There might be some people that have this "Us Against Them" attitude but I have a feeling the majority view premium membership as a way to help SketchUcation grow more than anything.

We all know that time is money and maybe talented developers can't afford to make plugins because they need to provide for their families. Having the community embrace paying a little bit to support developers will have a positive impact. Maybe I am dead wrong and this is the worst idea ever, but we need to give it a shot and take a risk. Lot of mistakes are going to be made, but like it was said before, the willingness to learn is key for this to work.

I will like to make an experiment with a plugin I am currently working on. Not 100% sure how to approach this but I was thinking to test some suggestion JQL posted. Maybe add early access to beta for premium members to see if that motivates people to support SketchUcation by becoming a member(fingers crossed). However the forum topic will be public for everyone to see the progress and also collaborate with ideas. I am little nervous about this but we will see how it goes.

More information soon...

@ulimann said:

Hallo,
I had problems with IE 10,reinstalled and your wonderful plugin is working.
Thank you.

I am glad to hear that.

If Sketch**Ucation** integrate this eCommerce feature into PluginStore they should be rewarded as well with a percentage of all the sales for further development.

@ashscott said:

Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you look at it) money is a big motivator. Making it easier for developers to get paid will encourage developers to "push the envelope" even more which will push SketchUp and the whole community forward

The above quote posted here mentions money as a source for motivation to push the envelope and provide the community with polished plugins. This is true but apart form money I think the drive to learn should be the main source of motivation.

This learning factor is sometimes the reason why developers (including myself) offer their plugins for free. Most of my plugins were made possible with the help of other developers and even none developers that provide feedback.

There should be an option to share part of you earnings to the people that contributed to the plugin. This will encourage more teamwork and end up with better & faster product. People don't have to be programers only because a plugin requires more than just code to be good. Here is some example of people that can make plugin better but don't necessarily know how to code ...

• People with good ideas for plugins.
• People with UX design skills.
• People that can make art work for icons & logos.
• People that translate text to other languages.
• People that can make documentation.
• People that can beta test your plugin and report bugs.
• People that recommend your plugin.
• And many more...

For me it would be sad to see developers not to share their knowledge because they want to earn more money with there plugins by hiding their code with SketchUp Scrambler. Or not allowing another developer to make similar plugin by claiming copyright infringement.

Fortunately my experience with the SketchUcation community is been very positive and everyone seems to have the best intention to make SketchUp even better than it already is.

Thanks JQL for bringing this important topic to the table.

@orchard collie said:

I can't believe I'm the only Mac User of your plugin!

Do you have the same issue on all of my plugins? Maybe we can learn something if you test them as well.

@solo said:

Anyone tried this yet?

No but apart from Ruby there is one called API which seems very interesting although I don't think they cover SketchUp API specifically.

One thing to be aware is that if you learn Ruby that doesn't mean you will be able to write SketchUp plugins right away, because you still need to learn the Sketch Up API.

In my opinion the best way to learn this is by modifying an existing plugin and asking question on Developers Forum.

Here is great resource for people to visually see how plugins are made...

Writing SketchUp Ruby Video Tutorials
by Chris Fullmer

• Getting Started

• Multiple PushPull

• Using The Selection Set

• Erase Faces

• Add to the Menu System

• Remove Edges From The Selection Set

Other interesting videos

• Google I/O 2008 - Advanced Ruby Scripting for Sketchup

If anyone find more videos like this please share them with me as well...thanks!

Bet no kids will dare trick or treat in there.

I like the textures a lot! They bring character to the scene.

@guanjin said:

@renderiza said:

I was told this is not WindowsXP Internet Explore, 9 versions, only the Internet Explorer8, you can not use the Internet Explorer8?

Will soon provide another version that should be working no matter which version of IE is installed. Seems that using css for modifying input fields & buttons is not allowing people with IE 8 or lower to use it...not sure though.

Seems Internet Explorer is not going to provide support for Windows XP and Mac operating sistems. Sketch Up might need to adopt another browser like chrome or Firefox in the future.

We need another Mac user for testing if this plugin works or not. Wish I had one myself to test my plugins before releasing them.

Can you verify if your folder permission are set to full?

Also can you try Thomthom: VirtualStore Check v1.1.0 to check if there's files in the Plugins folder that's ended up in Window's VirtualStore.

Hi,

Uploaded another version to Plugin Store please download it and try to see if it works. The last version used HTML5 to play sound and that might of caused the plugin not to work with people that didn't have latest Internet Explorer version installed.

Download Internet Explorer Here.

If that didn't solved it please let me know...Thanks!

Note: If anyone finds error on 'Ruby Console' please let me know. Here is how to get that information... Open it on 'window>Ruby Console' and then try running Canvas. If Ruby Console detects anything it should show up in window.

@orchard collie said:

I'm afraid that didn't work.

Hi,

Can you right click on SketchUp 2013 icon and click 'Run as administrator' to see if that solves it.

If not here is an attachment with older version of Canvas (1.1.0) which doesn't need IE9 for HTML5 & jQuery compatibility.

