A new home for SketchUp

[Gaieus]

@mitcorb said:

What are the implications to those of you who participate in the Google Sketchup Forum? Gaieus?, Anssi? others?

Well, I was on a "Top Contributor Summit " last year. I guess I will not go to the next one.

We should start organizing our own BaseCamps anyway. Although that Boulder is not a bad place. Good to know they are just moving across the street.

[solo]

Base camp and October fest need to overlap.

[pilou]

It's too late but why not like Blender for the next time?
each users give 1$ = 30 millions $ or 10 $ = 300 millions $ then users buy SU!

[charly2008]

Hi,

I had a look into the product categories. Everything I've seen is that all "Timble" products are designed for highly specialized industrial processes. As a layman I can not judge how SketchUp can be incorporated into this range without losing his lightness. I am afraid it might end in a Autodesk like package. I hope this does not happen.

Charly

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[arqpadao]

Until proven otherwise I'm worried about this news.
One company thinks about financial results and we think users in practical results for our work.
For side by Trimble is tilted.
It would be good form to come to the Trimble forum to talk about their intentions.

[jason_maranto]

It seems like this may be a good thing for many people -- however it's not likely I will be allowed to continue doing SketchUp/SketchUp Pro video tutorial series... I think the draw for my employer was the name recognition of Google, Trimble may not carry the same weight for them.

Best,
Jason.

[jbacus]

@fionmacool said:

Now if Trimble would just sponsor some humorous SketchUp videos to help push their new acquisition.... I wonder who they could get to do that.......

I for one am curious how Charles Edouard feels about this change of ownership.

john
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[thomthom]

@solo said:

Base camp and October fest need to overlap.

+1

[tallbridgeguy]

@jason_maranto said:

It seems like this may be a good thing for many people -- however it's not likely I will be allowed to continue doing SketchUp/SketchUp Pro video tutorial series... I think the draw for my employer was the name recognition of Google, Trimble may not carry the same weight for them.

Best,
Jason.

Jason that was I was worried about...I teach this at the local university and all I have to say is it is a Google product and they load it on the computers. Now I have to say, please load this software from Trimble..

Maybe Trimble doesn't like being loaded for free on university computers...

[Marian]

@unknownuser said:

It's too late but why not like like Blender for the next time?
each users give 1$ = 30 millions $ or 10 $ = 300 millions $ then users buy SU!

Well maybe not exactly buying SU...but I have another idea.
How a about a "tip jar" for the developers or a Community funded feature.
We all want some features in SU, lets say we pick 1 or 2,something doable, and send it to the SU guys and pay them from the donations gathered.

I know it sounds a bit naive, but it's more plausable than entirely buying SU. Plus it would create a stronger and tighter relationship between the developers and the community.

[boofredlay]

@thomthom said:

@solo said:

Base camp and October fest need to overlap.

+1

+2

BaseOctoBeerFesTrimbleCamp

[Gaieus]

Rich, would you please also register BaseOctoBeerFesTrimbleCamp.com ?

[tallbridgeguy]

Just an FYI, I'm sitting in a university clasroom giving a final exam in Sketchup to engineering freshman. (part of a cadd/visualization course)

I really enjoy the way sketchup works and I think my students were getting the hang of 3D visualization. You know how hard it is to teach Civil/Construction engineers visualization!

I lobbied to get sketchup as part of the course but maybe I have to go to an autodesk product. Autodesk gives free software licenses to students and it would be easy to teach 3ds max but I would really miss sketchup.

[brookefox]

It would seem that a good part of Trimble's interest in SU is as they said: to incorporate the engine in their products. We all know the value of that and of growing the beast rather than letting it stagnate. Similarly, as folks have observed, there is no reason to assume there will be no flow in the other direction, from their other SW into SU. Right now, just a bucket of possibility. Here in the northern hemisphere, it's spring time.

[TIG]

Who's said [yet] that Trimble having got some "philanthropy" ?
Let's give them a change before we all jump ship

[mitcorb]

Hi to John Bacus:
I wish you and your team good fortune.
You may need to take a look at your signature,eventually:

"John Bacus
Product Manager | SketchUp
Google, Inc.
Boulder, Colorado
jbacus..google.com"

Edited above to kill the link

[Ecuadorian]

Just one recommendation for the team:

K.I.S.S.
Keep It Simple, Sir.

[pbacot]

@tig said:

Who's said [yet] that Trimble having got some "philanthropy" ?
Let's give them a change before we all jump ship

Yeah if they don't know already what sort of user base they've acquired, it's going to be fun enlightening them. I say our agitators start off with a Let's get Acquainted Basecamp ASAP.

[tald311]

@tig said:

Who's said [yet] that Trimble having got some "philanthropy" ?
Let's give them a change before we all jump ship

Agree! We should have faith. This is a good thing.

[denbost]

I'm worried.
Google has the talent and resources to support software of this scale. Can Trimble really match that?
I'm very glad to hear that most (all?) of the SU team will be joining Trimble here in Boulder.

Is Trimble going to make 3D models for their GPS units?

-Dennis B.