I reinstalled Fredo6_Tools to get a spin. Took it back out and relaunched without spin. This is the trace log from the previous session
LibFredo6Trace_26_1760445486517.txt
Another strange effect of note: in the log viewer window, when I export TXT, that worked and a popup opened asking if I want to open the file. I clicked YES, and SketchUp went into a spin! This seems the same as how the Plugin Store window hangs...
A skp file contains a human-readable (ASCII) header at the very beginning of the file, identifying the specific version of SketchUp used. However, the bulk of the file is a proprietary binary format. File recovery programs have a poor track record reconstructing binary files.
@fredo6
More and more puzzling. There seems to be something corrupted in the way Sketchup handles external files, including Ruby script files.
In the trace file, I see that you have just LibFredo6, other of my plugins installed. The trace indicates that their startup sequences did perform well. So, the crash occurs after the plugins are loaded.
In another forum, Dan Rathbun pointed out that the onExtensionsLoaded method of AppObserver is called right after the extensions are loaded. I found several extensions that have a derived AppObserver class. I'm not sure how to determine if any of them may be to blame or may be somehow interacting with Fredo_Tools.
Yes, I use the new graphics engine. For whatever reason, this morning SketchUp is launching without spin with all fredo6 extensions and all su_ extensions active. So right now, changing to the old graphics wouldn't prove anything. The whack-a-mole on this is getting very annoying!
I'm pretty sure I tried with nothing but your extensions in the Plugins folder, otherwise this would raise the possibility of a conflict with something that loads after them. I'll try that again tomorrow just to make sure.
Several times, after force quitting a spin, I have had to try multiple times before SketchUp will launch cleanly again. That makes me wonder if some aspect of state is being saved in a corrupted way that disrupts SketchUp. But diagnosing that is above my pay grade.
I reinstalled Fredo6_Tools to get a spin. Took it back out and relaunched without spin. This is the trace log from the previous session
LibFredo6Trace_26_1760445486517.txt
Another strange effect of note: in the log viewer window, when I export TXT, that worked and a popup opened asking if I want to open the file. I clicked YES, and SketchUp went into a spin! This seems the same as how the Plugin Store window hangs...
It just got weirder!
I was shuffling various combinations of extensions in and out in an attempt to track down possible conflicts. This time TIG's split extensions (donut, sausage, splitTools) needed to be excluded to avoid a spin but Fredo_Tools can be present. I am sure that earlier I did not have those TIG tools installed when it spun on Fredo_Tools! They are quite old and I don't use them much, so I can live without them.
Further, when I got it launched with those TIG extensions off and Fredo_Tools on, I opened the SketchUcation Plugin Store extension to see when they were last updated and as soon as the store window opened, SketchUp went into spin!
Something is seriously unstable but I don't know what! Every other extension I had in 2025 is installed and, when SU manages to get running, they appear to work correctly.
To answer your questions,
I had let the new migration manager move extensions across from 2025. Then I used Fredo's check for updates to verify that his were up to date (needed the newer LibFredo6). I haven't tried reinstalling other extensions where I appear to have the latest versions - which I would have to do by going to the Plugin Store via the browser rather than the Plugin Store extension. I'll try that to see what happens.
I don't think it is licenses because Fredo's checker reports the correct ones. Why would that be right yet somehow be causing a spin?
I have not gotten any BugSplats.
@fredo6 said in Sketchucation Tools 5.0.3:
Joining the thread...
So, it's not Sketchucation Tools nor SCFLicense, but FredoTools.
A few questions:
- Do you launch Sketchup on a custom template or the default template?
- Which Mac version?
I use a minimally customized template, though this is happening both when opening an existing file last saved from SU 2026 and also when starting a new file from my template.
As stated before, macOS 26.0.1 on a 2019 MacBook Pro 16"
I am running SketchUp 26.0.428, as stated in my first post. I haven't run SU 2019 in years! My computer is an elderly 2019 MacBook Pro, but it is up to date on the latest macOS and SketchUp versions.
And one more test that seems to identify the culprit: If I restore all of Fredo6's stuff except Fredo6_FredoTools, SketchUp launches without spinning.
