Man & Machine
W
ith 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...
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.
Connect With
Sketchup 2016
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 miss [