How to install an Extension: Tutorial

[DaveR]

@vstapelbsa

1/ When I go to try to access the 3D warehouse from within SketchUPI only get NO connection:

See the following links

Heads-up, SketchUp 8 and SketchUp 2013 users!

Hi everyone, If you use any version of SketchUp 8 or 2013 (Free, Pro, or Make), then this heads-up is for you! These versions of SketchUp are a few years old, and in them, we have several web-connected features that point to the old 3D Warehouse (hosted on Google.com). For the past few years, we’ve supported these old links by having Google redirect to our new 3D Warehouse on SketchUp.com. On June 1st, Google will turn-off these redirects. (Sadface). Unfortunately, this will break the 3D Ware…

http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/3000177[quote=“vstapelbsa, post:5, topic:12417”]

it only shows installed extensions such as Ruby etc…but NO button at all!
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Evidently you are using the first release of SU8. The Install Extension button was added in Maintenance release 1 or 2. (So long ago, I forget.)

@vstapelbsa

So where does one go now in 2015 to re download a newer version of SketchUP 8 without having to pay to Trimble for the new download ) if it still exists somewhere?

Of course it is 2016 now. SketchUp 8 hasn’t been supported for a number of years and you may be out of luck trying to get a later release of it. Even if you do, SketchUp 8 will not access the 3D Warehouse or other web-based resources as mentioned in the links, above.