From now on, the information on SUClock is maintained on the Plugin Home Page of SUClock. This is also where you can download the RBZ file.
Requirement: LibFredo6 v10.4b or above
If you land on this page and are unfamiliar with how to install Sketchup Extensions such as LibFredo6 or how to register on Sketchucation, please watch this video or refer to the Plugin page of LibFredo6.
SUClock helps you to track the effective time spent in Sketchup. The concept of effective time is based on the activity recorded within a certain duration, called idle time, which is a kind of ‘time to think’ (or the time to have a coffee).
SUClock visual clock.jpg
Time is tracked in a Project, which can group several .skp models. A Project is simply materialized by a file with extension .suclock to which you attach your models.
SUClock optionally displays a small clock showing the effective time spent in the project which your models are attached to. It also includes some statistics about where the time was spent (by models, by tools, by dates) which can be printed or exported in CSV.
SUClock screens.jpg
Language: English, French, Spanish, Italian
Menus: by default, it is installed in Tools > Fredo6 Collection > SUClock
Icon toolbar: by Default ‘Fredo6 Tools (only one icon)
The plugin is free, for private and commercial usage. There is a donation menu however.
SUCLock User Manual - English - v1.5 - 27 Nov 2013.pdf
ok I found a problem with this plugin... it's not taking me long enough to model stuff. I'm never going to make any money this way. can you add a double billing option? thanks...
Krisidious wrote:ok I found a problem with this plugin... it's not taking me long enough to model stuff. I'm never going to make any money this way. can you add a double billing option? thanks...
EscapeArtist wrote:Would it be possible to feature the system clock in the same window?
Do you mean the regular time? The one you have displayed in the Windows task bar.
Yes, the one and the same. I use auto-hide for my taskbar so that I have a little more real estate to view SU on, it would be very convenient to have current time and the time used in the same window rather than having to mouse down to the taskbar. Just a thought. If I'm the only one requesting this, don't bother, a truly minor issue.
Maybe the inverse will be fun ! Say you have just 10 minutes for make something in Su! A ring bells when 10 minutes inside SU effective are elapsed! Surfing internet is of course out of the count!
JClements wrote:I do kind of like the idea of an alarm the user can set for the overall project (or maybe even a model file) when X hours has been attained.
It would help to stay within a project's budgeted hours or within a budget hours for phase/task for a project.
John
John,
Would it be OK if I change the background of the clock (say to Red) to indicate that the time is over the limit (the limit will be set in the dialog box)?
A nice idea. What ever is the easiest to implement.
Alternative idea. One cirle. Green for well within budgeted hours, Yellow (or blinking yellow) for close maximum budget (ie., 2 hours), Red for over limit.
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Post Script: When I clicked on a link for donations via PayPal, I got a master page in French and my contribution did not take.
When exporting to CSV for opening with Excel, Excel doesn't recognize the day dates in their current format which is: "Tue 03 May" I think it recognizes dd.mm.yy or dd.mm.yyyy or dd.mmm.yyyy etc. or with a / - dd/mm/yy or even the backward American way which is mm.dd.yy. Anyone of those formats, preferable the first and second would be great!
On the other hand the month column is recognized OK.
Halroach wrote:If I'm working on several sketchup models at the same time which are all linked to the same project, might there be any time syncing problems?
In principle, this should work. I am interested in your feedback however if you find issues. Just remember that activity is tracked on events, not on focus, i.e. when you use interactive SU Tools or scripts.
This small update just adds an extra column with the date formatted in Excel compliant format (dd-mm-yyyyy) for the CSV export of the view by Day/Month. This fixes a problem mentioned by Halroach.
Fredo6 wrote:NEW RELEASE: SUCLOCK 1.1b - 19 May 11
This small update just adds an extra column with the date formatted in Excel compliant format (dd-mm-yyyyy) for the CSV export of the view by Day/Month. This fixes a problem mentioned by Halroach.
I was wondering what the capabilities were for employees. could this be installed on an employee's computer to track his time? and I know it could. but could it be a protected file? how would you know that no one had edited the file for time tracked? if someone sends me their file will it show the clock on it and how much time has been used?
just thinking outloud... and as I have said before, fantastic plugin Fredo...
This looks like yet another 
