Am I late to the party? SketchUp just went browser
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SketchUp in a browser. Pretty basic, but it works fine.
Was this announced before?
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It was announced before, it was in beta stage then.
I don't like the idea as it relies on a stable / good internet connection...
I'd like to see what happens to plugins as well.
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@Bryan
Seems you have missed this thread!
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It's still in beta and far from complete. there are a great number of features still to be implemented.
There's no intention of my.SketchUp replacing the "desktop" versions of SketchUp. I think it is a great idea and will be useful for some users. I like that I can walk up to any of the several thousand computers where I work, open SketchUp and show or make changes to the models I have saved in my file on Trimble Connect. Then, when I go back to my own computer, I can still access those files. And the computer doesn't have to be anything very special as long as it's got internet access and an up to date browser.
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Thanks for the replies and updates!
I'm still hoping they make a version for Linux. As Apple is now Unix based and there is an Apple version, I would hope a Linux version will be offered one day.
I find the browser version interesting. As Dave R points out, it does make it convenient to be able to open a drawing on any computer with an Internet connection and make minor changes or present it in its native environment if needed.
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@bryan k said:
I'm still hoping they make a version for Linux. As Apple is now Unix based and there is an Apple version, I would hope a Linux version will be offered one day.
This has been discussed frequently on the sketchup.com forum. Although Mac OS X is a UNIX variant, the GUI is proprietary to Apple and is very different from anything available on Linux. It would take a significant amount of effort to port the Mac version to Linux.
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@slbaumgartner said:
@bryan k said:
I'm still hoping they make a version for Linux. As Apple is now Unix based and there is an Apple version, I would hope a Linux version will be offered one day.
This has been discussed frequently on the sketchup.com forum. Although Mac OS X is a UNIX variant, the GUI is proprietary to Apple and is very different from anything available on Linux. It would take a significant amount of effort to port the Mac version to Linux.
Yeah, I've seen those discussions and as an IT guy myself, I understand and do not blame them for holding off.
Still, one can hope!
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