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| 2006-06-20 17:46 Timothy Hall | Using Smustard Scripts: I just bought: presentationbundle.zip, exim.zip, and pageExIm.zip. Re: presentationbundle.. 1. I used the ark and line tools to draw a compound flight path. When I select the compound set and ask FlightPath2 to target a single path it only works on the first segment. Must I run it for only one segment at a time, or is there a way to have it do'em all at once? 2. How does "Target Path" work? Does it look tangentially forward? Re: pageExIm.. 3. After setting camera positions in a Sketchup document, I used View:Pages:Export. The result was a new document at the same location as the original, named the document's name.sup. I then opened another document (a near copy of the first one, but without any added pages) and chose Ciew:Pages:Import. It asked me to select a document, and I assumed I should choose the one ending in .sup? Well, it didn't work. Any ideas? I also downloaded Stitcher.. 4. It doesn't seem to work. I drew an arc, duplicated it on the blue axis, and scaled it up a bit (about 1.5x). I then selected both arcs, and chose stitcher, and it asked me to select faces. So, I then closed the arcs to make faces, and ran it again. This time it drew a single line between them. Any ideas? And finally, I'm considering Repaint.. 5. What does it do? You say a selected texture, from where though? I am looking for a way to replace textures from the eyedropper tool in the texture/color chooser without having to do so much messing around. You see, when I import a new texture into the color chooser, the size that it imports it in as is not what I usually need, and I am loth to know how to come up with the right numbers (the first time) to make it fit properly on my model when I paint it on. Of course, that's never a problem when painting it onto a plain, but when I paint it onto a non-coplainer surface, it never is easy to get the size right. I have therefore taken to an alternate set of methods; like, for example, creating a parallel plain directly over the contour item slated to eventually get the paint job, and import in the texture to the upper plain. Then after re sizing it there, I use the eyedropper tool to extract the texture, and then finally the paint bucket tool to apply the properly re sized texture to the contour. What I want to be able to do is save the texture into the colors well as a properly sized texture, so I can reuse it again later without having to go through all these steps each time. Is this what Repaint is made to do? Please advise. And sorry for all the questions at one time. My email address is time@Swing-Thing.com Thanks. -Tim | Answer |
| 2006-07-12 07:52 Lawrence Pol | General Questions: I am looking for a script for animating a model. I'm a intern architect and trying to create a avi that shows a building getting constructed in real time, with walls, structural frames, etc being formed from the ground up with the video ending with a completed building. Bascially, looking for a way to show objects/parts moving and coming together to form a single object. Thanks, Larry P.S. I love the website, it has been very useful. | Answer |
| 2006-08-16 08:36 Wesley Gee | Installing Smustard Scripts: Is the 3D Text Tool supported under the Windows XP 64 bit version? I have followed the directions for installation and the tool does not appear as shown in the PDF that accompanied the script. | Answer |
| 2006-09-12 08:27 Eric | Using Smustard Scripts: I'm using the new Flightpath tool (which was the best $10 I've spent!) and I'm trying to use the new Target Path Option. The problem I'm running into is with the Flightpath. I've welded lines but the script isn't recognizing the proper direction of the lines. I have to slowly weld each line together, test the path, make sure it's going in the right direction, and then move onto the next line in the flight path. Is there an easier way to draw the proper direction of the line/ curve from the begining, or is it all trial and error on getting it the right way? (it be really cool if there was a way to build a line/ curve that had arrows so you knew which direction the line was headed.) | Answer |
| 2006-10-03 20:17 Fonts | General Questions: Hi, I would like to buy the text tool for Sketchup, but wanted to check to see if I would be able to use my fonts, or if I am limited to certain ones that come with it? Also, does it work with the Mac OSX? Thanks, Adad | Answer |
| 2006-10-24 05:14 William Miller | General Questions: GroupByTexture script.. I have used it several times and it does not seem to work. It explodes all groups but nothing is regrouped or renamed I am working on a very large project and this feature would be very helpful!!! | Answer |
| 2006-10-24 08:50 max neumann | General Questions: hello, i have to do an animation, so i download weld.rb and flightpath.rb(the free one). i make my curves and weld them("no" to close curve, "yes" to find faces). then right click on the path and flightpath, 11 meters per second and "no" to reverse path: everything works fine. but if i had to reverse the path the transition time between the pages varies: in curves it's very slow and then on straight line it goes very fast. what i'm doing wrong. thanks for help | Answer |
| 2006-10-25 21:13 Jack Stone | Using Smustard Scripts: re: exim I've looked at the script text and I have tried repeatedly using the right button on my mouse the figure out how to get the script to work. The Help/How to does not seem to work (I'm Mac). A little help would be appreciated. Many thanks. | Answer |
| 2006-10-28 07:45 Raj | Using Smustard Scripts: I bought Rick's Flightpath 2 and have been trying to use it on one of my models [which I would have liked to attach - but I cant seem to do it through this forum]. I created a circle around the model [which is a very simple model and used a single point for the camera to focus on. The resulting slide show is choppy, while I have seen many 'very smooth' avi's and animations. I have tried circles with 10 vertices and a 100. Speeds of 4m/s and 100m/s - nothing seems to eliminate the problem. Kept Page delay to 0 and enabled page transition. Also, I cant seem to edit flightpath settings. I have to restart all over again. Please advise Raj | Answer |
| 2006-11-16 17:36 G.W. Estep | Using Smustard Scripts: I purchased the presentation bundle and I really like it. FlightPath2 is fun to use. I'm trying to do something with it that I thought would be simple and maybe I just don't understand how it or Sketchup works. I'd like to define a path for FlightPath2 to operate on that is a straight line but for some reason the flightpath menu on the right click dialog doesn't show up when I choose a straight line (made with the pencil tool). The freehand lines and arcs work but I really want a straight line. Any pointers you can give me? Thanks for your help in advance. GW | Answer |
