In addition to the name, a line of text that describes how to use the tool also appears. The tool tips that appear when you hover the cursor over an icon have been enhanced. The good news for Windows users is that the toolbars can now be customized and the placement of tools on the bars rearranged. They look a bit more CAD-like and the pick box on the eraser tool is now a circle and large enough for people over 50 to see. The icons for some of the tools have changed. Here is a quick look at some of the other changes.
SketchUp Pro pays all the bills for the team, so you can’t blame them for offering this up at the start. If you’re just starting out, sticking with the free version while you learn lets you see if SketchUp will work for you without any expense.
If you’re familiar with SketchUp, it’s a good opportunity to take a look at the enhanced features (make sure you don’t leave the program open when you go to lunch). When that eight hours of use is up, it reverts back to SketchUp Make. When you download SketchUp Make, it starts as an 8-hour trial of SketchUp Pro. If you don’t know what vector files are, you probably don’t need this feature, but if you do, the price of SketchUp Pro is a real bargain compared to other design packages. With SketchUp Pro, you can also import and export vector files in dwg, dxf and other formats, so you can use your SketchUp model along with AutoCAD or Adobe Illustrator. The biggest difference is that SketchUp Pro includes an add-on program called Layout that makes printing (especially for presentations and large format prints) much easier and better looking than the print functions in the free version. You can read about the solid tools in this post from 2010. SketchUp Pro does contain solid modeling tools, a feature that was introduced a few years ago with the release of SketchUp 8. One of the most common questions I get is “what’s the difference between the two versions?”Īs far as basic modeling for woodworking is concerned, there isn’t a significant difference between the two. There has been a change to the license agreement, basically it states that if you’re using the software to make money, you need to purchase a license for SketchUp Pro.
As has been the case, this fully functional modeling software is absolutely free for personal use. The free version of SketchUp is now called SketchUp Make. The changes aren’t major, as far as the function (and learning how to model in 3D) is concerned, but there are several things worth noting. About a year ago, Google sold SketchUp to Trimble, and an updated version of our favorite woodworking design and planning software has just been released.
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