Coding your First SketchUp Extension (with Ruby)

Опубликовано: 16 Февраль 2025
на канале: Alexander Schreyer

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In this (beginner!) tutorial I give a very basic overview for creating a SketchUp extension from scratch using Ruby coding and then distributing it as an RBZ file. This covers basic Ruby scripting, but you can always read up on that topic in Chapter 7 of my book where I cover it in-depth. Find it here: https://sketchupfordesign.com/the-book/

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:59 Getting ready (with the Ruby Code Editor)
2:08 Getting the sample extension template
2:58 File organization for extensions
4:50 Editing the loader Ruby file
10:30 Editing the main extension Ruby file
16:15 Testing the extension's tools
17:25 Packaging the extension as an RBZ file
20:00 Distributing and installing the new extension

#sketchup #ruby #coding #scripting #extensions #plugins #softwaredeveloper #architecture #design

For more on what you can do with SketchUp, check out my site https://sketchupfordesign.com and my book "Architectural Design with SketchUp".