| 2006-12-01 13:12 Paul Hinckley | Using Smustard Scripts: Are your scripts compatible with MAC OS? I'm using SketchUp Pro 5, with MAC OS 10.4.8 | Answer |
| 2006-12-08 08:49 Aaron | General Questions: Is there a script that offsets faces similar to edges? EG: I have a form generated using both curvy and rectilinear geometries. For the sake of further studies, i would like to generate an equal wall/roof thickness over the entire irregular massing. Can this be done? | Answer |
| 2007-03-05 10:22 Lucy | General Questions: I'm having trouble saving my models in which I've used the Smustard 3D text tool. I was able to save simple models, but once I tried adding text to some of my larger and fancier models, I was not able to save without Sketchup freezing up... has any one else experienced this or have any suggestions? | Answer |
| 2007-03-12 01:51 David | General Questions: Hi smustard Can your 3dTextTool do Arabic (i.e. right-to-left text)? Does it work with Sketchup 6 Pro? I try pasting Arabic into the Sketchup 6 Pro 3d Tool, and all the letters are reversed, and apparently modified so their shape fits the reversed direction. I would appreciate your suggestions on pasting Arabic language text into Sketchup Sincerely, David Hoicka dhoicka@yahoo.com | Answer |
| 2007-04-02 09:59 Sommer | General Questions: I am not sure if you can help me with this question or not, but I was wondering if there is a trick, or a plug in that I need in order to create a 2d model. I have tried importing images , and have also tried editing them in photoshop and then importing them, but they always have a background. Thank you for any help you can offer. Sincerely, Sommer Laughead | Answer |
| 2007-05-15 11:24 angryjr | Using Smustard Scripts: I've purchased the Presentation Bundle scripts; do they work if you are exporting the animation as a series of JPEG's? It seems to only work as a .mov, and the quality is much worse than using JPEG's...disappointing if true. Using MacOSX, by the way. | Answer |
| 2007-05-31 06:19 Tom | Using Smustard Scripts: Hi, I'm currently trying to generate an animation using your flightpath2 script and really like it. I have one problem though. Even though I get the dialog box that allows me to set a speed for the animation, the speed seems to change depending on the lenght of the line segment. This is a real problem as it makes my animation pretty strange. What am I doing wrong? | Answer |
| 2007-06-13 07:54 John | Using Smustard Scripts: How does the integer function work on the windowizer script? I've tried to figure it out, but nothing seems to fit. | Answer |
| 2007-06-14 20:35 Joe Fisher | Using Smustard Scripts: Can the "Selecto" script me made to select groups and/or components? Thanks for considering my question. Regards, Joe Fisher | Answer |
| 2007-09-05 14:15 Lane Wilkinson | Using Smustard Scripts: what is the correct way to install "MakeFaces" for SketchUp Pro 6? | Answer |
| 2007-09-10 06:46 Arthur Pinkham | Installing Smustard Scripts: hello, I just purchased the dashed line script and installed it in the plug ins directory as suggested but when I open up the program I get an error message saying "the files listed below could not be loaded progressbar.rb no such file to load - progressbar.rb help! Thanks | Answer |
| 2007-09-18 22:41 coltpark | Installing Smustard Scripts: first of all, i would say that i always want to thank you for all these really good scripts. but recently, i download "make faces V 1.4" and installed on my pc into Google Sketchup 6 pro plugin file as usally i had done then i started a program it said "the files listed below could not be loaded progressbar.rd no such file to load-progrssbar rd." i don't understand with this. please answer me ASAP!! Thank you! | Answer |
| 2007-10-02 17:00 Michael Bybee | General Questions: I just purchased the FlightPath2 script by Rick Wilson, and am having similar problems as others here that are not getting this script to provide an easy solution to creating animation scenes along a path. I have tried every which way for the past few hours to configure a flight path that I think the script could recognize (welded lines, curves that are not too complex and such), and just can't get the script to produce a set of scenes. Nothing. The only scenes I can easily create are along a straight line - and of course I could have done that myself. So, as others have asked, am I missing something in the flight path setup process? It's certainly not easy. Thank you. | Answer |
| 2007-12-03 15:23 david harman | Using Smustard Scripts: I have properly installed the EXIM script for exploding. I cannot seem to find correct options in tool bar and cannot get it to work. HELP PLEASE! | Answer |
| 2007-12-18 22:14 richard smith | Installing Smustard Scripts: Hi I am probably stupid but when I hit the download button for makefaces script my coputor wont allow me to save were you say only to disk or as note pad . if I select SU then plug-in folder I have two empty folders :examples and utilities . It also says its a text file , Have I missed somthing? Cheers Richard | Answer |
| 2007-12-19 08:40 Andy Nicklen | General Questions: When I use the 'Extend close lines.rb' it always results in a bugsplat, Any thoughts on how to avoid Sketchup crashing. | Answer |
| 2008-01-14 06:35 Talal Refit | Getting Started: Dear Smustard, I purchased presentationbundle2.zip , If you kindly explain where i can find some tutorial for how to use these scripts, i have already installed them in C:\Program Files\Google\ Google SketchUp 6\Plugins . What then ? I did not find any deference in scenes panel or other menu items! so please if you have the subject related documentation or tutorial shows how to use, or am i wrong with installing the scripts, i am now helpless , and didn't find any sufficient answer about in smustard.com,Thank you in advance for any help. Talal Refit | Answer |
| 2008-01-24 14:47 bob collins | Using Smustard Scripts: i just got the copy path script, how do i use it ?, the icon shows up, what should i have "ready", how do i specify spacing? do i run icon along path and click? | Answer |
| 2008-02-07 13:53 Zac Tolbert | Installing Smustard Scripts: How do the scripts work with a network license? For instance, we have 2 SketchUp 6 licenses at our office, but 20 machines that have the program installed. Can the scripts be installed on a network so that whichever machines are running SketchUp have the scripts loaded? | Answer |
| 2008-02-21 08:29 Ken | Using Smustard Scripts: I downloaded the flightpath script and greatly appreicate this feature... when I load SketchUp and right click, the "Flightpath" shows up in the right-click menu... When I select "Flightpath" it asks me to select the lines I want, after I do so nothing happens. Should I download the script again and re-try this feature? | Answer |
