INSTALLATION
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Extract the files from the Octane_1022*.zip file into the ../Sketchup../Plugins/ folder, keeping the sub-folder structure for several of the files  see below. [* is the version code, e.g. '-01']

You must extract the files, keeping any sub-folders  so do not uncompress everything directly or open the archive, select and then drag+drop the filesfiles [unless you are sure what you are doing] - as doing it that way you could 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 used by the PC version of the tool
                         [since this does nothing on a Mac and could be discarded, on a Mac].
  README.txt			 This file - it can be discarded as 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 main web-dialog for that tool.
  OctaneDialogStrap.png	 The logo image used by the html file.
  OctaneDialogBack.png 	 The background image used by the html file.
  OctaneToolbar16x16.png An image used for the Octane Render toolbar small button.
  OctaneToolbar24x24.png An image used for the Octane Render toolbar large button.
  OctaneHelp.pdf		 The main Help file.

And in the folder ../Plugins/Octane/OctaneFolderBrowser/

  folder_browser.html	 A file used to make the special folder-browser dialog.
  folder_browser.js		 A file used with the special folder-browser dialog.
  folder_browser.css	 A file used with the special folder-browser dialog.
  folder.png 			 The image used for the folder-icons in the special folder-browser dialog.
  folderup.png 		     The image used for the folder-up-icon in the special folder-browser dialog.

And in the folder ../Plugins/Octane/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
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After installation and the restart of Sketchup you should have an additional menu item to run the tool

File > Octane Render

There is also an Octane Render toolbar  by default it is not active  you can activate it from the matching 
View > Toolbars menu item [or Mac equivalent].  Clicking its button is the same as picking the main menu item.

There is also a right-click context-menu - Octane Render  it also works the same as the main menu item. 

Alternatively you can also type octane into the Ruby Console



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