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    • K Offline
      kaas
      last edited by

      I upgraded just for the suggested improvements in LO speed.

      I still have to get used to the new interface in SketchUp. I liked the old interface and after using it for several years day after day I struggle with the new layout. Why isn't there an option to use the old interface layout instead of the new one?!

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      • KrisidiousK Offline
        Krisidious
        last edited by

        I was thinking about upgrading this week...

        By: Kristoff Rand
        Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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        • andybotA Offline
          andybot
          last edited by

          nope. A purely budgetary decision. Why would I pay for something I already have. I see no improvement whatsoever in what I use SU for.

          http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/

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          • hellnbakH Offline
            hellnbak
            last edited by

            I'm not going to update until all the questions and problems associated with 2013 here on the forums subside. And, really, maybe not even then, as I haven't heard about anything new in it that I need. Still don't understand why Trimble laid this on us when it wasn't really worth the effort. A really big missed opportunity on their part, IMHO.

            "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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            • U Offline
              unearthed
              last edited by

              Agree with hellnback

              • why upgrade to an environment that'll take me ages to acclimatise to. There are no advantages to being an early adopter, especially in one-man shops like mine.

              When Trimble make some real changes (e.g. bring back .shp import, introduce real arcs, fix plane clipping, open api or whatever to enable real-time Excel/.xls work, oh and how about a simple built-in spreadsheet too) then I would change.

              Growplan - People ∩ Plants ∩ Place

              windows 7 64b, 4GB RAM, SU 8.0.16846
              Gimp, QGIS, Vectorworks 12, Bricscad 11

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              • FrederikF Offline
                Frederik
                last edited by

                I wonder if Jason Maranto decided to upgrade or just leave it... πŸ˜†

                Cheers
                Kim Frederik

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                • N Offline
                  numerobis
                  last edited by

                  NO!

                  no improvements >>> no update!

                  Why should i update it? To get a Trimble folder instead of the Google one? Or for the ugly icons? To feel good by paying a subscription fee? No... thanks!

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                  • C Offline
                    CalypsoArt
                    last edited by

                    I'm a daily user and came here for info on whether to upgrade or not. It seems, based on the reviews here that I makes no sense. The upgrade price is not a factor. If there was some major improvement. Speed, 64bit, new tools etc. I do not use LO. I guess I'll wait a while.

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                    • david_hD Offline
                      david_h
                      last edited by

                      Tried 2013 for a few minutes. Tried to uninstall . .it screwed up my registry with SU8 (See "Issues" thread)

                      I am thinking of going back to SU 5. πŸ˜‰

                      If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                      • jim smithJ Offline
                        jim smith
                        last edited by

                        I haven't gotten around to any serious use of LO and have seen to many issues with the conversion so I have little interest and too much apprehension. I will stick around in the V8 playground for a while longer.

                        "Out of clutter find simplicity,
                        from discord find harmony,
                        In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity"
                        Albert Einstein

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                        • jeff hammondJ Offline
                          jeff hammond
                          last edited by

                          @unknownuser said:

                          I am thinking of going back to SU 5. πŸ˜‰

                          5? nah, 8 is where it's at.. it has the speed bump of 7.1 plus the solid tools

                          dotdotdot

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                          • hellnbakH Offline
                            hellnbak
                            last edited by

                            I think he was just kidding

                            "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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                            • jeff hammondJ Offline
                              jeff hammond
                              last edited by

                              @hellnbak said:

                              I think he was just kidding

                              really? nah..
                              πŸ˜‰

                              dotdotdot

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                              • Dave RD Offline
                                Dave R
                                last edited by

                                I haven't found any need to open SketchUp 8 or LayOut 3 for quite awhile. SU/LO2013 work fine for me. I like the speed increase in LO and the auto-hyphenated dimensions which speeds up my work in LO a great deal. I don't see any real differences with SU2013 in day to day operation except that I never have the scrambled toolbars any more.

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                                • beginnerB Offline
                                  beginner
                                  last edited by

                                  Hi Guys,

                                  We had a go with SU2013.
                                  The only one improvement which we could see (and pay for) is the speed in LO or do I missed something?
                                  I know that there is few other changes but... we are still using 8.0 PRO.

                                  Don't like the new icons in SU and I'm surprised that LO still has the same and the most ugly icons I have ever seen in a 'PRO' software.

                                  PS. If I would be SketchUp/Trimble, I will run some small competition IMMEDIATELY to design the LO icons πŸ˜‰

                                  Regards, SU 'beginner'

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                                  • C Offline
                                    Charlie__V
                                    last edited by

                                    +1 @ Dave R
                                    LO Rendering Speed Increase & Hyphen @ Dims worth it alone.

                                    I am however still not used to the new Tool Icons in SU....this will pass though.

                                    Best,
                                    Charlie

                                    Precision M1710/Win 7 Pro 64 bit/i-7 6920 Quad core 2.9 Ghz -3.8/16Gb ram/NVIDIA M5000M 8Gb

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                                    • david_hD Offline
                                      david_h
                                      last edited by

                                      @hellnbak said:

                                      I think he was just kidding

                                      I was kidding.. .I meant 3.1 πŸ’š

                                      If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                      • hellnbakH Offline
                                        hellnbak
                                        last edited by

                                        @unknownuser said:

                                        @hellnbak said:

                                        I think he was just kidding

                                        I was kidding.. .I meant 3.1 πŸ’š

                                        Ah. Now that makes more sense πŸ˜†

                                        "Politicians are just like diapers -- they need to be changed often, and for the same reason"

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                                        • jeff hammondJ Offline
                                          jeff hammond
                                          last edited by

                                          @unknownuser said:

                                          @hellnbak said:

                                          I think he was just kidding

                                          I was kidding.. .I meant 3.1 πŸ’š

                                          nah.. 5 is where it's at.. it has ruby (or is that 6?)

                                          dotdotdot

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                                          • jason_marantoJ Offline
                                            jason_maranto
                                            last edited by

                                            @frederik said:

                                            I wonder if Jason Maranto decided to upgrade or just leave it... πŸ˜†

                                            I haven't changed my POV -- I still have 8 Pro and use it occasionally, but I will not pay for any more SketchUp until there is something released which is worth paying for. That said, since nothing is new with me, and I've already said my bit on the SketchUp 9 subject, I've refrained from posting until such a time as new news is forthcoming from Trimble.

                                            In the meantime I've been focusing on other software.

                                            Best,
                                            Jason.

                                            I create video tutorial series about several 2D & 3D graphics programs.

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