![]() More specialized and in-depth extensions that literally turn SketchUp into any program you want it to be. ![]() I want a 2D drawing environment that can rival AutoCAD but leverage all the power of SketchUp.Ģ.) Extensions: In my opinion this is where the true power of SketchUp really is. Moving forward I think SketchUp is still in a solid position however the two areas that could use more improvements and tools are the following:ġ.) Layout: More robust, more speed. I’ve used a lot of CAD softwares in my time and when it comes to 3D modeling SketchUp is easily my favorite and more intuitive than everything else out there. Yes, SketchUp can always use a few more tweaks and additional features but the basic 3D drawing environment it creates is near perfection in my opinion. I think the basic underpinnings of Sketchup were fully optimized quite a few years ago. So a user has to decide whether those small improvements are worth investing in or whether just to stop at the latest version. Small incremental improvements will probably keep coming if only because users expect it, but whether any serious upgrades ever come is moot. The original concept was so good and so well implemented that what is basically 20 year old software, designed to run on machines of the day, is still very handy (compare and contrast with the phone industry). If this is anywhere near accurate (but hell, it makes a good story anyway!), the suspicion has to be that it will be kept on life support for a while but may then either be shuffled off again, or events will overtake it by something better from a competitor coming along.īut here’s the thing. Picked up by another big boy (Trimble) who at least have a more commensurate stable of products but who may not really know what they want to do with it and in any case have much bigger fish to fry. Gets noticed by one of the big boys (Google) who snap it up for a king’s ransom but toy with it like a lion might a mouse for a while and then toss it aside. Started by a (no doubt) small but highly energised and capable bunch of programmers who produced something fresh that burst onto the scene about 20 years ago. I believe the history of SU is that of much modern software. Even Trimble employees, were they allowed to say, may not know. Having used AutoCAD since it was first released on floppy disks, various others over the years, there is NOTHING better for quick 3D mockups. One of the add-on developers recently contacted many of told us they were no longer supporting us, made the code open source, because they see little future. So what is the future? Why can’t Trimble tell us? The last post I found on this issues is years ago. Have always jumped on the leading edge and seen many products slowly disappear due to a variety of reasons. I have 35 years in software development as so-so developer but mainly in product management and as president of a big-data software company. I don’t see much in the way of development or future. I have used it for designing pergolas, very large, multi-story decks, furniture, etc. Mainly for woodworking and house renovation projects. I have been using Sketchup for a long time.
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