2013 pro...?? to buy or not
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Greetings all
I'm somewhat confused, what does the 2013 pro offer to justify up grade from SKP 8 Pro.. as i cant see the gains regarding work Layout is still the same, no enhanced internal rendering, no CUDA Cores or GPU enhancements..
Love SKP 8Pro, just dont think or feel that few fancy icons or new plugin data base is worth the upgrade cost,If i have missed something please help me see what i have missed, feel this is a lot of money for a minor upgrade..(More like a patch fix)
Not aimed to offend anyone just asking what the big improvement is for the money in the Program it's self
Thanks for any advice on the new version
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How about if you don't you'll be paying $700 for 2014...
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@krisidious said:
How about if you don't you'll be paying $700 for 2014...
i don't think it works like that.
(i'm not sure exactly how it works yet as the faq hasn't been updated yet but..)@unknownuser said:
%(#800000)[**If I skip upgrading to 2013 and upgrade to 2014 instead, will I have to purchase a brand new, full price license?
No, worst case scenario would be upgrade cost of $95, plus nominal support reinstatement fee (TBD, but will be some percent less than $95). We will update this FAQ as soon as we know more about specific costs.**]
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Hmmm... I had read when it first came out that if you didn't upgrade to 2013 you'd be on the hook for the full next version. That's a load off.
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@krisidious said:
Hmmm... I had read when it first came out that if you didn't upgrade to 2013 you'd be on the hook for the full next version. That's a load off.
nah.. it's something like- if you miss a year, worst case scenario will be you have to still pay for the missed year (so possibly $200 to go from su8 to su2014).. i do hope they come up with some sort of prorated rate or a flat 'penalty' of maybe $50 max (as in-- going from su8 to 2014 would be $139 or something)?
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@unknownuser said:
%(#800000)[**If I skip upgrading to 2013 and upgrade to 2014 instead, will I have to purchase a brand new, full price license?
No, worst case scenario would be upgrade cost of $95, plus nominal support reinstatement fee (TBD, but will be some percent less than $95). We will update this FAQ as soon as we know more about specific costs.**]
It's really incredible that this weird statement still hasn't been fixed and replaced by a concrete number for one year, two years, three years...
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I just read the things they offer, and in my opinion, they are not really looking at the fundamentals... plus they are flat out duplicating some things apparently? (like their extension warehouse) I guess Google ran out of "cool" ideas, then sold it to Trimble. Now Trimble is running out of "cool" ideas.
Here is what I'd love to have in a new version, which they keep missing but I think is the most important though mundane:
- Faster Ruby plugins... must-have.
- Ability to selective disable/enable different inferencing mechanisms (red/blue/green, same-line, etc)
- Built-in sub-layer support.
- A new mechanism for rotation that lets us automatically rotate from a specific point (or, the center of the bounding box..) with a pre-defined axis (select your axis from a list).
- More exposure of the program's controls to the Ruby API...
- More polygon fidelity (so I can zoom in without the polys evaporating).. might require 64-bit...
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Thanks for all the input above,,
But i would like to see some major improvements for 500 Euros, that sort of money can buy other products, that dont crash or lag out when your building large architecture subjects
EVGA Workstation dual Xenon system, and the i have not seen any better productive GPU use as its still CPU reliant.Seems a huge shame that they are investing your money into a database to sell you more products, and not bringing Sketchup into 64bit OS, or even GPU use...
currently can anyone show me a proof we are not being held to ransom subscribe or get a bill for not backing the database..
If they dont bring the software up to date, will they lose more than they presume to gain..
Programs like Blender, are snapping up users of sketch up due to the free and built in rendering animation and more, when your paying for a piece of software it has to beat the free ware options out there, why else make a investment, ? in a win95 32bit program, with some go faster stickers on it -
if you buy the upgrade to 2013 yet you'll get the 2014 for free
Norbert
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@sketch3d.de said:
if you buy the upgrade to 2013 yet you'll get the 2014 for free
Norbert
Is Norbert's understanding correct?
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@unknownuser said:
How do I purchase the program and how much does SketchUp cost?
If you’re buying a new SketchUp Pro "single-user" license, the program will automatically be included in your purchase for total cost of $590 (before taxes). This cost will include the perpetual Pro license, plus one year of any new upgrades, maintenance, and support. Since we will be releasing a new major version of SketchUp Pro each year, this means that you would also receive an upgrade to SketchUp Pro 2014 when and if it becomes available at no extra charge (as long as your upgrade, maintenance, and support program is still active).
If you’re upgrading from an older version of Pro to SketchUp Pro 2013, you can upgrade your single-user license for $95 by visiting our online Upgrade Wizard. You will receive the same benefits as a new customer: a perpetual SketchUp Pro 2013 license and one year of major version upgrades, maintenance, and support. Network license owners can upgrade for $150 per seat by contacting our sales team.
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Thanks Rich,
Now, since I'm being dense this morning, is the "one year of major version upgrades" basically the same as "SU 2014" (major release) as Norbert states, or does it pertain to any major changes/fixes over the next calender year?
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you'll get everything released during this time frame, i.e. all maintenance releases as well as all new major versions (1/y).
N.
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