sketchup ?

[larry merlau]

tried to use my version 17 and it wont start up.. said it was to old and wanted me to buy a newer version. is there a free version available anymore? calling MR Dave

 

[fred hargis]

Larry, check this post by Dave he made some time back...

 

[Bill Arnold]

I just now opened my v2017 with no issue. I know some of the functionality doesn't work, like 3D warehouse. This is on Win10.

 

[Don Baer]

I just now opened my v2017 with no issue. I know some of the functionality doesn't work, like 3D warehouse. This is on Win10.

Ditto

 

[Dan Noren]

i stopped upgrading sketchup at the 2016 version. rarely use it. use 2008 more.

 

[glenn bradley]

I used mine yesterday (2017 Make) and just went and tried it just now. All is well(???).

 

[larry merlau]

must be a machine problem, lap top still works. so will heck on machine fix. thanks for the responses, sorry to interrupt the flow.

 

[Dave Richards]

Sorry. Geuess I'm probably too late. I wouldn't be surprised if you get a message during startup that SketchUp 2017 isn't getting any older and suggesting you update but you should still be able to get past that and go ahead and do your work.

 

[Jay Caughron]

Is Sketchup still free? Or do you have to find an older version?

 

[Dave Richards]

Is Sketchup still free? Or do you have to find an older version?

There is SketchUp Free for Web. They were offering SketchUp 2017 Make which was also free but that was removed from their available versions about a month ago due to security concerns with it's web connection options.

 

[Jay Caughron]

There is SketchUp Free for Web. They were offering SketchUp 2017 Make which was also free but that was removed from their available versions about a month ago due to security concerns with it's web connection options.

Thanks Dave I did download the web one but was not sure if that was what I wanted

 

[Dave Richards]

At this point it's the only free hobbyist version available. Nice thing is it'll run on even a cheap Chrome Book if you want something you don't mind taking out into the shop.

 

[Jim Welton]

I'm not certain if the norm here is to bump and old thread or start fresh, but this question is on topic.

I'm generally good with software but Sketch Up leaves me frustrated. When does it get intuitive? I've watched a dozen You Tube videos and still can't get the hang of it.

 

[Dave Richards]

What videos have you been watching? What version of SketchUp are you using? What operating system?

 

[Jim Welton]

Windows but I stopped using it over a year ago. I watched as many woodworking specific videos discussing Sketch Up as I could find. I think there was Jay Bates, April Wilkerson, etc.

I took a drafting class decades ago in high school and understand perspective. I dealt with prints when I worked for a die casting company. I'm very comfortable around computers. I just can't design even a simple box in the program. I tried doing a shop lay out, basically two dimensional, and quit in frustration.

I have a school email and IIRC I also had access to a full version for education.

 

[Dave Richards]

So no recent experience with SketchUp and perhaps not the best instruction when you did use it.

Are you posting now because you'd like try SketchUp again or for some other reason?

The fact is that SketchUp is entirely capable of letting you model whatever you want. (Examples here With the right instruction and a will to succeed I think you can learn it.

 

[Jim Welton]

I feel like a Luddite using paper and pencil. Lol I also tend to "wing it" too often with my projects with unpredictable results. I'm starting to build out some custom garage cabinets and would really like to model the layout before getting started.

Do you have some recommendations on better ways to learn the program?

 

[larry merlau]

I feel like a Luddite using paper and pencil. Lol I also tend to "wing it" too often with my projects with unpredictable results. I'm starting to build out some custom garage cabinets and would really like to model the layout before getting started.

Do you have some recommendations on better ways to learn the program?

jim. Dave Richards is your man for teaching you sketchup! he has taught many of us how to use it, and he also is one of the main guys on fine woodworking forum on aketchup usage

 

[Jim Welton]

I opened the education version and started on their tutorials (again).

 

[Dave Richards]

What education version? SketchUp for Schools?