Older version of Canvas that doesn't need IE9 or higher.

How to Install RBZ...

Thanks

Uploaded a modified Canvas plugin to PluginStore, please re-download it again to see if it solved the problem.

What I changed was a line in html document...

From

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=10">

To

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=9">

Hope this solves it.

Also what version of SketchUp are you using?

Thanks

[pre:3p20mm78]Authors:: Anar | Dan Rathbun | Pilou | Renderiza | TIG
Plugin Name:: FaceSplit
Version:: 1.0.1
Date:: 10/28/2013
Cost:: Free[/pre:3p20mm78]
FaceSplit v1.0.1 is now available for download.

Note: Will eventually make video explaining how to use plugin.

@orchard collie said:

Any more ideas?

Hi,

Verify every option under 'Only Add On' menu is unchecked and see if it works.

If not please open 'window>Ruby Console' and then try to run the plugin to check if any errors show up in Ruby Console. If you see something please let me know what it says.

Thanks

...

@orchard collie said:

Best I could do was change agent in Safari to IE9.

Can you put it to IE 10 instead?

@halroach said:

Another suggestion. a toggle to be able to orient the component to the surface it is being dropped on, Or the ability to maintain it's "glueing" properties that were set upon the component's creation.

That would be very good addition to the plugin indeed, it will eventually be on my to do list.

@orchard collie said:

Any ideas?

Do you have internet explorer 9 or higher installed?

@pixero said:

I have this idea to be able to split a face with inner loops like windows by projecting lines in the direction of the edges to the outer loop.

This is excellent idea! It will produce the cleanest geometry possible before dividing it even more.

@glro said:

Maybe you think also to voxelize.rb
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=36063

but voxelize makes cubes only; it would be funny to split the volume in exact sub-volumes, and try to build the whole volume back again, using sketchup

i have a 3d connexion mouse, and there is a game like this, to learn how to use it

and in addition, splitting a volume in sub-volumes is equivalent to building a 3d mesh, for structural analysis...

The plugin I had in my mind was not voxelize...it was one that only worked if you had SketchUp Pro.

Anyways making a plugin like this would be cool indeed. Not sure if I possess the knowledge to do it myself at the moment but will see if I can experiment with the idea in the future.

[pre:18kfhjcw]Authors:: Renderiza
Plugin Name:: GOSU
Version:: 1.1.1
Date:: 10/21/2013
Cost:: Free[/pre:18kfhjcw]
GOSU v1.1.1 is now available for download.
%(#909090)[What is new:

• Each function will be displayed in "window-preferences-shortcuts"
• There is right click menu as well.]

@smicha said:

I have problems with assigning shortcuts. When I go to "window-preferences-shortcuts" I cannot find "edit/item/GOSU...". There is no such function displayed.

Please help Rafa.

smicha

I will add that option back soon.

TIG: Thank you TIG will test that out effective immediately!

Pilou & Anar: People that bring ideas to the table deserve recognition as well.

glro: That would be very cool indeed! I think there is a plugin that does something like this but don't remember it just now. If I find it will let you know.

Pilou: Very cool!

Thank you TIG will try that ASAP!!!

...TIG's suggestion works! Here is a code sample that you can copy & paste for testing...

The only function the code does is to split faces from medians to centroid.

def csplit()
			
model = Sketchup.active_model
ents = model.active_entities
sel = model.selection
faces = sel.grep(Sketchup;;Face)
edges = []
avg = []
cl = []

model.start_operation('csplit')

	faces.each do |face|
		edges << face.edges
		###########
		# Medians #
		###########
		lines = face.edges
		lines.each {|e| 
		e1 = e.start.position
		e2 = e.end.position  
		x = (e2.x + e1.x) / 2
		y = (e2.y + e1.y) / 2
		z = (e2.z + e1.z) / 2
		cl << Geom;;Point3d.new( x, y, z )
		}
		############
		# Centroid #
		############
		sum = Geom;;Point3d.new(0,0,0)
		verts = face.vertices
		n = verts.size.to_f
		verts.each {|v| sum += ORIGIN.vector_to(v.position) }
		avg << Geom;;Point3d.new( sum.x/n, sum.y/n, sum.z/n ) #/
	end # each face

	############################
	# From Centroid to Medians #
	############################
	faces.each do |face|
		centroid = avg.shift			
		edges.shift.each {|e| 
			lc = cl.shift
			ents.add_line( centroid, lc ) 
		}
	end

model.commit_operation

rescue => e

puts "Error <#{e.class.name}; #{e.message} >"
puts e.backtrace if $VERBOSE

model.abort_operation

else # when no errors;

sel.clear

end # csplit()

#######
# Run #
#######
csplit()

Always welcome suggestion to make code better...cheers!

Look what happens if you test the code above with object similar to the one in image below. If the face has a hole in the middle and is not triangulated or quadrangular like in the 2nd row the result can be messy.

The second row show much better result because the first object had quad face before applying script.

Hope this helps.