sketchucation logo sketchucation
    • Login
    ℹ️ Licensed Extensions | FredoBatch, ElevationProfile, FredoSketch, LayOps, MatSim and Pic2Shape will require license from Sept 1st More Info

    Google Sketchup Pro 7 is out

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved SketchUp Discussions
    sketchup
    300 Posts 100 Posters 29.5k Views 100 Watching
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • R Offline
      remus
      last edited by

      If you want to make use of multiple cores you need to be able to split your program up in to multiple 'threads', with each thread running on a different core.

      Each thread needs to be able to run independently of every other thread but still contribute to the final task that needs to be achieved.

      Because of the real time nature of rendering in SU (i.e. making the model appear on the screen) it isnt possible to split the process up in to threads, and so the rendering engine cant utilise multiple cores.

      Thats my understanding of it, anyway.

      http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • thomthomT Offline
        thomthom
        last edited by

        Yup, that's true. It's not that easy to "just add more cores". It's a very distinct posibility to end up with a deadlock.

        But! They could make the UI more independant so it doesn't stop updating when rubies are doing heavy tasks.

        Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • R Offline
          remus
          last edited by

          Yeah, that would be very cool, nothing more frustrating than the white screen of doom popping up for half an hour.

          http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • GaieusG Offline
            Gaieus
            last edited by

            I think turning off the inference engine temporarily (or seletively) could be the way to go. Imagine that you can Orbit or change Scenes with inferencing off (in these two particular cases it is very unlikely that you'd like to snap to anything on the fly anyway).

            Also,similar to locked entities, there could be a "mode" where you turn off inferencing of some entities (particularly high poly entourage for instance).

            Selectively turning off inferencing is a continuous wish by many anyway. Imagine when you are trying to trace around an irregular, 2D shpe (like a person's body). All you need there is "On face" inferencing (and maybe locking).

            Gai...

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • C Offline
              chango70
              last edited by

              Correct me if I am wrong but surely exporting animation and images could use more than one core?

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • R Offline
                remus
                last edited by

                Probably, although id guess it isnt quite as simple as 'adding another core.'

                http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • K Offline
                  kwistenbiebel
                  last edited by

                  Whether it is by implementing multicore support, 64 bit, Gpu accelleration or any other technique....Fact is that Sketchup needs a speed boost by a serious clean up of its code.

                  We are only speculating on possible solutions.
                  It is up to Google to find a suitable way.
                  But from seeing what they have done from the moment they bought Sketchup up until now, I have serious doubts they are even capable of doing it.

                  The Sketchup core (engine?) itself seems untouched all that time.
                  With recession kicking in, I doubt that the development of Sketchup will be getting much attention the next months or even years.

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • R Offline
                    remus
                    last edited by

                    Only time will tell.

                    http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • K Offline
                      kwistenbiebel
                      last edited by

                      @remus said:

                      Only time will tell.

                      In a fast moving CG market, there is no waiting around.
                      Go talk to people working in any medium/large sized architecture firm, and they are struggling with the same hassles when trying to implement Su in a serious workflow.
                      The lack of communication on Googles behalf and ignoring specific needs might result in the Pro version becoming obsolete.

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • plot-parisP Offline
                        plot-paris
                        last edited by

                        come on Google! you can do it!
                        even the Microsoft guys finally made Vista fast, responsive and reliable (with Windows 7) 😉

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • B Offline
                          bonzai3d support
                          last edited by

                          @unknownuser said:

                          @unknownuser said:

                          Now people will turm more and more away to other programs, even to bonzai,

                          Vaporware.

                          Gentlemen,

                          We are pleased to announce that bonzai3d Beta has now been released. You can take it for a test drive by clicking on Get Beta from the upper right corner of the bonzai3d web site:

                          favicon

                          (www.bonzai3d.com)

                          Enjoy!

                          bonzai3d support

                          Explore * Design * Deliver
                          http://www.bonzai3d.com
                          Version 2.5 Now Available!

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • thomthomT Offline
                            thomthom
                            last edited by

                            @bonzai3d support said:

                            @unknownuser said:

                            @unknownuser said:

                            Now people will turm more and more away to other programs, even to bonzai,

                            Vaporware.

                            Gentlemen,

                            We are pleased to announce that bonzai3d Beta has now been released. You can take it for a test drive by clicking on Get Beta from the upper right corner of the bonzai3d web site:

                            favicon

                            (www.bonzai3d.com)

                            Enjoy!

                            bonzai3d support

                            Neat'o! Downloading... 😄 🎉

                            Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • 1
                            • 2
                            • 11
                            • 12
                            • 13
                            • 14
                            • 15
                            • 15 / 15
                            • First post
                              Last post
                            Buy SketchPlus
                            Buy SUbD
                            Buy WrapR
                            Buy eBook
                            Buy Modelur
                            Buy Vertex Tools
                            Buy SketchCuisine
                            Buy FormFonts

                            Advertisement