I'm not new, but been gone for a long time and need to get up to speed.

[xiombarg]

Because of job and time constraints I forced myself to drop 3D altogether for a number of years. I always loved Sketchup back when it was a free program.

The landscape has changed, as expected, but what would you guys recommend as far as what version to use, where to download, and possibly new plugins.

I honestly can't remember what the last version I had was, but it was pre-Trimble and all grassroots developer based. I don't want to download anything until I know I need it.

Pulling from memory here, but the plugins I remember as being absolute necessity was everything by Thomthom and Fredo, so any other recommendations would be seriously appreciated.
Thanks!

[Rich O Brien]

SketchUcation Tools 5.0.8 but I’m biased.

TIG’s extensions are pretty popular.

Depends on whatever you needs are really.

[xiombarg]

@Rich-O-Brien Is everyone using the current Sketchup Pro these days?

[Rich O Brien]

@xiombarg said:
Is everyone using the current Sketchup Pro these days?

Considering it's subscription based now I imagine a sizable amount are using the current version.

But there's also a large cohort still beavering away on 2017.

There's also a cohort using pirated versions of both SketchUp and licensed extensions.

So its a mix of professionals, hobbyists and renegades.

There's another thread here showing a new Open Source app that is taking inspiration from SketchUp.

The world is your oyster....unless you're allergic to shellfish.