# Material library in ruby

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/material-library-in-ruby/136815>\
**Category:** Ruby API\
**Tags:** material\
**Created:** [September 21, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/material-library-in-ruby/136815 "2020-09-21T12:11:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![denis\_bolomier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/denis_bolomier/32/1580_2.png) [@denis\_bolomier](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/denis_bolomier)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/material-library-in-ruby/136815/1 "2020-09-21T12:11:18Z")

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Hi all,

In ruby, I’m looking to import some material from the default Sketchup material library folder on mac and PC

→ I was thinking it was close to the plugin folder but it didn’t. My material foder in “app support” are empty, …

Thanks for your help

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**Author:** ![slbaumgartner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/slbaumgartner/32/7302_2.png) [@slbaumgartner](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/slbaumgartner)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/material-library-in-ruby/136815/2 "2020-09-21T12:13:19Z")

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If by “default” you mean the built-in materials (as opposed to the default location of user-added materials) it is buried inside the app bundle, nowhere near plugins.

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**Author:** ![denis\_bolomier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/denis_bolomier/32/1580_2.png) [@denis\_bolomier](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/denis_bolomier)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/material-library-in-ruby/136815/3 "2020-09-21T12:13:50Z")

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> [@slbaumgartner](#):
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> If by “default” you mean the built-in materials (as opposed to the default location of user-added materials) it is buried inside the app bundle, nowhere near plugins.

yes built-in, thanks !

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**Author:** ![slbaumgartner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/slbaumgartner/32/7302_2.png) [@slbaumgartner](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/slbaumgartner)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/material-library-in-ruby/136815/4 "2020-09-21T12:15:12Z")

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There was another topic that asked how to locate it recently. They had code for both Windows and Mac.

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**Author:** ![DanRathbun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/danrathbun/32/500_2.png) [@DanRathbun](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DanRathbun)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/material-library-in-ruby/136815/5 "2020-09-21T17:13:27Z")

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> [@denis\_bolomier](#):
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> I’m looking to import some material from the default Sketchup material library folder on mac and PC

**Into a SketchUp model ?**

If so, the API doc on [`Materialsl#load`](https://ruby.sketchup.com/Sketchup/Materials.html#load-instance_method) shows how to do this.