Is it worth upgrading from SKPv8 to 2016?
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I have been reading about the pros/cons, the new licensing scheme that Trimble pushes, and am wondering whether it is worthwhile upgrading my SKP 8 Pro (old company licence) to SKP 2016 (that I'd have to pay for myself).
An alternative would be to invest time in a "proper" CAD program even at the cost of higher outlay.
Over the years I've used SketchUp to completely design my house and many smaller projects, and I mainly continue to use it to design woodworking and engineering projects. I'm starting up a prototyping workshop (with emphasis on wood), and will need to focus on a single design/drawing solution. I've got a number of projects lined up, including an insular mini-house that I'd like to design all the way to production.
Those of you who can compare that far (all the way to v8), or have since switched to something else for any reason, could you chime in with your thoughts?
Thanks.
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I think it's worth upgrading. The web-based features in SU8 no longer work because the old Google links are dead, there are some major improvements in speed with newer versions and many bug fixes. LayOut has been improved dramatically, too. At least for the woodworking and other projects I do, there's no need for any other "Proper CAD" program. Sketchup and LayOut do what I need.
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@dave r said:
I think it's worth upgrading. The web-based features in SU8 no longer work because the old Google links are dead, there are some major improvements in speed with newer versions and many bug fixes. LayOut has been improved dramatically, too. At least for the woodworking and other projects I do, there's no need for any other "Proper CAD" program. Sketchup and LayOut do what I need.
You can extend what Dave said to a lot of architects.
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if using a recent operating system there is no choice anyway.
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I'm running Windows 10 and I have Sketchup 7 through Sketchup 2016 installed
I was using Sketchup 8 for all my developmental work. Now I use Sketchup 2016 as I like a lot of the new features. More ways to draw arcs, better tool bar handling, trays, better info when working through bugs.
The other versions are simply for testing my plugins. I use a strategy where my plugins go into a shared folder that all versions of sketchup use. So I can configure a plugin and then test it on all versions of sketchup. This also makes it much easier when upgrading. When Sketchup 2016 came out all I had to do was drop a 2 line ruby file into 2016's plugin folder. All plugins loaded without having to install them.
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