Sketchup pro ugrade, should I?
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Hi all, I am thinking of upgrading to sketchup pro. I use sketchup on a daily basis for landscape architectural stuff. Thinking of upgrading and want to hear from others who have upgraded. Presentation is not an issue as I export into AUTOCAD for that, I am mainly interested in easier/better modeling such as I am aware of the boolean function, Are there any other useful functions like that? Can someone please explain there experiences about the advantages of switching to pro?
Thanks Guys
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The modeling aspect is the same for the Free and Pro with the exception of Solid tools, Camera Tools and Import/Export options.
There's also LayOut and StyleBuilder.
I would recommend upgrading basically on the premise of supporting SketchUp's developement. But the integration with LayOut may make staying within the SketchUp universe that much more streamlined for what what you do.
If you think upgrading will make modeling easier/better then it won't unfortunately.
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Thanks Rich, a trimbler? Is that a good thing?
Cheers
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@steved said:
Hi all, I am thinking of upgrading to sketchup pro. I use sketchup on a daily basis for landscape architectural stuff. Thinking of upgrading and want to hear from others who have upgraded. Presentation is not an issue as I export into AUTOCAD for that, I am mainly interested in easier/better modeling such as I am aware of the boolean function, Are there any other useful functions like that? Can someone please explain there experiences about the advantages of switching to pro?
Thanks Guys
I would've thought the native import/export of dwg etc would've been attractive. But really apart from the solid tools, there's not a whole lot of difference if you're not going to use Layout. I bought the pro version for the solid tools and CAD integration and also somewhat because I thought it was great tool and was happy to pay the modest amount (compared to the $6K I handed over for Autocad). With a few plug-ins I don't think there is anything you can do with pro that you couldn't achieve with SU Free. So if you're on a tight budget, you're probably better spending some money supporting some of the great plugin authors !
Cheers
- Mick
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Thanks Mick, just a tip I used to use autocad but I now use BRICSCAD if you have not heard of it it is just as good as AUTOCAD by Autode$k. But costs less than the annual upgrade from Autode$k about $400.00 It is just as good, to the degree That if you send a file to an Autocad user it shows as an Autocad file in native DWG, with zero learning curve. The icons are the same, it is also easier on RAM
Oh and if you have a problem they will fix it within the day unlike autocad who will ignore you once you have cashed out.
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@steved said:
Thanks Mick, just a tip I used to use autocad but I now use BRICSCAD if you have not heard of it it is just as good as AUTOCAD by Autode$k. But costs less than the annual upgrade from Autode$k about $400.00 It is just as good, to the degree That if you send a file to an Autocad user it shows as an Autocad file in native DWG, with zero learning curve. The icons are the same, it is also easier on RAM
Oh and if you have a problem they will fix it within the day unlike autocad who will ignore you once you have cashed out.
Good to know
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