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Overview of Souvenir

Souvenir is a utility plugin for Sketchup providing a few productivity tools, currently:

• Infinite list of previously loaded models, whereas Sketchup has a limit to 9
• Task List a la GoogleKeep, stored by model and at the level of Sketchup (across versions)
• Quick access to the Plugin Directory(ies) of the Sketchup environment
• Favorites, that is the custom configuration of files, actions and links, to be recalled or executed in one click

History of previously opened models, with Preview, sorted by last access date

Tasklist at Sketchup level, also available at Model level

Favorites, as a configurable list of links to files, folders and URL, which you can launch in one click.

List of Plugins folders, with a direct way to open folders (useful particularly on Mac)

Discussion forum

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Installation of Souvenir

IMPORTANT: Make sure that you have first installed LibFredo6.

Souvenir is released as a regular RBZ extension file on the Sketchucation Site.

To download the RBZ file, use the red button on the right side of this page:

•  Download  If your are already logged in.
•  Log in to get it!  otherwise, in order to log in or to register to Sketchucation as a new user (this is FREE). Then you will be able to download the RBZ file.

Then, you can install the RBZ file from within Sketchup, via the Sketchup Extension Manager

If you are not familiar with the installation of Sketchup extensions and Sketchucation, it is advised to watch the video LibFredo6 installation.

IMPORTANT: Whatever way you choose, you MUST quit and restart Sketchup to get Souvenir (and LibFredo6) properly loaded.

After the installation, you should have the following footprint in the Sketchup Plugins directory:

Licensing of Souvenir

Souvenir pioneers the new License model of Sketchucation, called SCF License. SCF License is distributed as part of Sketchucation ExtensionStore v3.1 and above. So make sure you install it.

The license for Souvenir is however COMPLETELY FREE. The objective is to familiarize users with SCF License, which should be used for some commercial plugins published on Sketchucation in the future.

If you installed Souvenir but do not have a license yet, the plugin will simply work with reduced features:
   - History list is limited to 9 models
   - Tasklists are limited to 4 tasks

Licensing Souvenir requires 2 steps:
   1) Obtain the license
   2) Validate the license on your computer

Note that the plugin installation and licensing are two separate actions. You can install Souvenir as many times as you wish, including new releases. You validate the license only once, and this is for all versions of Sketchup, past and future.

1) Obtaining a license for Souvenir

Just go to the Souvenir Purchase Page on Sketchucation.

Click on the Free button, and simply enter your email address.

Then click on the button Get License . You should receive an email from Sketchucation with the Purchased License File attached, as well as some instructions to enable the license on your computer(s). Save the Purchased License File in a safe place. This is your proof of purchase.
Note: by precaution, check your spam folder in case the email is automatically redirected there.

2) Validating the license of Souvenir on your computer

When Souvenir is NOT licensed, a button License… is displayed in the Task List and History dialog box.

Clicking on the License... Button will display the License dialog box. You can also access this dialog box from the submenu License… of the Souvenir plugin (in menu Fredo6 Collection > Souvenir). The License Dialog box gives the status of the license for the device. When Souvenir is not licensed, it is indeed empty.

Click on the Validate License button and retrieve the Purchased License File (i.e. the file which was sent by email). You need to have an Internet connection for the Validation.

After opening the Purchased License file, the License dialog box should now show that Souvenir is licensed.

In the example above:

• The license has an Infinite validity and is of type FREE
  
• Souvenir Licenses are allowed for installation on 5 devices. The current installation has taken one device (e.g. one ‘seat’). You can use the same Purchased License File on 4 other devices.

YOU ARE DONE – All licensed features of Souvenir are now enabled. And if you install Souvenir on another version of Sketchup (including the next ones to come) on the same computer, Souvenir will be automatically licensed. No need to revalidate the license when you install a new release of Souvenir or Sketchup. You validate the license ONLY ONCE.

You can work offline: you can launch Sketchup and Souvenir without Internet connectivity. Only the License Validation (or Release) on a device requires Internet connection.

