Sketchup on Linux

Debian

Installation

• Download and install latest version of wine: http://dev.carbon-project.org/debian/wine-unstable/
  • I have an amd64 arch so I used the DownThemAll plugin for firefox with the fast-filter query "amd64" to grab all the .debs that I needed.
• The downloaded files look something like this:
  • libwine-alsa-unstable_1.5.5-0.1_amd64.deb
  • libwine-gl-unstable_1.5.5-0.1_amd64.deb
  • libwine-sane-unstable_1.5.5-0.1_amd64.deb
  • libwine-bin-unstable_1.5.5-0.1_amd64.deb
  • libwine-gphoto2-unstable_1.5.5-0.1_amd64.deb
  • libwine-unstable_1.5.5-0.1_amd64.deb
  • libwine-capi-unstable_1.5.5-0.1_amd64.deb
  • libwine-ldap-unstable_1.5.5-0.1_amd64.deb
  • wine-bin-unstable_1.5.5-0.1_amd64.deb
  • libwine-cms-unstable_1.5.5-0.1_amd64.deb
  • libwine-openal-unstable_1.5.5-0.1_amd64.deb
  • wine-unstable_1.5.5-0.1_amd64.changes
  • libwine-dbg-unstable_1.5.5-0.1_amd64.deb
  • libwine-oss-unstable_1.5.5-0.1_amd64.deb
  • wine-unstable_1.5.5-0.1_amd64.deb
  • libwine-dev-unstable_1.5.5-0.1_amd64.deb
  • libwine-print-unstable_1.5.5-0.1_amd64.deb

• The packages must be installed with dpkg -i as root
• Missing dependencies can be resolved with either apt-get -f install or aptitude -f install (you might have to cycle through the possible solutions until you get one not involving the removal of the Wine packages you just installed; alternatively you can resolve the dependencies manually, e.g. in the NCurses UI of aptitude).

• Download "SketchUp Make 2013" (free version): http://www.sketchup.com/download/all
• Install from sketchup executable for windows by right clicking on the .exe and selecting 'Wine Windows Program Loader'
• You will most likely get the "SketchUp was unable to initalize OpenGL" message the first time you try to run sketchup, download File:Force sketchup hw accel.reg to your home directory and install by launching a terminal and typing

 wine regedit /s force_sketchup_hw_accel.reg

Troubleshooting

If you have trouble installing or running SketchUp on Wine, you might try using these registry settings files to correct the problem. To use one, just download it into your home directory, launch a terminal and type

 wine regedit /s filename

where filename is the name of the registry file.

• "SketchUp was unable to initalize OpenGL": If you see this error, download File:Force sketchup hw accel.reg
• SketchUp crashes on start with no error message: Force off the "Welcome to SketchUp" dialog with File:Disable welcome.reg
• SketchUp crashes on or shortly after startup; either the main window is displayed, or you have already disabled the Welcome screen: Force off the "Snappy Instructor" dialog with File:Disable instructor.reg

Further Information

• SketchUp STL export tutorial
• STL's for 3D printing: in-and-out of SketchUp in two clicks