Connect with SketchUp 2016
In SketchUp 2016, a context click
on a component gives you the
opportunity to reload (or swap out)
a new component directly from 3D
Warehouse. This action will reload
every instance of that component
in your model (similar to the same
action in the Components Browser),
so it’s a helpful method for working
with proxy models. And if your
component was downloaded from
3D Warehouse, you can also use the
context-click to quickly access its
3DWH details page.
With this release, LayOut’s reference
objects are now web friendly. That
means your LayOut projects can
reference and update files that are
stored and synced with services like
Dropbox, Google Drive, and Trimble
Connect Sync. When you reference
a file from any of these services (.skp
or otherwise), LayOut will notify
you when an update is available for
your ‘web reference.’ Say goodbye to
missing references when different
people are working on the same
.layout document within a cloud
sync folder that also contains the
referenced files.
We’re proud to announce our first
step towards an extension ecosystem
for LayOut. Using this new API,
developers can now create and
customize .layout files from SketchUp
models. Practically, this means that
other applications can import or
export the *.layout file format using
the C API. (This includes creating a
.layout file from SketchUp.). We have
several sample scripts for developers
to try out at release, along with a
blog post where they can learn more.
Learning and utilising SketchUp’s
inference engine makes for fast and
precise modelling. In this release,
we’ve oiled that engine to provide
slicker inferencing and locking across
the board. This improvement is
actually an entire set of smart tweaks
we’ve made to inferencing and
locking.
You can download SketchUp Pro
2016 for free on a 30 day trial. After
this time, the software will revert to
SketchUp Make.
Elmtec is the distribution partner
for SketchUp in the UK. Contact
us for more information on 01844
263750 or visit www.elmtec.co.uk/
sketchup.
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With the latest release of
SketchUp 2016 we’re integrating
Trimble Connect directly into
SketchUp. As a refresher, Connect
is Trimble’s platform for storing,
syncing, referencing, sharing, and
collaborating on design/build
projects. Sign up for a free account,
then start uploading .skp, .pdf,
.dxf, .ifc. files. With this integration,
we’re packaging the current Trimble
Connect Extension into the installer.
The TC integration is accessible from
the File menu, and will allow users
to upload, pull down, and update
SKP’s from Trimble Connect project
folders. As you’re modelling you can
even pull in and update reference
SketchUp models as if they were
locally hosted components. Learn
more about Trimble Connect...