CatchUp Edition 10 - Trimble

Rich O Brien · 16 May 2012, 15:36

In this edition of CatchUp....

We tackle the recent Trimble acquisition and look at some of the players that are behind the move - the who's, what's, where's and why's - and what this means from SketchUp's vast user base.

Also, both Eric and Adriana show you how to model some interesting elements using only native SketchUp tools. There's the usual plugin tip and much much more....I won't spoil it.

To download the Interactive PDF you can go here

or to view in Flipping Page Format online you can go here

As always feel free to comment here as we love feedback.

iichiversii · 16 May 2012, 16:40

I enjoyed that read, cheers Rich

Hieru · 16 May 2012, 16:49

Me too - great edition as usual

Rich O Brien · 16 May 2012, 18:56

Thanks gents

marvins_dad · 17 May 2012, 20:15

Didn't get an email alerting me...but so glad to see the new one is out!

Thanks Eric for the tutorial...must try this out tomorrow when I get into work!

antoine

leedeetee · 17 May 2012, 20:15

One of the best yet, thanks to everyone concerned.

Rich O Brien · 17 May 2012, 20:16

@marvins_dad said:

Didn't get an email alerting me

Can you check your spam?

The mass mail went out yesterday.

If in spam can you unspam it for next time

BrooksL · 17 May 2012, 21:23

Good CatchUp Edition, thanks.

I still wonder if Trimble and the SketchUp team are going to spend 95% of their allocated resources on the building/planning/mapping/GIS focus and next to nothing on the generic 3D design application sector.

Personally, I really like SketchUp and have been promoting it among students, teachers & collegues, and if SketchUp continues to receive significant general development (and correction of some things that have been new-user hinderances for a while), I really see how SketchUp could become the world's most popular 3D design app -- and if they couple tightly with Adobe for complete viewing and analysis in Acrobat Reader, then together they could become the defacto standard for 3D idea communication and collaboration. [must fix the problem of not being able to display dimensions in a 3D PDF]

I just hope Trimble doesn't get short-sighted and neglect the large market outside of the architecture/planning/mapping area...

thomthom · 17 May 2012, 21:34

None of the gallery thumbnail links worked for me....

Rich O Brien · 17 May 2012, 22:24

@thomthom said:

None of the gallery thumbnail links worked for me....

Yes, I sabotaged your copy. You don't have time for reading. Bezier Surface

boofredlay · 17 May 2012, 22:38

@marvins_dad said:

Didn't get an email alerting me...but so glad to see the new one is out!

Thanks Eric for the tutorial...must try this out tomorrow when I get into work!

antoine

You bet. Thanks for the subject.

irishson · 17 May 2012, 22:42

It seems that the PDF download page is unavailable. I get the error message:

   "Firefox can't find the file at [http://78.47.159.221/CatchUp_10_2012_05.pdf](http://78.47.159.221/CatchUp_10_2012_05.pdf).

Rich O Brien · 17 May 2012, 22:48

@irishson said:

It seems that the PDF download page is unavailable. I get the error message:
   "Firefox can't find the file at [http://78.47.159.221/CatchUp_10_2012_05.pdf](http://78.47.159.221/CatchUp_10_2012_05.pdf).

It's there alright. What browser are you using?

irishson · 17 May 2012, 22:53

In the error message it says "Firefox". Why would it make a difference?

irishson · 17 May 2012, 23:03

I can download previous issues but not issue 10. I don't know if it means anything but for issue 10 if you look at the error message you see the IP address not the URL for the page address.

Rich O Brien · 17 May 2012, 23:10

That is the url for the download.

If you download other editions you will also see http://78.47.159.221/# ##### as the location. Can you try clearing your cookies?

If not I can email you the PDF

irishson · 17 May 2012, 23:54

Well, I tried deleting just the Sketchucation cookies; no help. So I deleted all cookies; still no help. This is just too wierd.

If it's not too much trouble please just send me the PDF.

Thanks,
Don

Orangutan · 18 May 2012, 06:15

@rich o brien said:

@thomthom said:

None of the gallery thumbnail links worked for me....

Yes, I sabotaged your copy. You don't have time for reading. Bezier Surface

I really, really like this forum, so much fun.

Great reading again. I especially liked the Curviloft tutorial. I have been using this tool for some time, but there is still much to learn.

Thanks Again.

marvins_dad · 18 May 2012, 13:42

@rich o brien said:

Can you check your spam?
The mass mail went out yesterday.

I've received all but this one...not in spam, if no one else is having issues it must be on my end somehow.

marvins_dad · 18 May 2012, 13:46

@unknownuser said:

@marvins_dad said:

Didn't get an email alerting me...but so glad to see the new one is out!
Thanks Eric for the tutorial...must try this out tomorrow when I get into work!
antoine

You bet. Thanks for the subject.

Tried it out...I need to try it again a few times, major fail.
One question - First step page 12 -rotate 90...should that be rotate 180?