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    SketchUp 2017 - anti aliasing problem Mac OS Sierra

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    • pbacotP Offline
      pbacot
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      Just consider it maintenance for 2016. Why upgrade? Nothing worthwhile to upgrade for.

      MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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        Play404
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        Just the other day as I was working away I opened a new SketchUp window to past some parts in and noticed that it had smooth crisp anti aliasing line work. It was only this window. I couldn't recreate it by opening more windows.

        Working on a Retina display with a 1080p monitor hooked up if I dragged the window to the secondary monitor it looked good, not like it usually does.

        I could drag other projects / SketchUp files into this window and they would look really good. I changed the style settings to match my other open SketchUp windows and I could see a clear difference.

        I kept this window open for a few days to enjoy the crisp line work before I had to restart due to an update.

        Hopefully this is fixed with High Sierra & SketchUp 2018

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          Play404
          last edited by

          I figured out a consistent way to get anti aliasing to work on my MBP 2016 running macOS Sierra.

          For this to work you need the MacBook plugged into an external monitor, I have had it working on 2 different external monitors.

          1 - Launch Layout and move the window to the external monitor.
          2 - Right click on layout viewport to SketchUp model and select 'open with SketchUp' (SketchUp should not be running)
          3 - SketchUp should launch on MacBook screen with much finer line work.

          Don't know why it works but is does.

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            skeerc
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            Hi, Has anyone loaded & tried Mac High Sierra & SketchUp 2018 yet to see if the anti-aliasing issue is still with us. I'm unlikely to be using dual monitors as a work around. In regards to "why" upgrade, other plugin developers are upgrading such as Skalp who I also pay a maintenance fee too & like using their product.

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              slbaumgartner
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              In Preferences->OpenGL SketchUp 2018 provides choices for AA. They work on my mid-2012 MBP Retina on High Sierra 10.13.1.

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              • pbacotP Offline
                pbacot
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                @slbaumgartner said:

                In Preferences->OpenGL SketchUp 2018 provides choices for AA. They work on my mid-2012 MBP Retina on High Sierra 10.13.1.

                Really? That's interesting. So we can now (finally) set the AA with a preference like the Windows version? How about the hit in performance with finer AA? Might be a reason to upgrade.

                ...said someone who never bothered to load 2017.

                MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                  skeerc
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                  That sure is "interesting"!! Glad I asked. Thanks slbaumgartner

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