| 2008-03-04 13:26 patricia rickles | General Questions: Do you have annotation symbols for sketchup (especially the "ALIGN" symbol, or regular arrows). All I can find is an elevation symbol and a north arrow. | Answer |
| 2008-03-10 09:45 sam | Using Smustard Scripts: i am trying to use the imageprofile plugin but after typing in my email and creating a password it tells me there is a problem with my details, how do i solve this? | Answer |
| 2008-03-15 12:34 JB | General Questions: I'm trying to install a script in SU 6.0 on a Mac running OS X. I have put the .rb file in the correct file location, however when I restart SU, the plug-in isn't loading. Thoughts? | Answer |
| 2008-03-20 12:38 Simon | Using Smustard Scripts: Hello: I've been trying to import a .sup file that should contain the exported pages from another SU file but no pages/scenes are displayed. Any suggestions for solving this? Regards, Simon. | Answer |
| 2008-03-24 19:40 Peter West | General Questions: attributes.rb allows you to set attributes for entities. I have done this with components, but when I subsequently place the component the new attributes are not placed with the component. Is it possible to add attributes and store them with a component so they are brought back with the component each time it is used? Thanks. | Answer |
| 2008-03-25 19:46 William Talvitie | Installing Smustard Scripts: Installed Flatten and ProgressBar in plugins with other scripts I bought and/or downloaded free. But Flatten and ProgressBar don't seem to show up anywhere. Flatten is the one I need the most, I think, not having used it yet. Please help. | Answer |
| 2008-03-28 13:13 Chris Cottongim | Installing Smustard Scripts: Drop.rb does not load when I restart Sketchup and I have it in the "plugins" folder as directed. It should come up under draw correct? | Answer |
| 2008-04-23 11:39 John | Installing Smustard Scripts: I have downloaded the 'drop' script. it has been placed in my google sketchup folder, under the plugins subfolder. however, whenever I start sketchup, I don't know how to access the plugin. it's not in the plugin drop menu like other plugins I have. any suggestions? | Answer |
| 2008-04-24 02:51 August | Using Smustard Scripts: I'm very interested in your Hide scripts but one thing has me concerned: the script descriptions say to use UnDo to reverse the hiding. This is not a practical option if the purpose of the hiding is to enable making modifications to the drawing. Am I misreading the instructions and are you actually providing a menu option that UnDoes the Hide, or are the scripts just meant for display purposes and not actual work? | Answer |
| 2008-04-28 00:46 Hans Gustafsson | General Questions: I paid for a script, but it was impossible to save on disc. When I push save the scrpt seems to run into the dos window. I can not find it in the computer. Very strange behavior! | Answer |
| 2008-04-30 07:27 David Best | General Questions: Do you have a script which can delete all textures from backfacing faces? | Answer |
| 2008-05-15 08:54 Raphaël | General Questions: I have not received any email with downloading instructions, just un payement confirmation e mail with this number 3066-1968-9700-4678. I installed the smustard toolbar, but nothing is displayed. What can i do, please ? | Answer |
| 2008-05-15 15:51 Aaron Smith | General Questions: I am currently using skechup to create models for lighting calculations for a program called AGI32 which only imports .dwg file formats. This process works for well very simple models, but not so well for complex models. This is because when I export models from SketchUP as .dwg files, then open the file up in AutoCAD, the model surfaces are of a polyface mesh type. Turns out that the Polyface meshes are actually triangulated 3D Faces and for complex models there can be many of these. In order to expose the 3D faces in ACAD I must explode all, then region all the model. After regioning all I Union all and for simple models I end up with a model made up of regions instead of triangulated polyface meshes. For complex models I end up with a mess. I would like to know if you think it is possible to develop a script that allows models to be exported to .dwg format as regions instead of triangulated polyface meshes?? Thanks, Aaron | Answer |
| 2008-05-17 06:34 James Harrison | Using Smustard Scripts: Hi Just wondering if you could help me with one of your scripts, i downloaded the group by texture script, hoping to create groups from the textures in my model to export into 3d max for a uni project, but the script doesn't create groups in my model, i did a test using a simple square while sketchup had the default man in the model and it grouped the colours of his face, shirt etc.. when i applied these colours to the square it grouped them along with his shirt and face, it seems the script only works with the 3 colours of the default man and not any other assigned colour. is there something else i need to do with sketchup, i have a large model to render in 3d max and this script would save me a lot of time and stress! many thanks for your help. James | Answer |
| 2008-05-19 14:24 Helena | Using Smustard Scripts: Hi, I downloaded a script, saved it meow it in the right location, but how do i actually run the script? Thanks. | Answer |
| 2008-05-19 14:24 Helena | Using Smustard Scripts: Hi, I downloaded a script, saved it meow it in the right location, but how do i actually run the script? Thanks. | Answer |
| 2008-05-27 10:51 Patricia Lea | General Questions: I just purchased and installed Subdivide and Smooth. Do you provide documentation for the script? If so, how do I access the file? Thank You. Patricia lea | Answer |
| 2008-06-04 15:45 td88 | Installing Smustard Scripts: My Plugins folder contains 2 subfolders, Examples and Utilities, where do I place the Smustard scripts. Does it matter or anywhere in Plugins? | Answer |
| 2008-06-04 16:55 td88 | Using Smustard Scripts: I have run MakeFaces on an imported floor plan. Nothing appears to have happened. What should I expect to see? I selected the plan, ran the script and the plan looks selected but, no faces. If running correctly, should all closed shapes have faces or is there another step to make faces visible? | Answer |
| 2008-06-10 08:03 John Oliphant | Installing Smustard Scripts: I have downloaded several scripts to my plug-in folder, but only some show up in the plug-in drop down menu when I start sketchup. ??? | Answer |
