Re: Getting Google Sketchup to work under Wine?
On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:24:30 -0800, Marc Shapiro wrote:
> Sketchup is supposed to run under wine, but I'm not having any luck. I
> downloaded the file (GoogleSketchUpWEN.exe) and ran:
>
> wine GoogleSketchUpWEN.exe
>
> I also tried copying the file to wine's drive_c and running it from
> there, but the results are the same.
>
> The installer starts up and gets through extracting the files. Then it
> tries to 'Evaluate Launch Conditions' at which point it says the my OS
> is not supported and terminates unsuccessfully.
There are some reports about different versions of Google SketchUp at
Wine AppDB:
Category: Main > Multimedia > Graphics > Animation/Rendering/3D > Google
SketchUp
http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=1815
> I am running Lenny, BTW. Has anyone gotten Sketchup to work under Wine
> on Lenny? Alternatively, is there any other 3d drawing utility that
> runs under Linux that I could use? I don't need anything real fancy,
> just enough to design a simple woodworking project. My daughter wants
> to design a loft bed, so we are just talking straight lines here.
> Wire-frame, or solid is OK.
Some time ago, a chap recommended this program:
Sweet Home 3D
http://www.sweethome3d.eu/index.jsp
It seems an easy "drag-and-drop" application, but I cannot tell you more,
I have not tested :-)
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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