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Title: Sketchup 2013- where are my shop drawings?
Post by: romanccm on January 30, 2014, 11:04:31 AM
So I got a new computer, and got the new sketchup program whether I wanted it or not.  Put the TF rubies on, they showed up where they were supposed to- but when I select 'make shop drawings' nothing happens.  Anyone have a clue where those are going?
Title: Re: Sketchup 2013- where are my shop drawings?
Post by: bmike on January 30, 2014, 03:07:56 PM
Did you install the rubies using the extension wharehouse? Or just copying them into the plugin folder?

You should get a dialog box asking where you want the part saved. If not, something is broken.
Title: Re: Sketchup 2013- where are my shop drawings?
Post by: romanccm on January 30, 2014, 06:08:35 PM
Thanks Mike, I installed using the warehouse-- all of the other options show up (make joint, show peg, etc) and shop drawings does too just dosn't seem to go anywhere, and there is no noise either.  Weird.  I guess I will try uninstalling and reinstalling.
Title: Re: Sketchup 2013- where are my shop drawings?
Post by: romanccm on January 31, 2014, 09:59:21 AM
So I uninstalled both sketchup and the rubies and then re-installed them.  Same thing- should I take this up with Trimble at this point I wonder?
Title: Re: Sketchup 2013- where are my shop drawings?
Post by: bmike on January 31, 2014, 02:06:51 PM
are you not getting the dialog box to save them? really weird behavior, from how you describe it.
Title: Re: Sketchup 2013- where are my shop drawings?
Post by: romanccm on February 01, 2014, 11:24:09 AM
Nothing at all.  The component highlights edges in blue, I right click, select Make shop drawings and then the RC menu disappears and nothing happens.  The selected component remains edged in blue afterward. I was able to use it on last version, select the object, make shop drawings and a window would come up with the layout view overlaid by the dialog box for saving options- with the update I got nothing.
Title: Re: Sketchup 2013- where are my shop drawings?
Post by: romanccm on February 12, 2014, 02:49:48 PM
All right- this is getting a bit crazy.  I have a brand spanking new computer out of the box, put sketchup on, put TF rubies on and the same thing happens- click on make shop drawings and get nothing.  The button is not grayed out, it closes the menu but then does nothing.  GAH!
Title: Re: Sketchup 2013- where are my shop drawings?
Post by: bmike on February 12, 2014, 04:55:13 PM
It might be a permission issue. Are you running SketchUp as an administrator?

I'll email Clark and let him know about this thread.
Title: Re: Sketchup 2013- where are my shop drawings?
Post by: klpauba on February 17, 2014, 11:08:53 AM
I'm having the same experience -- loaded just fine and appear to work but I get no shop drawings.
Title: Re: Sketchup 2013- where are my shop drawings?
Post by: romanccm on March 03, 2014, 10:19:49 AM
I am the only account on this computer, so am certainly the admin.  Thank you guys for all the help!
Title: Re: Sketchup 2013- where are my shop drawings?
Post by: romanccm on March 03, 2014, 12:07:45 PM
To heck with it, the scripts run fine with my newly installed sketchup 2014.  Thanks for the help!
Title: Re: Sketchup 2013- where are my shop drawings?
Post by: klpauba on March 03, 2014, 02:32:49 PM
Thanks romanccm, that fixed it for me too!