Sketchup available on Linux

[donwatson]

I got word last night that Sketchup was available for linux users and rushed to try it out.
It seems to work remotely from the computer but it does work.
I used to use Sketchup but it was never available for linux, now it is , I hope it is ok to use without upsetting anything in my linux computer.

take care
Don W

 

[WoodMangler]

It seems to work remotely from the computer

How do you mean ?

 

[RogerS]

The application is out there 'in the cloud' as it were and can use it from any browser and so not specific to Linux. The spec is not as advanced as the downloadable version but it does mean that you can log into a computer anywhere and work on your drawings or show them to people/customers.

 

[donwatson]

Thanks for the explanation RogerS. It is not as advanced but contains enough to let me play with it. I always liked Sketchup and when I adopted Linux OS I missed it. Glad to have it available again.

 

[bugbear]

The application is out there 'in the cloud' as it were and can use it from any browser and so not specific to Linux. The spec is not as advanced as the downloadable version but it does mean that you can log into a computer anywhere and work on your drawings or show them to people/customers.

I think the storage is in the cloud, but the application is in your browser (Javascript/HTML5).

https://blog.sketchup.com/article/intro ... e-everyone
http://help.sketchup.com/en/mysketchup

BugBear

 

[porker]

I got it working under Wine for Ubuntu but it had a few quirks. I must admit I have abandoned Linux recently and gone over to Win 10. One of the reasons was for a better SketchUp experience.

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[RogerS]

The application is out there 'in the cloud' as it were and can use it from any browser and so not specific to Linux. The spec is not as advanced as the downloadable version but it does mean that you can log into a computer anywhere and work on your drawings or show them to people/customers.

I think the storage is in the cloud, but the application is in your browser (Javascript/HTML5).

https://blog.sketchup.com/article/intro ... e-everyone
http://help.sketchup.com/en/mysketchup

BugBear

Whatever

 

[Eric The Viking]

I've got two different versions of SU (free/make) working fine under Wine with xubuntu 16.4. This machine has SU2013, and the one in the office somethign slightly younger, I think. Both are stable and pretty fast.

I wouldn't use a net-based app for all sorts of reasons - security, performance, and the need to be connected to the net all the time.

If Trimble are going that way, then it'll be a jolly nuisance eventually.

 

[Bigdanny]

Im using suelinux and under wine, Sketchup works fine. I think I had to change launch from xp to win7 but more or less works well. Some icons are a little small, probably my settings.
Danny

 

[Brentingby]

Interesting comments. Trimble just opened up the beta for my.SketchUp which is designed to run in your Internet browser. It isn't specifically a Linux version of SketchUp and it's also not intended to replace SketchUp Make or SketchUp Pro. It is still in beta and not all features are available yet. Some features offered in Make and/or Pro may not be available for my.SketchUp. Extensions and some import/export functions are a few.

As I said, it won't replace Make or Pro but it will be useful for schools because it'll make it easier for IT administrators and it'll run on computers that aren't really up to the task of running the full program. The browser needs to support WebGL but that's common these days. It'll also be useful in business settings because it won't need to be installed. If you have access to the Internet, you can run SketchUp and you can access your models anywhere if you upload them to a Trimble Connect folder. You'll be able to work between your installed SketchUp and my.Sketchup.

I've been using it for about 7 months. It's nice for what it is designed to do but won't be a replacement.

 

[donwatson]

Thanks All for the comments on this.
I personally liked using Sketchup and missed it when using the linux OS.

take care
Don W

 

[Eric The Viking]

Thanks All for the comments on this.
I personally liked using Sketchup and missed it when using the linux OS.

Er, three of us have said you CAN use SU Make under Wine under Linux. It's stable and runs well.

I have high regard for Brentingby, but I'd comment that a modern web browser is amongst the most complex and resource-hungry applications you can run on a desktop PC. Doing something as processor-intensive as SU emulation in HTML5/CSS3/JS, whilst possible, isn't going to help with resource usage, and I'd expect it would struggle on all but high-end machines (lots of RAM, lots of CPU power+multi-threading, and a very fast internet connection), irrespective of the operating system used.

Running a native application, even under Wine, is likely to be a lot more efficient and give an overall far better user experience.

Regards,

E.

 

[Brentingby]

Eric, you're correct about the resources a browser takes but there have been many beta testers successfully running my.SketchUp on small/light computers design mostly for web browsing. This and the ease of administering it makes it appealing to educational facilities.

 

[Eric The Viking]

I'm not in the hardware industry any more, but I'd guess that the makers of netbooks might implement some stuff in hardware/firmware. but even so it's hard to see how that would improve performance, unless you could offload the processor overhead somehow.

Regarding SU on netbooks, I think it offers little for the actual end-user in performance and ease of use. The gains come in management/deployment, as far as I can see. I use Google docs/apps (spreadsheet, etc.), and they work well, but the processor load is far smaller.

But if it gets SU more widely used in the classroom that has to be a good thing. My three (now adults) used it at school and enjoyed it, and it must stimulate young minds.

E.

 

[DrPhill]

FWIW: I had sketchup working in Ubuntu and Mint - not now due to replacement machine. I do not recall any particular problems.....

 

[porker]

To be fair the issues I had with it were very minor and I'm sure could have been fixed and I still managed with it. (The older I get the more I want stuff just to work without having to fiddle and adjust it) It was the odd selection of objects and occasionally it would lock up but it was on an ancient laptop that had its own odd behaviours which I suspect contributed to the quirks.

 

[donwatson]

I have been running Make on my grandson's machine today and it has crashed every time I went to the warehouse ??
The computer is running Win 10

 

[MarkDennehy]

It's more the licencing model I'd like to see them change to be honest - going from 0 to $700 with nothing in between for a hobbyist is a bit of a stumbling block really.

 

[Brentingby]

I have been running Make on my grandson's machine today and it has crashed every time I went to the warehouse ??
The computer is running Win 10

Which version of sketchUp Make? Are you getting Bug Splats? Are you sending them in? What is the graphics card in the computer? It crashing with a specific model in the Warehouse or with any model? what exactly were you trying to get from the Warehouse?

 

[donwatson]

I think he is running the latest version as it was downloaded a couple of days ago. When running the programme if I try to go to the warehouse to download anything Win 10 says it has encountered a problem and is shutting down until it finds an answer ? or something similar. I got round that problem by downloading the parts I needed from the warehouse by using Google Chrome and saving them in Downloads. The computer is an Acer Aspire laptop.