Google Sketchup Pro 7 is out
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I agree that dynamic components is a good addition but what else is new in SketchUp?
(I'm not talking Layout since I have absolutly no use of it.)
I havent seen any new features list yet so what else is new exept from minor UI changes?I'm not that shocked by the lack of bugfixes and core changes to SketchUp since I kind of expected it to be like this, but I am really sad that they havent listened to what we wanted.
Hi poly support.
Multi core.
Shadow bug fixed.
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great,.. we got the new hyper-announcement promoting Sketchup 7 blatantly, and guess what,.. we can't post to disagree with things like
@mike lucey said:
I think Layout has now grown up and will be adopted by many
professionals with a need to communicate their design ideas
to clients.
Snap out of it ,... only a fraction of people use Layout, (and will ever use it) people need editing freedom that Layout can't provide!
I still have not seen a proper layout presentation, in the years since the first release of Layout, but I've seen many more that a couple using the CAD->Sketchup->Photoshop workflow, that include character, wow-factor, and individuality. I never managed to see Layout in this picture or produce these outcomes as much as I tried.PS: I'd be very positive about this release if it weren't to cost me anything to upgrade.
I suppose being beta testers you have the new version for free. Then you try to convince the rest of the people that the new release is ok. That sucks where I am from. -
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Complete list of new features is now up
http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=115424
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@unknownuser said:
great,.. we got the new hyper-announcement promoting Sketchup 7 blatantly, and guess what,.. we can't post to disagree with things like...
Might i enquire as to what you were posting about there, if not to disagree.
@unknownuser said:
Snap out of it ,... only a fraction of people use Layout, (and will ever use it) people need editing freedom that Layout can't provide!
I still have not seen a proper layout presentation, in the years since the first release of Layout, but I've seen many more that a couple using the CAD->Sketchup->Photoshop workflow, that include character, wow-factor, and individuality. I never managed to see Layout in this picture or produce these outcomes as much as I tried.I wouldnt be so quick to dismiss layout, especially for a more technical level of presentation.
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@pixero said:
@unknownuser said:
New Ruby APIs have been added.
Anyone found out what they are?
The only thing I found is this which leads to nowhere...
http://code.google.com/more/#products-apis-sketchupI'd suggest going to the What's New in this Release page and answer 'No' in the 'Was this information helpful?' bit at the end with the excuse that 'It's unclear'!
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Remus, even with the advancements Layout is a toy. My architecture students have nearly universally preferred Google Docs' simple "Presentation" application to Layout for any number of perfectly valid reasons besides simple stability, and no firm I have worked with uses anything less than Illustrator or InDesign for formal document preparation or Powerpoint or Flash for presentation.
The manpower/hours should have been spent on the core application.
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I think that with those dynamic blocks will be possible easily to create parametric blocks, that with certainty would be possible to imitate Revit.
Then don't disrespect that progress in the sketchup. I also think if those interface of dynamic blocks will be available by script ruby, then his power will be unimaginable.
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Try it.
I've always considered spreadsheet algebra (which is what constrains the DCs) to be one of those tasks associated with a part of architecture that I simply do not want to be a part of...the bookkeeping, schedule-writing, soul-sucking part.
Well, I'm off to learn something else.
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After reading all posts here, and the updated "What's new" page, even if some good work is done in this release...i just feel disapointed...for all the reasons that the community already spoke about (hi-poly, shadows...)
I'm afraid that Google is considering sketchup more than an add-on for google earth than a real independant and powerfull software. For me, all the updates are just to get the modelling a little easier, but are not real new features...this is just my feeling.
Hope this will evolve in the future.
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@lewiswadsworth said:
Remus, even with the advancements Layout is a toy. My architecture students have nearly universally preferred Google Docs' simple "Presentation" application to Layout for any number of perfectly valid reasons besides simple stability, and no firm I have worked with uses anything less than Illustrator or InDesign for formal document preparation or Powerpoint or Flash for presentation.
Its worth looking at Layout again. I don't believe their time was wasted in developing advancements to Layout. FYI - with the vector or hybrid export you can open PDF's in Illustrator to change,hide or alter the appearances. Which gives you amazing control of line styles and weights. Complex patter brushes, artistic brushes, dashed lines, etc.
FYI - even with Layout ver1 I created 40 pages SD documents. Sure it was pushing Layout ver1 pretty far and I had to be patient. But this workflow saved me tons of time by avoiding going to Photoshop and InDesign.
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Lewis, you dont have to bother entering any data if you dont want to, you can just just download other things people have made.
I think its also worth considering the fact that if you do start making dynamic components you only have to do it once, its not like your typing in spreadsheet values to define your models.
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Firstly I was wrong about Layout, vector output works, I've been experimenting with it at work today. It has come a long way and is much closer to where it should be. But for me cad paperspace will still be necessary for substantial projects.
Secondly, 7 isn't what alot of us expected but I'm sure (nearly) all of us agree that SU is still great, and our reasons that we use it probably go way beyond the software:
1 This Community. Without wanting to sound like an idiot, I feel that this community is the real owner of Sketchup.
2 Autodesk don't own SU. If @Last had sold out to them, SU would probably have been shelved straight away and I'd be still staring at a black Autocad screen 10 hours a day.
3 What the future has to hold for SU and it's users. Although it would have been nice to feel we had got a bit further with 7!
But I couldn't turn away from SU. Well done Google, sorry for the ranting.
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I think it is great!, but one question, can i re - install plugins? Or are these (suchs as Whaat's subsmooth)plugins only for SU 6 ?
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I think there was a few problems with a few plugins, but for the most part old plugins should work fine with 7. Just copy and paste them across from your SU 6 folder.
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Mostly they were tested and should work.
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@linea said:
Layout is still raster though isn't it? The ability to draw a 0.1 line in Layout would have been great, I cant really see how I can drop cad for Layout yet, much as I'd like to. Or am I missing something?
- If you have LayOut, you should be able to find the "Vector" pulldown.
- LayOut, in it's current implementation, is not meant to replace cad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQFFgO0KaQ0 lists the three top reasons to use LayOut.
Barry
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@unknownuser said:
Sigh. Where is Alan Fraser? He will tell you a thing or two about speeding up your models. He knows because he's a tree man, and when you dump about two dozen of his Comps into a scene you'll feel that need for multi-core real bad. Unless of course you apply some out-of-the-box thinking.
But why should we when there is technology available
@unknownuser said:
One of SketchUp's lead developers, John Bacus, has actually asked users at Basecamp exactly what this means. High poly support when orbiting, when modeling, with or without inference.
You see everybody whining about this feature but no one comes with any specifics and when they are asked for them no one replies. So by all means, SPECIFY what you mean with high poly support.My models tend to be large ones, models of residential developments with trees, shrubs cars etc etc. when it takes about 1 minute or so to orbit or zoom in or out and the screen freezers up, and i have my boss or a client looking at the screen its more than frustrating. its time this was sorted or at least commented on by someone from sketchup i think they owe us a reasonable responce.
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holy crap!! this is post is total sketchup war! Never thought today will turn out like this
hee hee they should actually change the topic lol -
Maybe this would not have been such an issue if it was not kept so secret. Even Apple does not keep things in the dark like this. There are rumors, there is hype generated and we had none of that. Now people are feeling disappointed.
I remember when @last gave us a hint about upcoming Sandbox tools, by posting a picture of toy truck in sand box
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