The moment every SketchUp Pro user has been waiting for is finally there! The newest version of SketchUp Pro, SketchUp Pro 2013, is available from now on! SketchUp Pro 2013 is focused on two things:

• Adding extra functionality to SketchUp Pro
• Making LayOut 2013 an even more powerful presentation tool than it already was

Note: The free version of SketchUp is now named SketchUp Make and is not to be used commercially!

New Features and Improvements

SketchUp Pro 2013 and LayOut 2013 offer you the following new features and improvements:

SketchUp Pro 2013 Extension Warehouse: Looking for new tools in SketchUp Pro 2013? You can now explore, download and install many plugins without having to leave SketchUp Pro. Video Export: Export HD videos at 720p, encoded in popular formats like H.264 AVI and WebM. New look: A fresh, new look with new toolbars and icons. Smarter Toolbars (Windows): Drag tool icons between toolbars and make SketchUp look the way you want it to. Stable and Robust: SketchUp 2013 covers several bugs and the newest operating systems and hardware will be supported.		LayOut 2013 Vector Rendering: Speedier vector rendering for reducing wait times for large models. Zoom Function: Zoom function has been increased by a factor of ten, from 1000% to 10000%. Copy Array: Copy array for easily creating multiple copies of objects with your keyboard. Pattern fills: Pattern fills for filling shapes with hatching and other patterns. New Arrowheads: Arrowheads are slimmer, so your documents like nicer and arrowheads have better alignement with line segments. Curved Leaders: Curved label leader lines for creating jauntily curved callout lines with a simple click-drag commando. Dashed Dimensions: Dashes in dimensions for better readable dimensions. Page Numbers: Page Numbers in the Pages panel, which makes it easier to print and export portions of your document.

Two Products: SketchUp Pro & SketchUp Make

Besides SketchUp Pro, there will remain a free version of SketchUp. This version will be branded SketchUp Make and is meant for all of those hobby-ing hero's designing and creating stuff in 3D. Trimble has changed the EULA for SketchUp Make such that it is not allowed to use SketchUp Make commercially. In short, the Pro must really use the Pro now!

Upgrading

If you are already using SketchUp Pro 8 or earlier, you can now upgrade for € 77,- excl. VAT (standalone) or € 121,- excl. VAT (network). For this amount, you will receive every update, upgrade and support on installation/authorization at no additional cost in the year after purchase. We call it 'Maintenance' and you will get the possibility to extend it every year. You can also choose to purchase Maintenance for 2 or even 3 years. In that case, you are assured of every update, upgrade and support (on installation/authorization) within the time frame purchased.

Annual Release Cycle

From now on, a new version of SketchUp Pro with new features and improvements will be released every year. In the past, the release schedule was too erratic, which makes budgetting difficult for some people. With this new annual release cycle, you know exactly what to expect from now on!

Pricing

SketchUp Pro 2013 has got the following advice selling prices (excl. VAT):

Standalone licenses: € 475,-
This price includes 1 year Maintenance

• Including 2 Years Maintenance: € 552,-
• Including 3 Years Maintenance: € 629,-

Maintenance

• Maintenance per standalone license: € 77,- per year
• Maintenance per network license: € 121,- per year

Maintenance can be purchased for 1, 2 or 3 years.

Join Our Free Webinar

To inform yourself simply and as an opportunity to answer your questions, we have organized a few live webinars.

Webinar 1: Tuesday May 28 2013 from 16:00 - 17:00 (Subscribe)
Webinar 2: Thursday May 30 2013 from 10:00 - 11:00 (Subscribe)

Click 'Subscribe' behind the webinar of your choice to subscribe yourself for this webinar.
There is place for 100 persons per Webinar, so subscribe yourself as soon as possible.

We will show you the new features of SketchUp and LayOut and answer as many questions as possible.

More Info

Click here for buying SketchUp Pro 2013 and Maintenance.

Click here to download the free SketchUp Pro 2013 demo.

Click here to read everything about SketchUp Pro 2013.

All frequently asked questions about the v2013 release can be found here.

On Friday the 24th and Saturday the 25th of May, the SketchUp Pro Super Modelers will organize a special modeling party in Eindhoven. This event is sponsored by Design8. On Friday the 24th there will be a crash course SketchUp for beginners and on Saturday the 25th there will be a special modeling event for the more experienced user.

Friday May 24: Crash Course SketchUp

On Friday, May 24 there is a crash course SketchUp scheduled for beginners. During this three hour course, highly experienced SketchUp users will give you a detailed explanation of the various tools of SketchUp and they will give you tips & tricks to speed up your modeling process. Design8 will be present with 3D Printer to show how you can make a tangible plastic object from a 3D SketchUp model.

