Geolocation 3D toggle feature removed
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@firedean said:
A few days ago I spent $1,400 on design software to replace SU.
Can you share information concerning this alternative application and the geo location services this product provides.
@firedean said:
That feature alone saved me (and countless others) days of field work.
i.e. SU paied for itself in a very short time.
@firedean said:
Many of us have taken a major financial hit as a result of Trimble's failure to address this properly.
After making lots of money using SU for this purpose over years and with no alternative solution in this price range?
@firedean said:
SU's indifference to those losses will cost them in the end.
Would have probably been dependend on the subscription/traffic fees charged by Google for continuing this service.
Don't understand me wrong, I understand your point and Trimble should have surely communicated this a little bit earlier not only in a forum post... but if Google doesn't extend agreements concerning this service and with obviously no other provider delivering comparable quality the recent data seems to be the only viable solution and may hopefully develop in the (near) future.
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Unacceptable! what architectural project we can do without geolocation?? is like going back to pen and paper but on a computer. Both Google and Trimble are dismantling a good software which was mostly built by users and developers... same all! people do the hard work and companies make a mess while profiting.
PS geolocation not longer available in SU 2014. -
Paolo, evidently you missed the facts. It's spelled out very clearly above.
And no, Geo-Location is no longer available in old, unsupported versions of SketchUp. Time to upgrade. And when you do, you might also want to get Placemaker for the high res imagery.
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Dave thank you for your reply, I understand your facts but that doesn't mean that I and many others which have been using SU for many years are wrong to be deeply disappointed...Don't want to be rude but by the way how much will it cost to follow your suggestions for such a basic feature (probably you don't need it if doing "woodworking").
Perhaps is time to learn Blender or why not Rhino. -
@paolo said:
Dave thank you for your reply, I understand your facts but that doesn't mean that I and many others which have been using SU for many years are wrong to be deeply disappointed...
I understand that you are disappointed but it doesn't change the facts. Google removed access to their Maps API so versions of SketchUp that used Google Maps for Geo-Location no longer have anything to access.
@paolo said:
Don't want to be rude but by the way how much will it cost to follow your suggestions for such a basic feature (probably you don't need it if doing "woodworking").
You'll need to check with the Placemaker folks. The extension doesn't come for free and neither does the high res imagery they offer. Digital Globe doesn't supply their data for free. I expect their employees insist on getting paid for their work and the required infrastructure doesn't come out of thin air.
You're right. I don't need that sort of stuff for most woodworking projects but I do a lot more with SketchUp than just woodworking projects. If I need high res location imagery I'll use Placemaker, though. Their imagery for most areas is better than Google's offering was anyhow.
@paolo said:
Perhaps is time to learn Blender or why not Rhino.
I think it's a good idea to keep learning. Helps to keep senility at bay. What do Blender and Rhino use for geo-location data?
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