Curviloft v2.0a - licensed FULL: 29405 - CV1627251325.0G
Curvizard v2.5a - licensed FULL: 29408 - CV1627251325.0G
FredoCorner v2.7a - licensed FULL: 20072 - CV1627251325.0G
FredoScale v3.6a - licensed FULL: 29406 - CV1627251325.0G
FredoSpline v2.6a - licensed FULL: 20074 - CV1627251325.0G
JointPushPull v4.9a - licensed FULL: 29404 - CV1627251325.0G
RoundCorner v3.4a - licensed FULL: 29403 - CV1627251325.0G
ToolsOnSurface v2.6a - licensed FULL: 29410 - CV1627251325.0G
TopoShaper v2.7a - licensed FULL: 29407 - CV1627251325.0G
VisuHole v1.5a - licensed FULL: 29409 - CV1627251325.0G
Signature File: 2021-07-25 18:15:25 -0400
Curviloft: 2025-07-25 09:21:13 -0400
Curvizard: 2025-07-25 09:21:31 -0400
FlatText: 2024-10-04 09:57:56 -0400
FredoCorner: 2021-03-27 15:12:28 -0400
FredoScale: 2022-03-02 09:04:10 -0500
FredoSpline: 2023-03-14 17:08:26 -0400
JointPushPull: 2025-04-02 18:14:32 -0400
RoundCorner: 2022-03-02 09:05:06 -0500
ToolsOnSurface: 2022-03-02 09:05:26 -0500
TopoShaper: 2025-07-25 09:22:24 -0400
VisuHole: 2024-04-17 11:29:50 -0400
Took out Fredo6_FredoTools and it launched ok.
Curviloft v2.0a - licensed FULL: 29405 - CV1627251325.0G
Curvizard v2.5a - licensed FULL: 29408 - CV1627251325.0G
FredoCorner v2.7a - licensed FULL: 20072 - CV1627251325.0G
FredoScale v3.6a - licensed FULL: 29406 - CV1627251325.0G
FredoSpline v2.6a - licensed FULL: 20074 - CV1627251325.0G
JointPushPull v4.9a - licensed FULL: 29404 - CV1627251325.0G
RoundCorner v3.4a - licensed FULL: 29403 - CV1627251325.0G
Signature File: 2021-07-25 18:15:25 -0400
Curviloft: 2025-07-25 09:21:13 -0400
Curvizard: 2025-07-25 09:21:31 -0400
FlatText: 2024-10-04 09:57:56 -0400
FredoCorner: 2021-03-27 15:12:28 -0400
FredoScale: 2022-03-02 09:04:10 -0500
FredoSpline: 2023-03-14 17:08:26 -0400
JointPushPull: 2025-04-02 18:14:32 -0400
RoundCorner: 2022-03-02 09:05:06 -0500
ToolsOnSurface: 2022-03-02 09:05:26 -0500
TopoShaper: 2025-07-25 09:22:24 -0400
VisuHole: 2024-04-17 11:29:50 -0400
Homing in on it. I left the SketchUcation Tools installed, removed half of Fredo6's extensions. This time it launched ok. Here is the report:
Curviloft v2.0a - licensed FULL: 29405 - CV1627251325.0G
Curvizard v2.5a - licensed FULL: 29408 - CV1627251325.0G
FredoCorner v2.7a - licensed FULL: 20072 - CV1627251325.0G
FredoScale v3.6a - licensed FULL: 29406 - CV1627251325.0G
FredoSpline v2.6a - licensed FULL: 20074 - CV1627251325.0G
Signature File: 2021-07-25 18:15:25 -0400
Curviloft: 2025-07-25 09:21:13 -0400
Curvizard: 2025-07-25 09:21:31 -0400
FlatText: 2024-10-04 09:57:56 -0400
FredoCorner: 2021-03-27 15:12:28 -0400
FredoScale: 2022-03-02 09:04:10 -0500
FredoSpline: 2023-03-14 17:08:26 -0400
JointPushPull: 2025-04-02 18:14:32 -0400
RoundCorner: 2022-03-02 09:05:06 -0500
ToolsOnSurface: 2022-03-02 09:05:26 -0500
TopoShaper: 2025-07-25 09:22:24 -0400
VisuHole: 2024-04-17 11:29:50 -0400