Similar to many profesionaln customers I hoped Sketchup 2023 could be a step ahead for architectural work, since there’s fairly a big a part of neighborhood counting on it for our day by day bread.
Sadly I’ve to say current Sketchup 2023 launch is a giant disappointment. Right here’s my overview of latest featuers and my private opinion climate or not they’re well worth the improve (particularly for these nonetheless on traditional license).
Home windows Widespread Installer – A brand new set up expertise with extra choices, together with Studio options.
Who actually cares about set up expertise?
Revit Importer – Talking of Studio, Studio subscribers can now simply import Revit recordsdata into their SketchUp fashions.
This one is perhaps helpful for these utilizing Revit. We don’t use it as a result of we attempt to do all our work inside Sketchup. Nevertheless now we’re greater than ever inclined to modify to Revit or one other app since clearly Sketchup path appears to be extra within the path of supporting bigger, extra expencive CAD apps than upgrading their very own set of instruments.
Definitely worth the improve: Possibly when you use Revit.
Flip Device – The brand new Flip device makes it less complicated to invert choices and create symmetry, changing SketchUp’s Flip Alongside instructions.
A number of free plugins exist already for mirroring so I don’t take into account this device to be price upgrading.
Massive Mannequin Saving Effectivity – Save large fashions with improved effectivity utilizing multithreading expertise.
I used to be excited to do this one out since recordsdata can develop actually massive in dimension. Sadly from what I’ve been capable of take a look at thus far I don’t see any appreciable distinction. Additionally CPU graph doesn’t present Sketchup to be utilizing all of the cores.
Examined: Sketchup 200 MB file and Structure 400 mb file. Save time 2022 and 2023 precisely the identical: 25 s
Definitely worth the improve: NO
Overlays – Builders can now create extensions that may persist whereas utilizing different native SketchUp instruments and features. We name this an Overlay. The brand new Overlays panel might help you handle extensions designed with this functionality.
We’ll see how builders will use this sooner or later.
Definitely worth the improve: not but
Numerous Modeling updates and enhancements together with new Choose choices, freehand device updates, and enhancements to the Axes device.
That is one thing one would count on inside minor launch replace, not for a significant yearly launch.
Definitely worth the improve: NO
DWG References – Now you can handle inserted .dwg recordsdata as references, identical to with SketchUp recordsdata.
I used to be really excited to see this one on the checklist as a result of we work alot with consultants that use 2D DWG solely. So I went to check it instantly. Nevertheless I used to be disenchanted as soon as once more. To start with the directions on launch notes web page are flawed. They instruct consumer to examine “import as sketchup mannequin” when the truth is it’s best to depart if off.
Importing medium sized DWG file (7 MB) takes a really very long time (~1 minute) and it slows down Structure significantly. And what’s most annoyning – you actully can’t change the viewport of the imported file(!?!) nor are you able to flip DWG layers on or off or change something about it.
Right here’s an instance of how imported DWG seems to be like:
Fully ineffective! And that’s with a DWG file that was beforehand exported from Structure…
Definitely worth the improve: NO
Customized Rotation Begin Angle – Outline a customized begin angle for rotating chosen entities.
Lastly one factor that’s certainly helpful and it really works! Sadly it’s such a minor enchancment that once more by itself shouldn’t be well worth the improve.
Definitely worth the updgrade: NO
Tag Visibility Enhancements – We’ve added the power to discreetly override kinds throughout a number of viewports, separating line kinds from different kinds.
Helpful, however once more it’s a mini enchancment not likely worthy of 1 12 months of develooment and yearly subscription worth.
Definitely worth the updgrade: NO
Per-page Sequence Autotext – Sequenced auto-text can now be both per web page or per doc.
By no means used this characteristic. I assume it may be helpful in some circumstances. Once more it’s one thing one would count on in a minor launch.
Definitely worth the updgrade: NO
Viewport Enhancements – We’ve improved digicam predictability for viewports by setting the Pan device because the default device when activating the Edit 3D View and fine-tuning the “Protect scale on resize” choice.
To be sincere that is extra of a bug-fix than an enchancment. It’s positively good that viewport doesn’t change the view when you click on into it, nevertheless now we have obtained used to work round it by now so it’s not well worth the improve by itself.
Definitely worth the updgrade: NO
Much more disappointing is that there are a number of longstanding bugs that haven’t been adressed in any respect… For instance:
I’m unhappy to say Sketchup 2023 replace is a giant disappointment. I hate to sound so adverse however I really remorse upgrading my subscription lately. As stated earlier than I want Sketchup workforce could be extra open about what’s deliberate for Sketchup sooner or later.
We invested a lot money and time up to now into adapting our workflow to Sketchup as a result of I believed Sketchup would preserve bettering over time. Now all of it appears like a lifeless finish and forces us to consider switching to a distinct, extra dependable software program.
