SketchUp is a 3D modeling solution designed for professionals, comprised of various utilities, such as a layout designer, a style builder for customizing models, or a powerful editor.
The GUI is very intuitive in a manner that even a novice user would be able to use it, despite not having the knowledge to edit and create 3D objects. The Actions Menu has well-crafted icons that are very descriptive, but the interface could've had a more modern color theme. The actual color scheme reminds of early 2000s.
The features, as I said in the beginning, are very well represented. First of all, with the built-in editor users can design 3D objects from scratch, customize models with different styles, or combine 3D models.
The program supports the import of data from DS, DWG, KMZ, JPG, PNG, PSD, TIF, TGA, and other file formats. With the DWG import into LayOut, users can take advantage of DWG libraries, and find illustrations that are already scaled to paper size.
Moreover, now it's easier to embed projects with more useful information, such as price, URL, size, or type thanks to the advanced attribute feature.
Also, you can now generate reports that aggregate component data, so you can create detailed estimates or reports about sum parts and quantities for cultists.
In conclusion, SketchUp is a complete 3D modeling program that has a highly intuitive layout, thousands of 3D models and descriptive toolbars. It lacks more architectural options like a wall tool, it's not built for users who have no 3D knowledge, has a high memory usage and it seems a bit too pricey even though it's a professional tool.
v15.2 [Dec 19, 2014]
SketchUp Pro 2015 and SketchUp Make 2015 - Maintenance Release 2
Released: December 18, 2014
Versions:
15.2.685 - Windows 64-bit
15.2.687 - Windows 32-bit
15.2.686 - OS X 64-bit
SketchUp Release Notes
Fixes/Improvements:
Fixed a crash that occurred at program startup on some computers.
Fixed a crash that could occur while exporting certain complex models.
Fixed a crash that could occur when changing the number of segments in a circle or polygon.
Fixed an issue that caused SketchUp Make to launch with a “SketchUp Pro is expired” dialog on some computers.
Fixed an issue where escaping from the Classifier tool resulted in no tool being active.
Added all currently supported IFC export Types to the IFC exporter Options dialog.
Fixed an issue where certain labels on the Welcome dialog could temporarily be blank after entering a license.
Mac: fixed an issue where SketchUp could lag when switching from a document that has lots of scenes to a different document with few or no scenes.
LayOut Release Notes
Fixes/Improvements:
Windows: fixed an issue where the gray text could go missing in the label attribute picker.
Fixed the issue that was causing the left align button icon to include the tool text when dragged to a toolbar (customizing toolbars).
Windows: fixed a rare crash in LayOut that would occur during the close process.
Fixed a rare crash due to a problem within the text inspector when LayOut launches.
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