add reload.rb to easily debug

README.md

@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ If you're a SketchUp Ruby community member, you need to fork this repo (If you d
 
 1. From your GitHub repo, send a Pull Request.
 
+#### Debuging advice
+
+To debug, the following steps will allow to reload the app without closing sketchup on each modification:
+
+- uncomment the line `` Sketchup::require File.join(PLUGIN_PATH, 'reload')`` in loader.rb
+- copy `` sketchup-stl.rb`` S file and `` sketchup-stl`` folder in `` SC:\Users\tks\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp 2023\SketchUp\Plugins`` folder 
+
+Once Sketchup launched, you can modify scrripts and reload the extensions by going to "Extensions">"Developer"> "Reload Code Files: sketchup-stl"
+
+
 
 ## License
 

src/sketchup-stl/exporter.rb

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def self.select_export_file
         title_template  = STL.translate('%s file location')
         default_filename = "#{model_name}.#{file_extension}"
         dialog_title = sprintf(title_template, default_filename)
-        directory = nil
+        directory = Sketchup.active_model.path
         filename = UI.savepanel(dialog_title, directory, default_filename)
         # Ensure the file has a file extensions if the user omitted it.
         if filename && File.extname(filename).empty?

src/sketchup-stl/loader.rb

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ module STL
     Sketchup::require File.join(PLUGIN_PATH, 'utils')
     Sketchup::require File.join(PLUGIN_PATH, 'importer')
     Sketchup::require File.join(PLUGIN_PATH, 'exporter')
+    # Sketchup::require File.join(PLUGIN_PATH, 'reload')
 
   end # module STL
 end # module CommunityExtensions

src/sketchup-stl/reload.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+module TKS
+  module SomePlugin
+
+    if !defined?(@gui_loaded)
+
+      # This assumes you have created a SketchupExtension object in a registrar
+      # file in the "Plugins" folder, referenced by a local constant EXTENSION.
+      UI.menu("Developer").add_item("Reload Code Files: sketchup_stl") {
+        prev_dir = Dir.pwd
+        Dir.chdir(__dir__) do
+          Dir.glob("*.rb").each { |rb_file| load(rb_file) }
+        rescue => error
+          puts error.inspect
+          puts error.backtrace
+          Dir.chdir(prev_dir)
+        end
+      }
+
+      @gui_loaded = true
+    end
+
+  end