Maxwell for sketchup not loading on Mac with Sketchup 2022

Extensions
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getting error trying to load Maxwell. Any help is appreciated.

Error Loading File /Users/thomasstewart/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2022/SketchUp/Plugins/Maxwell/init.rb

Error: #<LoadError: dlopen(/Users/thomasstewart/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2022/SketchUp/Plugins/maxwell/bin/osx/mx_r27.bundle, 0x0009): tried: ‘/Users/thomasstewart/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2022/SketchUp/Plugins/maxwell/bin/osx/mx_r27.bundle’ (mach-o file, but is an incompatible architecture (have ‘x86_64’, need ‘arm64e’)) - /Users/thomasstewart/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2022/SketchUp/Plugins/maxwell/bin/osx/mx_r27.bundle>

/Applications/SketchUp 2022/SketchUp.app/Contents/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.7.1/lib/ruby/2.7.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:92:in `require’

/Applications/SketchUp 2022/SketchUp.app/Contents/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.7.1/lib/ruby/2.7.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:92:in `require’

/Users/thomasstewart/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2022/SketchUp/Plugins/maxwell/init.rb:157:in `<top (required)>’

/Applications/SketchUp 2022/SketchUp.app/Contents/Resources/Content/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in `require’

/Applications/SketchUp 2022/SketchUp.app/Contents/Resources/Content/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in `load’

/Users/thomasstewart/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2022/SketchUp/Plugins/maxwell.rb:41:in `register_extension’

/Users/thomasstewart/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2022/SketchUp/Plugins/maxwell.rb:41:in `module:MX’

/Users/thomasstewart/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2022/SketchUp/Plugins/maxwell.rb:23:in `<top (required)>’

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From what I can see in your error message, it looks like the extension isn’t compatible. Have you tried contacting the Maxwell folks?

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no not yet. will try that… Thanks

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If you are using a M1 Mac, some extensions that aren’t compatible with M1 native mode will work if you start SketchUp using Rosetta.

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The error dump pretty clearly says that the loader couldn’t find a bundle version compatible with your M1 (arm64e) Mac. You should try starting SketchUp using Rosetta, as @Anssi suggested.

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