INSTALLATION

Extract the files from the Octane_1022t.zip file into the ../Sketchup../Plugins/ folder, keeping the sub-folder structure for several of the files  see below.

You must extract the files, keeping any sub-folders  so do not uncompress everything directly or open the archive, select and then drag+drop - as doing it that way youll probably end up with files in the wrong relative relationships.  On a PC you should use the extract option in your zip application; on a Mac a double-click might not keep them in their sub-folders, so you should use right-click unarchiver or stuffit_expander

If you are unclear about where your Plugins folder might be then type [or copy+paste] this line into the Window > Ruby Console:

  Sketchup.find_support_file("Plugins") + <enter>

Typically the PC path that is returned is:

  C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins

Whilst typically the Mac path that is returned is:

  Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Google Sketchup 7/SketchUp/Plugins


So there should be the following:

In the folder ../Plugins/

  Octane_loader.rb		The file that loads the current script below.

  win32ole.so			A file needed by the PC version of the tool
                        [since it does nothing on a Mac and could be discarded on a Mac].

  README.txt			This file which can be discarded
                        - it only explains the initial installation.

And in the folder ../Plugins/Octane/

  Octane_1022.rb		The script that sets up the Octane Render Sketchup Exporter tool.

  OctaneDialog.html		The file that is used to make the web-dialog for that tool.

  OctaneDialogStrap.png	The logo image used by the html file above.

  OctaneHelp.pdf		The main Help file.

And in the folder ../Plugins/OctaneFolderBrowser/

  folder_browser.html	A file that is used to make the folder-browser dialog.

  folder_browser.js		A file that is used to with the folder-browser dialog.

  folder_browser.css	A file that is used to with the folder-browser dialog.

  folder.png 			The image used for the folder-icons in the folder-browser dialog.

  folderup.png 		    The image used for the folder-up-icon in the folder-browser dialog. 
  
And in the folder ../Plugins/OctaneSlider/

  slider.js			    A file that is used to make the main dialogs sliders.
  slider_Bar.png	    The image used for the sliders bar.
  slider_Btn.png		The image used for the sliders button.



USAGE

After installation and the restart of Sketchup you should have an additional menu item to run the tool

File > Octane Render

Alternatively typing octane into the Ruby Console will also work

Read the main OctaneHelp.pdf for more details [there is a 'Help' button on the dialog]...
