Dave Richards
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I'm interested in finding out which version of SketchUp Make people are using.
One is how far back do I need to make SU files openable for Fine Woodworking?
Hi Bill, as long as Make works for you and you're not using it for money making projects, that's cool. You should have a look at the free version just to get familiar with it. You might find it useful, too.
Will do, Dave.
By the way, one of the things you've always encouraged us to do is spend at least a few minutes a day on SU. Well, I can't say I do that and it bites me in the - you know where - at times!
I use it for project design and 3d printing. Last time I checked I couldn't run plug ins in sketchup free? That's the main reason I'm using Make.
I wonder what the technological skill variation is between various groups (very roughly using "more modern version of SU is more likely more computer savvy" as a base metric). I'm assuming you're running the same poll in various other places. It would be really interesting to see how much variation you see between those.
Maybe I'm an outlier here, but I'm pretty computer/technologically savvy and I'm using 2015. I only use it every once in a while, and when I do, I'm using it only for very basic shapes and not really designing anything of substance. Granted, I've not really been building anything for quite a while, but most recently I've been using it to play with shop layout ideas. But still, 2015 has done everything I need it top do, so I've not been compelled to upgrade.
Taking a larger sample though I still think you could make some rather hand wavy statements about how comfortable most folks in a given venue are with new technology.