| 2008-06-27 02:56 fidelma Tripp | General Questions: Hi, Im a designer for a climing frame company where all our parts are modular. The overall idea is that a customer (with no understanding of sketchup) can go onto our website and build there own climbing frame just by dragging and dropping in there chosen parts. This means they can customise there design so that it will fit into there garden, be as large or small as they like and will only have parts that there children really want and will use. I have converted all our parts (eg slides, climing nets, different roofs) into 3D models in sketch up. When i open a component up (eg climing frame structure) i want to be able to drop in another component (eg a slide) which will automaticaly click or mate to a desired surface. Just by hovering over the area. E.G If you have a climbing frame tower you can drag and drop in a slide to attach to one of the climbing frame sides. The idea is the slide will attach correctly to the climbing frame just by hovering over the chosen side. Also The slide will automaticaly rotate round to corectly fit onto the climbing frame. From responces from other forums i understand that this may be possible using Ruby however, i am very stuck so if any one could help i would be extreamly greatful. I hope all this makes sence. Thank you! :) | Answer |
| 2008-06-27 03:09 Shannon | General Questions: Hello In the tutorial video that i was watching from google, the presenter was talking about integrating the products into a shopping cart system. Does anyone have any ideas how to do that or what software to use? | Answer |
| 2008-07-02 14:18 Amanda | Installing Smustard Scripts: I have used Smustard scripts before but am having some difficulty getting them to load into Sketchup on my work computer. I am trying to use the Make Faces and Progress Bar scripts. I have put them in the "Plugins" folder within the SketchUp file and then restarted the program but neither of the scripts show up inside the program. Is there something special you have to do if you're using a shared server?? Thanks | Answer |
| 2008-07-11 03:16 Nicole Rouillard | Using Smustard Scripts: Hi, I downloaded the | Answer |
| 2008-07-11 03:19 Nicole Rouillard | Using Smustard Scripts: Hi, I downloaded the Windowizer script and it seems to have installed because it comes up on the menu when I right click on the selected face but the follow-on menu appears grey (I can't select it). Is there something that I need, or should have done when saving/installing it. Perhaps I exctracted the sontents of the file incorrectly? I copied all the files out of the compressed windowizer folder into the Plugins folder. Thanks | Answer |
| 2008-07-18 09:44 Benjamin Miner | General Questions: I'm interested in Time Track, and possible some other plugins...I use Sketchup for cabinetry design. My question is simply - are these Mac compatible? | Answer |
| 2008-07-21 10:39 Jared Gould | General Questions: I need lines of alternating long dashes and dots, as well as lines of alternating long dashes and two dots. The on-line info for the "dashed-lines" script showed alternating long and short dashes which might work for the first, but nothing close to the second. Is something available and not shown (alternating long dash and two short dashes )? Can it be added by a Ruby illiterate? Can it be added by Smustard? These are required for patent drawings, so I can't be the only one who'd like to see them. | Answer |
| 2008-07-30 11:33 Hai Nguyen | General Questions: Can we use a script as an office wide share or do we have to purchase multiple copies (or are there a limit of users per copy)? | Answer |
| 2008-07-30 21:50 Lesley Clarke | Using Smustard Scripts: I have just downloaded Flightpath and placed the script in the plug-ins folder. When I select a line and right click I get Flightpath on the context menu but no dialog box appears to enter the speed. Have I missed something? Thanks for your help. | Answer |
| 2008-08-03 08:00 Mark Doyle | General Questions: I'm in the process of constructing a new driveway to my house using small block paviers (8"x4"). The falls of the driveway are fairly complex, I have created the perimeter of the proposed driveway in Sketchup and then applied the Soap Skin plugin to create a surface using a relatively small grid. Is there any quick and easy way to determine the z offset for the grid intersection points to help me generate a list of levels to assistme in the setting out of the driveway? | Answer |
| 2008-08-05 15:14 Cameron | Using Smustard Scripts: I just bought the flatten script. It is very slow and then it crashed when flattening only a few lines. How can I make this work better? Or if it doesn't work better, how may I get my money back? Thanks, Cameron | Answer |
| 2008-08-08 14:55 mohammed | Using Smustard Scripts: i have installed the subdivide & smooth, eventhough it works the icons of the toolbar don't show, wondring why not? | Answer |
| 2008-08-17 04:48 mark | General Questions: Hi, i would really appreciate a pointer on this one. I have been using the script to make flight paths and its animating fine in sketch up, but, when i try to render it with vray it gives me a set of (still) images (that when put together - like a 'flick book-' would form an animation) and not a video file that will play. I am quite new to this and i assume i am missing something quite simple. it is however doing my head in so if someone could help i would be eternally grateful! Many thanks Mark | Answer |
| 2008-08-19 14:55 roger solano acosta | Using Smustard Scripts: he tratado de varias maneras aplicar la herramienta "intersect overlaps" y no ha sido posible que funcione correctamente, en un pricipio pense que las lineas importadas desde autocad no eran coplanares, sin embargo me tome el tiempo de redibujar en autocad las lineas con la misma elevacion utilizado las herramienta BPOLY para crear las regiones correspondientes y así poder exportar el archivo como WBLOCK para posteriormente importarlo en sketchup. Pues, la sorpresa es tampoco funciona la herramienta, dado lo anterior les agradeceria su ayuda para corregir este problema ya que hasta el momento no le he encontrado la utilidad mencionada en su pagina. cordialmente, roger solano | Answer |
| 2008-08-24 10:43 TqM | Using Smustard Scripts: Subdivide and Smooth does not auto update. It say that the proxy is no longer a component right from the start. Why is this? Other plugins in use include: Vray (latest) FFD All Google supplied plugins | Answer |
| 2008-08-28 06:47 Liz | General Questions: I am an intern landscape architect and I have been working on several models and I keep having some of the same issues. 1).Roofs are confusing, and if there could be some script to help me out with them and edit them better this would save a lot of time. 2). Sometimes I get an assignment on an open model thats still being worked on. I usually explode these acad files, then reload and explode more the updated versions. After all this, I end up having such large files. Any tips you can give me? If there is a good script or if their could be a new script to help me delete the old expoded file and re-load the current autocad file I would much appreciate this. 3). When I make a video of a sketchup file the files end up being rather small. Is there a way to control the image quality of the exported file? Thank you so much your scripts save so much time! | Answer |
