Extension Startup Crash - SketchUp just needs a more full featured Tool Set

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@wecandobetter

We are also desperately missing true curves like Smooth NURBS style. This should ideally be implemented into the native tools as it is the modern way of handling curves. Nearly every other major 3D software includes them.

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NURBS support

3D ≠ 3D SketchUp is a polygon modeler (edges and facettes), for a NURBS surface/solid modeling you need to use a NURBS modeler too.

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@wecandobetter

At the very least for SketchUp style segmented/faceted curves, there should be a global ‘Curve Resolution’ setting that can be turned up to High by default so that drawing a curve or circle automatically increases the number of edges to an acceptably smooth looking level.

so, SubD.

it’s great, it costs 40, for life. great thing is, the people who need it buy it, the people who don’t need it don’t buy it. great system. plus, it’s not a Sketchup tool, so if it has a bug, you don’t have to wait 2-5 month for a fix. win-win. plus the dev has many compatible tools and will provide support if you send him cookies.

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@wecandobetter

You all should have free access to all of the Extensions available and should load them all together, test them, and make sure they all work fine together 100% of the time. Pushing this incompatibility testing off on your paying users is absurd and you should do better.

they do have access and they do test them, at least the ones in the official warehouse.

tell me, do you have any plugin from sketchucation ? I see you mention Curic in your list, does it mean you got them on their website? that’s not an official source.
if you decide to install third party plugins that are not on the extension warehouse, how can you blame the extension warehouse’s team for not certifying it works ?
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@wecandobetter

coming from decades with Rhino and FormZ, we find SketchUp’s native tool set extremely lacking. This results in needing many dozens of additional extensions just to make it work efficiently like we are accustomed.

ok, here is an analogy for the road.

Coming from decades renting pre-furnished homes, I find a non-pre-furnished home to be extremely lacking. This result in needing furniture, decor and kitchenware just to make it liveable like I’m accustomed.

from your long message, it seems to me that you would be better suited with a pre-furnished home. like Rhino or FormZ. then use Rhino or FormZ. sketchup is obviously not a match, it’s ok, there are other solutions.

edit : unless off course someone is forcing you to use SketchUp at gunpoint. if that’s the case, blink twice please