SketchUp for iPad is here (for real... finally)!

SketchUp for iPad
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You can think of them like Dynamic components V2… but there’s a lot more to them than that.
Live components are supported across all flavors of SketchUp, including SketchUp apps for Desktop, Web and iPad.
The web app that has been developed for creating Live Components offers a rather slick and intuitive visual programming interface.

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Will that include animations?

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Hi Dave,

Live Components will not animate in SketchUp for the time being. That said support for animation and interactive transitions is certainly not off the table long term.

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Hi Mike!
I want to subscribe to sketchup, but there are a couple of shortcomings that make it impossible for me to use for what I want.
How can anyone who no longer has the opportunity to test discover what’s new?
Is this possible?
Is it possible to apply for a beta tester?

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@usernam there are a few ways to trial the SketchUp for iPad app.

  1. When launching the iPad app for the first time, you’ll see the introductory offer to use the app risk-free for 7-days before being billed for a one-year SketchUp Go subscription. You can avoid being charged by canceling the SketchUp Go subscription prior to the Day 7 auto-renew date. The Apple App store allows for this introductory offer to be used only once.

  2. You can initiate a 30-day trial of the SketchUp Studio subscription via the SketchUp website. You can use the SketchUp Studio trial to access SketchUp for iPad.

  3. To your point about our Beta program, we are always looking for folks who are interested in actively testing our apps pre-release to help look for issues and provide feedback about things that are broken, or missing. Beta builds are inherently riskier to use than our production applications, so we try to warn against using Beta builds for commercial work. We also regularly audit our Beta groups to ensure that those who have access to our Beta apps are actively involved. If that’s something you’re interested in, DM me and we’ll get it sorted out.

I hope this helps.

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Hi Mike!
Private message is restricted.
I still wanted to write, but I can’t.

I may have pressed the wrong button.

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Thanks Mike. I’m really looking forward to authoring LCs and I’m already on their Alpha list I believe. So will we be able to create our own sketched symbols to import our own authored LCs?

(I know this is not the forum to say this but I am nervous about SketchUp potentially moving on from supporting DCs. They are a fundamental part of our workflow and represent years of in-house development. It will take years for us to develop them all over again as LCs. And DCs also have some incredibly useful functions that LCs do not yet have (as far as I’m aware). Eg: scale handles, animations, the ability to nest and explode, and the ability to start authoring by drawing constituent components in sketchup. The ability to work off line can also be very useful!)

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Here’s a thought - can SketchUp for iPad be made compatible with Bluetooth Laser Measures? If we could start a line, then take a measurement, then import the measurement as the line length … it would make a truly fantastic site survey tool!