Sketchup Viewer 8?
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After upgrading to Sketchup 8 from 7.1, I modified several models that were originally made in SU 7.1 then saved in SU 8. I also upgrade to SU Viewer 8 from Googles download page and installed it then started it. However, when I try to view models save from SU8 it said I have vs 7.1 and needed vs 8. I checked the version of the SU Viewer I just installed and it shows version 7.1. So I guess even though at Google's download page it says version 8, it's really vs 7.1. So now I have to wait until they upgrade to Viewer 8 before I can view anything made in SU8.
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Fwiw, you can save models made in 8 as su7 files or earlier.
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Thanks Jeff,
I was just wondering why Google's download page says it's version 8 when it's actually version 7.
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I am also hoping google updates the viewer to SU 8. At the moment it's 7.1.
Yes we can resave from 8 to 7.1 in SU, but I am sure to forget to do that sometimes. Probably when I send out the file to meet a client deadline!
When I go to the viewer download page I don't see any mention of an SU 8 viewer though? Where did you see that? -
This is the download page someone at this forum posted.
It's hard to tell what the actual file is since they don't label the files with version numbers.
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Mmm...let's hope google update to an SU 8 viewer soon, because as you said it's still SU 7.1 with that link.
FWIW this is the page I go to for the viewer, but it's the same result as your link.
http://sketchup.google.com/intl/en/download/gsuviewer.htmlI prefer clients to use the viewer because the tool set is quicker for them to get used to.
Hopefully Google will get around to it soon. Not a big task surely? -
Any Googlers out there? Is the SU Viewer going to be updated?
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- 1 here
- 1 here
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Indeed, Google Sketchup Viewer 8 expected... right now I had a bad surprise when I installed it and was version 7.1.
Maybe somebody from Google is reading this and...
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Instead of SketchUp Reader, it would be cool to have the model password protected and open read-only in SketchUp free.
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@jim said:
Instead of SketchUp Reader, it would be cool to have the model password protected and open read-only in SketchUp free.
Yeah right... and to stay and explain to every client to not be afraid of buttons
Sketchup viewer is good for st*pid clients... just install and use Orbit and Pan
A kind of portable Sketchup Viewer would be even better, so the client doesn't have to install anything... or, to go on with my fantasy: a built-in file (sort of export from sketchup and - voila !) viewer
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Yes, indeed. A viewer and file combination that cannot be disassembled but can be run on any computer (regardless of OS - maybe even linux
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@gaieus said:
Yes, indeed. A viewer and file combination that cannot be disassembled but can be run on any computer (regardless of OS - maybe even linux
)Can you do some magic, so a guy from Google to "accidentally" read this topic?
.. who knows what might happen next -
@unknownuser said:
@gaieus said:
Yes, indeed. A viewer and file combination that cannot be disassembled but can be run on any computer (regardless of OS - maybe even linux
)Can you do some magic, so a guy from Google to "accidentally" read this topic?
.. who knows what might happen next I have accidentally sent a link to this topic to some Googlers already. Just hang on.
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@gaieus said:
(regardless of OS - maybe even linux
)I doubt that Google will ever do something like that. More, they doubt too
@unknownuser said:
%(#4000BF)[SketchUp for Linux
โDesktop Linux users should be able to run a native port of SketchUp on their distro of choice.โ
We hear this request all the time, but realistically weโre not likely to ever make a version of SketchUp that runs as a native client application on Linux. However, SketchUp can be run effectively on Linux using Wine, and weโre keen to improve that where it is practical to do so.] -
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