SketchUp 2019 release

numerobis

So depressing.

Yes, very sad. And i thought it couldn't get any worse after the last years...

Where to now? Any breakaway developers fancy going down the open source rip off route? Surely the SketchUp team are disillusioned with it all too?

Like i said before, it would be great, if someone could develop the key features of SU (inferencing, push-pull, double click to open instance/group,...) as add-on for Blender or Max.

davidmreinbold

I don’t know if I am telling old news but Looking at the current Sketchup website I get the sinking feeling that there will be no annual releases anymore and only basic subscriptions. The only new software development seems to be an additional very expensive version that includes a Sefaira bolt-on. Can anybody tell me I am totally wrong please....?!?

If this is true than I think it would be nice if Trimble had prepared the Sketchup community and users about it in advance... but maybe they are not nice anymore?

Glenn at home

@numerobis said:

Like i said before, it would be great, if someone could develop the key features of SU (inferencing, push-pull, double click to open instance/group,...) as add-on for Blender or Max.

Someone is working on something for Unity. It would be cool if they would adopt it to Blender 3D.

https://forum.unity.com/threads/blueprintz-simple-smart-fun-modeling-extension.448371/

glitchdesign

This is certainly more disappointing then i could have imagined.

Having waded through the sales patter on the page:

@unknownuser said:

Best of all: we’re using this opportunity to challenge ourselves to earn your business every single day by constantly improving the tools you need and love throughout each year.

@unknownuser said:

This shift in our business will keep us accountable to retain your business, by releasing new features as often as possible. We are proud to take on this challenge and move our process from an annual update cycle

These statements personally offend me.
Surely a subscription license, where you are unable to continue using the software if you don't renew every year, is the exact opposite of keeping them accountable to retain our business?

Derek Edison

@applemango85 said:

I need to read the sketchup site but I guess that means if you get a 1 year m&s you don’t get to keep version 2019 (or other) once it runs out?

Click through the classic license link. Still $120 annually to keep your perpetual licenses. (for now)
They are definitely following what Adobe and AutoDesk have done. As a company that has transitioned through both, my advice is to hang on to those perpetual licenses as long as you can!

Edit: By that I mean pay the M&S every year. Don't let it lapse or your TCO goes up by 2.5x

numerobis

@glitchdesign said:

These statements personally offend me.

Yes, this really sounds like mockery to me when i look at the "improvements" of the past years.

Tony.3ds

@numerobis said:

https://blog.sketchup.com/article/a-whole-new-way-to-sketchup

So the new "features" for this year are a subscription based model, a bundle with Sefaira, dashed lines and Marc? Can this be true? Really?!?

OMG !

I can't believe any company with a soft like Sketchup can do this shit !!
After soooooo many time.

Glenn at home

@numerobis said:

edit: The thread is from January 2017. Do you know if this is still in development?

Last update on Twitter was from June. I just sent a message to them to see if they are still actively working on this.

numerobis

@glenn at home said:

Someone is working on something for Unity. It would be cool if they would adopt it to Blender 3D.
https://forum.unity.com/threads/blueprintz-simple-smart-fun-modeling-extension.448371/

This looks very promising. Thanks for the link.
The push-pull is already better than in SU. Hopefully someone can adopt it incl. a good numeric input and the other good features of SU.

edit: The thread is from January 2017. Do you know if this is still in development?

edit 2: I've found something... at least till July 2018 he was still posting updates

https://twitter.com/Blueprint_Z

nice progress...

applemango85

I am saddened by this.

I’ve been using sketchup for about 14 years and it was the modelling software for everyone. To the extent that it took a while for some to take it seriously as a professional design tool.

Adobe and auto desk, etc were expensive to start off with so a subscription license was understandable to an extent.

However this decision really alienates the freelancers and small businesses who can’t afford to go subscription, who over the years helped sketch up to grow and become the widely used tool it is today.

I’m still waiting to hear more info on classic and a comparison of that and pro and studio. But right now I’m not a happy bunny (excuse the term)

pbacot

Over time, much as I like some software, I've come to realize that if I don't like how it's done (or NOT done), I can just go start my own software business. So there.

numerobis

@glenn at home said:

Last update on Twitter was from June. I just sent a message to them to see if they are still actively working on this.

Thanks! I just found it

andybot

Amazing. Worst fears confirmed.

Dave R

@andybot said:

Amazing. Worst fears confirmed.

What's that?

They've fixed a mess of bugs and some issues that people have been complaining about, they added some new features that people wanted like dashed lines in SketchUp, they've made SketchUp Pro less expensive to get started in with their subscription option which also gives the user access to SketchUp Shop, an unlimited Trimble Connect storage account and other features. And for those who aren't interested in having access to SketchUp Shop and the other add-ons, they can continue with their Classic license as they've always done.

ken

I have 2018, with the maintenance license still in effect. I have downloaded 2019. It requests a license and an authorization code. Before I would copy the license from the previous version. This time 2019 says it is not a valid license.

So do I to buy another 2019 license or am I doing something wrong. I just want the classic, not interested in the $600 program.

So help if you can.

Thank you in advance

Ken

So DaveR do you remember when the bowlers came into style?

pbacot

Ken,

Maybe this?

@unknownuser said:

Tip: If you’re active in the upgrade, maintenance, and support plan, you receive an email with new license information after a new version of SketchUp Pro is released. Download and install the new version of SketchUp Pro, authorize the license, and begin using the new version of SketchUp. After you authorize the new version, your old SketchUp license expires after 60 days.

https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup/buying-or-upgrading-license

Pixero

I think it’s what I expected.
Nothing about speed and stability for high poly models and faster import.
Nothing very impressive but at least two things are good.

@unknownuser said:

DWG Import
In SketchUp you now have the ability to Import and Export Materials improving interoperability for CAD and BIM workflows

This one if it works as I hope will be of big use to me since much is modeled in Revit at work.
Getting materials in to Sketchup will save me time.

@unknownuser said:

Fixed an issue where SketchUp would take focus during start up preventing work in other apps.

A good and wanted fix.
Now I can do something productive instead of looking at Sketchup loading.

utiler

SketchUp 2019 Release:

https://blog.sketchup.com/article/a-whole-new-way-to-sketchup

pbacot

The above referenced blog says they've made SketchUp "faster".

ntxdave

@pbacot said:

Ken,

Maybe this?

@unknownuser said:

Tip: If you’re active in the upgrade, maintenance, and support plan, you receive an email with new license information after a new version of SketchUp Pro is released. Download and install the new version of SketchUp Pro, authorize the license, and begin using the new version of SketchUp. After you authorize the new version, your old SketchUp license expires after 60 days.

https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup/buying-or-upgrading-license

I have the active upgrade, maintenance and support plan. I have had it for several years When I install the new version each year, the old version is still there and still works. It does not expire after the 60 days (or at least it never has for me).

Looks like I can continue on the same path with the Classic plan.