In this release, we’ve oiled that engine to provide slicker inferencing and locking across the board. Learning and utilising SketchUp’s inference engine makes for fast and precise modelling. We have several sample scripts for developers to try out at release, along with a blog post where they can learn more. Practically, this means that other applications can import or export the *.layout file format using the C API. Using this new API, developers can now create and customize. We’re proud to announce our first step towards an extension ecosystem for LayOut. layout document within a cloud sync folder that also contains the referenced files.
When you reference a file from any of these services (.skp or otherwise), LayOut will notify you when an update is available for your ‘web reference.’ Say goodbye to missing references when different people are working on the same. That means your LayOut projects can reference and update files that are stored and synced with services like Dropbox, Google Drive, and Trimble Connect Sync. With this release, LayOut’s reference objects are now web friendly. And if your component was downloaded from 3D Warehouse, you can also use the context-click to quickly access its 3DWH details page. This action will reload every instance of that component in your model (similar to the same action in the Components Browser), so it’s a helpful method for working with proxy models. In SketchUp 2016, a context click on a component gives you the opportunity to reload (or swap out) a new component directly from 3D Warehouse. As you’re modelling you can even pull in and update reference SketchUp models as if they were locally hosted components.
The TC integration is accessible from the File menu, and will allow users to upload, pull down, and update SKP’s from Trimble Connect project folders.
With this integration, we’re packaging the current Trimble Connect Extension into the installer.
Sign up for a free account, then start uploading. As a refresher, Connect is Trimble’s platform for storing, syncing, referencing, sharing, and collaborating on design/build projects. With the latest release of SketchUp 2016 we’re integrating Trimble Connect directly into SketchUp.