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    • M Offline
      mwm5053
      last edited by

      I'm thinking about purchasing an IMAC and not sure if the built in graphics can handle SU.

      2011 iMac
      SU 2015 Pro, 2017 Make
      V2 Twilight
      macOS Sierra 10.12.5

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      • Mike LuceyM Offline
        Mike Lucey
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        Walt,

        I haven't actually tried one with SU but imagine it would be fine. The standard graphics card is, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX graphics processor with 1GB of GDDR5 memory but it can be brought up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX with 2GB of GDDR5 memory.

        Unless you are in a rush, you might hold off until the new Pro comes out later this year and see how this might work for you.

        Mike

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        • M Offline
          mwm5053
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          My Mac Pro has been giving me problems lately and cost me some work. It's time to spend some money. Not sure if I can swing the kind of dollars they are going to want for that new Pro but some day oh ya.

          2011 iMac
          SU 2015 Pro, 2017 Make
          V2 Twilight
          macOS Sierra 10.12.5

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          • Mike LuceyM Offline
            Mike Lucey
            last edited by

            Be sure to check out the refurbs, good discounts!
            http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac

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            • M Offline
              mwm5053
              last edited by

              Good idea Mike thanks

              2011 iMac
              SU 2015 Pro, 2017 Make
              V2 Twilight
              macOS Sierra 10.12.5

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              • D Offline
                driven
                last edited by

                hi

                I have never had a problem with SketchUp and iMac, but I have had issues with LightUp inside SketchUp and my particular graphics card [ATI, which is no longer used]

                If you use a renderer inside SU, it's worth check it's website/forum for issues...

                john

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