So what I did instead was what you normally do with all ruby script s - drop them right into SketchUp's plugin folder manually. Since I have an older version of SketchUp 8, I have no such button called Install Extensions. Then you navigate to where you downloaded your. You simply go to Window>Preferences>Extensions and then click on Install Extensions. If you have the latest version of SketchUp 8, all you have to do is follow the easy instructions on SketchUp's blog to install the new plugin. STL files are what you would use in 3D printing, and so having the ability to import STL files into SketchUp, or convert models you've made in SketchUp into STL files, allows you to add SketchUp into your 3D printing workflow. stl plugin announced on SketchUp's official blog. Here are some notes for effectively installing and using SketchUp 8 (Debian 11, Wine 5.0.EDUtutorial :: I have an older version of SketchUp 8, but I really wanted to try the new. Info on SketchUp 8 has been removed from the AppDB by the maintainers, and I think it might be useful to have a separate AppDB entry for SketchUp 8 for the reasons I give above. Version 8 of SketchUp was the last one to be released by Google prior to the sale.įollowing acquisition by Google, SketchUp was released with versions which are free to use, and also paid 'pro' versions.įor version 9 and later, Trimble removed important (for me) features from the free version, and also changed the licensing terms (v9 and all later versions disallow any commercial use of the free version - which I occasionally need).įor this reason, I (and quite a few others) continue to use version 8 of SketchUp. SketchUp was bought by Google, and later sold by them to Trimble. SketchUp is a CAD program, which runs well under Wine, and has an entry in the Wine AppDB (and also in winetricks).

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