Sketchup 9

Gaieus

The SU Team neverreveals any info about development and release dates.

Rich O Brien

They can take their time if you ask me. They've that list of features from BaseCamp to get through and if 10% of that is in v9 it'll be another big forward step.

jason_maranto

It looks like they like to release about 23 months apart so the next version should arrive in August of 2012.

Best,
Jason.

jorge2011

August of 2012.

I want to release version 9 before.
But if we have to wait 1 more year, I want sketchup 9 really have a lot of improvements and news

solo

@jason_maranto said:

It looks like they like to release about 23 months apart so the next version should arrive in August of 2012.

Best,
Jason.

Notice a trend? Basecamp and new SU versions?

jorge2011

When is the next Basecamp?

Rich O Brien

When v9 gets released

jorge2011

jajaja, ok. tanks

Gaieus

They never even announce BaseCaps too early (which is even worse as many people would need to make preparations much earlier than the narrow time gap).

Then again, there are always rumours but we have not heard them yet...

thomthom

@gaieus said:

They never even announce BaseCaps too early (which is even worse as many people would need to make preparations much earlier than the narrow time gap).

Yea - I missed the last one due to that.

Google's release policy is simple: When it's done!

jorge2011

perhaps, sketchup team can give an opinion, right?

PLEASE¡¡¡¡¡

Gaieus

They won't. Why is a nice, sudden surprise is not good for you enough?

jorge2011

Yes, of course. but I am anxious:).
maybe it's my bad habit, with design programs such as Autocad or corel or potoshop, they release a new version every year

andybot

I have a question Jorge - why do you want a new release? Is there something that doesn't work for you? Sketchucation gives me something new every week to enjoy with the constant release of new or updated plugins.

Gaieus

Well, SU is definitely not one that is upgraded to a next main release every year. In fact, if there are no essentially new features, it would also be pointless. Software that is upgraded at a given time always, may not even bring as many new features but is some forced upgrade to get your money. There has been a maintenance release of SU 8 already and it brought important things like the fix for the always hated shadow bug. Or when SU 7.1 came out, the rendering engine was completely revamped. It could even have been called SU 8 at that time and Google could have got a lot of folks to pay the upgrade fee but they decided not to.

So I am sure that when SU 9 comes out, there will be significant novelties, not just some higher version number. I would expect some maintenance release of SU 8 before that however especially that with the new Lion OS for Mac, some things have been broken but of course it's up to Google if they fix this separately or together with a new, major release.

jorge2011

andybot

Sketchup is an excellent program for this reason is that it always requires a little more.
perhaps, organizer of plugins, better performance, drawing and modification tools more powerful, enhanced animation and scene management, enhancements to apply and manipulate materials, improvements and new features for dynamic components, improvements to the outline and so on .... .
sketchup much can be improved, adding new features.
Sketcheducation plugins are amazing. Improve and enhance the qualities of sketchup, but not usually have the support of money and lack a little development and integration, because programmers need to have other jobs to live.

sorry for my English

david_h

I'm waiting forV 9.2

do you think we'll hear something about that soon?

chedda

Multi Processor aware,high poly support & 64 bit. I see beachballs.........

solo

Proper UV tools, nothing more (until version 10)

jason_maranto

I'll second that! (if they do it)

Best,
Jason.