Cool, I'm anxtous to see Sketchup 7 too. "April 2nd, 2013" 5 years is a long wait though.. My guess is that the longer the wait - the more new stuff will be added to Sketchup 7 "5 years worth of new stuff"

@rhankc said:

Chuck and all,
I understand the frustrations voiced, and the concerns of there being better softwares out there and the possibility that youre/we are not working with the latest/greatest. I read the previous thread with the survey about user desired SU improvements, and fully need some of the higher priority user requests, like dualcore compatibility.
I have been finding the level of detailing I am putting into my models leaves me considering why I need to import into another program to document and detail.

In the last 2 years I feel I have been implementing alot of new software, though they haven't been used as prevelantly as SU has been. It stresses me to go through another software implementation to get work out.

One of my architectural software vendors is very user orientated, and the userbase is diverse and vocal. The vender tried hard to accommodate many of the users wishes. However I feel that there was a bulletproof version (3 versions back) that they messed up by making the upgrade oneway and they havent been able to fully fix the new releases. The result:? a software that has great potential, that has lost several key functions, added some interesting new ones, but by trying to be everything to everyone, pretty much became a real PITA to me. In short, my point is I think software vendors are too eager to release new versions to get the upgrade dollars, and dont exercise enough diligence working out the bugs. They expect us to tell them what to fix and cause us lost production and time messing with their errors.

I too am anxious to see version 7: for as I mentioned, the modeling capabilities for architecture are impressive, and I have found effective techniques to implement SU into CAD...what I feel though is the implementation to CAD is a waste of time, since the model already holds the ingredients to display a viable set of plans; there just are limitations in SU getting it to documents or printing.
Layout is nice, and works very good for quick presentations without a lot of detail or importance. When my SU requirements get too specific Layout doesn't cut it. It gets too tempermental.

Having said all that I am willing to work with vs6, because it works good, and hope version 7 will enhance to output capacity. I don't want Google to release a half-baked version. I would like documentation to be as simple as modeling in SU, and the SU model to stay in its' native environment till CDs are ready.
Just my .02 cents.

Where can I find these scripts?

@lewiswadsworth said:

Rhino also has a tool for setting clipping plane distance...how cool is that? Given the stupid news about Google "Lively" today, I think I better resolve to port all my architectural projects over to Rhino more or less permanently now. SU is destined to be a toy for tweenies and social misfits who can't handle reality.

I think I'll be giving both Silo and Modo a spin, as well. No reason to pretend anymore that SU is to be used for any serious design work. And to think that I have had shouting matches with people about SU, defending it as a legitimate tool for architetural design.

I wonder if this could be taken as a case study: how to take a disruptive technology and make it so puerile that its most advanced users become ashamed of it. Hmmm...that's pretty long for a title.

Cool, didn't know that till now, how do I do that?

@unknownuser said:

I would suggest not holding your breath on that one.

Did you know that Silo lets you set the clipping plane distance? How sophisticated is that?!

Just out of curiousity, will there be more new Sketchup 6 versions before Sketchup 7 comes out? Like Sketchup 6.4.5 or Sketchup 6.5 for example.

Cool. 5 yrs, sounds like a major upgrade with hundreds more of new plugins built into Sketchup 7. Just checking. Hopefully they can fix the slice/clipping bug. Been waiting on that.

@thomthom said:

Interesting.

I've found that you don't even have to rename it. Since GIF and PNG file formats got different structures I got an idea;
When you have the file dialogue window open, type in * in the filename textbox and hit the Enter key. Then all files will be listed and you can select and open your gif files.

So it appears that GIF support already exists, it's just the file dialogue that lacks the listing for the file format.

How do I do it? I tried but see no animation..
Am I doing it right? * filename.gif

Any more new news about Sketchup 7? Havn't seen any more new forum replies lately..

@gaieus said:

Michael,

The progress (push/pull operation) is displayed in the status bar. Does it seem to work (and maybe the progress is just too slow) or is that frozen as well?

Both. It happens with a large model. "For example, I made a large maze type shape using a "cubic benzier" or "the freehand" tool. then I clicked on the shape to select it. Then I used the joint push pull to push pull it. 1st click I chosen the height, but when I click it the 2nd time - after a minute, it freezes up.

I'm trying to use joint push pull on a model but everytime I use it - Sketchup freezes. is there a way to fix it?

@kwistenbiebel said:

He he .... I don't think so.
I think it just means someone is doing some coding for SU in C++.

Cool, just checking. It would be a cool feature to add to sketchup.

@kwistenbiebel said:

My guess would be Christmas.
I estimate this because only two months ago there was an opening @Google SU team for a C++ programmer.
That could mean some serious coding still needed to be done. Count in the beta testing period (in my knowledge the beta didn't leave the office yet following the talk Lewis had with the G guys about a week ago) and you know it can't be due the next few months.
Unless we're talking about a real small update....

Cool, they are going to add C++ along with ruby to Sketchup 7 functionallty?

Any more new news on Sketchup 7 yet?

So far, I have 181 models I made on my 3dwarehouse:
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?uq=04776202200154526638&scoring=d

Cool, I will.

@gaieus said:

Michael,

Make sure to watch it here...

Hopefully soon, Everyday I have been keeping watch for it online everywhere. Even at http://www.filehippo.com "Software updates web site".

Cool, then My guess for Sketchup 7 is July.

I like to have the ability to create different various line shapes in the style editor "Squiggly, scribbles, pencil, jagged, paintbrush ETC.."

I like the ability to import / export GIF animated image files in Sketchup "free"
Like adding animation moving pictures to a model in sketchup "free"

Think I found a bug. Polyreducer 0.1 freezes sketchup. Whenever I try to click on the model, nothing happens..

@lewiswadsworth said:

I also spoke with Aidan for a while. He said he is enjoying the conspiracy theories expressed here.

Yes there is a SketchUp 7.0--no they haven't let it out even to beta testers yet--no they don't know when because they're still working on it but they think we will like it--yes they made some changes--no they won't say what but they do pay attention to us.

Almost forgot: yeah, there will be some big improvements (unspecified) to Layout as well.

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Cool, hopefully it come soon. I'm planning on creating a 2000 acre maze with Sketchup 7..