Yes I use it, it's nice.

See my post :

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=39864

Yes, shadow switch on for the image, but uncheck when working.

I knew before how to work on large detailed models. Now, since SU 7.1 there is the new 3D engine that facilitate a lot.

Both 60 stories towers are modeled, some details are not (some apartments, elevators, and parking parapets), but it is almost done. I had modeled one typical floor. During a two hours trip by train, I do the towers just to relax...

Yes I agree, there is minor bugs in SketchUp.
It's important to fix them to preserve quality about UI experience if they are too many.

Some may disappear when a new version will be developed, without looking for, because some code may be re-write, or graphic support will be improved.

it work...

MacBook Pro 13"
Intel iCore i7 - 2,7ghz
4 Go RAM

and... Intel HD3000 GPU

My next computer will be a macBook air !

Do you have crash when closing a project window ? Or loading another Skp file ?

I have such crashes, it's minor for me, but since month I was sick about.

I send a mail to Google SketchUp team, and they send me a procedure to try to fix it. I will try these days and tell you about.

I have updated yesterday.

It seems to be nice, and I like the improvements.

No more white line bug with HD3000. ( http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=38006 )

I have tested the new MacBook Air, SketchUp work perfectly.

No more white line bug with the new Mac OsX Lion on HD3000.

I have also tested the new Mac Book Air with Lion. SketchUp work perfectly.

Hi,

I would like to upgrade to Lion and buy a new MacBook Air.

I post a bug report about "White line bug" when shadows is switched on (http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=38858).

This recent bug is probably only on new Mac with Intel HD Graphics, with MacOs X 10.6.8. I have the new 13" MacBook Pro, using anterior 10.6.7.

Do you know if this problem will be solved in next maintenance release ?

I'm afraid this problem will appear again with Lion, and the new MacBook Air are only compatible with Lion.

Under Mac Os X 10.6.7, the Intel HD 3000 work perfectly with SketchUp 8 and fast.

@unknownuser said:

Sorry to say that you basically have an awesome web browsing and email machine but not quite up to par for 3D graphic apps. (all sorts of problems are popping up with Mac rhino and this specific gpu. The devs are basically saying "too bad.. Get a better machine".. )

No, you don't understand. I didn't have a basic e-mail machine these five month !

I work on large models with my 13". I had before a 2008 13" with a "true" graphic card and it was slower. My new 13" is two times faster.

I have to go back to Mac OSX 10.6.7 to get back my nice (awesome) 13".

Check off Hardware acceleration is slower.

I'm convinced about HD 3000 GPU. I experienced GMA950 and GMAX3000 that don't work nice (artifacts), but the processor do a large job, it's a balance between.

So, my problem is a software update, not hardware. In a few weeks, more computer will have the same architecture.

I confirm, intel HD 3000 craphics card support 3D openGl.

It worked fine since 5 months. It's actually a software problem.

Read the previous post, 3D acceleration is not the problem.