Does anyone know why Sketch Up just randomly crashes? Version 6 was always stable, and now I have 8,and it stinks! I don't know what Trimble did to it, but they really messed it up. Sketch Up 8 crashes on both my Mac and PC, both running different processors, graphic cards on operating systems, so I know it is not my hardware. The version on my Mac is pro, and the PC version is basic (free). Even the plugins are different between both machines, so I know it is not a code conflict or unstable plugins. I have uninstalled and reinstalled, I have removed plugins that may have been problematic, and I have made my models as uncomplicated as possible. I used to be able to create massive, complex models and now I am lucky if I can get 15 minutes of continuous use. It crashes when I move geometry, save a file, open a file, run a plugin or even just draw a line. Furthermore, the "bugsplat" thing is useless, as its suggestions are always either update Sketch Up, add a line a code for layer 0 in Ruby, or "sorry, no information available" - useless. I need real solutions - so if anyone has any, I would love to hear them!

-Sean

I love Sketch Up, and use it for all of my architectural renderings, but my one criticism: no mirror function. Many of my designs are symmetrical in nature, and I could save so much time if there was a mirror tool. Is this something that could be included in the next version of sketchup? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

The USA group sounds like a good idea - my name is Sean, and I am from Surprise, AZ. I have been doing 3D modelling and design for a little over a year and half. Please feel free to visit my website, or look in the galleray section for examples of my work. Feedback and comments are always appreciated.

To Pav 3j, Igor and Mike thanks so much for your feedback, I am glad you like these images. There are another 16 renders of this space - I just sent out the CD to my web designer yesterday, so hopefully they will be on my website by week's end. Mike D - I have posted to the Artlantis site, and they have added some of my images to their gallery, but thanks so much for the suggestion. As for the computer that I use - it is a Mac G5 running OSX with a Intel Xeon processor - it is on loan to me from a very good friend. Even with all that power, it still gets bogged down from time to time. For large models like this one, I have to break it up in Sketch Up, and then piece it back together in Artlantis. Usually, after that point, everything works fine. I would also invite you guys (and anyone else that may be interested) to visit my blog at: http://lonewolfdraftinganddesign.blogspot.com/ Basically, it is a page for people to exchange ideas - it is all explained in the first post. Thanks again for your comments.

Hello all, my name is Sean, and I represent Lone Wolf Drafting and Design - a photorealistic rendering and design company. I just wanted to introduce myself, and share my latest project. More of my work can be found at http://www.lonewolfdrafting.com. Please feel free to share your thoughts. All work was created with Google Sketch Up and Artlantis R Rendering Engine. Thanks for stopping by.