Installing Plugins to newer versions of Sketchup

A lot of info in the WIKI says that Sketchup version 8 is required in order to use the ASE plugin. However, it is possible to use newer versions of Sketchup with that (and other) plugins... but the procedure has changed for the newer versions.

The SIMPLEST way to install plugins and extensions in the latest versions of Sketchup is to go to the EXTENSION WAREHOUSE (accessed from the main menu as WINDOW > EXTENSION WAREHOUSE), then browse and pick an extension and click INSTALL (Sketchup installer handles the details)

However, the MUVIZU ASE exporter plugin can not be found in the extension warehouse, so you have to install it manually. Procedure is shown below for manually installing both PLUGINS and EXTENSIONS to the current version of Sketchup:

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PLUGINS END IN ".RB", and they go here: C:\users\yourname\ AppData\ Roaming\ SketchUp\ SketchUp2015\ SketchUp\ Plugins\

This is a protected directory, so you'll need to do this as administrator, and you will also probably have to change some properties of the directory to make it visible and/or writable.

For plugins, just putting the .rb file in this directory should make it available in Sketchup the next time you open the program. A new entry should appear under EXTENSIONS in the main dropdown menu at the top of Sketchups window

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EXTENSIONS END IN ".RBZ" , and they go here:

c:\program files\sketchup\sketchup 2015\tools\

After placing an extension in this folder, it has to be "turned on" in Sketchup. To do this, open Sketchup and follow these steps: window > preferences > extensions > install extension > navigate to the folder shown above > select the .rbz file > open > acknowledge the warning about accessing your computer > ok

after doing this, depending on how the extension was made, it will either appear under the EXTENSIONS header on the main menu, or it will appear as a toolbar.