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    • [Plugin] SectionCutFace

      Here's an update to v8.0 for future compatibility...
      All core functions/settings remain unchanged.
      https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=SectionCutFace

      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: TIG 2D Tools Line Style and Hatch Dialog Box Not Opening

      A new signed Version 8.0 of the toolset is available as an RBZ in the PluginStore https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=2Dtools or for AutoInstall/Update through the ExtensionStore dialog.

      It addresses the TAB keycode weirdness recently reported when trying to open a dialog for certain tools, like LineStyle and Hatching etc.
      The TAB press/up was itself introduced for >=v2020 when the right-click in empty-space context-menu option was removed from the Ruby API. It had to be a TAB press/up because MAC has always ignore a simple TAB press.

      Recently it's been found that in v2026 on a MAC a TAB press/up sometimes fails to work at all, and other times on PCs x4 press/up were needed to get TAB to call the dialog - whilst weirdly some users experienced no issues with it at all, on either OS !

      I have now error trapped the keycode capture for TAB as best I can, note that on <=v2025 there's no problems with TABx1 press/up [sadly my own PC still needs TABx4 press/up with v2026], and TABx1 may work with v2026 for some users and OSs,
      BUT as a fallback I've now introduce an alternative additional key press/up - Shift - which [I hope] works with one press/up on any OS and SketchUp version. So if you have any v2026 TAB annoyance you can now just press/up the Shift key instead to open the dialogs.

      Please try it and report any issues.
      I've updated the More-Info>Release-Notes and the toolset's Help HTML files to reflect these changes.

      posted in SketchUp Bug Reporting
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    • RE: Seamless tiling

      The joints need to be whole or a half [or zero]. At the moment the short lengths of joint don't add up to a whole joint, hence the oddity when the texture repeats.

      posted in SketchUp Discussions
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    • RE: [Plugin] ClothWorks v1.8.0 - 28 Apr 2024

      @Anton_S
      I use this usually

      tb.show if tb.get_last_state.abs == 1 # TB_VISIBLE/NEVER
      

      Has the same result...

      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: [Plugin] Roof.rb

      The SKP you provided has 2 roof faces at z>0 [faces at z0 don't work].
      These 2 are identical in edge sizes and orientations/direction.
      The one on the right takes a hipped roof OK, but the one on the left fails with an error message.
      This is weird.
      However, if you follow the advice in the error message on that problem face. and erase one edge and remake t the new face will also take a hipped roof OK.
      Something in your model's database is skewed.
      But it is fixable...

      posted in Extensions & Applications Discussions
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    • RE: shortcuts not retained in 2026 when Sketchup restarts

      Some OSs protect/reserve certain Ctrl+Key combos, so your system might revert Ctrl+Q to Quit after changes. Try something else like Shift+Q and see what happens...

      Alternatively, if you haven't installed SketchUp properly SketchUp might not be able to remember user's changes to shortcuts in their preferences file.
      This will be obvious if changing a shortcut to something potentially innocuous isn't remembered across sessions.

      To fix a faulty installation is simple.
      Exit SketchUp and find its Installer exe file, usually in your Downloads folder.
      Select its icon and right-click > context-menu > Run as administrator
      When the dialog opens it should offer a 'Repair' option.
      Choose 'Repair' and let it run,
      this will fix the permissions of various files and folders,
      so that your normal user-accounts changes to things like Shortcuts are remembered between sessions.
      Choosing to 'Run' the installer's exe file, or double-clicking it is not the same as 'Run as administrator', even if your user has some admin-powers.
      There's no need to Uninstall and Reinstall to fix things.
      The Repair will not affect any customized changes or extension installations etc...

      posted in SketchUp Discussions
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    • RE: Extension Updates v2024

      @JGA
      Should work on all older versions...

      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: Julia Eneroth's Viewport Resizer / SketchUp 2023

      @HornOxx

      I use AutoHotkey for many things and it's easy enough to customize once you come to grips with its foibles...
      I don't auto-resize viewports, but Rich knows how, and perhaps he can share his example script, or point you/us to someone else's ?

      posted in Extensions & Applications Discussions
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    • RE: shortcuts not retained in 2026 when Sketchup restarts

      On PCs in v2026.1 some nitwit swapped the order in the Preferences >Shortcuts listed for the Edit commands for Copy Ctrl+C and Ctrl+Insert, and also the Cut [+X/+Insert] and Paste [+V/+Insert] etc, so the Edit menu now gives you an illogical listing because the long established ones now come second and so they aren't listed in that menu.
      They still work, Unfortunately they are hardwired and not editable in Preferences>Shortcuts.
      Hopefully common sense will revert this weirdness in the next update.

      posted in SketchUp Discussions
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    • RE: [Plugin] PipeAlongPath

      @rv1974

      TubeAlongPath has been deprecated forever - PipeAlongPath replaces it.
      It is 16 years old and expecting a free plugin to be updated is unrealistic.

