SketchUp with Linux
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Hello everyone
I searched and could not find SketchUp for Linux. Anyways is there a Linux program available that is similar to it? I'm doing basic information about SketchUp with Linux.Plz any guides and any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
Manoj Singh
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Hi,
I think that a Linux version of Google SketchUp isn't available. But you can run it on Linux using Wine.
Check out http://wiki.winehq.org/GoogleSketchup -
Thanks for quick answer & very useful link
Regards
Manoj Singh -
while tinkering with ubuntu i tried to get a wine istallation of sketchup up and running. The good news is that it can be done and i works ok. The bad news is that most of the most advanced plugins do not work under linux, but the simple ones do.
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Hi Broomstick
I read your massage and install SketchUp with Linux. I'm agree most plugin do not work properly. Many thanks for accurate information given to me.
Manoj Singh
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I've been reading this thread with some interest. A number of problems with WINE can be solved by either tweaking the applications in the WINE configuration dialog and/or using winetricks: http://wiki.winehq.org/winetricks in install a few native Windows .dll and .ocx files.
Currently, I've got SU7.1, SketchyPhysics 3RC1, Twilight Renderer, SU2POV, POVRAY 3.62, SU2KT, Kerthythea 2008 and a whole bunch of plugins working just fine under Xubuntu 9.10 and WINE 1.1.39.
The only "nagging" issue I have is the "Inspector" and "Control" windows in SP3 aren't displaying the joint information and I'm pretty sure it's a missing .dll. The physics still seem to work correctly on rigged models I've tested.
What particular plugins are you guys having issues with?
Cheers.
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There was a similar thread not too long ago about SU/Linux. I'll recommend the same thing, try installing Winedoors. It has a list of programs that it will install automatically, and SU is one of them. I have it installed and working just fine on Ubuntu 64bit, along with many plugins.
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Its possible absolutely , via Virtual box.
- Make a small version of xp sp3, running nLite:
- Make a bootable SDHC card, 2GB will do, (this is quite a challenging process)
- Install XP sp3 from cd rom to the bootable SDHC card.
- Boot XP sp3 from the SDHC USB drive
- Install Sketchup to the XP sp3 OS
- Boot Ubuntu from HDD, run XP SP3 via virtual box, within Ubuntu
- Run Sketchup
- Viola! now isn't that cool!
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@tomot said:
Its possible absolutely , via Virtual box.
- Make a small version of xp sp3, running nLite:
- Make a bootable SDHC card, 2GB will do, (this is quite a challenging process)
- Install XP sp3 from cd rom to the bootable SDHC card.
- Boot XP sp3 from the SDHC USB drive
- Install Sketchup to the XP sp3 OS
- Boot Ubuntu from HDD, run XP SP3 via virtual box, within Ubuntu
- Run Sketchup
- Viola! now isn't that cool!
Yes you are right tomot.
I'm using Linux just 3 year
and i'm run my windows XP in VMware workstation .......It's too good about Virtual box
you try it ...........Thanks ........
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