Free Sketchup Edition announced

Slightly off-topic, but I thought this might be of interest for some of you: Google announced that there will be two editions of Sketchup now. SketchupPro for professional use and Google SketchUp (free) for personal use. http://sketchup.google.com/ I've got to check the differences between the editions yet, but this looks like nice stuff... 8)

nice one!! hopp schwiiz ;-) cheers roman

Many of us figured this would happen. Looks like the differences will not impact most of us here. Awesome. 8)

Google wrote:

SketchUp Pro is approved for commercial use and the Free version is licensed for personal use only. You need SketchUp Pro if you want to:

Print and export raster images at higher-than-screen resolution. Access to the following 3D export formats: DWG, DXF, 3DS, OBJ, XSI, VRML and FBX. Export animations and walkthroughs as MOV (Mac) or AVI (Windows) files. Use the Sandbox Tools (for organic modeling of terrain, etc) and the Film & Stage Tools (for pre-viz work). Have access to free email tech support for two years from purchase.

Thanks for the heads up. I was just days away from deciding that I would be forced to pony up the $500 for the full blown version. I am now saved from the touchy conversation with my wife to validate the cost.

hey this i call good news now i can kill my fucking "windows paint" :wink: :mrgreen: thanks for this info peace mika

Just noticed this thread - I made an announcement version that will stay at the top of the page. cheers john

well i just ponied up about 2 weeks ago and am VERY VERY happy. no wonder you had been on me to buy this program john so much more accurate than the other programs i had been using when i first joined this forum about a year ago

Good on you Doni - there will soon be Version 6. :D BTW - remember to keep everything as a group. ;) cheers john