Trends - Sketchup vs others

[Starling75]

@unknownuser said:

very interesting how? did you expect different?

I was interested in the gap size between SU and BIM apps .. and growth gradient

..another expensive vs free

[Ecuadorian]

Free vs. Free:
http://www.google.com/trends?q=sketchup%2C+blender&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

And the results for "blender" probably include those related to the kitchen appliance.

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[jbacus]

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[chrisjk]

Actually, taking a somewhat broader view, you can see that Sketchup is really of very little importance..

[Starling75]

@chrisjk said:

Actually, taking a somewhat broader view, you can see that Sketchup is really of very little importance..
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Well, there is another winner

[tfdesign]

I must say, I'm pretty impressed with Blender 2.55. I wish it would accept skp files though.

[pilou]

Seems it imports DAE format so where is the problem?

[tfdesign]

This is true. I'm just a difficult bugger!

[Starling75]

@tfdesign said:

I must say, I'm pretty impressed with Blender 2.55. I wish it would accept skp files though.

Yep.. I have already put my hands on 2.5 .... very nice indeed. Quite different feeling than from 2.4

[tfdesign]

Apparently Blender for Mac has been rewritten using Cocoa. It certainly shows! Blender's new interface is quite stunning. I'm completely uninterested in any modeller made by Autodesk anymore. Even Rhino. Why pay £$£$£$??? (Although I still don't mind forking out for SketchUp Pro )

[thomthom]

Doesn't Blender's UI look the same on all platforms?