Are you ready for SketchUp 7 news?
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@unknownuser said:
One of those "I would have to kill you if I told you" things.
That covers the ground from everything to nothing, huh?
Coen,
Great job! Quite pleased to have such a wonderful read about our "little" group.
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Anyone notice this response from Aidan "The thing about being a part of Google is that it's forced me to think very differently about SketchUp's place in the world. With a free version available, and with Google's reach, we have an opportunity to do a lot more for the design profession than just be a useful 3D modeling tool."
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Pete,
Saw it and I am still pondering what the hell that is supposed to mean. I would love to think it is for the good but unless you are a GE user I have a feeling it is not a direction we as modelers will like. Of course we will have to wait and see but my excitement about future releases is nothing like it used to be.
Scott
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@Solo,
I guess he refers to Sketchup as a tool for Google Earth. So nothing new here
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May be they(
) will divide products like AD made with 3dsmax, revit...
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Well done on the newsletter, Coen. No wonder you get no sleep.
@ Kwisten and Solo: yup, what Aidan Chopra said reeks of GE. Still, I cannot fathom Google isn't aware of both SU's limitations and potential.
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Top marks for the newsletter. Really informative and helpful. I've only skimmed it so far but I will probably go back and read every page. Very impressive.
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I am not sure they will put that much into the development. I think the big push for them is GE and the modeling aspects of SU are secondary.
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I suppose people are just affraid that the GE side of SU is going to be developed with more abandon than the core of the program. Understandable really, what with most of the regulars on this forum being the people who use the modelling tools as opposed to the more GE type stuff.
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Just a reminder. Layout starts from @last. Until yet theres no real progress ( beta ) and no stated aim.
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Coen, excellent and interesting newsletter. Thanks for your hard work.
I can't help thinking the fears about GE are overblown.
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@frederik said:
Based on the comments Coen have posted, I would assume it's something different and that Coen is struggelig with setting-up a Newsletter system...
If not, then I find the messages posted a bit strange...
He, he... Bullseye...
@frederik said:
Any way... I will possess myself with patience and await Coen's newsletter...
Although my curiosity has also been awakened, I'm sure it's worth waiting for...And it sure was...!!
Very well done, Coen..!!
So far I've only seen one minor mistake in the CatchUp Newsletter...
On page 56...@unknownuser said:
Fletch
Fletch is the author of a plug-in for SketchUp which has taken the community by storm: LightUp, a new way for SketchUp users to display their models with real lighting and effects right inside SketchUp.Guess that the final pages was rushed through...
(Or maybe the gremlins have been at work...
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It is good to read your newsletter Coen, very well done, and full of good info. I was absorbed all the way to page 60.
I have become engaged to GE. I have been using it on a project where the sight lines from certain community view corridors are critical for project approval. GE is amazing, you drop your model on the terrain and navigate the area to disclose any situations that need addressing. Some views are apx. 13,000 ft away and the elevation diff is 1200 vertical ft.
The biggest point I would like to see Google make is to enhace the output capabilities regarding construction docs. I think I am lazy , but it seems redundant to me to send a model to cad to "enhance" it for CDs.
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So, I hadn't been signed up here until now. Is this newsletter online somewhere. If someone can send me a link I'd appreciate it.
Thanks, David
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http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/catchup/2008/may/
there you go, enjoy.
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Thank you, Coen, for the long newsletter.
I am pleased that Aidan (geez, the guy used to work down the street from me and now he's a star!) left open the possibility that some kind of new product demonstration might occur at Basecamp. Otherwise I'm afraid that the gathering will be a wake, however jovial.
Oh well, there will always be something else if SU turns into a toy for GE jockeys. I write this as I complete, for the first time in five or so years, a project using another package as my main modeler.
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I did notice that quote, Pete...along with a couple of other points I want reread and digest a bit more (though as Coen and others suggest: any interpretation on my part is still just a "not particularly educated" quess :`)
Here's the stuff of my hopes for the future, and I'm happy to support them along the way as I need them:
"CatchUp: Last question for this interview: Where do you see Sketchup going?
Fredo: It is true that I don’t really perceive the direct involvement of Google in the Sketchup Ruby community. When I see SketchyPhysics, Subdivide & Smooth, Free Form Deformation, Soap Skin & Bubble, Skin, LightUp and many other great scripts, I would have expected that the Sketchup designers at Google give feedback and also more insight on what would come next in the official version (including the API itself, whose documentation can largely be improved). I can however see the dilemma: Keep Sketchup simple to learn and to use, or make it a giant design factory as complex as Blender or 3D Max. Maybe the plugin approach is the right compromise, but then, I think Google should still put a little bit of effort in helping the community of script developers and users."
With this scenerio, however, my attitude would be to stay away from future upgrades of SU, unless they include some of the basic stuff noted on the wishlist thread, as they are quite likely to become even more cumbersome than the changes from 5 to 6. I just hope the ruby genius' share these thoughts and keep compatability with older versions.
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Lewis, if it gets too dry, we can always cruise over to Apple's WWDC, get a pass for the vendor area and see how many freebies we can get out of there with.
Todd
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@unknownuser said:
Lewis, if it gets too dry, we can always cruise over to Apple's WWDC, get a pass for the vendor area and see how many freebies we can get out of there with.
Todd
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Thanks for the link
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