Details:
Date and Time: Friday, May 24 at 09:00
Location: de Zwarte Doos, Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven (NL)
Maximum number of contestants: 20
Costs: € 45,- per person
E-mail your subscription to Lennart AKA Milo Minderbinder

Saturday, May 25: Modeling Party

For the more experienced SketchUp user and for those who want to use their knowledge of the crash course, there will be a Modeling Party on Saturday, May 25. During this workshop 3D building modeling for Google Earth will be discussed. Of course it is also an excellent opportunity for you to meet other users and exchange knowledge together.

Details:
Date and Time: Staurday, May 25 at 10:00
Location: Kerkstraat 36a, Eindhoven (NL)
Maximum number of contestants: 40
Costs: € 5,- per person (incl. free Wi-Fi and a cup of coffee)
Please fill in this web form for subscription

New at Design8 is the solidThinking Suite, a 3D design suite consisting of two seperate applications:

• solidThinking Evolve
  From sketch to the final design, solidThinking Evolve is a comprehensive NURBS-based 3D modelling and rendering environment for Windows and Mac that delivers all the necessary tools for the creation of high-quality, manufacturable models and the power to render them with unsurpassed photorealism. Based on our industry-leading ConstructionTree™ technology, the modelling process in solidThinking grants you the greatest freedom to experiment with shapes and innovate.
• solidThinking Inspire
  solidThinking Inspire is a breakthrough in digital product development delivering simulation-driven design tools in a friendly and intuitive environment. Design engineers and architects use Inspire to generate and explore structurally efficient concepts in the earliest phases of the design process. Using Altair’s award winning OptiStruct optimization solver as its engine, Inspire generates the ideal shape for a design given the package space, material properties and the loading requirements. Leveraging the tool consistently results in decreased design cycle time as well as significant material and weight savings.

Click image for more information about the solidThinking Suite

Try & Buy

Click here to go to the download the latest version of the solidThinking Suite and fill in this form for obtaining a free test license.

If you are convinced with the possibilities of solidThinking, ordering will be very simple. Place you order in our webshop and you will receive your license and downloadlink as soon as possible. solidThinking has got the following prices (excl. VAT):

Product solidThinking Evolve - Commercial solidThinking Inspire - Commercial solidThinking Suite - Commercial solidThinking Suite - Educational

Single User € 1.595,- € 6.495,- € 7.495,- € 175,-

USB Key € 1.795,- € 6.995,- € 7.995,- n.a.

Network License € 1.995,- € 7.995,- € 8.995,- € 175,-

Click here for more prices, including annual subscription services and special educational licenses.

Happy Modelling!

From May 13 until May 16 the Geospatial World Forum will take place in the World Trade Center in Rotterdam. During this 4-day event, the newest state-of-the-art technologies will be showcased and several symposia, workshops and exchange forums about GIS will take place.

Trimble, developer e.g. SketchUp Pro and many other BIM and GIS applications, is Strategic Sponsor of this event and is looking for guest speakers which use SketchUp Pro and are occupied with one of the following subjects daily:

• Construction and Infrastructure:
  
  • Green Buidlings and Modernizing Critical Infrastructure;
  • GIS for Building Management System;
  • Intersection of Geospatial technologies in construction and engineering;
  • Development, design and digital mapping of roads, railways, aviation, highways, ports and maritime.
• Cloud Computing:
  Utilizing of Cloud Computing in geospatial sciences.
• Mining & Exploration:
  Which geospatial tools can be utilized for mining and oil & gas exploration and distribution.
• Water:
  Utilizing geospatial technologies for achieving better performance of the physical assets.
• Electricity:
  Utilizing geospatial technologies for generation, transmission and distribution of electricity.
• Asset Management:
  This theme will focus on efficiently managing and mapping overhead and underground circuits and situational awareness.
• Public Safety:
  Utilizing geospatial technologies for public safety, e.g. fire, incident analysis and emergency management.

We like to hear from you!

Are you or do you know someone who is dedicated to one of the above subjects? The sharing of your or his / her knowledge with colleagues in several business will be more than welcome. Guest speakers will get free entrance to the event (worth € 600,-) and travelling and hotel costs will be covered by the organization. Of course, it also a unique chance to enrich your knowledge and your network!

When you want to be invited as a guest speaker or you know someone who wants to, please contact us. We like to hear from you!