What’s up with SketchUp Make?

[DanRathbun]

@klpauba

The progress of open standards and availability of new software tools, I would expect/dream that the client- and server-side parts might eventually be brought together in the future (something like Electron ). This would allow one application to run on any platform and afford the use of custom plugins while still providing the benefits of a internet-connected application.

FTR, we have a thread discussing this, but it auto-locked on us.
(Ask admin @Caroline if you wish to have it unlocked to post.)

SU Free browser wrapper

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