SU upgrade to 8.0.4811 (Maintenance 1)

thomthom

Anyone encountered the same issue ??

I have experience that. Not sure when/why that happens. Doesn't happen all the time.

alpro

Good job Google, I downloaded the 8 demo when it was first released, didn't see much reason to upgrade, till now. Now if only we could get some better texturing tools........poor Google, it's never enough.

Mike

AlexMozg

The bugs noted by me:
SketchUp 8 Bugs: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=30583

otb designworks

Shadow bug fixed?! Are you kidding me? Is it Christmas all over again?

Seems like a really nice and comprehensive update and that brings joy to my heart.

Thanks to the developers for all their hard work!

valerostudio

Do you need to uninstall and reinstall if you are using 64bit Windows? The older 8.0 is installed in the x86 Program Files. Will this prevent SU from using 64 bit?

Rich O Brien

Your completely safe to install without uninstalling your current version. No plugins, components, materials etc. will be messed around.

Happy Sketching

Vicspa

I just updated, luckily I saved a copy of the plugins folder because it replaced it with the basic one. So all is back to normal.

Rich O Brien

@unknownuser said:

I just updated, luckily I saved a copy of the plugins folder because it replaced it with the basic one. So all is back to normal.

...that is kind of worrying, I didn't experience this but if you've doubts follow Vicspa's advice

Vicspa

If in doubt,....always have a backup ready. It would take me quite some time to replace all the plugins.
Time I'd rather spend practicing SU.

thomthom

@valerostudio said:

Do you need to uninstall and reinstall if you are using 64bit Windows? The older 8.0 is installed in the x86 Program Files. Will this prevent SU from using 64 bit?

SketchUp is not 64bit. It's LargeAddressWare, but it is still 32bit.

bmike

@unknownuser said:

I just updated, luckily I saved a copy of the plugins folder because it replaced it with the basic one. So all is back to normal.

It shouldn't have...
Updated just fine here and my Plugins were intact...

thomthom

I've never had it replace it.
Did you update from SU7? In which case I created a brand new folder, leaving the old SU7 alone.

Vicspa

bmike, I'm always amazed how an installation like this can differ between people. I'm on a PC by the way.
But now that I'm thinking about it, I placed the plugins folder on the desktop, and copied it back after the new installation,
that's why it remade a new plugin folder. Sorry I wasn't so clear before. (senior Moment. )

juju

TBH, I didn't have much hope for SU with the original version 8 introduction. I have to say that attitude has changed with the release of maintenance 1. I will gladly give my $95 for the upgrade from SU7 to SU8 now. Thanks to the team at Google that made this work.

boofredlay

Holy crap, is that you Julian... really?

rabbit

When I try to upgrade i get this message:

"The update service has been disabled. Please contact your administrator."

...which sounds like its english, but there is no administrator to contact - this is a standalone laptop.

Never seen this message before - anyone know how to fix this?

Windows 7 x64

Thanks
rabbit

thomthom

Firewall blocking?

rabbit

Thanks thomthom - it turns out that you get this message if auto-check for updates is turned off....

"This error message can appear if SketchUp isn't checking for updates automatically. To fix it, click Window > Preferences > General and click Automatically check for updates."

so I did that, and all is good..

cheers
rabbit

Jean Lemire

Hi folks.

There is a 1 missing in the title of this thread.

The PC version is 8.0.4811.

Just ideas.

boofredlay

Not anymore although you could have updated it as well Jean.