I have been using SketchUp Free on the web for ages. All of a sudden, I can no longer print my plans without having dozens of SketchUp logos scattered all over my printout as watermarks which basically makes it impossible to use.
What am I missing? Is there a workaround?
Thanks.
Greg
I think that all the moves that Trimble has been making, lean towards eliminating the free version, it started in 2018 when the free desktop version was eliminated and introduced the plugin less web version, then gradually some tools and features have been retired, recently I read a post that said that there is a limit to three projects per year on the free version. Imho SketchUp is one of the best softwares for architects and designer, but for hobbyists there are better options like blender combined with a free cad software for printing.
Thanks for the response. I will look into blender.
trimble is not eliminating the free version. it’s the baseblock for go + school versions. and no, it’s not 3 projects a year, it’s apparently 2 a month. 2 new projects. and I’m not surprised about the watermark.
it’s free for personal use. in a personal usage, you don’t care about the watermark.
if you want more, more tools, more export choices, you can get a subscription to the go licence. that’s the whole point.
the project limit is a bit low, but comprehensible too. There are still way too many people that use sketchup web for professional projects, and trimble would like these people to get a licence.
lol
Re: “in personal usage, you don’t care about the watermark.”
Just to be clear, I am not talking about the single logo watermark that used to appear on printouts from the Free version. That was fine. On my latest 8.5"x11" printout I counted upwards of 80 tiny watermark logos. There were so many that they obscured the dimensions on the drawing making it (and therefore SketchUp Free) pretty much useless.