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

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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
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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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                    • jujuJ
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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
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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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