@tig said: To take it to its logical conclusion you extract all of the skp data into a data file... That is in effect the skp file so why have you bothered ? That's what I've been thinking as well. I think we need some clarification on the actual purpose of the original question. I could be that the question itself isn't correct.

Hello wadhahmm, You may have more understanding at one of the non-English languages forums. Although I have never tried FreeRIDE, it seems like too much for typical SketchUp/Ruby requirements.