      I can't access any of them in your linked RAR file, but I see that ExtrudeAlongPath is 14 years old, and isn't even one of my plugins anymore, having been absorbed into my Extrude Toolset using some other name[s]...

      These tools never worked on multiple paths and this late request is unlikely to be fruitful - 😞

      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: Transfer my plugins from SU23 to S24

      @errror404
      Probably No.

      If you have SketchUcation tool's ExtensionStore³ you can make a Bundle of the extensions you have in the previous version.
      The in the newer version use that Bundle to add/update all of your extensions in that version - using the newest version available.
      Unfortunately it only works for extensions you have installed from SketchUcation.

      Any extensions you got direct from a developer's site need re-downloading and installing individually.

      Any extension you got from the Extension Warehouse must be re-downloaded / installed.
      Their bulk update is no longer available.

      SketchUcation ExtensionStore³ also notifies you when updates of your current extensions are available, and lets you install them, individually or in bulk.

      You can copy the contents of your Plugins folder from the current to the newer version - however, many developers update their code to suit newer versions, so errors might arise with this method, especially if you haven't update extensions fastidiously.
      Don't copy over the su_xxx extensions and folders as these are shipped with each version and you might overwrite a newer version...

      posted in Extensions & Applications Discussions
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    • RE: C SDK save in 2022 or 2023 formats

      @Gábor
      The issue is more widespread than this.
      If you have a v2023 file and attempt to load a SKP component that's v2024 it will fail 'silently'.
      Also trying to open a v2024 SKP from within v2023 also fails the same way.
      If you manually open a v2024 using v2023 an message pops up about it being from a newer version, but you can skip and continue...

      So any code which takes an exported v2023 component, manipulates it via the C SDK and returns it as a v2024 file is doomed to fail as explained above...

      Perhaps the only way is to spot the version of the 'parent' SKP and its exported component, and use a suitable C SDK file to process it back into the compatible v2024 format ?

      For backwards compatibility it'll need to cover v2023, v2022, v2021 and v2020 files because the 'versionless' v2024 format breaks those [perhaps using v2020 format for all exports would work in all newer versions ?] - more testing with any upcoming v2025 might reveal further issues...

      posted in Developers' Forum
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    • RE: [Plugin] PipeAlongPath

      @rv1974

      I can't stop ExtrudeAlongPath being 'mine' - as I wrote it.
      However, if you want to fix it then you have my permission to edit it.
      Note that it is so old it does not comply with any of the current good coding principles, and even uses some unacceptable $xxx global variables...
      That's why it was superseded...

      And please note that criticizing my newer Extrude Toolset scores you no plus points at all !

      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: TIG Text tag tool

      @robint

      I made some tweaks and now it works almost too fast in newer SketchUp versions !
      But in v2017 it is still quite slow...

      I'll sleep on it and look at again tomorrow...
      😕

      posted in Extensions & Applications Discussions
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    • RE: SketchVault

      Majid

      I'll look at it for you and send a fixed version by PM - it might be early next week...

      posted in Developers' Forum
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    • RE: [Plugin] PipeAlongPath

      @rv1974

      I just tested PipeAlongPath and it works fine in 2024 - what's your issue...
      Do you have the newest v2.2 - but it is 10 years old !

      ExtrudeAlongPath - what is that ? It's not part of the current Extrude Toolset and it's not in the PluginStore...

      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: Silly/Dumb Question about Guidelines

      You can't do that in one step. Do this.
      Use the Tape-measure tool to make the first at 1/2" as before click to confirm, Select the guide line, and chose the Move tool, press Ctrl to invoke Copying, make the copy off 1/2" and immediately type 9x press Enter to confirm.
      Now you have 10 guides at 1/2" spacing.
      You can make multiple offset copies of selected things, including guides, but you can use the Tape-measure tool to make more that one guide at a time.
      You can also make radial copies at set angles using Rotate + Ctrl for Copy and entering the number needed, press enter.
      It's probably best that when inputting lengths or angles to the use 9x rather than x9 as the leading letter might sometimes get confused with ab x shortcut.
      To make guide copies at a set spacing, e.g. use 9x but if you want to divide between a start and end guide manually pick the start and the final one and use 9/ to divide - that way you don't need the exact dimension, but can be sure the spacings are all equal.

      posted in SketchUcation Community Forums
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    • RE: Sketchup Plugin Developer wanted

      If you outline the basic ideas behind it then you are likely to get a response or help...

      posted in Extensions & Applications Discussions
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    • RE: [Plugin] ReGlue

      Here's v2.0 in the PluginStore...
      https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=Re_Glue
      It now allows multiple pre selected component-instances, but still only one preselected face.
      These are glued to the face [is possible], any errors or unsuitable instances are reported in the Ruby Console...

      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: Sketchucation Tools 5.0...

      An updated SketchUcation RBZ is being tested and will be published shortly - this should avoid this error when one of Fredo's [or TT's] extensions is only partially uninstalled and the VERSION is therefore unavailable...

      posted in Extensions & Applications Discussions
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