sketchUcation

SketchUcation Tools 5.0 in SketchUp

In version 5.0 we overhauled Sketchucation Tools completely to make it easier to use and introduced tons of new features and functions.

Installing SketchUcation Tools in SketchUp

SketchUp 2018 and above

• Open SketchUp
• Go to the Extensions > Extension Manager menu to launch the dialog.
• Click Install Extension and choose the SketchucationTools.rbz
• Restart SketchUp to complete installation process

SketchUp 2017 and below

• Open SketchUp
• Go to the Windows > Preferences and choose Extension > Install Extension...
• Click Install Extension and choose the SketchucationTools.rbz
• Restart SketchUp to complete installation process

Toolbar and Menus

After restarting SketchUp you can access Sketchucation Tools via Toolbar or menu as shown below:

SketchUcation Tools is compatible with SketchUp 8 and above and allows users to install extensions and plugins into SketchUp using the ExtensionStore. There are over 900 plugins and extensions in the ExtensionStore that are free to install and use.

What does the ExtensionStore for SketchUp do?

• Search 900+ plugins and extensions for SketchUp
• Install extensions directly into SketchUp
• Install SketchUp extensions into custom folder locations
• Activate and Release licenses for Licensed Extensions
• Donate to the Developers of a SketchUp extension
• Manage your installed SketchUp plugins and extensions
• Save enabled/disabled 'Sets' of plugins or extensions
• Uninstall plugins and extensions
• Install a plugin from an 'Archive' (both ZIP and RBZ formats)
• Toggle the visibility of the Sketchucation Toolbar

Refer to the Help menu in the Sketchucation Tools dialog to see more detailed information.

5.0

• UI overhaul
• Quick Menu
• Update notification
• Licensing activation and releasing

4.4.1

• Plugin/Extension Manager bugfixing

4.4.0

• Web dialog improvements
• Progress and notification changes
• Path handling
• Licensing improvements

4.3.1

• Licensing improvements for managing seats
• UI fixes for tooltips
• New link pasting (Experimental)

4.3.0

• Protection against decrypting RBE
• Adjustment in the binary to manage seat release
• Refresh of GUI

4.2.9

• OpenTemplatesFolder menu item re-added

4.2.8

• Licensing changes
• Enabled online seat releasing

4.2.7

• Improvements in plugin loading time

4.2.6

• Displays more information (version info) in licensing dialog box
• More robust library loading
• More informative error messages

4.2.5

• Fixed backwords compatibility issue with MAC OS Mojave.

4.2.4

• Fixed an error with UNzip of RBZ in v2017/18.

4.2.3

• Fixed an installation bug which caused to fail to upgrade some licensing files.

4.2.2

• Security improvement at SCFLicense v5.2

4.2.1

• A maintenance upgrade to SCFLicense v5.1

4.2.0

• Contains SCFLicense v5.0 with several new features
• Binary update for MAC M1

4.1.3

• Added Open Template Folders to submenu
• Fix for Open Plugins Folder on newer Mac devices
• Small server side tweaks for better device compatibility

4.1.2

• Fix some compatibility issues with SU 2017 & SU 2018

4.1.1

• Tweak deprecated URI.open command found in some of the unzipping methods
• Fix for SCF.loadRBS error

4.1.0

• New binaries for MAC to avoid the error message ERROR_A0C, for Ruby 20 to 27
• Technical adjustment for the visual part (size adjustment of dialogs)

4.0,0e

Licensing fixes: - Fix for the release of licese on MAC. - Fix for the disappearing Global Status dialog on MAC.

4.0.0d

• "Help" button added to the licensing dialog

4.0.0c

Improvements at the licensing part: - Improved method to get the Local Data folder - Measures taken avoid the global status dialog to appear empty.

4.0.0

• Compatible with v2021 - but no longer suitable for <=v2016
• SCF License updated.
• For older RBZs PM us for a link...

3.1.8

• Fixes to My Shortcuts for MAC
• Fixes for SCF License Windows version for Chinese Windows

3.1.7

• SCF License Fixes

3.1.6

• SCF license fixes

3.1.5

• Non-ascii support for SketchUp 2014 and above
• SCF license fixes

3.1.4

• Bug fixes for SCF License support and ASCII characters

3.1.3

• Bug fixes for < SketchUp 2016 support

3.1.2

• Under the hood refinements to introduce Fredo Licensing mechanic.

3.0.8

• Compatibility with some older SketchUp versions restored.

3.0.7

• Dialog height is some v2017 installations readdressed.

3.0.6

• Typo corrected for unzip commands !

3.0.5

• Fixed long running glitch with some users accented user-names

3.0.4

• Added height fix for larger monitors and additional popup fix

3.0.3

• Added fix for dialog issue in SketchUp 2017

3.0.2

• Added Extension Warehouse signature for SketchUp 2017

3.0.1

• Bug fix for Additional Folder usage

2.5.0

• New rating system
• New My Setup area
• Bulk Updates

2.0.0

• Appearance of all main dialogs overhauled and improved.
• 'My Plugins' option added to 'Plugin Store' dialog's drop-down filter list.
• 'Sets' introduced in 'Plugins Manager'.
• 'Sets' introduced in 'Extensions Manager'.
• 'SketchUcation Archive Installer' [from RBZ and ZIP] added to submenu.
• 'Plugins Uninstaller' added to submenu.
• Better checks on ability to write files to the Plugins folder added, and improved related dialogs [if any].
• Dialog offering choice of Custom-Plugins folders [if any] improved.
• Compilation of list of potential Custom-Plugins folders improved.
• Creation of user's Temp folders etc 'future-proofed'.

1.3.0

• Beta version of 2.0.0

1.2.0

• 'Plugins Manager' and 'Extensions Manager' dialogs' information display and ease of use improved.

1.1.0

• 'Plugins Manager' and 'Extensions Manager' added to the toolbar.

1.0.0

• First release.