I watched a Youtube video about how to install an extension, and followed the steps appropriately, although for a different version of Sketchup and different extension, but I don’t see why it shouldn’t work anyway. The extension in question is Pathcopy. I put the extension file in the Tools folder …

[image] retroryder: I put the extension file in the Tools folder in the Sketchup programfiles, just like I was explained. Where did you get the instructions to do that? That’s wrong. [image] retroryder: It’s pretending like I haven’t done anything at all. No it’s not pretending anythi…

Several Youtube videos will show you how. For instance here: How to Install Plugins, and Extensions in Sketchup (software) - YouTube

Download Path extension here Extension | SketchUp Extension Warehouse And install like this [01] Then use like this :slight_smile: [02]

[image] retroryder: Several Youtube videos will show you how. For instance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UxaAocenEM&t=284s Watch the video again. He loaded it from a folder named “Tools” and installed it the same way @DaveR told you above and @robertjuch showed you. He did not save i…

Ok, I’ve managed to install and tested it a few times. It seemed to work a few times, and but it started acting weird and adding way to many objects, no matter what I told it to do. I tried starting a new project, and tested the extension again, but then it didn’t react at all. I tried uninstalling …

Oh, the copied object needs to be either a component or a group.

Yes. As it says immediately under the title. [Screenshot - 2_2_2018 , 6_42_35 AM] There are instructions for those who will read them. https://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/pathcopy

That might be, but to a beginner “components” and “groups” doesn’t mean anything. I barely know what they are. I’m just discovering these things.

Maybe you should worry about learning what groups and components are before you worry about distributing them along a path. Spend some time with the basics

Thing is, I know what a lot of things are, but I still will not remember everything I’ve learned before asking a question that I might know the answer to if I just think more about it.

Why isn't extension showing up?

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DaveR February 2, 2018, 12:44pm 8

Yes. As it says immediately under the title.

There are instructions for those who will read them.
https://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/pathcopy

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