Disabling Sketchup Make's 30 day Trial of "Pro"

[Old Raft]

I want to start using Sketchup, but can't afford the "Pro" version and don't want to get used to the Pro features to then lose them. 

It may be obvious what the Pro features are so I can avoid them that way, but what I would prefer is to be able to disable them straight away.

Is it possible to hack this?  A registry entry somewhere? 

Alternatively as I can find plenty of student purchases but no retiree ones, a  "student" version is one tenth the cost, but how can a retired person enrol on a college course for virtually nothing to make this a practical option? 

[M P]

I don't know how to disable the pro things, but I agree that the
licensing is a bit silly. I'd buy a 'pro' licence if it was 1/5 of the
price (I think it's about $500 isn't it)... Also, i'd buy one if
Sketchup was more stable. The '2015' version is a minefield of
crashes; it's really down to a state of having compulsive 'control-s'
between operations...

M

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[Eric Rowen]

I want to design "engineering"  type things like threads and items with reasonable precision (say within 5 thou) so any suggestions as to a free alternative to Sketchup  (which seems to be a lot worse since Google sold it) appreciated.

Buying a "Pro" licence means being a legit "student" 

[daprigoo]

Have a look at Autodesk Fusion 360, it is a full blown CAD package but is free for enthusiasts and startups. It incorporates a thread function in the tool palette;



I'm currently moving over to the Autodesk apps (123D Design and Fusion 360) for component design. I still use SketchUp for simple designs (enclosures etc) and assembly diagraming.
David

[Eric Rowen]

Checking out Autodesk Fusion 360 here...

http://www.autodesk.co.uk/products/fusion-360/free-trial

Looks good but It implies it's free for 90 days? 

Fusion 360

Special offer – free for a limited time.

• Integrated design and engineering in a single solution
• Cloud-based 3D CAD made for collaboration
• Automatic data management simplifies design processes
• Full use of Fusion 360 for 90 days
• No credit card required
• In-product training and support available

[James]

Check out this link:-

http://www.autodesk.com/products/fusion-360/try-buy

essentially it says this:-

Free for students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and startups

Full use of Fusion 360 for as long as you need it 

• Start by downloading the 30-day trial
• Once you’re in, simply register for free use 

Access the same design software used by industry leaders worldwide. A free 3-year license is available for students, teachers, and academic institutions. 
A free 1-year startup license is also available for hobbyists, enthusiasts, makers, and emerging businesses that make less than US$100,000 in revenue per year. At the end of 1 year, you can reselect the startup entitlement or transition to a commercial entitlement.

[Eric Rowen]

was just about to post this which appears once you have loaded Fusion 360 and signed in

Welcome to your trial of Fusion 360.

Did you know that Fusion 360 is FREE for students, instructors, enthusiasts, hobbyists and startups (making less than $100K a year)?

Click the trial countdown to sign up for a free-use option or to subscribe to Fusion 360.

[Eric Rowen]

OFFICIAL WAY TO IMMEDIATELY DISABLE THE 30 DAY "Pro features" TRIAL 

(As it is Fusion 360 seems much more suited to engineering type work, is free and you get a good response from the Autodesk forum on things like improving the very poor tutorials they provide) 

Close SketchUp if it's opened.
Open a new Windows Explorer window.
Navigate to C:\ProgramData\SketchUp\SketchUp 2015
Right-click on the SketchUp.lic license file and select Open.
Click the button for "Select a program from a list of installed programs" and then click OK.
Select Notepad then click OK.
Add the text ##NoTrial to the top line in the license file. See the attached image
Click File > Save.
Close Notepad.
Open SketchUp Make 2015.
Accept the Terms of Use agreement in the Welcome Window.
Start using SketchUp. 

[David Garwood]

I can report that this also works for Sketchup 2016.

Don't suppose anyone has found a way of hiding the EULA through registry or otherwise?

Thanks!

David

[David Garwood]

For reference, we have found a way to suppress the EULA and check for updates:

Need to create a GPP to update HKCU\Software\SketchUp\SketchUp 2016\Common with a DWORD name "AcceptedEULA" and value "1 (decimal)" which prevents the EULA from popping up. Also HKCU\Software\SketchUp\SketchUp 2016\Preferences needs DWORD name "CheckForUpdates" updating to "0 (decimal)" which prevents checking for updates.

On Monday, August 24, 2015 at 9:05:08 AM UTC+1, Old Raft wrote:

[Alphons van der Heijden]

I can report that this also works for Sketchup 2017 ;-)

C:\ProgramData\SketchUp\SketchUp 2017

etc....

Op maandag 16 mei 2016 10:51:47 UTC+2 schreef David Garwood:

[Jim Flood]

Sketchup Pro is available free to anyone involved in education - and this is interpreted very widely. For example if you were doing some work with a youth group or adult education - such as running a workshop on Sketchup at Hackspace, I'm sure that you would qualify. 

On Monday, August 24, 2015 at 9:05:08 AM UTC+1, Old Raft wrote:

[M P]

Anything new and exciting in 2017? There have been very little
development the last few years...

M

[G Albatross]

Well, they dropped support for 2013 files, so that's one thing changed ;)

[Neil Pearson]

Just adding another recommendation for Fusion 360. Its learning curve is a bit steeper than sketchup, but ultimately it's miles better at producing what you're trying to make. It's easy to knock up a rough simple shape in sketchup, but when you want to change it or neaten it up, you end up fighting it half the time.

DesignSpark Mechanical is also good and also free. I found it a bit easier to learn than Fusion 360. In some ways it's more flexible. Its function for making screw threads is fantastic; Fusion's threading function is only good if you're sticking to standard sizes and patterns, but DesignSpark's function can be set to whatever you like. Fusion is mind blowingly good if you're modeling complex curvy surfaces though.

Neil

On Monday, August 24, 2015 at 9:05:08 AM UTC+1, Old Raft wrote:

[Oto]

Interesting that for example Sketchup Pro trial doesn't need to be reset. Just switch off internet and change date to future like year 2050 and then install Sketchup. Do not run yet. Change date back to today and then delete %appdata%\Sketchup and %localappdata%\Sketchup and %programdata%\sketchup. Then run it and it will have trial that doesn't expire until year 2050.

[Eric Rowen]

I am 96 years old !!! does the subscription include the recipe for the elixir of life too? 

PS  I moved to Fusion 360. 

On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 7:12 AM, Oto <oto...@gmail.com> wrote:

Interesting that for example Sketchup Pro trial doesn't need to be reset. Just switch off internet and change date to future like year 2050 and then install Sketchup. Do not run yet. Change date back to today and then delete %appdata%\Sketchup and %localappdata%\Sketchup and %programdata%\sketchup. Then run it and it will have trial that doesn't expire until year 2050.

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