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      roland joseph
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      Hello Google Earth....goodbye subdividing, smoothing and the nurb nation.....Blender anyone?

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        jason_maranto
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        In the old Dassualt thread ( http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=43693 ) I said pretty much everything I thought (and still think) about Googles poor stewardship of SketchUp.

        The best thing Google ever did for SketchUp was attach their name to it -- therefore I was more enthused about Dassault only because it is a company already known for 3D software and they have some clout in the marketplace. This would be my only concern with Trimble... but I have no doubt that SketchUp can be made into a very profitable and much more productive tool now that there is new ownership.

        Best,
        Jason.

        I create video tutorial series about several 2D & 3D graphics programs.

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        • cottyC Offline
          cotty
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          @brewsky said:

          Untill now I always tell anyone that SketchUp is the most fun piece of software I've ever used 😄
          I hope to be able to say that a year from now!

          +1

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            Alan Fraser
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            @unknownuser said:

            Hello Google Earth....goodbye subdividing, smoothing and the nurb nation.....Blender anyone?

            That should be Goodbye Google Earth, surely? Sounds more like pessimism for its own sake. SU development was far more dynamic under @Last stewardship than it ever was under Google (Anyone remember that wonderful off-the-wall 3D materials that dynamically added depth to single-skin walls?) Even Google's Forum was totally sucky...which is why we are all here (and I speak from my experience both as a beta tester and as a Moderator on the original @Last forum). Here's hoping we get a little more of that old style in future.

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              kwistenbiebel
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              Good luck, Sketchup Team .
              Please tell your new boss that it is very important that Sketchup runs faster for bigger projects (64 bit/higher polygon capabilities , faster with sun-shadows on/ faster outliner etc...
              For architecture , especially bigger projects that incorporate photorealistic rendering with external plugins, it has been a dream since the @Last era to have a smoother running Sketchup for that goal.
              In architecture, Sketchup is still the 3D product where everybody has a laugh with.
              Whenever I tell people I use Sketchup mainly as my architecture modeling software , response usually is "are you serious?", expecting the 3DStudio, Maya, Revit, Archicad as the answer.

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                roland joseph
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                @unknownuser said:

                That should be Goodbye Google Earth,

                No it is going to become the focus of their activity...they are in the positioning business.
                Good news for the arch-vis community.

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                  thomthom
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                  @kwistenbiebel said:

                  very important that Sketchup runs faster for bigger projects (64 bit/higher polygon capabilities , faster with sun-shadows on/ faster outliner etc...

                  You are aware that 64bit doesn't mean faster speeds, right? Just more memory.
                  http://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/2012/04/19/myths-about-64-bit-computing-on-windows/

                  Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                  List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                  • EscapeArtistE Offline
                    EscapeArtist
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                    @unknownuser said:

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                    imo, all sketchup free development could cease at this moment and the free users would still be left with a great product..

                    years ago, i spent $500 on an app that was far inferior to what sketchup free is today.. and i was hyped when i bought it!

                    but they're saying that a free version will remain available and i honestly don't see them down scaling the free version to something unusable.. in fact, i really don't imagine they will downscale it all..

                    I believe a free version will remain, but I still have a concern regarding what will be available on that version. Also, plugins are a concern. As SU advances under Trimble, will compatibility exist for the current plugin set or will it be phased out in favor of paid plugins?

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                      kwistenbiebel
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                      @thomthom said:

                      @kwistenbiebel said:

                      very important that Sketchup runs faster for bigger projects (64 bit/higher polygon capabilities , faster with sun-shadows on/ faster outliner etc...

                      You are aware that 64bit doesn't mean faster speeds, right? Just more memory.
                      http://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/2012/04/19/myths-about-64-bit-computing-on-windows/

                      Scratch 64 bit, just 'faster' and more responsive in which ever way that would translate technically 😄.
                      I suspect it has more to do with how Sketchup was coded than any other reason.
                      A very simple example: exploding a large model is not possible in an elegant way, if you're lucky it actually worked after SU being unresponsive for 4 hours.
                      Those kind of immensely annoying things 😄

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                        chedda
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                        @thomthom said:

                        @kwistenbiebel said:

                        very important that Sketchup runs faster for bigger projects (64 bit/higher polygon capabilities , faster with sun-shadows on/ faster outliner etc...

