SketchUp 7.1?

phy · 27 Sept 2009, 13:12

I really like speed increase in 7.1. Good work developers.

@michaliszissiou said:

Sandbox does not work on MACOSX 10.5.8. Ups major bug.

Did you enable the sand-box extension?

michaliszissiou · 27 Sept 2009, 13:52

Sorry, I mean that I can't change parameters, so sandbox became useless.

But I'm not the only one.

@jeff jacobs said:

Try changing the size of the smoove tool on a mac.

phy · 27 Sept 2009, 14:10

The VCB or parameter box is disabled by default; try this command to enable it:
enableVCB
place it in the WebConsole
click eval and restart sketchup, it should work.

I had to do this to get mine to work too.

michaliszissiou · 27 Sept 2009, 17:00

Its simply not working. Thanks anyway. Maybe google should fix this major bug, otherwise its really useless for me.
BTW this webconsole doesn't seem to work.

update:

Re: Problem with specifying measurement when drawing
by bjanzen on Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:00 pm

Yea, on PC, the Measurements box never gets highlighted, and for some reason on Mac, it does and then doesn't accept input. You can make it go away by tabbing out of the Measurements box or making sure it isn't highlighted. We're looking at it.

b

(see, I can forget "VCB" if I want too)

jim smith · 27 Sept 2009, 17:12

I've been working on a project that has pushed SU 7.0 quite a bit. The task is to show potential storefront upgrades for two block of the Griffith Indiana downtown. The model for just the existing buildings grew so much I had to split it into separate blocks and only one side per file. The restored storefront versions are 70 to 80 Megs each. After upgrading to 7.1,I can now orbit and move around without taking a coffee break each time. Quite a bit of difference. I was a bit scared upgrading in the middle of a project like this, especially reading some of the horror stories on a few previous posts. So far, it has worked well, but I still have had several crashes but have not lost much. I assumed that models this large might tend to freeze up so I save often. Saves are quicker too. I havent tested the other upgrades and only briefly played with LO 2.1.

One issue I have noticed - in 7.0 and 7.1, after working on a model for a couple of hours, I notice that it becomes more prone to freezing up and notice that when selecting components, it will suddenly not alllow me to change to a different component folder. If I am in "Trees" I cant switch over to a "shrubs" folder etc. Then I know it is time for a save and I will end and restart GSU. All is normal after that - for a few hours.

Overall -I am pleased --- but--- still would like the back button on components!

massimo · 27 Sept 2009, 17:44

@unknownuser said:

Overall -I am pleased --- but--- still would like the back button on components!

Jim, you have that in 7.1.

jim smith · 27 Sept 2009, 18:58

@massimo said:

@unknownuser said:

Overall -I am pleased --- but--- still would like the back button on components!

Jim, you have that in 7.1.

Thanks Massimo - been so involved in the project I didn't notice

Aerilius · 27 Sept 2009, 20:51

The sensitive area where you can click to select an edge was increased, that means has become really difficult to select small faces whose bordering edges are very near.

Have others also encountered this? Do you think it should be more like in Sketchup 7.0?

JuanV.Soler · 27 Sept 2009, 22:03

@aerilius said:

Have others also encountered this? Do you think it should be more like in Sketchup 7.0?

I have, and surprised me for a while.
Now I know I dont have to insist in that way to clean some wrong tiny little lines.(it is better to hide the main and select all the others at once.)

If this had to be connected with the speed or other improvements, well, I would keep it as it is now.
It does not bother me too much, maybe because of the field I work, architecture.
yours ?

mpowell1234567890 · 28 Sept 2009, 00:19

@mike lucey said:

Only 4,900! Damn useless application. I must write a strong letter to Google

I agree, I could of imagine 4,900 3D tree's instead of 2D. I was hoping they can increase it to 10,000,000 tree's or more.. That's how many most forest's have..

I do believe they have an address..
Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone: +1 650-253-0000
Fax: +1 650-253-0001

I don't know their email address though..

Fletch · 28 Sept 2009, 13:49

WOO HOO!!!

I have now opened two SERIOUS PROBLEM SCENES in SketchUp 7.1.
I can actually Orbit AND use the WALK THRU TOOL in these now, and they open in seconds instead of minutes or never!

In 7.0 I wouldn't dareturn viewing of textures on in these or I could just forget about getting any work done.

Great work Google SketchUp team, and all beta testers hard at work back there... SketchUp just took a giant leap for me today.

With gratitude,

Edson · 28 Sept 2009, 13:51

perhaps not all problems we face are sketchup's fault. sometimes there are other culprits for them. a general check in one's setup could be a good idea.

i have upgraded to 7.1 and am not facing any of the problems described above.

RickW · 28 Sept 2009, 16:02

@xrok1 said:

until SU developers put every function that the scripters have added, into the core program, they will get NO respect from me.

So the folks at @Last (who are the same people still developing SU after the buyout) don't get any respect for implementing Ruby in SU, thus making all those wonderful plugins possible?

Second, @Last's stance (carried on by Google) is to focus on the core product development and generally leave the plugins to third party developers. Besides, why should they bloat the core product with "every function that the scripters have added"? There are very few plugins with near-universal utility, and "every function" is a LOT of stuff...

Oh, I did notice the wink, but wasn't sure how you meant it...

mpowell1234567890 · 28 Sept 2009, 18:24

@edson said:

perhaps not all problems we face are sketchup's fault. sometimes there are other culprits for them. a general check in one's setup could be a good idea.

i have upgraded to 7.1 and am not facing any of the problems described above.

Cool, that means they fixed it. No matter how much geometry is in the model it will still be fast. Awesome!

nilbleu · 2 Oct 2009, 12:04

I have SU 7 pro (French) on Mac OSX 10.6.1 (Snow Leopard) when I point on the upgrade menu it tells me I have the last version ??
I cannot find anywhere this uprade, is that because the upgrade is not in French already?
Thank you for helping me
EDIT:
When I go in center help US it speaks of SU 7.1 and in French center help... only SU 7! the answer can be there...
sooo... have to wait, somebody knows?

Gaieus · 2 Oct 2009, 12:43

Hi Nilbleu,

You are correct, the French (and some other, "localised" versions) have only been released in version 7.0. Hopefully they will also be upgraded soon.

But as you have Snow Leopard, don't worry. There seem to be a couple of problems between Leopard and SU 7.1 so by the time the French version comes out, these issues will also be fixed I guess.