SKETCHUP 2017 RUNS ON LINUX DEBIAN_KDEPLASMA + WINE (CROSSOVER)
EVEN FASTER THAN ON THE SAME HARDWARE RUNNING WINDOWS 11. I TESTED IT WITH A LARGE POLYGON MODEL (4 STORY 40’X40’X60’ LOT @ $300 PER SF AND 1 WEEK CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE.) THE MODEL JUMPS BETWEEN SAVED VIEWPOINTS VERY QUICKLY DESPITE THE MODEL BEING RELATIVELY DETAILED (MAXXED OUT ON THE WINDOWS 11 O.S., EVEN THOUGH IT WON’T NAVIGATE ON THE WEB USING A LARGER DESKTOP COMPUTER, AND WILL RUN ON LINUX USING THE SAME LAPTOP THAT WAS RUNNING WINDOWS 11.)
THERE WILL BE SOME KIND OF PROBLEM(S) NO DOUBT - I WILL POST THEM AS THEY ARISE.
THIS TOOK A LONG TIME TO GET GOING AFTER THE OPPOSITE OF SUPPORT FROM VARIOUS FORUM USERS, AND WINDOWS LOCKING ME OUT OF MY COMPUTER FOR 30 DAYS FROM A BIOS REINSTALL AND “TOO MANY REBOOTS” - IF YOU ARE NOT SUPPORTIVE OF MY METHODS WHICH DO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS STATED - PLEASE DON’T BOTHER TO COMMENT.
