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      smokinbakin
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      I am thinking about making the switch to Ubuntu. This mainly depends on whether or not I can get sketchup to run.
      Does anyone use Sketchup with Ubuntu?

      "Set your goals low, and hope you don't get lower"

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        Ecuadorian
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        I tried everything I could with WINE, but never made it past the welcome screen. It just would not work.
        I believe Coen had some success with SU + Ubuntu, but eventually got tired of the problems and returned to Windows.

        -Miguel Lescano
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          smokinbakin
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          hmmm... I wonder if it will be different If I use sketchup 6, which for some reason I still use.
          Sketchup 6 worked for this guy.

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          (wine-review.blogspot.com)

          "Set your goals low, and hope you don't get lower"

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            Aerilius
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            I also seriously tried to make a model, you can see it in the first linux collection in 3d-warehouse.

            You can make Sketchup to run under wine - but it is still a stroke of luck. I myself have an Intel chipset (which was not officially supported by Sketchup) and I got everything to work on the first day, I am sure I could even use the modeling tools, but I did not see them because the screen was black. Suddenly, after some months and some wine updates, it worked. The wine developers make great efforts and sometimes it is really worth to wait for the next update.

            First of all, go to the wine database and follow the instructions (SU6 works quite good, probably SU7.0, SU7.1 not yet)
            Be patient, if one step does not work, continue and repeat the steps, restart Sketchup or linux until the next step works. Most modifications need to be done in the registry (See applications -> wine -> drive 😄 -> windows -> regedit.exe). Better turn off compiz (for me, it even works with compiz on)

            SU7_on_linux.jpg

            Known problems are:

            • Sketchup starts to zoom randomly
            • when you move the materials/components... windows, they keep sticking to the mouse arrow
            • the sample tool does not work
            • Sketchup crashes when you create a component or save the file (then don't save, set the auto save period to 1min, in your personal folder, you find the autosave file which you can copy)
            • most ruby plugins work - you only need to convert them from dos to unix format according to the instructions.

            All in all, it is possible to work, but the above issues (especially the texture tools) set a limit. The moving windows are nerving. I felt that working is more efficient, with quickly switching between the virtual desktops for my graphics editor and browser (but that is a benefit of linux).

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              smokinbakin
              last edited by

              Ok, thanks. I also found this.

              http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=9687

              "Set your goals low, and hope you don't get lower"

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                EscapeArtist
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                You can use WineDoors to install Ubuntu, but it's version 6, not 7. Also, I've found it difficult to get anything in the way of non-stock plugins to work. For me, I find SU in Linux not worth the trouble. That said, you can do a dual boot Ubuntu install and enjoy all the great things that Linux does for for free, and sometimes better than, Windows. Don't let SU/Linux difficulties prevent you from installing Ubuntu and enjoying it anyway.

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                  dedmin
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                  Try running it under virtual machine - such as VirtualBox.

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