| 2008-09-24 06:03 Finearc | Using Smustard Scripts: I am using the subsmooth script and for some reason it refuses to update automatically on my computer only. I tried on another computer and it worked fine. The other strange thing I get is that the first time I apply the script on a group box it turns all black. On another computer it acts as in the demo video: the box becomes transparent gray, and the inside shape light gray. What am doing wrong??? | Answer |
| 2008-10-03 08:16 john | General Questions: do the scripts and rubies available work on mac's? | Answer |
| 2008-10-05 08:44 toxicvoxel | General Questions: Does the scene exporter script support sections in images? | Answer |
| 2008-10-16 04:51 Jaimie Forrester | General Questions: I am a bit confused as regards to licensing. In the terms of agreement is states that you may copy them to your computer if freeware and if you are an entity you need to buy seperate licenses? I currently use this at home, but would like to some of these scripts at work and for others to use them. Is this possible, what is the procedure? All are freeware. Many thanks | Answer |
| 2008-10-18 04:30 Max Coppoletta (CadFather) | General Questions: Hi, i just noted that some of the scripts have been updated - what is the procedure? i read Rick's suggestion to go to 'my smustard' but i cannot find such page... Thanks Max | Answer |
| 2008-10-18 04:34 Max Coppoletta (CadFather) | General Questions: Sorry for the trouble! - i got it..through the toolbar plugin Cheers Max | Answer |
| 2008-10-19 14:44 Charlie Kocourek | Using Smustard Scripts: I bought exploder.rb. I received the email and downloaded the file into the plugin folder, but I do not see it in Sketchup. Where should it be? Thanks, Charlie | Answer |
| 2008-10-21 12:06 Chuck | General Questions: I am a complete neophyte re Smustard. I use SU6, and am trying to extrude imported dxf/dwg files (I think I need to make faces out of the closed, many segmented curves I drew in AI). No luck with that, but I've just Googled across Smustard. So How does one get started using the scripts? I've zero idea what to do. Pretend I know nothing, and this'll work... I've downloaded 'progressbar.rb' and 'makefaces.rb' and put them in a folder, "Plugins," located in Applications/Sketchup6 folder, but I have no idea how to get these things to run. I've relaunched SU a couple of times but don't see any new choices appearing in the menus. I've tried 'launching' the .rb files on their own but of course they just appear in TextEdit. OK, I'm lame, but I'm game. What totally obvious steps am I missing? BTW, My machine is a 2.5GHz Intel Core Duo MacBook Pro with 4Gb RAM running 10.5.4. | Answer |
| 2008-10-22 11:19 Adam | Getting Started: I purchased some scripts today. I have copied them in the plug-in folder and re-started Sketchup. But I can not see the scripts when I open the Plugin Dropdown in the SketchUp tool bar. How can I see them. Adam | Answer |
| 2008-10-29 15:25 Steve Best | Using Smustard Scripts: I purchased-downloaded Time v.1.30 by Octavian 'TBD' Chis...How can I ask Chris how I may enlarge the font size of the Time text displayed on the animation frame. Right now, when I export the somewhat de-res'd animation to an AVI, the time text is hard to see clearly... I there some simply script lines to even hard-wire into the script to enlarge, maybe BOLD them ? Thanks...steve | Answer |
| 2008-10-30 21:48 byron sinclair | Using Smustard Scripts: I downloaded the Housebuilder script and was wondering if I did something wrong. I have the plugin in the correct place (plugin folder on my Mac) but each time I open up Sketchup I get a load error message which reads: no such file to load -- HouseBuilder/HouseBuilderTool.rbError Loading File HouseBuilder_extension.rb no such file to load -- HouseBuilder/HouseBuilderTool.rb The plugin works fine I'm just concerned about the message. Any ideas? Thanks, Byron | Answer |
| 2008-11-10 17:27 Nathan | General Questions: I'm looking for a script that will allow me to add the model file name and path as a stamp on exported images. I have yet to find one and writing it myself is way over my head. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks, Nathan | Answer |
| 2008-11-12 05:15 Achim | Creating Ruby Scripts: Hi I have buy some of scripts, nice work. If i have som susgestions to new scripts, canyou do it? Yours Achim | Answer |
| 2008-11-18 10:18 John Howard | General Questions: I'm trying to use stitcher, but all it ever does is pop up a message saying "Please select only two faces." I draw two separate curves with the arc tool, select them and invoke stitcher. No matter what orientation, no matter if they're closed with a line across the ends, or the two curves are attached at each endpoint, same message. What does it want?! Am I misunderstanding the tool... how is it different from the Sandbox "from contours" tool? | Answer |
| 2008-11-22 19:03 dale Thaw | General Questions: hey~ there doesn't seem to be a plugins folder in my sketchup bundle. i went to library, app. support, sketchup 6, but no plugin folder. any ideas? | Answer |
| 2008-11-24 13:20 Mark C. Vanderslice | General Questions: I've purchased Nudge for Sketchup previously. Is it compatible with Sketchup version 7.0? | Answer |
| 2008-12-05 12:37 Stefano Manfredi | : ho pagato due volte il plugin"subdivide and smooth" ma non ho ricevuto niente, potete aiutarmi? | Answer |
| 2008-12-19 11:00 dave fisher | General Questions: Hi Not directly telated to Sketchup, but Corel draw. I see your name mentioned in news groups and you may well know the answer. I am inporting shapes drawn in Autocad to Corel via DXF files - I am unable to fill any of my shapes ? I have tried WELD etc but nothing seems to work and let me fill thos damn shapes ! Any help / pointers would be appreciated - Merry Xmas Rgds Dave - UK | Answer |
| 2009-01-05 23:32 Terry Murphy | Installing Smustard Scripts: Just purchased Windowizer4 and need to get some help about where to find the place to put it...Also, is there a PDF manual of some sort?....Can you tell me where I can get it? Terry Murphy | Answer |
| 2009-01-24 14:15 open_source_advocate | Using Smustard Scripts: Why are the "free" scripts put under a license that prohibits modifying the source? What if i want to change the menu location from tools to plug-ins? That simple fix would put me in violation of the EULA. Why are "free" scripts not released under the FOSS license? I can understand these restrictions on pay scripts but find them ridiculous on free scripts Please explain your reasoning here. | Answer |
| 2009-01-25 08:27 Dennis Boone | General Questions: I can not locate the House Builder script that I heard about on one of the Base Camp videos. When I do a search it says that it can't locate it. | Answer |
