How to create the custom plugin on 2023 version

[DanRathbun]

A prerequisite to writing SketchUp extensions is to understand how SketchUp works and how it’s models are organized.

• SketchUp Help Center

• SketchUp - YouTube

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(1) First learn core Ruby

• Index of Files, Classes & Methods in Ruby 2.7.2 (Ruby 2.7.2) (ruby-doc.org)

Ruby Learning Resources [WikiLists]

All seven of the lists below are set as wikis. INDEX PRIMERS & GUIDES BOOKS TUTORIALS REFERENCE TEMPLATES NEWS IDEAS

(2) Understand how Ruby extensions files and folders are organized:

• Extension Development Best Practices | SketchUp Help

• https://help.sketchup.com/en/extension-warehouse/extension-encryption-and-signing

• When organized correctly with an extension registrar script in the “Plugins” folder, SketchUp will load the extension when it starts up. The registrar script must instantiate an extension data object of class:

  • SketchupExtension API data class

(3) Study the SketchUp Ruby API which extends core Ruby.

• SketchUp Ruby API Documentation

(4) Examine example extensions:

• SketchUp/sketchup-ruby-api-tutorials (github.com)

@Akashw07

Will you please suggest some topic for writing an extension using ruby or c.

(5) Learn how to search the forum and a specific forum subcategory using the forum’s search feature (the icon at the top right.)

• Search form for ‘#developers:ruby-api’ - SketchUp Community