and pasted in Notepad as you explained and named everything correctly and saved it in Plugins. The Folder does not show up at all. I then saved it in My Documents to see if it would show up. It does but only opens in Excel. The script is the same as is on the site. Your help and any from others is much appreciated.

Thanks, John

Thanks for the info. I was able to download a whole bunch of plugins and have tested many already. I am now stuck on trying to download this one. massmaterialimporter.rb I am trying to set up a materials library and can not figure how to download this plugin. It comes up as script. Can someone solve this?

Thanks Much, John

I'm a Newbie here on Sketchup and Ruby Plugins.

Could someone explain to me how to download this massmaterialimporter.rb Plugin? When I go into the Plugins library and click on this Plugin it comes up with script. Is there a way to download it normally or do I need to do it some other way. I would like to set up a materials library and do not know how.

Thanks, John

Hello,

I am new to sketchup and am learning quickly. I have experience in Autocad. However, I am a little confused about Ruby. Can the plugins be used with sketchup 7 freee version or are they used only with sketchup pro? The plugins I have been researching seem quite interesting.

Your help would be highly appreciated. John

Hello, My name is John and am looking foreward to learning and hopefully, in the future, contribute. I am new to Sketchup. I use Autocad and am comfortable with it. I do woodwork and feel this program will assist me in my drawings.

Thanks, John