Licence & new versions of sketchup

[davesec]

hi!

my work has a copy of sketchup pro on one of our machines, version 7.1 i think, single-user licence. does anyone know if i download a later version of sketchup, it'll cost more, or i'll have to update my licence, or do anything, really? i don't want to screw up this machine, but if i can be sure that i simply click 'update version' or whatever, it'll do it automatically and i won't have to re-configure anything

thanks!

[Dave R]

You can install V8, either pro or free along side 7.1. They are separate installations so you won't wreck the exisint version with the new version.

There is a cost for buying version 8 pro but it is less than $100 US.

If you install 8 pro and use up the 8 hour eval time, it will revert to the free version.

[Gaieus]

There are some cool, new features of SU 8 Pro (like solid tools and a bunch of improvements in LO for instance) so if you want to try them, I suggest installing it. Do not touch SU 7. Just download SU 8 (Pro if you want to try) and install it side by side version 7. I have 6, 7 and 8 installed (and use them all occasionally). You can even run two, different versions at the same time.

Then if you like 8 Pro, you can upgrade - and yes, I also think it's about $ 95.