A new home for SketchUp

[Charlie__V]

Maybe Trimble simply had a look under the hood of V9 and just HAD TO HAVE IT!

Charlie

[jbacus]

@bigstick said:

We've had no-one from Trimble here to say anything about the application they have just spent a lot on, with millions of users. Why?

Since this deal hasn't yet closed, there are specific legal restrictions that control what Trimble can say. That's why you don't see them here. Until then, you'll have to be satisfied with what's said on this site . You should expect to see more information added there as things progress.

john
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[andybot]

@arv0d0g said:

Get your wallets out....whenever this sort of thing happens, the losers are the users.

hmm, shades of chaosgroup swallowing asgvis? I don't see how free will continue, I see it as something only Google could do. Glad I've gotten a start in learning Blender.

[SnowTiger]

Well only time will tell whether this is good for us SU Users.
I just don't know if I'll like the "ring" to it if Google also chooses to sell off Google Earth. I mean really "Trimble Earth" ? Sounds like feminine earthquake.

Like many others, I am skeptical about Change until I have a chance to see it in action. However, my experience is usually that of Disappointment. Hopefully, this will prove to be otherwise. But I will give Trimble a fair shot before making final judgement. I'm sure there will be a few humps and hurdles before it's all honky-dory.

PS> I guess I better update to v8 Pro Now while I still might get a discount (currently using v7 Pro).

[d12dozr]

I thought this was an interesting headline that provides a clue into why Trimble wants Sketchup. I'm not familiar with their "Office-to-Field Platform" to know what it means though. (From http://ww2.trimble.com/3d/ )

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[IdahoJ]

I will wait things out and I hope this transition to Trimble is positive for everyone involved. I still have SU8 and that will suffice for a long time. OTOH, I'm rounding up my Blender tutorials and learning materials, etc.

Fortune favors the prepared.

Cheers.

BTW, Trimble also acquired PeopleNET last July as well: http://www.trimble.com/news/release.aspx?id=072011a

[jeff hammond]

awesome

[jeff hammond]

@fossa said:

I too question Trimbles commitment to communities like ArchVis and woodworking. I hope I'm proven wrong.

as opposed to, say, google

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[jeff hammond]

@lapx said:

It would have felt better if they said Apple was buying Sketchup. Trimble is a foreign company to most of us. Oh, well like someone said if there is a silver lining they didnt get bought buy autocad. I guess change is inevitable but whether its good or bad time will tell.

ha.. i don't know about that.. OS X has some awesome features in place for developers to tap into and i don't feel any cad/modeling app has fully exploited these features but as far as apple themselves handling the development… hmmm..

[tald311]

@unknownuser said:

@fossa said:

I too question Trimbles commitment to communities like ArchVis and woodworking. I hope I'm proven wrong.

as opposed to, say, google

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+1

[Al Hart]

@idahoj said:

I will wait things out and I hope this transition to Trimble is positive for everyone involved.

I have to agree. We all have gotten to see what kind of things were important to the Google/SketchUp team. It will be interesting to see what is important to the Trimble/SketchUp team and how that is reflected in future versions.

[Rich O Brien]

@unknownuser said:

@gaieus said:

@mitcorb said:

Although that Boulder is not a bad place.

new york city > boulder

I've been to both and gotta say Boulder rocks.

[mitcorb]

@Jeff:
Wait. What? I don't think that was me. I think Gaieus made the comment on Boulder.

[jeff hammond]

@charly2008 said:

. I am afraid it might end in a Autodesk like package.

honestly, i wouldn't mind if sketchup got all bloated like an autodesk product.. lots of features that i'd probably never use but also a lot of features that i would use..
(but i'm saying this from a standpoint of using sketchup for 8 years now.. it wouldn't be too hard to figure out.. a new user however might have a harder time but.. whatever )

[Gaieus]

[off:m30ckkqj]
@mitcorb said:

@Jeff:
Wait. What? I don't think that was me. I think Gaieus made the comment on Boulder.

Yeah, he definitely screwed up those embedded quote tags. [/off:m30ckkqj]

[Gaieus]

[off:3kcch5ev]
@unknownuser said:

...it wouldn't be too hard to figure out.. a new user however might have a harder time but.. whatever )

At least we could make a living on training! [/off:3kcch5ev]

[Rich O Brien]

@unknownuser said:

it doesn't matter how logical of an argument someone may give me, nobody will ever convince me that there's a better city than nyc

You obviously haven't experienced the sprawling metropolis of Broadford, Co.Clare

You may have Broadway Jeff, but we've got Main street

[Gaieus]

[off:17ltwsm4]
@unknownuser said:

You may have Broadway Jeff, but we've got Main street

"Main Street" and "The Other Street" [/off:17ltwsm4]

[Dan Rathbun]

@anssi said:

If you want to see what Trimble is up to you could take a look at the Tekla Bimsight application. It is quite a capable viewing tool for IFC files, and it's free. And the interface is badly in need of a liberal application of Sketchup to make it more palatable.

http://www.bimtofield.com/index.php/teklabimsight-download.html

[Mike Lucey]

GSU to become TSU! Am I the first to use it?