In cross-platform file naming... You cannot use : / \ * ? " < > | characters in file names [ : is precluded in OSX]... Also avoid any character typed using the Ctrl/Cmd key etc... Also avoid allowed, but potentially problematic/confusing { } ' \ = + @ Also avoid starting/ending a file/folder-name with a <space> or a . Or starting with a . unless it's to be a hidden file [but also disallowed under OSX]. The ^ is also best avoided for files to be used on a FAT Window systems... The file names com1, com2, com3, com4, com5, com6, com7, com8, com9, lpt1, lpt2, lpt3, lpt4, lpt5, lpt6, lpt7, lpt8, lpt9, con, nul, and prn all are reserved names under Windows systems...

this is a quote from Dave R :"Go to Window and click on Extension Warehouse. In the top right corner of the window there'll be a search line. Type in Ruby Script Examples and you should go right to it." I haven't upgraded yet so I can't verify it, but I hope it helps

Fredo scale [image: Le54_USEFREDOSCALEPLUGIN.JPG] complex curved ramp A.skp

If all you are doing is rendering in Vector mode, yes, you still have the link between SketchUp and LayOut. If you then explode the SketchUp viewport, you only have Vector lines but no direct link to SketchUp.