I can imagine lots of woodworking hobbyists struggling to be always online in their shed… Quite sure if I was to rely on my mobile data, I would have not even started… No matter whether 3G or 4G or 5G - data is getting cheaper, but not quite for free. When I tried to engage with your free web version, I was on holidays, and I was lucky enough to have a broadband connection. The other aspect is the online nature itself. No wonder the on-line data exchange made it slow. I was on my holiday broadband connection, typically 8Mbit/s download, 1Mbit/s upload (not specified, measured!). To be more technical and specific: It was end of August 2018, I was using Firefox, up-to-date version at the time, on my up-to-date work laptop, Windows 10. I then downloaded the last makeup 2017, and was like going from crawling on my knees to stand up and running. To classify, I drew my living room with few pieces of furniture downloaded from the warehouse, and I spent maybe 3 or 4 hours (net) drawing - so not THAT terribly complex project. However, when the project grew a little, it gradually became terribly slow in responding. It worked fine when I started to play with it. I did seriously tried the web-based version. Well, I did start with makeup (2015? I think…) and I am your user now. I don’t think I would have ever started with Sketchup if it was web based only. In mechanical world, I am an occasional hobby user - using Sketchup for small interior designs for my home, woodworking, … My son (16) interested in architecture is using it for his sketches. To provide some background: I am an electronic engineer, using a lot of electronics CAD software for work. The makeup 2017 will keep you going for a while - until you decide to stop supporting that version in the warehouse… Then your free-version-skilled based will start declining, and you will start comparing yourself - and compete - with other professional design packages. I seriously don’t think the web-based version will keep you on the track you are now, long term. I think you may be underestimating the wide user base skilled using your software for hobby and school projects, making it attractive for businesses using your Pro version. However, I think that you could gain a lot by offering hobby users a sensibly restricted version for an affordable price, The Pro at ~$600 is cheap for business use, but not for hobby. I understand that you run a business, and you need to keep it viable and profitable. I’m saying that this path to make the money was screw up from the beginning and it could have been done better. I’m a capitalist at heart and you can’t tell me they weren’t making money before for all those years either. more than enough to run the downloaded version but it seems not the browser version well.ĭont list me the poor company needing to make money line also. Oh my old computer that did run this had an I5 6th gen chip, 16G of RAM, 7200 RPM HD and a low end GTX900 series Graphic card. So unless you plan on not using the warehouse in the Browser version, exploding anything, using extensions, or doing anything complex this program I guess works then. The moment it tries to explode even one level of any of the grouped/component level items it freezes up. Using my old computer that loaded these with the 2017 version and the “New and improved” Browser version, IT has no trouble running the downloaded version. If the program is the “cat’s Meow” explain why I’ve tried 6 files now to load from the warehouse ( 2 lounge chairs, a car, a desk with stuff on it, a robot and an airplane) just to prove a point. You seem a little defensive to be just a user and not an employee of the Trimble company. You are kidding right…you did read the other messages that say we get PRO versions once we see that they can and will use it right? But at some point my old company has now said bye bye to it. You could have just shared those 7 licenses with new staff so they could try the application out, and you still can. This is because you’re complaining about the abilities of Make for commercial use, and despite paying for several Pro licenses, didn’t even use them.
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