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    Is SketchUp Now Open-Source? Trimble Won't Like This

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    • Mike AmosM
      Mike Amos
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      The browser version is a bit limited memory wise but that is normal for the course from what I have seen out there.

      Absentia mortis praesentiam vitae probat, vita autem est argumentum constantiae.

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      • pixelcruncherP
        pixelcruncher Extension Creator @Mike Amos
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        @Mike-Amos Fair enough, I will have a desktop version available soon. I also have a limited browser version, so I can deploy fixes to users immediately, especially at this early stage. Releasing a new desktop version is always more hassle, and it requires users to upgrade.

        I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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        • jujuJ
          juju
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          So Trimble SketchUp went after IngeTrazo...

          Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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          • KrassK
            Krass
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            Trimble's pettiness is unparalleled

            Krass

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            • Mike AmosM
              Mike Amos
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              TBH, not an issue worth worrying about. Plenty of other formats out there.

              Absentia mortis praesentiam vitae probat, vita autem est argumentum constantiae.

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              • KrassK
                Krass
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                Yes, but I lose the hierarchy and the model groups. I tested DAE and GLB. But I'm not an expert on those formats. In any case, to re-import them into SU, you need to use the "Universal Importer" extension.

                Krass

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                  numerobis
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                  I think it should be possible to build a plugin for exporting SKP files... 😉
                  https://openskp.com/

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                  • jujuJ
                    juju
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                    Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                    • Mike AmosM
                      Mike Amos
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                      I think folk need to stop using the term "Open source Sketchup" lest the little niggles become a thing of the past and Trimble grind this into the dust.
                      Be in no doubt that goading the Lion WILL result in legal consequences that ruin lives rather than days so, folks, smarten up.
                      Trimble have legal and financial resources you cannot properly even dream of.

                      Absentia mortis praesentiam vitae probat, vita autem est argumentum constantiae.

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                        diredjo @Mike Amos
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                        @Mike-Amos said:

                        I think folk need to stop using the term "Open source Sketchup" lest the little niggles become a thing of the past and Trimble grind this into the dust.

                        in description video to introduce may still okay probably, but not on the title indeed. I guess related to gain massive viewer is the reason.

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                        • Mike AmosM
                          Mike Amos
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                          Best not to bet the farm on "Probably" lest Trimble go all "Sharp pencil" on them.

                          Some years ago royal mail went postal on the bbc for damaging their intellectual property, in this case their name, and the bbc lost big time. If that can happen to a large government corporation the small guys are done and I mean done to CRISPY done.

                          Absentia mortis praesentiam vitae probat, vita autem est argumentum constantiae.

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                            juju
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                            Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                              diredjo @Mike Amos
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                              @Mike-Amos this condition similar with AutoCAD,, how about this? what Autodesk can do? nothing.

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                              • KrassK
                                Krass
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                                It's not bad at all—it's like a more sophisticated version of Lattice Maker, though it's still schematic 3D. For realistic 3D rendering, I have my own window library packed with detail—and handles, too!

                                Krass

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                                • Mike AmosM
                                  Mike Amos @diredjo
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                                  @diredjo
                                  With all due respect, calling something an alternative to a product is one thing, not both.
                                  Calling a product "Open source Sketchup" is using a the title of a product not owned by the makers of that software, you would need to pay royalties at least and that only if Trimble decide they want to.
                                  I am not against them producing a product, I would like for them to succeed, rather than be ruined by litigation.
                                  Do lawyers not make enough money as is?

                                  Absentia mortis praesentiam vitae probat, vita autem est argumentum constantiae.

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                                  • TIGT
                                    TIG Moderator
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                                    "The Free alternative to SketchUp", "The Free answer to SketchUp", "The Free application inspired by SketchUp" or "The Free SketchUp-like application" [and the same for "Layout-like", or '...-style' etc] - would be a safer phrasing, without any suggestion of 'passing-off'. Avoiding words like 'clone', 'replica', 'copy' etc - stress the 'familiar', 'compatible' and 'independent' aspects. But you could say, for example, that tool AAA 'replicates' the XXX tool within SketchUp. But I think that e.g. 'Our Extrude [Follow] tool' works very much like SketchUp's PushPull [FollowMe]', would be a safer [legally] and more accurate way to describe their tools... Also this avoids using a tool's name that SketchUp might think it 'owns' - unlike 'Line' or 'Arc' which were of course around before @Last, and completely generic...
                                    The developers just need some advice on good idioms in English - after all they are predominantly Spanish speakers...

                                    TIG

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                                    • ninomaydaN
                                      ninomayda @numerobis
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                                      @numerobis : PLUG-INS:

                                      Been looking and cannot find some kind of a Forum for IngeTrazo.

                                      How about transporting DYNAMIC-COMPONENTS into Python PlugIns? Perhaps thorough AI?

                                      Nino

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                                        Glenn at home @ninomayda
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                                        @ninomayda Try here...

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                                        Explore the GitHub Discussions forum for ingelibre ingetrazo. Discuss code, ask questions & collaborate with the developer community.

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                                          diredjo @Mike Amos
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                                          @Mike-Amos said:

                                          Calling a product "Open source Sketchup" is using a the title of a product not owned by the makers of that software

                                          who say i'm agree with this statement? please dont judge someone without any reason. As i said before small description and i mean about the software in similarity with SketchUp and just another opensource ones, the folk you mention is not appropriates and i totally disagree, just for gain massive audiences or viewer he does i think.

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                                            diredjo @ninomayda
                                            last edited by diredjo

                                            @ninomayda said:

                                            How about transporting DYNAMIC-COMPONENTS into Python PlugIns? Perhaps thorough AI?

                                            i doubt in capability about this since IngeTrazo have no feature of dynamics component currently. However, a small to medium complexity of plugin creates by detecting object and properties seems to be possible. I personally succeed to port my plugin in exporting.

                                            *updates
                                            this you may looking for. ( link )

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