SketchUp 3D Basecamp (and Trimble Dimensions) 2024 – Recap

SketchUp 3D Basecamp (and Trimble Dimensions) 2024 – Recap

SketchUp's party was in the not-quite-rectilinear Frank Gehry-designed "Keep Memory Alive" event center After the 2022 3D Basecamp in Vancouver, Canada, it was time again this year for Trimble's bi-annual conference that covers everything relating to SketchUp. This year marked the first time that SketchUp's conference was co-located with Trimble's big (now annual) event, Dimensions. And since Dimensions had been in Las Vegas for many years, this year's 3D Basecamp used that location, too. Overall, the venue was great (as can be expected in Vegas)! Basecamp had its own space on the third floor of the Venetian's conference center, complete with a Knowledge Hub, Art Gallery & Lounge, an AR Exhibit Space, and a SketchUp Labs zone that allowed everyone to test unreleased features and provide feedback on SketchUp directly to the developers. But most importantly: This event is always a great time to check in with old friends and fellow SketchUp-pers and see which cool projects everyone is working on. Equipment at...
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3D Basecamp in Vancouver is a Wrap!

3D Basecamp in Vancouver is a Wrap!

First impression for all attendees The SketchUp 3D Basecamp (and Bootcamp) user conference that just wrapped up its weeklong stay in beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada, is the latest in a series of bi-annual meetings. The organizers again chose an inspiring venue and the main difference with previous conferences was that the 2000 iteration never happened due to a well-known global event. Therefore, attendees were four years out from their last meetings and hence quite excited to see each other again. Now, that is a pretty nice location for a conference! Everyone who knows this city knows how nice the conference location in the convention center is (or is it "centre" - we are in Canada, after all). The only disruption came when cruise ships departed next door with their horns blaring. I gave four talks on different topics at this conference. Below are the cover slides for those. When I get back home, I'll post more here about various details that I just didn't...
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