SU Pro on Mac Desktop Crashing when Using Section views

Technical Problems SketchUp
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SketchUp is crashing very shortly after I add a section view to a file. It is rock solid and stable until I add a section for model building or better viewing. It occurs shortly after I create the section and adjust it. The triggering event does not seem to be consistent. The file/program just becomes unstable. It does not hang and hold but crashes. This problem is consistent across many files. I am pretty clean with grouping. If I don’t use sections, there is no instability. I don’t know if this a file structure, workflow or hardware problem but for now sections are unusable. Can you suggest solutions?

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What OS version are you using?
Are you still using SKP 22?

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Great to hear from you Mike. Thanks! I am pretty current. Mac OS 13.7.3, SU 24.0.544. Computer iMac18,2 with Quad-Core Intel Core i5

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Are you using the new graphics engine or old?

I would switch to the old and see if things improve.

See Dans post below for latest release.

Please update your forum profile when you get a chance. It is showing old information.

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Actually, the latest MacOS build is 24.0.598, which is release 2024.0.2.

Refer to Release Notes:

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Ah yes, you are right. Not sure why the other page came up when I was searching… thanks @DanRathbun

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Thanks very much. Switched back to OLD graphics engine, and updated SU. Tried section on a number of models and seems to have addressed problem (for now anyways)

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I was also experiencing crashes with section enabled this morning on Mac desktop, SU 2024. Mine were very consistent crashes though: I would enable section view to see under the roof of a second floor, turned on my imported CAD linework, and select a wall to move into the building, and I’d get a bug splat every time I’d select that wall. Deleting the wall (just a rectangular extrusion) and redrawing it elsewhere worked fine though, fortunately it was a pretty new/clean massing model for a building.

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Peter, SketchUp 2024 allows the user to choose which GPU that SketchUp will use. Can you verify that the Preferences > Graphics > GPU Selection is set to use your discrete Raden Pro GPU rather than the Intel integrated graphics?

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Thanks Dan… I set the preferences to use the CLASSIC graphics engine and updated SU to the most current. The Graphics Engine details list the AMD Radeon Pro 560 OPen GL Engine. I have exercised it quite a bit and it seems rock solid. Problem solved!

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