Permission to use this software for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, subject to License terms Distribution of this software for any purpose is subject to:   - the expressed, written consent of the author   - the inclusion of the present copyright notice in all copies.

History of Models

Souvenir keeps track of all models opened in Sketchup and provides the list of these models with a preview for retrieval, sorted by latest date of opening. Just click on the icon or use the menu Fredo6 Collection > Souvenir > History of Sketchup models.   Just double click on a model name in the list to open it.   If you hover over a model name, the full path of the skp file is displayed as a tooltip   The button Open other files… just call the standard Open File dialog box of Sketchup for selecting any skp file.

In the Souvenir toolbar, this icon will simply open the latest model

Task Lists

Souvenir maintains two kinds of task lists:

	By model, that is, data are saved within the model
	At Sketchup level, shared across all versions of Sketchup if you have several installed. This is useful to retrieve your global task list when you upgrade to a new version of Sketchup.

The user interface for each kind of task list is the same, and in the spirit of Google Keep

To Create a New task	Click to the end of a task and type Enter. This will open a new task right after. If you type Shift-Enter, the new task will be created right before.   Type text for the task. Copy / Paste by dragging is supported.
	These two icons at the top of the list allow to create a new task at the very top or at the very bottom of the list.
Text on multiple lines	If you need the text of a task to be on several lines, type Ctrl-Enter (Windows) or Alt-Enter (Mac) to open a new line.
Task Done / Open	Click on the checkbox to declare the task done, or on the contrary to re-open it.   Click on the small arrow to shrink or expand the ‘Done tasks’ section
Delete a Task	Click on Red delete button to delete the task. The icon becomes green and the text is in strike-through red. The deletion will only be effective when you save the task list, so you can change your mind by clicking on the green Undelete button.
Re-order tasks	You can re-order a task by clicking down the icon on the right side and dragging the task around at the desired position. This also works to make a task ‘done’, by dragging it at the bottom of the list in the ‘Done’ section.
Print and Export	You can Print the whole task list and Export the task list as Text, or as a CSV file for Excel.

Whenever you modify a task (text, status, delete), a button Save Changes appears. Do not forget to save your task list regularly.

Favorites

Souvenir maintains a list of favorites which can be links to any valid:

• File
• Folder
• URL

The list of favorites is displayed when you click on the Favorite icon.

Open or Launch a Favorite	Double-click on the favorite name or Select the favorite with arrows or mouse click and press Enter.   Favorites are stored at Sketchup level or at Model level (displayed in blue). So you can have favorites which are specific to a model (and to all models saved-as from this model thereafter).
Delete a Favorite	Click on Red delete button to delete the task. The icon becomes green and the text is in strike-through red. The deletion will only be effective when you save the Favorite list, so you can change your mind by clicking on the green Undelete button.
Create a Favorite	Click on the Create... link to enter the Edition dialog for the favorite
Edit a Favorite	Click on the Edit icon to enter the Edition dialog for the favorite

When you Create or Edit a Favorite, The Edition dialog box will adapt to the specifying the type, name and link of the favorite, as shown below:

Creation

File

Folder

URL

This PDF User manual in English describes the functionality available in Souvenir, as well as the method to obtain and install a FREE license, using the new SCF License.

Fredo6 Souvenir User manual - v1.5 - Nov 2017

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Souvenir 2.2b - 07 Apr 24: for SU2024 and bug fixing in Model History

Souvenir 2.2a - 02 Apr 24: Future compatibility

Souvenir 2.1a - 20 Nov 20: Compatibility SU2021 (file format)

Souvenir 2.0a - 25 May 20: Bug fixing and adjustments for Mac

Souvenir 1.8d - 28 Jul 19: Added the possibility to specify a custom directory for saving SU Tasks

Souvenir 1.8b - 02 Feb 19: added date and file size in tooltip of History

Souvenir 1.8a - 19 Dec 18: Small adjustments

Souvenir 1.6a - 25 Feb 18: Bug fixing

Souvenir 1.5a - 13 Nov 17: Implementation of Favorites

Souvenir 1.3a - 20 Sep 17: First public release