@mitcorb said:

One suggestion would be to check the file size. Window>Model Info> File, and Statistics. In Statistics, Purge Unused and Fix Problems. This may be something you already do.

@mitcorb said:

One suggestion would be to check the file size. Window>Model Info> File, and Statistics. In Statistics, Purge Unused and Fix Problems. This may be something you already do.
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Thanks for your reply mitcorb & tahota. I have a feeling this is a Windows 7 issue and Sketchup Pro 8, we work here off a server, however my colleague has Win 7 and SU Pro 7 and that works ' as normal', ie instant close down , even with a large drawing open typically 3 to 4 Mb. Regarding File size,on my machine, if I open SU into a blank drawing template, then go to close the program or save the file the 'not responding' thing happens, so it seems independent of file size. It doesnt seem to take much longer with a large drawing open. Look forward to hearing any further suggestions you may have.

Does anyone know why my Sketchup Pro 8 keeps coming up with "Not responding" and remains dead for a good 30 seconds. This happens primarily when closing the programme / sketch. If I need to say copy one component from one sketch to another I get round it by opening 2 instances of the programme and copy from one to the other. It would be nice not to have to do this. Everything works fine apart from that. Have uninstalled / reinstalled the program and have the latest graphics driver. Windows 7 64 bit 6 Gb Ram Nvidia FX1800. Cheers Dave

Thanks for your - hasty- replies. Yes looks like layers area good option! Regards Dave Ringwood. England.

Hope someone can shed some light on this. We have a (specially built) machine for working on Sketchup and Rendering using Kerkythea. The machine spec is as follows:-
64 Bit
Windows 7 Pro
Intel(R) Core(TM) ;7 CPU
930 @ 2.80GHz
12 Gb Ram.
Open GL and hardware acceleration etc
Using Sketchup 7 and Kerkthea 2008 Echo.
Despite all this if I am working on a large drawing (School Interiors with desks and chairs etc) Sketchup is usable but slow. Should I expect better performance from our machine?
Some thoughts :::
I can obviously improve things if I isolate by layer and turn off say the furniture.
Using SU 7 as I need to import ACAD dwgs. ( No freebie importer available yet for SU8 )
Kerkthea Rendering is OK but not mindbogglingly quick as was hoped!.
Both these programs are 32 bit. Was it a bit of waste specifying a 64 bit machine.
Would value anyones comments.
Regards Dave