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

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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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          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 )

            2026-10-02 22_59_34-IngeTrazo Tutorials - YouTube and 5 more pages - Profile 1 - Microsoft​ Edge.png

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            • KrassK
              Krass
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              If all the features SketchUp lacks become available natively—without extensions—it will be incredible; the bevel option alone is a huge deal. Impressive.

              Krass

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              • Mike AmosM
                Mike Amos @diredjo
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                @diredjo
                Who is saying you have to agree?
                Look, wanting the product to succeed AND see the realities of the market AND how litigation is a massive part of life these days. The real world has a way of smacking folk down. Language use has been suggested as needing a bit of help.
                Do not be surprised if Trimble litigate.

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

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                  numerobis @ninomayda
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                  @ninomayda said:

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

                  That should be possible if you have the unencrypted source code. But I doubt Trimble would hand it over. And decrypting it would probably lead to copyright issues...
                  But of course, you can write your own plugin 😉
                  I think it’s still a little too early to invest any time in that. But if it turns out well, it will surely be a very interesting plugin platform, and then maybe even a plugin converter could be developed.

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                    pixelcruncher Extension Creator
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                    I agree with @mike-amos - There's clearly strong demand for a 3D tool as easy as SketchUp, but using the SketchUp name / marketing angle might get you in hot water with Trimble. But I could be wrong here, a lot of motivated people are chomping at the bit to dethrone established software and it's hard to keep them at bay. I know of a company in the real estate SaaS here in Belgium that's trying to cease and desist challengers but there are a lot of motivated people that want to take their share of that juicy real estate SaaS market here in Belgium.

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

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                      diredjo @TIG
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                      @TIG said:

                      PushPull [FollowMe]'

                      i seen this may problematic, a general names is extrude and sweep

                      @Mike-Amos said:

                      Look, wanting the product to succeed AND see the realities of the market AND how litigation is a massive part of life these days.

                      for this, a case similar with Intellicad with Autocad and it seems not a problem.

                      apologizes when i answered with doubting since i'm not a lawyer.

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                      • TIGT
                        TIG Moderator
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                        @diredjo
                        You misunderstood my point.
                        SketchUp might think they 'own' some tool-names like PushPull and FollowMe - but then calling 'equivalent-tools' say Extrude [or perhaps Pull or Push] and Follow [or perhaps Sweep or Follow or FollowPath or ExtrudeAlong] would be cleaner and safer naming ways. There are easy ways to avoid 'passing-off' accusations...

                        TIG

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                        • Mike AmosM
                          Mike Amos
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                          Fact is, "Sketchup" is a trade mark and has property rights to it, downright calling a program that acts like Sketchup in many ways "open source Sketchup" is misleading and false advertising. Trimble could already be talking to lawyers and arranging to completely ruin someone's LIFE.

                          Trade mark, copyright etc do not come cheap and when they pull the trigger with lawyers it will already cost them money so they will want THAT back for starters. Take a good look at the folk who made fan films in the Star Trek genre to see just how it can blow up in your face.

                          I hope this works out, I really do as competition is GOOD.

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

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