| 2009-02-01 09:53 david William Wilkin | Getting Started: Plugins for the mac version, how do you find them and where to you put them | Answer |
| 2009-02-07 14:06 omar | : salut apres avoir telecharger (make faces) je n'arrive pas l'ouvrir que dois-je faire merci | Answer |
| 2009-02-10 03:49 bernlwc | Getting Started: i was just wondering, which smustard plugin do you recommend to create 'free forms'? organic forms are hard to perform in sketch...buts SU is one of the best and fastest 3D softwares around...able to do free forms will definitely give me the edge...plz reple as soon as possible...thanks! | Answer |
| 2009-02-21 14:37 Robert Tuss | Using Smustard Scripts: the explode implode script- I cant seem to get it to work- I am using sketchup 6 and 7 mac osx 10.5 | Answer |
| 2009-02-24 11:49 joe | Using Smustard Scripts: where do the exported pages go? i do not receive a dialogue box for saving the exported pages. thanks joe | Answer |
| 2009-02-24 18:02 ben | General Questions: Does flatten place each piece at the same place (0,0,0) or does it plac them beside eachother? | Answer |
| 2009-03-16 14:46 Jusitn | Using Smustard Scripts: I recently downloaded the dashedlines script, and I need to run it, but do not know how to. I also downloaded the required progressbar file, but do not know how to run that from the ruby console. I tried following the directions which were posted with the file and download, but could not figure it out. Please help. | Answer |
| 2009-03-16 14:50 Justin | Installing Smustard Scripts: I recently downloaded the dashedlines script, and I need to run it, but do not know how to. I also downloaded the required progressbar file, but do not know how to run that from the ruby console. I tried following the directions which were posted with the file and download, but could not figure it out. Please help. | Answer |
| 2009-03-17 06:28 rick | General Questions: How does Label Curve work? I have downloaded it but cannot get it to place text on a curve?? | Answer |
| 2009-04-20 12:18 marianne Melling | Installing Smustard Scripts: I have sketchup 7 and a mac and there is no scripts folder in the google sketchup folder. How should i download these files? | Answer |
| 2009-04-29 21:04 Kelly Thorson | Using Smustard Scripts: I cannot get the smustard proxy options to open. I have tried to select all sides of an object as well as all sides and the faces. How do I get it to work? I am using vista 64bit with sketchup7 | Answer |
| 2009-04-30 06:47 Jeroen | : Hello, I downloaded pageExIm and placed it in the plugin folder as usual. When I export pages I see the .sup file. I expect to be able to import the viewpoints/scenes in a new file but nothing happens. What am I doing wrong? I use a new file to reduce date from the old file with the exported pages. When the pages are in the new file I can copy and place the model from the old file, the filesize reduces considerably. Thanks for helping, Jeroen | Answer |
| 2009-05-12 15:06 toml | Using Smustard Scripts: Is there a way to edit a window created by Windowizer 4 without erasing it and starting over? | Answer |
| 2009-05-14 07:53 ananda | Using Smustard Scripts: I have a question about the latest Windowizer. All the walls in my architectural designs are two faces thick, so will this tool cut through both faces? If not, what are some good ways to create dynamic window components in this case? Thank you so much! | Answer |
| 2009-06-14 11:52 Thomas O'Boyle | Using Smustard Scripts: I have SkecthUp 7 and just bought and saved Flatten. I selected an entire model, started Flatten and nothing happens? What went wrong? | Answer |
| 2009-07-22 01:55 Mark States | General Questions: I am writing SU Ruby scripts to automate construction planning. I have found what I believe to be a defect in the .bounds.max and .translation functions for components (the returned values are only correct if the component is manually selected). I believe this is critical - since as a result the location of any object can not reliably be determined. I have a model and script to illustrate. 1. Where should I supply this data? 2. If this is a problem (and not user error!) how and in what timescale might a solution be available? | Answer |
| 2009-07-30 13:59 Dean Arnold | General Questions: Do you have a ruby that extracts "Entity Info" from a SketchUp screen, what ever is shown, or by layer to a csv or xls or something. I am interested in getting the "Areas" for "Faces" or "Lengths" for "Edges" or numeric "Text" for "Text" so as to use sketchUp for simple quantity surveys. Something that is simple to use. I wnat to have a simple method to get areas from traced resized drawings in SketchUp. | Answer |
| 2009-07-30 16:35 david | Getting Started: have bought dotted line script. i tried extracting 2 files toC:\\Program Files\\Google\\Google SketchUp 7\\Plugins but no work.....did get message progressbar.rb ...no such file to load. i think i need step by step instructions from download to install please... | Answer |
| 2009-08-06 12:46 Matt Tyree | General Questions: Is there a script for re pathing materials? (Like asset tracking in 3dsmax) I need to set new paths for the materials in the scene. | Answer |
| 2009-09-03 22:02 Jamie | General Questions: I am interested in the nudge script, but want to make sure it works in SketchUp 7, and also by what increment does it nudge, and does it work with Mac? | Answer |
| 2009-10-24 13:03 Alex | General Questions: I've installed MakeFaces plugin along with ProgressBar just to have a try and I want to uninstall them, but they doesn't show up on the Plugins folder on C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 7\Plugins directory. I know that they're there, because I can still use them, and the Folder Properties tells me that there are more files then the ones I can see. I already tried going to Control Panel to change my folders configurations and made sure I made all files (including system files) would be visible... I am clueless now. Thanks! | Answer |
| 2009-11-01 12:45 jim Meloy | General Questions: does profile builder work with Mac OX 10.5 and above? | Answer |
| 2009-11-06 08:37 carson | Installing Smustard Scripts: Followed path for install to plug in folder. Rebooted, tried 3 times, does not appear. Script dashed lines, mac osx 10.4 progress bar in plug in bar and have checked function on another script from smustard. help | Answer |
| 2009-11-06 11:02 Anthony Majoros | Installing Smustard Scripts: Guys, I can't download nudge. The 'save' to my Sketchup 7 Plugins folder reaches the 'complete' status, but then I don't see the file listed. I tried restarting SU, and restarting my computer, but that didn't help. When I click on the Plugins tab in SU, only Stitcher appears. Do you have any suggestions? Anthony | Answer |
