Brief Installation Instructions
The plugins require SketchUp® 7.
The plugins are installed in the same manner as all other SketchUp® plugins.
If you are unfamiliar with installing SketchUp® plugins, you may want to follow the more detailed instructions here.
The download files below contain three files:
curve_maker.rb
taper_maker.rb
stock_maker.rb
and a folder named "ctsMaker" containing five additional files:
ctsLangEN.strings
ctsMaker.rbs
curve_menu.rb
taper_menu.rb
stock_menu.rb
To install (or overwrite a previous installation), copy the first three files and the "ctsMaker" folder into SketchUp®'s "plugins" folder.
The About box for each plugin contains important legal terms under which the software is provided at no charge. In particular, no warranty is provided and no liability is accepted for any problems encountered using the plugins. If these terms are not acceptable to you, please do not install and use the plugins.
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Documentation
Download an out of date user guide in PDF format here: UserGuide.pdf (840kb) [v 1.03 - Updated 2008-08-17]
Download release notes in PDF format here: ReleaseNotes.pdf (23kb) [v 1.1 - Updated 2009-06-19]
Mac OS X
Mac OS X users can choose to download either a .dmg (disk image) file or a .zip file. For most Mac users, mounting a .dmg file and copying the files it contains is a little easier and more familiar than dealing with a .zip file, but the .dmg file is larger than the .zip file and will take longer to download.
.DMG File
Download and mount this .dmg file: drawmetal_plugins.dmg (5mb) [v 1.1 - Updated 2009-06-20]
.ZIP File
Download and unzip (expand) this .zip file: drawmetal_plugins.zip (227kb) [v 1.1 - Updated 2009-06-20]
Windows 2000/XP
Download and unzip (expand) this zip file: drawmetal_plugins.zip (227kb) [v 1.1 - Updated 2009-06-20 ]
Toolbars for Mac OS X & Windows
Thanks to the generosity of Max Coppoletta of Quarr-IT, toolbars are available for Curve Maker and Taper Maker.
Replace the corresponding files in the "ctsMaker" subfolder of SketchUp®'s "plugins" folder with the contents of zip file below:
Download and unzip (expand) this zip file: drawmetal_toolbars.zip (28kb) [v 1.1 - Updated 2009-07-22]
After installing the toolbar, the file hierarchy and organization should appear as shown below: