Upgrading Howto
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This might be another MSQ (maybe stupid question) but I can't find anything about this ... I need some pointers about upgrading. I have to reset the tools and toolbars, copy the plugins and components, set my defaults, copy my templates, and spend hours getting SU workable again. Now I can't do anything with it -- whenever I open a model that was saved with 8, it tries to open it with 7 and can't. (I have both 7 and 8 installed for a while.)
What is the easiest way to upgrade? How do you keep two versions on your computer?
Joel -
Hi Joel,
Well, yes, when you upgrade, you need to do all these. Copy all plugins (be careful not to overwrite the ones that come with native SU), copy your components folder, your materials folder, your custom template, set your toolbars again and export/import your custom shortcuts.
But then there should not be any issue your SU 7 installation will be in this folder:
C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 7\
while SU 8 in this one:
C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 8\
and they can nicely co-exist on the same computer (I have everything since SU 6 - even SU 7.0 and 7.1 separately, I think - or maybe not on this computer any more). Your system will always try to open skp files in the version you used last but I guess you will not want to keep changing what you always use.
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