| 2009-11-23 15:04 mary | General Questions: I just purchased the Ruby Script called Randor. I have downloaded it to the proper Plugin folder under google in my Program files. I have restarted Sketchup but cannot find the plugin anywhere in the program. How do I find it and use it? I have Google Sketchup 7. When I try to open the randor.rb file using sketchup, I get this message: This does not appear to be a Sketchup model. | Answer |
| 2009-12-02 17:03 keith | Installing Smustard Scripts: PLEASE HELP... I just bought and downloaded 'Subdivide and Smooth' and SketchUp7 has just gone crazy. When it opens now none of the tool bars are showing up.. There's no options in extensions in prefs, just the ruby option.Everything has gone but the files are still there in the finder. I didn't do anything to it except drop the plugin in its folder. So I took it out because of the way SU behaved but now my UI in SU is empty, no sand box, or SketchyPhysics, or Light up... What could've happened. The files are present in the finder and appear to be in the correct place... Have you ever heard of something like this. I don't really see what the plug in I tried to install had to do with it but that's when it all went wrong. It was running fine a couple of hours earlier and a restart did nothing..Hope someone answers...JKL | Answer |
| 2009-12-04 09:07 Dale | General Questions: on my mac, and I placed Subdivide and Smooth in Library/Application Support/ Google SketchUp 7/ SketchUp/ Plugins folder, where I place most Rubies. I quit and restarted SketchUp, but no SDS. Checked my Prefences/ Extensions, Looked in my tool menu, still nowhere to be found. Rebooted computer, in case. No Luck. Any suggestions would be appreciated. | Answer |
| 2009-12-04 11:50 philippe spencer | Installing Smustard Scripts: I have downloaded several plugins but when I try to open or install them, a window opens that says "this does not appear to to be a SketchUp file" What do I do? I had one file that was in a zip folder and I directed it to: C:\\Program Files\\Google\\Google SketchUp 7\\Plugins but a window opened that said this is not a valid location.....If I needed to create that location prior to sending it there, I don't have a clue as how to do it! Help! | Answer |
| 2009-12-08 13:15 Adria Ramsay | General Questions: I import CAD drawings into Sketchup where I can then apply materials. I've always had an issue when I import something like a desk chair it comes over a whole group, so when I apply a material the entire chair will be one material. I've been exploding the chair and adding materials to the expolded item, but when I explode it, it creates like a million faces. I thought that makefaces would help, but it really doesn't do what I thought it does. So, my question is, is there a way to select faces and merge them into one, or do you see a better way that i can import and apply materials? I can send a 3d drawing if that helps. Thanks! | Answer |
| 2009-12-10 05:18 Jonny Jansson | : Hur installera en .rb fil t.ex Weld in i Setchup? | Answer |
| 2009-12-18 12:17 Robert Neary | General Questions: I plan to purchase exim.rb. Once payment is made and approved, how do I obtain the script? Can I then download it immediately? Is it sent attached to an email? If so, how long does it take? Or...? Thanks, Robert | Answer |
| 2009-12-19 16:52 Aaron Jenkins | Getting Started: I'm new to this, and was wondering how to get started making a video game in the sketchup world I create, a first person shooter game seems possible but I dont know most of the steps necessary in doing this. I BELIVE THIS WOULD BE A VERY GOOD IDEA FOR SKETCHUP, I just need help. | Answer |
| 2010-01-04 15:47 christopher Gelber | Installing Smustard Scripts: Hi - I downloaded a script and it appears as an rb file on my desktop, but I don't have a "plugins" folder in my sketchup 7 (on OSX) under app support. | Answer |
| 2010-01-05 14:52 Ed | Using Smustard Scripts: The flatten.rb script isn't working for my model. The following is the log from the ruby console: Error: # (eval):44:in `>' (eval):44:in `update' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/flatten.rb:117:in `flatten_z' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/flatten.rb:103:in `each' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/flatten.rb:103:in `flatten_z' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/flatten.rb:126 C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/flatten.rb:126:in `call' This is the first time I've tried using the script. Any ideas on what's going wrong? -Ed | Answer |
| 2010-01-12 01:18 Frank Remmert | Getting Started: Hi, this morning I bought the subsmooth script. After installation, I started SU 7, but there are no icons in the panel. Frank | Answer |
| 2010-01-14 08:57 logan thrush | Installing Smustard Scripts: I downloaded makefaces scripts, and about 10 other scripts, for SU. I saved the script in the plugin file location that you instructed but only 3 of the scripts "installed" into SU when i opened SU. Weld and Stray Lines are there, but i can't seem to get the others to even show up in the plugin menu. what am i doing wrong? | Answer |
| 2010-01-20 16:19 tom heward | Installing Smustard Scripts: I have a Mozilla Downloader and when I go to download the MakeFaces Script it asks me to save it or download it to Notepad as it is text. When I download it to a text application it comes with the agreement relative to using your scripts. Do I just ignore this part of the script and then copy and paste the entire script into the Plug-in Section of SketchUp7 and does it matter how bit the fonts are or if they are bolded? Is there an application or program I need to download these Ruby Scripts with etc etc???????????? | Answer |
| 2010-01-21 17:30 Steven Monrad | General Questions: Bundle clarification please Does the one big bundle include all of the smaller bundles? Once bundle is downloaded can all scripts in that bundle be put into the folder in one operation or is it one by one? Thanks, Keep up the good work | Answer |
| 2010-01-24 14:31 Angela | Installing Smustard Scripts: I downloaded BoolTools and saved them to my plugins folder, but don't know how to access them in SketchUp. | Answer |
| 2010-02-09 05:39 edmond | General Questions: i don't have paypal here in lebanon and i wonna purchase some of your products how can you help me ? | Answer |
| 2010-02-21 15:23 steven jones | Using Smustard Scripts: Just tested Delete short lines in SU7 Pro in windows 7. It is deleting lines that are not exactly short, seems to be deleting the shortest lines. Is this correct? | Answer |
| 2010-03-02 12:50 Richard Crooks | General Questions: Hi I downloaded "drop.rb" and "progressbar.rb" and saved them into the "plugins" folder, but they do not appear on the Ruby console when I restarted SKP. Any ideas please? I have Pro 7.1 Cheers Richard | Answer |
