Can't edit textures in 2015 on a Mac with Yosemite

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In Sketchup 8 I use to select a texture, edit it in preview and when I saved it it changed right there in the model.

In 2015 when I select a texture to edit I get a failed to load message, and sometimes when it does open I have to save a copy so the texture doesn’t change in the model. I have to reapply the texture or use the replace texture extension. This doesn’t work on a model with any degree of complexity as the textures don’t fit properly. Are there any solutions and is Sketchup working to fix this bug?

Thanks

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Hmmm…you’re right. Painful. We’ll see what we can do.

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it’s not a bug that Apple changed how ‘Preview’ works…

if you enter this in SU’s ‘Ruby Console’ and it will open the folder where SU holds the file…

`open "#{File.join(ENV["TMPDIR"], ("com.sketchup.SketchUp.2015.") + ENV["LOGNAME"])}"`

Add that Folder to the ‘Finder’ Sidebar…

when your editing in ‘Preview do a File/Save As’ by pessing ‘Alt’ when ‘File’ menu is open…

Navigate to the ‘Finder’ Sidebar and selectthe Tmp folder >> click on the image [ to match it’s name], then ‘Save’…

Back in SU your Material will Update…

john

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Yea, but it works in 8. I consider it a regression bug on our part if 8 works and 2015 doesn’t.

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@Barry,

I just checked v8, and it fails there as well [Yosemite]…

it’s ‘Preview’ not SU, but I think if the temp file was in ‘private/tmp’ it would save…

john

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Thanks for your reply

I can’t save to the private/tmp file because I can’t find it

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Thanks. Perhaps a ruby console patch based on whatever v8 was doing right.

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Mine did not fail on v8. /tmp is a link to /private/tmp, and a directory with the sticky bit set.