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Just bought Maxwell but it won't work w/ Sketchup 8 free?
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 11:18 pm
by monochrome
I just persuaded our office to get Maxwell. We have one copy of Rhino and 3 architects using Skethup 8 Free. Lo and behold we can't use Sketchup Free with Maxwell?
Whose policy is this, and is this going to change anytime soon?
Re: Just bought Maxwell but it won't work w/ Sketchup 8 free
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 11:23 pm
by brodie_geers
It's Nextlimit's policy but I think it has something to do with the coding of SU so I wouldn't expect it to change anytime soon.
-Brodie
Re: Just bought Maxwell but it won't work w/ Sketchup 8 free
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 11:47 pm
by Half Life
This is due to the plugins use of the C++ API for exporting which Sketchup only enables in the Pro version.
It is possible to make a version that supports Sketchup free but as with all Ruby based solutions it would be much slower to export scenes (and who knows how this would effect FIRE).
Is there a Sketchup to Rhino bridge?
Best,
Jason.
Re: Just bought Maxwell but it won't work w/ Sketchup 8 free
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 11:53 pm
by brodie_geers
How were you able to get to through the testing and learning stage to the purchasing stage without SU Pro?
Just using the Rhino plugin?
-Brodie
Re: Just bought Maxwell but it won't work w/ Sketchup 8 free
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 12:05 am
by JDHill
As the others have said, SketchUp Free is not currently supported. The plugin's main component is a 3D exporter (i.e. File > Export 3D, as with DXF/DWG/DAE/OBJ/etc.), the loading of which Google only supports in SketchUp Pro.