                        You are aware that 64bit doesn't mean faster speeds, right? Just more memory.
                        http://blogs.sas.com/content/sasdummy/2012/04/19/myths-about-64-bit-computing-on-windows/

                        Does this apply to mac osx as well as windows ? How is it modo blender and numerous other applications are moving in this direction ? Surely larger memory usage will help performance and support larger poly models ? I am well aware that sketch up would need to be re-written to use multiple cpu's but at sometime we all see beach balls and egg timers right ? (like Kwisten mentioned exploding objects etc is a killer)

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                          jbacus
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                          @chedda said:

                          Does this apply to mac osx as well as windows ? How is it modo blender and numerous other applications are moving in this direction ? Surely larger memory usage will help performance and support larger poly models ? I am well aware that sketch up would need to be re-written to use multiple cpu's but at sometime we all see beach balls and egg timers right ? (like Kwisten mentioned exploding objects etc is a killer)

                          These are old arguments, frequently discussed by me and others. CAD software is notoriously resistent to multithreading and 64-bit doesn't make models run faster. What you really want, what all users want, is software that runs whatever model you are working on today faster. Historically, we've delivered 'faster' with every release. 😉

                          john
                          .

                          "...exaggerate the essential and leave the obvious unclear." --Vincent Van Gogh

                          John Bacus
                          jbacus@sketchup.com

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                            roland joseph
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                            This is what I hear with ear to the ground. Don't quote me. My hearing is bad
                            At the top of their list is a plan to capture ruby revenue. A panel will choose a select group of rubies and start to negotiate with the owners. This ruby set will be provided with a permanent front end in SU. You can bet they will be in the positioning application vertical.

                            Since they are trying to capture a ruby revenue stream they will create a STK that must be used to develop and install/register. You will have to use their kit.

                            Then look for a complete name change in the new year. Trimble will attempt to raise the profile from blue jeans to shirt and tie. The “sketchy” reputation is something they will quickly position themselves to resolve. As for the name change. No serious Sketchup user will drop the tool because of a name change but new customers will turn their heads. The word Sketchup will disappear forever.

                            Set your browser to http://www.forums.trimble-u-cation.com….....lol

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                              thomthom
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                              @kwistenbiebel said:

                              A very simple example: exploding a large model is not possible in an elegant way, if you're lucky it actually worked after SU being unresponsive for 4 hours.

                              +1 Exploding is very slow - it's not exploding itself - but adding geometry to SketchUp. The more geometry in the context you add geometry to - the slower it takes. When you explode you quickly see the effect of this because it can often mean a huge amount of geometry. I can only speculate, but I suspect that part of that might be SketchUp's auto-split feature - where geometry automatically merges - something very few other modelling tools has.

                              @chedda said:

                              How is it modo blender and numerous other applications are moving in this direction ?

                              They often include render engines - render engines do have advantage of more memory. It also in a great deal the render engines that makes up for the "multi-core" features for these applications. The modelling tools are still using single core - because mostly they cannot be split into multiple cores-

                              @chedda said:

                              Surely larger memory usage will help performance and support larger poly models ?

                              No - more memory just means more memory. There is nothing inherit in that it will be faster and perform any other magic action. Remember that 64bit means that the datatypes also consumes twice as much as 32bit - that's double the data!

                              @chedda said:

                              (like Kwisten mentioned exploding objects etc is a killer)

                              Yes - many features would be very nice with improved performance - though that race will never end. They up the performance and we will still demand more. But being generic about the requests is much better - explaining your ultimate goal "better performance" - instead of demanding a technical implementation (64bit, multicore) assuming it's the holy grail of solutions. They make the software - they know their trade - they know what to do in order to gain performance. Often a new algorithm can bring a massive performance gain. So don't be disillusioned over 64bit, multicore or other buzz-words - emphasize on your abstract goal and communicate that.

