Identical to many profesionaln customers I hoped Sketchup 2023 can be a step ahead for architectural work, since there’s fairly a big a part of group counting on it for our day by day bread.
Sadly I’ve to say latest Sketchup 2023 launch is an enormous 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 basic license).
Home windows Frequent 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 information into their SketchUp fashions.
This one may be 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 route appears to be extra within the route of supporting bigger, extra expencive CAD apps than upgrading their very own set of instruments.
Definitely worth the improve: Perhaps when you use Revit.
Flip Device – The brand new Flip device makes it easier 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 think about this device to be price upgrading.
Massive Mannequin Saving Effectivity – Save massive fashions with improved effectivity utilizing multithreading know-how.
I used to be excited to do this one out since information can develop actually giant in dimension. Sadly from what I’ve been in a position to take a look at to this point 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 Format 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 capabilities. We name this an Overlay. The brand new Overlays panel may 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
Varied Modeling updates and enhancements together with new Choose choices, freehand device updates, and enhancements to the Axes device.
That is one thing one would anticipate inside minor launch replace, not for a serious yearly launch.
Definitely worth the improve: NO
DWG References – Now you can handle inserted .dwg information as references, identical to with SketchUp information.
I used to be truly excited to see this one on the listing 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 upset as soon as once more. Initially the directions on launch notes web page are mistaken. They instruct consumer to test “import as sketchup mannequin” when actually 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 Format 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 appears like:
Utterly ineffective! And that’s with a DWG file that was beforehand exported from Format…
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 truly works! Sadly it’s such a minor enchancment that once more by itself will not be well worth the improve.
Definitely worth the updgrade: NO
Tag Visibility Enhancements – We’ve added the flexibility to discreetly override types throughout a number of viewports, separating line types from different types.
Helpful, however once more it’s a mini enchancment probably not worthy of 1 12 months of develooment and yearly subscription value.
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 instances. Once more it’s one thing one would anticipate 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” possibility.
To be trustworthy 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 we’ve bought 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 an enormous disappointment. I hate to sound so damaging however I truly remorse upgrading my subscription lately. As mentioned earlier than I want Sketchup staff can be extra open about what’s deliberate for Sketchup sooner or later.
We invested a lot money and time previously into adapting our workflow to Sketchup as a result of I believed Sketchup would maintain bettering over time. Now all of it looks like a useless finish and forces us to consider switching to a distinct, extra dependable software program.
