In SketchUp 8 M2, we’ve added two features that should make using Rubies a whole lot easier: The first is a new button on the Extensions panel in SketchUp Preferences. The Extensions panel in SketchUp Preferences has a new button. Try explaining how to do that to your boss. Adding a sophisticated Ruby used to involve finding a specific folder on your system and putting a bunch of files in all the right places.

The tricky part has always been teaching SketchUp modelers how to install and access the Ruby scripts (Rubies) that they want to use. People have created thousands of great scripts-we consider the API one of the most useful things we’ve done. Anyone with coding skills can use the Ruby API (application programming interface) to whip up new tools that they can distribute any way they like. We’ve had a way for other folks to build SketchUp plugins and extensions for years. Having stated that maintenance releases aren’t always flashy, we couldn’t resist adding a few shiny, new things that we think you’ll appreciate: Mac: Choose SketchUp > Check Web for Update The best way to get it is to open SketchUp and do this: M2 is a free update for all users of SketchUp 8 and SketchUp Pro 8 in all 12 languages.

It’s been a few months since we released M1 since then, we’ve collected a fresh batch of performance tweaks and bug fixes-over 150 of them, in fact. They aren’t really about flashy new features they’re more like tune-ups for your car squeaks and rattles get fixes, tires are rotated, fluids are changed.

Maintenance releases are mini-versions that come out between major updates. In the world of software, the designation “M2” refers to “Maintenance Release #2”.

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