Same SketchUp you love, a new way to buy

[pbacot]

I think Nuke is comparing to 2017 Make. But if we are considering the current offerings–the biggest thing for SketchUp is extensions. I don’t think I would use SU for the same work if I had to use the web version and/or have no extensions.

[MikeWayzovski]

We have sold hundreds of migrations, some 2018 licenses where traded in, most 2019 and some 2020. When testing, all traded in licenses stayed active (meaning, I could activate and remove)
Doesn’t matter if a newer version was installed or activated before by subscribing or any other.

I used to test a lot of licenses, this was easy because the classic licenses are just numbers. If someone had a problem, you could easily check if the license worked on your own machine.

(I cannot test subscriptions that easy any more, because it is secured with a personal password.)

They can’t be used for other trade ins, nor be upgradable with a Maintenance plan.

This is true for traded in ‘stand alone’ licenses.

If you trade in a seat of a network license, other rules are at play. You should contact sales for more info.

[Beamer2]

@colin

There is an aspect that I am trying to get more definite answers on. If you migrate from Classic to subscription, for a special offer price, it may set your Classic licenses into a not upgradable state. I’m hoping, but also checking to be sure, that your last classic license is still Active, even if it is marked as being Migrated.

From conversations so far that I’ve had, I think the license is not upgradable, but is still active and transferable.

Hi Colin, Any definitive answer back on this yet?

[MikeWayzovski]

If you migrate your classic license it will stay active (=transferable) but will no longer be upgradable.

[Beamer2]

@MikeWayzovski

If you migrate your classic license it will stay active (=transferable) but will no longer be upgradable.

Thanks for the clarification Mike - I presume that Colin has confirmed this, and I just missed it …

[colin]

Unfortunately not. Everyone is busy with Nearmap and other updates. I am more hopeful of getting answers in a few days from now.

[Beamer2]

@colin

Unfortunately not. Everyone is busy with Nearmap and other updates. I am more hopeful of getting answers in a few days from now.

Oh, OK … I will wait for you answer(s) with breath that smells like bait!

[colin]

I didn’t confirm that. At one point there was different information on the topic, and that’s what I’m trying to get a definitive answer on.

[MikeWayzovski]

@Beamer2

I presume that Colin has confirmed this

This is how it is explained to us as Distributors. This is how we explain it to our clients. This is what I see in the portal. This is what I know from testing migrated licenses.

(I do not have to worry about Nearmap, it is not available in our region)

[colin]

On the forward part of the furniture you are supported by.

[Beamer2]

@colin

On the forward part of the furniture you are supported by.

Uhhh … I guess you’ll have to explain that one to me …

[Nuke]

@john_mcclenahan

The most important is the licence. Pro and on the Web version, Shop, allow commercial use.

Ah yes, of course, sorry I forgot about that. Duh…

Pro has Solid Tools, and a wide range of import/export options which Make and Free do not have,

Right, good point, forgot that too.

Thanks for the breakdown, I get the situation better now. I was stuck in my own tiny world there for a bit, unable to see out.

[Nuke]

@monospaced

At $25 a month, it’s not really a big issue for working professionals.

Gotcha, yea, if one is making money with a tool then it’s a profit deal, not a cost. Good point.

[MikeWayzovski]

@colin

On the forward part

I guess @colin means ‘edge’, SketchUp is a surface modeller.

[colin]

Edge if his seat.

[AK_SAM]

I tried using nearmap and it was going to cost something like $600 or a small area of city in 3d I had to pay for credits just to find out that it was crazy expensive.

Sadly I’m still waiting on sketchup to incorporate local geodedic coordinate systems and SHP files so we can direct-import GIS resources. I might be waiting forever.

[JustinTSE]

The Nearmap images are pretty high resolution - I don’t think you’d want them for an entire city anyway as your file size just for the images would probably be really big - they’re probably better used for details on smaller areas…

[Nuke]

Dear Flaggers,

Ok, by editing this post I’m complying with your desire that we continue to pretend that SketchUp stuff is more important and interesting than the ever imminent collapse of modern civilization. Too much reality for you. Ok, I get it.

The price tag is that you just missed an opportunity to contribute something far more interesting than what is being discussed here. So be it.

[colin]

Was that with Placemaker? In SketchUp you see how many tiles and how much it will cost before you import an area.

I think most people won’t need a close up of a large area, and could do a lower zoom value for the overall area, then a detailed zoom of the area of interest. Here’s a screen shot that shows the border area between a $8 X21 grab, and a $11 dollar much bigger area x18 grab. Plus, the X18 area and X21 areas on their own.

[Julian_Smith]

@Julian_Smith

@colin

There is an aspect that I am trying to get more definite answers on. If you migrate from Classic to subscription, for a special offer price, it may set your Classic licenses into a not upgradable state. I’m hoping, but also checking to be sure, that your last classic license is still Active, even if it is marked as being Migrated.

From conversations so far that I’ve had, I think the license is not upgradable, but is still active and transferable.

Please be crystal clear about the migration / upgrade process and conditions, people are taking this comment of yours as gospel.

Any news here? Please don’t tell me it takes a month to get an answer to a simple question which relates directly to SketchUp’s own internal policies!?!