Sketchup and ARM Windows

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This is the official statement currently:

Unsupported Environments

ARM Processors - While SketchUp 2022 will run on the new Apple M1 Computers running MacOS (Big Sur), SketchUp for Windows is not tested on, nor developed for ARM based processors and is unsupported.

Source: (at the ~middle of the page)
SketchUp Hardware and Software Requirements | SketchUp Help

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It would be nice instead if Microsoft started making ARM a priority and if ARM PCs were actually good enough. Still waiting.

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Interesting, Thanks for this info.

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I think they are starting to look at ARM better and whilst not a priority yet it may get there sooner than we think. As for better ARM PCs, well itā€™s the old chicken and egg problen isnā€™t it. Unless Windows on ARM is good enough to tempt more users the manufacturers arenā€™t going to put too much effort into ARM PCs and unless there is good hardware for MS to prioritise ARM itā€™s not a good business case for MS to push this too hard.

I do wonder if MS are looking to the future of a more controlled hardware environment for Windows in the lines of how Apple control their OS deployment, I mean look at how restrictive a supported version of Windows 11 is for hardware.

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Exactly my point, and why it doesnā€™t make sense for Trimble to put a lot of effort into it. Windows ARM is not a solid platform by any stretch and the hardware is relatively weak.

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As far as I understood, ARM Windows PCs issue at the moment is on graphics (GPU).
While Apple did an independent job on graphics, the only GPU for arm64 PCs out there today is Qualcomm Adreno.
I hadnā€™t a chance to test these devices yet, so I canā€™t tell how SketchUp performs on anrm64 x86 emulation and if thereā€™s any graphic issues.
I bet Trimble will release arm64 SU for Windows sometimes between now and the end of next year

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This is overdue

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Is anyone tried to use SketchUp with a ARM processor? I am overdue for a upgrade and I really want to like the ARM Windows platformā€¦please let me know.

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From this page ā€¦System requirements

Unsupported Environments

ARM Processors - While SketchUp 2022 will run on the new Apple M1 Computers running MacOS (Big Sur), SketchUp for Windows is not tested on, nor developed for ARM based processors and is unsupported.

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Thank you sir! Yea I got that partā€¦just wondering if anyone has TRIED it and what their experience was?

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I read somewhere the other day that ARM-powered laptops donā€™t even make up 0.8 percent of all PC salesā€¦ so itā€™s unlikely that many app makers will try to port to it.
However, Iā€™d actually be curious to see what this chip can actually do besides meaningless AI hype.

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I just installed a trial version of SU Pro 2024 on my HP Omnibook. This is a Snapdragon X Elite laptop running Windows 11 (ARM64). It seems to run without problems, but my testing is minor so far.

All earlier versions I tried would not run with a notice that graphics card hardware acceleration was not on or available. Make no mistake, the integrated Qualcomm Adreno graphics is far from high-end and the weak point. Larger and more complicated models have some noticeable lag.

The bottom line is that Snapdragon based laptops have some good points as far as battery life and price, but they are NOT high-end machines. Graphic performace and compatibility are still a problem.

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