SketchUp 2026 + OpenStudio Plugin Compatibility Issue – Always asks to remove OS content on open
Hi everyone,
I’m having a problem with SketchUp 2026 and the OpenStudio plugin on Windows 11. Every time I save an OpenStudio file in SketchUp and then re‑open it, I get a dialog saying it wants to “remove previously linked OpenStudio content” and only opens after removing it. Even if I open SketchUp first and then the file, the message still appears.
I have verified: • OpenStudio tools appear in SketchUp after startup (toolbars load) • But at file open time, the plugin does not load early enough and SketchUp doesn’t recognize the OS objects
I think this is a compatibility/loading timing issue between the plugin and SketchUp 2026.
Versions installed: • SketchUp 2026 • Latest OpenStudio Application (v1.11.0-rc2) + SketchUp plugin (v1.11.0-rc1)
Has anyone experienced this? Is there a known compatibility issue with SketchUp 2026? Is there a workaround or setting to ensure the plugin loads before the file opens?
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I'm on a Mac - not PC/Windows. I have no issues running:
This is an issue you weren't having with SketchUp 2025? The feedback reminds me of issues when saving .skp files (rather than solely .osm files).
I am also facing the same issue.
My setup: SketchUp 2026 (26.1.252), OpenStudio SketchUp Plugin 1.11, OpenStudio Application 1.11 (SDK 3.11), Windows 10.
When I create a model and save it as .skp and .osm, it works fine initially. But after closing SketchUp and reopening the .skp file, I get the message “Removing previously linked OpenStudio content” and the model appears blank.
The geometry only becomes visible again after opening the .osm file through OpenStudio Tools → Open OpenStudio Model.
It seems the OpenStudio plugin is not loading early enough when the .skp file opens.
I am also not seeing this, on those same versions on Windows. Is it possible that SketchUp's autosave or recovery are trying to load a SketchUp file?
@Vinay Gohel : What happens when you just open SketchUp (not double-clicking on any .skp file), then simply open the .osm file?
@Denis Bourgeois: When I open the SketchUp application and then open a .skp file, or if I directly double-click the .skp file, the previously linked OpenStudio model gets removed. The model only appears correctly after I open the .osm file using the OpenStudio tools within SketchUp.