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Can anyone tell me how insane of a task it would be to port an old version of Sketchup to linux (like 2016 or 2018 or whatever can still be torrented or downloaded)? Are there AI tools now that might help?

I truly don't care about IP violations or anything like that, I just want something that works, uses all the great sketchup plugins, & can be easily shared & installed.

I run it on wine, but it's not totally bug free & it's always difficult to set up on a new machine. I think I've only ever gotten the 32bit version to work... But it does work well enough. It's so much more intuitive than any other CAD program I've ever used & I'm so used to it that it kills me to use anything else.

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Chickenbitcon 2y ago

Use the windows version with Wine on linux.

Jeff Swann 2y ago

Yeah... I do.

Like I said... it's often buggy & hard to get it to work on a new machine. I've only ever gotten the 32bit version to run & it's not something I can just tell a friend to install with a few clicks. It never just works.

Chickenbitcon 2y ago

https://linuxhint.com/install-sketchup-make-on-ubuntu/

I run the 64 version, no issues (check the howto if you feel like it)

Jeff Swann 2y ago

While I do appreciate the link, which might help me get it running on another machine, I am still curious if wine or whatever is needed could all just be shoved into a flatpak kr something. And how much someone might charge to make that happen.

doot 2y ago

kek i love how everyone gets used to a certain CAD software version and then spends the rest of their life struggling against using anything else

Jeff Swann 2y ago

Yeah, but sketchup never even felt like something I had to learn. It's like MS paint plus 3d tools. Click to draw line, type length. Repeat again & then draw connecting line to make a plane. Then use push/pull tool to add height. Anyone can immediately start drawing with it.

Pirate HODL 2y ago

VirtualBox