A new home for SketchUp

Dan Rathbun · 26 Apr 2012, 22:53

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 · 26 Apr 2012, 22:54

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

utiler · 26 Apr 2012, 22:58

I think so, Mike. I'm going to frame my Google SketchUp t-shirts now....

jeff hammond · 26 Apr 2012, 23:01

@mike lucey said:

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

TSUnami !

(is there anyway i can get a on that? )

Dan Rathbun · 26 Apr 2012, 23:02

.. catch the wave.

Dan Rathbun · 26 Apr 2012, 23:03

Isn't the breadcrumb links bar a bit premature ?

"Trimble SketchUp Community Forums"

Al Hart · 26 Apr 2012, 23:08

@unknownuser said:

No, but I just registered trimbucation.com

How about TrimbleUp and SketchUTrimble?

thomthom · 26 Apr 2012, 23:10

My impression is that it will be just "SketchUp" now - no company prefix.

Gaieus · 26 Apr 2012, 23:17

That would be best. By the time we get used to this, it might change again. Also, I need to look at the logo all the time to be able to spell it correctly.

thomthom · 26 Apr 2012, 23:24

I need to update my documentation for Vertex Tools. And ... I guess... my blog posts...

pilou · 26 Apr 2012, 23:31

Sorry but "trimble" as a particular signification as word or it's just a Company's name ?

Rich O Brien · 26 Apr 2012, 23:38

@unknownuser said:

Sorry but "trimble" as a particular signification as word or it's just a Company's name ?

It's a surname of one of the founders

pilou · 26 Apr 2012, 23:51

Thx for the info

But in general a surname has a meaning no ? It is the case here ?

Rich O Brien · 26 Apr 2012, 23:55

Trimble Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

View the Trimble surname, family crest and coat of arms. Discover the Trimble family history for the Scottish Origin. What is the origin of the name Trimble?

HouseOfNames (www.houseofnames.com)

Ecuadorian · 27 Apr 2012, 00:07

Are you working for the Mafia or for an Antivirus company? Both offer "protection".

Gaieus · 27 Apr 2012, 00:10

[off:2eea5rpa]
@ecuadorian said:

Are you working for the Mafia or for an Antivirus company? Both offer "protection".

Don't forget condoms... [/off:2eea5rpa]

EscapeArtist · 27 Apr 2012, 00:12

Another latecomer - me.

Wow.

Never expected this. To be honest, like a bunch of folks here it makes me nervous. We could wind up like a lot of software that has almost useless "freemium" and all the good stuff and functionality is reserved for paying customers.

I hope for the best and SU, or whatever it is called in the future, will continue on as it has - heavy on the community support and activity. It's definitely what has kept me with this software this long.

Rich O Brien · 27 Apr 2012, 00:32

Nice coat of arms the Hammond family has.

Have we forgotten the off topic button?

Gaieus · 27 Apr 2012, 00:35

@unknownuser said:

Have we forgotten the off topic button?

Which reminds me... This is an interesting reading. A bit of some financial speculation but still...
http://gfxspeak.com/2012/04/26/google-sells-sketchup-to-trimble/

mozzie · 27 Apr 2012, 00:37

Also just caught this. I'm pretty happy with SU8 as it is - ably augmented by various rubies (kudos all).
So long as the Add Location function (a Google dependency) isn't crippled, I'm cool.
More integration with survey/ GPS data might be nice, though.

So wait and see.
I've been Blendering for a while. It's a steep learning curve, a very different user interface, and would need a number of tools developed for it. That said, the new Bmesh is pretty cool.