SU upgrade to 8.0.4811 (Maintenance 1)
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it addressed at least two bugs..
the follow-me icon is fixed as well as a tool-tip pop up error on mac (views were named with numbers instead of left,right, etc.)
probably a bunch of little things like that.
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I've tried downloading the file twice, both times 'file corrupt'. Also tried running directly from download site, 'file corrupt'. This is for Pro version Windows download. Could be a problem with massive downloading of the update maybe?
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@fountainhead said:
Could be a problem with massive downloading of the update maybe?
Quite possibly.
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Thanks Google
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Installing as I write this...
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No official announcement yet. Although there are exciting things!
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Well there you go, the release notes were just posted up.
http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=release_notes.csMany new fixes but most notably the Shadow Bug is fixed
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Looks like a pretty big bunch of stuff has been fixed or improved.
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Just a question to the Sketchup team. Would it be possible to have the upgrade not upgrade the materials, components or plugins? Or at least give someone the choice of upgrading these three directories.
Other than that small quibble, thanks
Ken
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- fixed shadow bug
- LAA aware (on 64 bit OS)
- bigger image export
- codecs fixed
- unicode character enhancements in LO-2-dxf/dwg (this affected me big time)
- and a lot more...
@unknownuser said:
Would it be possible to have the upgrade not upgrade the materials, components or plugins? Or at least give someone the choice of upgrading these three directories.
I do not understand this, Ken...
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Well, when you upgrade if you don't rename the plugin, components or material folders, you loose all you plugins, materials and components. So every time I have to rename these three folders and than re-name them back to the use able names after the install. I was just thinking, if the upgrade did not install/re-install these three folders without asking first, it would save me the worry I may overwrite these three folders.
Now, I just have a feeling I may be doing something wrong.
Ken
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I have never had this issue on my PC. In fact, I have upgraded like 6 times for the last couple of weeks/months now without any problem and losing anything. It only overwrites the default, native SU content 8that comes with the install), nothing else.
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wow, ended up being a nicer update than i initially thought
i found an issue with the shadow string fix though.. it fixes the strings but introduces another problem..
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@gaieus said:
I have never had this issue on my PC. In fact, I have upgraded like 6 times for the last couple of weeks/months now without any problem and losing anything. It only overwrites the default, native SU content 8that comes with the install), nothing else.
Gaieus
I believe when I upgraded from 4 to 5 I lost all my plugins, materials and components. Never had the courage to try again. So, next upgrade I will save a copy of these three directory in another directory, and try your method to install over.
So, make this a duh!! moment for me.
Thanks Gaieus.
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Gai,
Shadow bug fixed! .animation (codecs fixed)? Wow!
Maybe my office machine will create animations now.
Per Google: "/Largeaddressaware". Does this mean that 64 bit computers can now address bigger files, while 32 bit machines retain the benefit of speed?
I hope the api fixes will not cause problems for "workarounds".:-)
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Ken; yes, testing it won't harm (just in case)
HDT: LAA, I believe, will only be useful on 64 bit. However you can also "hack" a 32 bit OS to be able to assign more RAM than 2 Gb to a single program.
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A comprehensive release! Toolbar fix fixed
LAA Thanks Sketchup Team!
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model.raytest fixed!! with the optional boolean attribute as well. THANKS!
And the shadow bug fixed. That's a nice surprise.
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@honoluludesktop said:
Per Google: "/Largeaddressaware". Does this mean that 64 bit computers can now address bigger files, while 32 bit machines retain the benefit of speed?
Yes - Under 64bit Windows, SU can now address up to 4GB RAM. (I have tried it with a huge render.)
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Ken,
@unknownuser said:
I believe when I upgraded from 4 to 5 I lost all my plugins, materials and components. Never had the courage to try again. So, next upgrade I will save a copy of these three directory in another directory, and try your method to install over.
My colleague, Steve, and I were responsible for creating the SketchUp installers for Mac and Windows. I have only been on the SU team for just over three years, so I can't speak to what technologies were in place back in the 4 and 5 days. However, on Windows, for SketchUp 7 and 8, which were built as MSI-based installers using Wix, if you're just installing a minor release (anything where the major version number stays the same, like 7.0 -> 7.1 or 8.0 -> 8.0 maintenance release 1), you should be perfectly safe to run the upgrade in-place. The Windows Installer technology is supposed to be smart enough to replace just the files that differ in your current installation vs. the new installation, without removing extraneous files or replacing directories wholesale.
This does highlight the point that if you've made any modifications to files we provide, those modifications could be lost in an upgrade. However, you should never (99.999% of the time) need to overwrite any of the files we provide for you with your own modifications anyway. If you need to modify something like a LayOut template, copy the file and make a differently named version with your modifications so they can be preserved separate from what we've provided. And, in the cases when it is possible (such as with LayOut templates), store your own files outside of the SketchUp directory structure, just to be on the safe side.
Obviously, with things like plugins, you have no choice but to put the files inside the SketchUp directory, so if it worries you, make a quick backup of the SketchUp directory before proceeding with the upgrade, but do know that we expect it should work without such intervention.
Andrew
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