Notice: This user guide is based on the legacy connector.
We recommend using our new connectors instead, as they are easier to use and actively maintained. This legacy documentation may not be up to date.

If you’d like to try installing on a different platform or for a different version, you can do a manual installation. Note that the connector has not been tested on older versions or on different platforms. There may be issues, so feel free to report them on the forum.

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1. Clone the Repository

First, ensure you have git installed.

Run the following command in your terminal to clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/specklesystems/speckle-sketchup

This will create a speckle-sketchup folder with the connector files wherever you run this command.

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2. Build the User Interface

Navigate into the ui/ folder

cd speckle-sketchup/ui

Then run the following commands:

npm install
npm run build

This will create a html folder inside the speckle-sketchup/speckle_connector folder.

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3. Add the Connector to SketchUp

Find the Plugins folder for your SketchUp installation. On Windows for SketchUp, the folder will be at:

C:\Users\{YOU}\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\`{SketchUp_VERSION}\SketchUp\Plugins

Once you’ve found the equivalent for your OS / SketchUp version, copy the speckle_connector folder and the speckle_connector.rb file into the Plugins folder.