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    Mike Lucey
    last edited by 11 Jun 2012, 14:23

    ..... or Vegas on 5th - 7th Nov ? http://www.trimbledimensions.com/

    I think I could be persuaded to attend it πŸ˜‰ I have been to Reno but never Vegas ..... so far! Looks like a fun place. Could be good for the SketchUp Team as they probably would not have to do a whole load of organising πŸ‘


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      thomthom
      last edited by 11 Jun 2012, 14:23

      @rv1974 said:

      @UtΓΈya?

      πŸ˜•

      Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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        Dan Rathbun
        last edited by 11 Jun 2012, 16:04

        @rich o brien said:

        @thomthom said:

        Pretty sure it will be in Norway this year. [Citation Needed]

        ... snip image ...

        Looks like a great place to meet πŸ˜•

        OMG... never saw a Euro before.. that's obscene!

        Couldn't they have added a bit more detail ??

        I'm not here much anymore.

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          Mike Lucey
          last edited by 11 Jun 2012, 16:48

          @dan rathbun said:

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          OMG... never saw a Euro before.. that's obscene!

          Couldn't they have added a bit more detail ??

          Probably pointless now as its 50 / 50 to whether or not it will be around for too much longer πŸ˜’

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            Gaieus
            last edited by 11 Jun 2012, 17:22

            Also that's Scandinavia with**out** Norway (as they are not in the EU)

            Gai...

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              Rich O Brien Moderator
              last edited by 11 Jun 2012, 17:27

              @gaieus said:

              Also that's Scandinavia with**out** Norway (as they are not in the EU)

              Had to go spoil a good joke πŸ˜’

              Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                Gaieus
                last edited by 11 Jun 2012, 17:28

                Ah well, next time, Rich. Still had a good laugh. πŸ˜†

                Gai...

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                  thomthom
                  last edited by 11 Jun 2012, 17:40

                  @gaieus said:

                  Also that's Scandinavia with**out** Norway (as they are not in the EU)

                  Yea, we're not in the EU - now see how y'all look! πŸ˜„

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

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                    JClements
                    last edited by 11 Jun 2012, 19:29

                    It will be a good thing for London that a Base Camp wont be a happinin' during the Olympics as tickets sales would worsen even more than they are presently. 😲

                    John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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                      brodie
                      last edited by 12 Jun 2012, 15:50

                      Ran across a very interesting article, "Here's Why Google Got Rid of Sketchup". It's not a huge surprise to most of us but the technology illustrated looks incredible.

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                      Here's why Google got rid of SketchUp

                      We were surprised when non-CAD-vendor Google bought SketchUp, but then learned they wanted it to populate Map and Earth with 3D buildings, first as simple extrusions and then with bitmaps pasted on the sides. The problem was that it involved manual labour and so coverage was spotty. We were then even more surprised when Google sold SketchUp to Trimble, known more for professional GPS systems than for CAD software. Today, we learned why: Google no longer needs SketchUp for its intended purpose. Instead, Google is using a new technology to automatically generate 3D buildings from 45-degree angle aerial photography made...

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                        mitcorb
                        last edited by 12 Jun 2012, 18:26

                        Yeah, I was wondering how Athens, Greece got so detailed in such a short time in Google Earth. I was thinking who in the world was doing this? I remember even Tokyo was populated with 3d bldgs. a couple of years ago. They'd better hurry up in my locale, I am modeling my downtown in my spare time. πŸ˜†

                        I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                        • michaliszissiouM Offline
                          michaliszissiou
                          last edited by 12 Jun 2012, 20:18

                          @unknownuser said:

                          Yeah, I was wondering how Athens, Greece got so detailed in such a short time in Google Earth

                          I don't think they did it this way.

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                            johnsenior1973
                            last edited by 12 Jun 2012, 20:54

                            @mitcorb said:

                            Yeah, I was wondering how Athens, Greece got so detailed in such a short time in Google Earth. I was thinking who in the world was doing this? I remember even Tokyo was populated with 3d bldgs. a couple of years ago. They'd better hurry up in my locale, I am modeling my downtown in my spare time. πŸ˜†

                            Most of the building in Athens will be created by people using Building Maker. There rest will be models made in SU.

                            Athens will probably be one of the areas that they will use this process on. When that happens all the BM and SU models will be replaced.

                            Unless your downtown is part of a major area, it's likely that it'll be years before they do this with your town, if ever.

                            They haven't introduced this yet. They only announced it last week, so they could beat Apple to the punch because Apple is replacing Google for their maps in their next OS release.

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                              mitcorb
                              last edited by 13 Jun 2012, 00:25

                              Well, this is getting off topic, but if you look at Athens in GE right now, you will see 3d buildings with photo textures already, unless they removed it? But I understand that your comment is for possibly a different technology.

                              I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                                ilovesu
                                last edited by 22 Jun 2012, 21:26

                                @krisidious said:

                                that being said, some of our founding members are not around anymore for this reason or that... and that makes me sad.

                                Oh c'mon Kris, you know I'm still around. πŸ˜‰ I'm just in hiding now. πŸ˜›

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                                  kingsi
                                  last edited by 25 Jun 2012, 23:50

                                  50 pages of major catching up. How this happened without me noticing, geez, slaps himself in the face πŸ€“ .

                                  Heres what I think will happen. Sketchup 9 will be called "Sketchup 2013" then Trimble will be releasing new versions every year just like Autodesk. Provided they keep adding useful stuff and NOT crank up the price we will buy it. Hopefully the great guys and Gals that have provided us with wonderful pluggins will actually get to make some decent money out of this by having their plugins bought by Trimble.

                                  Trimble would be mad to do away with the free version because it lets kids get in on the software and once you are hooked your are in.

                                  Ditching the "google" out of the name will actually enhance the credibility of the software with the snobby Autodesk gang.

                                  Noobtastic

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                                  • EscapeArtistE Offline
                                    EscapeArtist
                                    last edited by 26 Jun 2012, 00:00

                                    @kingsi said:

                                    Ditching the "google" out of the name will actually enhance the credibility of the software with the snobby Autodesk gang.

                                    LOL, you mean there might be a "SketchUp" sub-forum over at CGTalk?

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                                      thomthom
                                      last edited by 26 Jun 2012, 07:23

                                      @kingsi said:

                                      Heres what I think will happen. Sketchup 9 will be called "Sketchup 2013" then Trimble will be releasing new versions every year just like Autodesk.

                                      Statement based on what exactly?

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

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                                      • kingsiK Offline
                                        kingsi
                                        last edited by 26 Jun 2012, 14:09

                                        @unknownuser said:

                                        Statement based on what exactly?

                                        Pure Speculation β˜€

                                        Noobtastic

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                                        • kingsiK Offline
                                          kingsi
                                          last edited by 26 Jun 2012, 21:57

                                          @unknownuser said:

                                          LOL, you mean there might be a "SketchUp" sub-forum over at CGTalk?

                                          Now that is just going too far πŸ˜’

                                          On a serious note, my next door neighbour owns a plumbing business and he uses Autocad. When I told him that I use Google Sketchup he could not even hide his amusement. Now I don't care about stuff like that because I am too old (and hes really dull so Autocad is perfect for him), however kids do care about that. A bit of rebranding would not be a bad thing in my humble opinion. Not to mention that the more new punters buying and or using Sketchup the stronger and better developed it becomes for everyone.

                                          Disclaimer: I really am purely just guessing based on zero credible information πŸ˜•

                                          Noobtastic

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