Firstly, I want to say how much I enjoy using Sketchup, coming back to using a CAD package after being away for over 23 years. Its intuitive and easy to use interface is great.
Now to my feature request.
I would love to be able to use Sketchup with Blender with a more seamless workflow by having an option to import/export native Blender format files directly.
This would allow users of Sketchup to take advantage of Blenders animation and rendering capabilities even more so now that chaos group (creators of VRay) have released a beta version of their rendering software to work with Blender.
This would open up a whole new area for Sketchup users.
Please note: - Blender 3.xx has Sketchup plugin that only works on Windows Pc, unfortunately its not compatible with the latest versions of Sketchup.
I would like to propose that a rating and review section be added to tthe Extension Warehouseā¦ like every other app store. I believe this would not only provide valuable information for SU users considering adding an extension but may be a good source of metrics for informing extension developers how well their app is performing.
Additionally, I would request that Trimble require extensions in the Extension Warehouse to only be downloaded and installed via the Extension Warehouse as opposed to being redirected to an developerās website via the āVisit Extension Siteā button.
I request this after having recently used the Visit Extension Site button which redirected me to the extension developerās website in my browser to download the .rbz file. Not only did the developerās site seem far less trustworthy than the Extension Warehouse (even my computer was concerned enough to ask me, āAre you sure you want to download this file?ā), but it is simply easier to install extensions through the Warehouse. Maybe itās just me but I prefer that āwalled gardenā approach to app/plugin curation.