| 2010-04-21 08:28 Peter | General Questions: how to extrude multiple entities at the same time | Answer |
| 2010-04-26 11:32 Vatsal Desai | General Questions: Hey, I have a mac, running sketchup 7 pro, i've tried to install scripts from smustard...i've successfully loaded and installed the script called "make faces". i wanted to install progress bar, and another called extend_close_lines. When i put the scripts in the proper location, and then run sketchup, the scripts don't show up. What do you suggest I try? | Answer |
| 2010-05-01 04:18 René Desaever | : Hoe kan ik de functie "volume berekenen" installeren op mijn i-Mac in het programma Sketchup ??? | Answer |
| 2010-05-03 13:43 michaelhollihn | General Questions: i have paid for this service, i have started to track time, doesn't this ruby keep a running tab of time logged per job? i spent 15 minutes in my first segment of time on a job...closed my file and computer and when i return to continue logging time, there is no memory of the first 15 minutes? | Answer |
| 2010-05-04 13:08 David | General Questions: I just purchased 5 scripts, where do I go to have them downloaded? | Answer |
| 2010-05-05 05:54 kader | Using Smustard Scripts: Hi: I am using Sketch 7 Pro. I purchased Dashed line Ruby script. and installed in the plug in 's folder. When I restart Sketch us I get an error message: error loading dashlines.rb exit.. Where do i go with dashedlinesEN.strings file? What do you suggest i do thanks.. Khader | Answer |
| 2010-05-08 08:41 fode toure | Installing Smustard Scripts: Where is the link for the second plugin that i bought yerterday? profilebuilder? | Answer |
| 2010-05-12 06:47 JohnHerbenson | Using Smustard Scripts: I downloaded utilities.rb and saved it in the plugins folder. When I open SU7 I don't see it working. | Answer |
| 2010-05-14 09:05 David Cavanaugh | Installing Smustard Scripts: I purhased and downloaded several scripts into my harddrive under Sketchup 7/plugins. I can see the files there but I can't run or open them. | Answer |
| 2010-05-25 06:42 Travis | Using Smustard Scripts: does the dashed lines script work for mac or windows? | Answer |
| 2010-05-25 14:30 Craig | Using Smustard Scripts: Hello, i do not understand why your dashed line script does not work all of the time. Same plane, different lines, same layer,same length, converts one line, not the other? Using drawing as "top" view camera angle to print as an electrical plan. I can send drawing if needed. Have spent more time trying to figure out problem than product is worth to me. Can you help? -Craig | Answer |
| 2010-05-29 14:45 Hayder | Installing Smustard Scripts: Hi, I have just purchased four rubies (see below) I went to the links you sent me I can not or not able to downlaod any ..please is ther an easy way! Smustard Script: intersect_overlaps.rb - http://www.smustard.com/verify/2B6364610B5067414431 Smustard Script: extend_close_lines.rb - http://www.smustard.com/verify/2B6364610B50674141091 Smustard Script: delete_short_lines.rb - http://www.smustard.com/verify/2B6364610B5067414451 Smustard Script: closeopens.rb - http://www.smustard.com/verify/2B6364610B5067414441 | Answer |
| 2010-05-31 04:05 Andre | General Questions: I am looking for a plug-in for SketchUp 7 Pro that can calculate the cost when I add items or finishes from a warehouse or library. I need to generate a building estimation from the 3d drawing/animation. Can you please point me in the right direction. Thanks. | Answer |
| 2010-06-03 10:17 Diane Dieterich | Installing Smustard Scripts: I installed your dashed line script at C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 7\Plugins, and then rebooted the computer. However, the plug-in didn't show up on the Sketchup Menu, although it is listed in my computer files. Help! Is there any way I could talk to someone there directly by phone? Diane Dieterich | Answer |
| 2010-06-14 12:18 van der Weide | : Ik wil graag pageExIm aanscaffen? Kan ik op andere manieren betalen? | Answer |
| 2010-06-20 21:47 Sean Ryan | Installing Smustard Scripts: Hello, I bought my first Ruby script yesterday from Sumstard to see how this works... Transaction ID: OU546865N7416005V I believe it downloaded and I used the location instructed, but it's not showing up in SU and I can't find it anywhere. I'm using Vista 64 bit OS...it seems like it loses a lot of things. Just wondering: do you have any ideas where I might find it, so I can try to get it work? Rubys sound great for SU if I can just figure out how to install one correctly. Thank you very much. | Answer |
| 2010-07-05 19:02 Frank Eckstein | General Questions: Is there a plug-in to test for "leaks" in a model? (If it were filled with water, it should not "leak" | Answer |
| 2010-07-22 11:20 Herman Kao | General Questions: Does profile builder work with the free version of Sketchup, or does it have to be the Pro Version? Thanks | Answer |
| 2010-07-27 14:45 jbieghler | General Questions: I'm having trouble with a clipping plane when I view my model in perspective of SketchUp 7.0 . . . Can anyone tell me how to eliminate or manipulate this plane? | Answer |
| 2010-08-18 15:36 Amy | Using Smustard Scripts: Hello, My dashed line script does not work. I downloaded the progress bar and dashed line. I put them in the application support plugin folder where I already have 'podium'. then I restarted my computer and I start sketchup and I do not see 'dashed line' in the 'draw' drop down menu. What I am missing? Thanks, Amy | Answer |
| 2010-08-19 06:22 Ernest L. Jensen | General Questions: Just logged onto Smustard. Would like to download a script. Searched for a script that I believe is in your catalog "Copy Along Path". Nothing. How do I find and download a script? | Answer |
| 2010-09-01 18:05 Jack | General Questions: I just purchased ProfileBuilder and I need some help. I noticed that the "Profile Builder Teaser" video showed that profiles could be created with colors and I don't know how to do it. I studied the user manual and still couldn't figure it out. Also, I tried to email the author but his email is no longer active. Please help! I've created a traffic barrier w/ ProfileBuilder... then went back and used the paint bucket tool to color the stripe on it. There's got to be a better way. Thanks, Jack 817.614.5820 | Answer |
| 2010-09-06 15:12 Ed Fossum | General Questions: I have two questions: I just purchased dashed lines and I'm finding that the dashed lines are dashes separated by dots. I've tried them all. Am I missing something? Also, the dashed lines print as solid lines. Help with these issues would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Ed. | Answer |
| 2010-09-06 15:23 Ed Fossum | General Questions: Please disregard my question. I figured it out. The plugin works exactly as I hoped it would, and I am able to print floorplans beautifully. Thanks for great work. Ed. | Answer |