Yes Mike, I totally agree that “something is wrong” with Layout …
Having perused the SketchUp Forum for a while, I’ve seen a lot of the (justified) Layout rants. It seem we as users can request and complain until we are (literally) blue in the face, but we don’t have any real leverage on Trimble.
As long as SketchUp and Layout are “packaged” together, we will all keep buying each release over and over, because we love SketchUp, it is a really great and desirable program. But how well would Layout sell, out on its own?
Problem is, we want the dynamic Layout link to SketchUp (which is a VERY useful feature) to be productive. Why should Trimble totally rebuild Layout if we all keep buying (this flawed cousin) as part of the SketchUp Pro package?
This logic would suggests that Trimble doesn’t dare separate the two programs, because it would precipitate a real and honest review of Layout as a program in the open marketplace, which would probably mean the death of Layout …?
Trimble can’t afford this, so they just kick this (severely dented) Layout can down the road …
What can we do to change this dynamic? How can we change Layout?