Comments on: Google SketchUP Free v8 to drop DWG/DXF support? http://www.ronenbekerman.com/google-sketchup-free-version-8-dropping-dwg-dxf/ 3d architectural visualization blog Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:16:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ronen Bekerman http://www.ronenbekerman.com/google-sketchup-free-version-8-dropping-dwg-dxf/comment-page-1/#comment-2715 Ronen Bekerman Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:58:53 +0000 http://www.ronenbekerman.com/?p=337#comment-2715 You know what I just realized! It's been a full year since this post was published to the actual launch of v8 Does the change-log reflect that? what do you think :-) here's how the <a href="http://sketchupdate.blogspot.com/2009/08/coming-soon-in-google-sketchup.html" rel="nofollow">year old SketchUP blog post</a> started... <blockquote>I don't often talk about new things we're building before we nudge them gently out the door</blockquote> what a nudge, hey :-) You know what I just realized! It’s been a full year since this post was published to the actual launch of v8

Does the change-log reflect that? what do you think :-)

here’s how the year old SketchUP blog post started…

I don’t often talk about new things we’re building before we nudge them gently out the door

what a nudge, hey :-)

]]> By: Ronen Bekerman http://www.ronenbekerman.com/google-sketchup-free-version-8-dropping-dwg-dxf/comment-page-1/#comment-2714 Ronen Bekerman Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:56:29 +0000 http://www.ronenbekerman.com/?p=337#comment-2714 I'm actually very thankful for ruby and what a smart move it was on part of the original @Last team... just think of SketchUP in google's hands without it :-) I was thinking from the get go that the change of hands will do no good for the "pro" user (I even put that in writing in some places... probably PushPullBar back in those days) Google purchased SketchUP to use as a tool aimed for the masses and not a small "pro" group. It was smart of them and smart of @Last on their part. Google really has to thank @Last for creating such a remarkable software that no matter how badly they handle it "pro-wise" it is still the best as far as i'm concerned... just wondering how long will they keep that sad act. It's google - they can afford it! (wasn't there some "Take care of the pro user clause in the contract @Last? you sure fumbled that ball here) I’m actually very thankful for ruby and what a smart move it was on part of the original @Last team… just think of SketchUP in google’s hands without it :-)

I was thinking from the get go that the change of hands will do no good for the “pro” user (I even put that in writing in some places… probably PushPullBar back in those days)

Google purchased SketchUP to use as a tool aimed for the masses and not a small “pro” group. It was smart of them and smart of @Last on their part.

Google really has to thank @Last for creating such a remarkable software that no matter how badly they handle it “pro-wise” it is still the best as far as i’m concerned… just wondering how long will they keep that sad act.

It’s google – they can afford it! (wasn’t there some “Take care of the pro user clause in the contract @Last? you sure fumbled that ball here)

]]> By: Sam http://www.ronenbekerman.com/google-sketchup-free-version-8-dropping-dwg-dxf/comment-page-1/#comment-2711 Sam Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:53:22 +0000 http://www.ronenbekerman.com/?p=337#comment-2711 No DWG import is highly aggravating. I can't understand why Google would do anything to slow its rise to 3d modeling domination. Sketchup is a great tool - but as long as I still need external rendering engines and a ton of ruby add-ons to do any advanced modeling, I don't think it can justify the "pro" price. The new boolean tools are a good start, but they should have been there from the beginning! No DWG import is highly aggravating. I can’t understand why Google would do anything to slow its rise to 3d modeling domination. Sketchup is a great tool – but as long as I still need external rendering engines and a ton of ruby add-ons to do any advanced modeling, I don’t think it can justify the “pro” price. The new boolean tools are a good start, but they should have been there from the beginning!

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