                              Another thing to consider when comparing applications - SketchUp do live-render it's sketchy style in the viewport - where many other of the heavy weight applications will degrade the viewport experience. They are relying on the model to be rendered with a render engine - SketchUp has a built in render engine generating presentation graphics on the fly. This takes it toll on performance. In addition it has a smart inference engine rarely featured in other applications - which also consumes it's share of the performance. Then it's the automatic merge and split of faces - it's doing a lot of work constantly which other doesn't.

                              Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                              List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                thomthom
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                                @unknownuser said:

                                This is what I hear with ear to the ground. Don't quote me. My hearing is bad
                                At the top of their list is a plan to capture ruby revenue. A panel will choose a select group of rubies and start to negotiate with the owners. This ruby set will be provided with a permanent front end in SU. You can bet they will be in the positioning application vertical.

                                Since they are trying to capture a ruby revenue stream they will create a STK that must be used to develop and install/register. You will have to use their kit.

                                Then look for a complete name change in the new year. Trimble will attempt to raise the profile from blue jeans to shirt and tie. The “sketchy” reputation is something they will quickly position themselves to resolve. As for the name change. No serious Sketchup user will drop the tool because of a name change but new customers will turn their heads. The word Sketchup will disappear forever.

                                Set your browser to http://www.forums.trimble-u-cation.com….....lol

                                Is this just pure guesswork or do you have something to back this up with?

                                Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                • jbacusJ Offline
                                  jbacus
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                                  I just sat down over my morning cappuchino and read this thread from front to back again, and was left with one overwhelming thought. You guys are awesome. Really.

                                  Change is tough for everyone and there's every reason to fear that things could go completely pear-shaped at any moment. There's no way to say for sure what will happen. We're making some sausage here, and that isn't always the most elegant thing to watch.

                                  But we've been making SketchUp-style sausage for a long time now and have survived many adversities. We've had a fair measure of success, too. There is absolutely no rational reason why a tiny little startup like ours should have been able to stand up against entrenched industry mega-competitors. The reason it has worked is... you guys— the designers, builders and makers of things. The people who worry about us.

                                  If you're worried, then I'm confident. People who could care less if we make it don't 'worry'— they just don't show up at all. And one thing we know for sure is that people actually use SketchUp. They are showing up in droves, as it turns out.

                                  Hang in there— this is going to be... fun!

                                  john
                                  .

                                  "...exaggerate the essential and leave the obvious unclear." --Vincent Van Gogh

                                  John Bacus
                                  jbacus@sketchup.com

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                                  • Dave RD Offline
                                    Dave R
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                                    I'm really interested to see how it goes. I have every confidence it'll be good.

                                    Glad you are staying with the team as well as the rest who are.

                                    Etaoin Shrdlu

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                                      pilou
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                                      No info about price of Pro Version ?
                                      Increase / decrease / stable ?

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                                      My Little site :)

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                                      • Dave RD Offline
                                        Dave R
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                                        @unknownuser said:

                                        No info about price of Pro Version ?
                                        Increase / decrease / stable ?

                                        It seems kind of early for that sort of info, doesn't it?

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                                          frv
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                                          Good news Sketchup moved away from Google. Google was not in any way a CAD company. I see that Trimble also has Tekla. Tekla has a good reputation here in the Netherlands for Civil engineering software and is the biggest competitor for Revit. That is for the field of construction and engineering. From what I have heard Tekla has better integrated 3D modelling and 2Doutput than Revit.

                                          With 30 millions users things are not going to change overnight. I hope the long term brings us a much better 3D modeller in terms of speed and integration with renderapplications and 2D output. Revit is showing architects are more and more involved in 3D modeling combined with BIM engineering. Sketchup has not evolved at all in that direction yet. With Trimble we might see a more serious attempt to model and engineer with Sketchup.

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                                            pixelmonkey380
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                                            😮

                                            ummm... wow.
                                            chris<pixelmonkey>:D

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