LEDAS Releases Driving Dimensions Version 1.3 for Google SketchUp

By DE Editors

LEDAS Ltd. has announced the availability of version 1.3 of its Driving Dimensions plug-in for Google SketchUp software, a toolset for parametric modification of history-free 3D models.

Version 1.3 supports new platforms and contains several improvements and fixes. It supports Windows 7 and Mac OS X v.10.6 operating systems. The functionality of the multi-document interface (MDI) on Mac platform has been improved. Version 1.3 also includes several fixes of internal errors reported by Driving Dimensions users.

“More than 20,000 of SketchUp users worldwide downloaded our Driving Dimensions plug-in,” says Dmitry Ushakov, director of Product Management, LEDAS Ltd. “When we first released it in October 2008, many users did not understand the value it added to SketchUp, but now reviewers estimated it as ‘an essential plug-in that can really help you speed up your designing.’

Driving Dimensions plug-in version 1.3 is compatible with Google SketchUp version 6 and 7.1, and has been tested on the 32-bit versions Windows XP, Vista, and 7, as well as on Mac OS X 10.6. Driving Dimensions version 1.3 is based on the latest version of LGS 3D, a geometric constraint solver integrated into a dozen commercial CAD packages.

A free version of the Driving Dimension plug-in for SketchUp is not intended for commercial use and does not allow users to add more than 25 driving dimensions to one model. Commercial licenses of Driving Dimensions version 1.3 for Google SketchUp may be purchased for $45. All customers who bought the licenses during last year may upgrade to version 1.3 free of charge.

For more information, visit LEDAS Ltd.’s Driving Dimensions site.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.