I am running Windows 10 with a NVidia gforce 970. It seems as though I have to constantly uninstall and reinstall Sketchup make 2016 to allow it to function. This isn’t actually a new issue, but seemed to appear shortly after 2016 came out. I had been resorting to the reinstalling for several weeks …

Did you install SketchUp via right-click “Run as administrator” on the installer package ?

This may be stating the obvious, but you should also run a virus scan to be sure that no malware is affecting the program’s operation (just to be on the safe side). It is typically considered beneficial to install and make frequent use of reliable digital security software any time a new program i…

Have you tried updating your Nvidia driver? Typically, if your driver has problems with OpenGL, they will not show when you start SketchUp the first time after install, as SketcUp users OpenGL Hardware acceleration only at the second launch- Anssi

Ok So I do keep my drivers as up to date as they can be ( I have the software installed that notifies me when any drivers are released. Also do quite regular virus scans to ensure that my stuff is clean…I had actually also done the admin install on several occasions when the problem originally began…

[image] Cern42: I had actually also done the admin install on several occasions when the problem originally began as that was one of the recommendations to try then … I need to stress to readers that the administrative install is not something that is recommended “to try”, … rather it is the …

Okay so I redid the admin install, on my admin account, and it worked for a little bit longer yes but now its back to doing the exact same thing as it was before.

[image] Cern42: I had used 2014 and 2015 w/o any sort of problems and it seemed to work fine, but by the time it had started to give me trouble I no longer had a way to install the 2015 version. [image] Link to download SketchUp 2015 Make SketchUp hello everyone, d…

SketchUp Make works for a short period then doesn't

Technical Problems SketchUp

DanRathbun October 12, 2016, 10:57pm 8

SketchUp versions can be installed side-by-side on the same machine. They use different folders and settings.

Be sure that theNvidia GPU is set to be used with SketchUp via the Nvidia Control Panel.

AND, if you have problems with the 64-bit edition, uninstall and try the 32-bit edition.

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