The 2005 SketchUp 3D Base Camp won’t be returning for an encore in 2006.
In a letter today to Base Camp attendees, The Google SketchUp team said “It's not that we don't want to; we just don't have the resources to do it properly.” Given that SketchUp is now owned by a company that harvests money with almost as many zeros as its name suggests, one has to wonder what resources are lacking.
The apology continues:
BaseCamp was such a great experience last year that we were all looking forward to doing it again this fall. Getting the chance to meet everyone, and to have everyone meet each other, was our favorite part of the event. This doesn't mean that there won't be one next year—that's still very much a possibility.
The letter tries to explain what’s keeping the SketchUp team so busy it can’t throw another big party:
Currently, we're working on SketchUp 6 and Grizzly, which some of you might have seen previewed at AIA in Los Angeles in June. We're also trying our hardest to have both platforms available at the same time. Then there are the French, Spanish, Italian, German and Japanese versions of SketchUp 6 that we've got to have ready... Needless to say, we don't have much time to use the pool table in the break room anymore.
If you need a SketchUp 3D Base Camp fix, here’s a list of articles from our coverage last year:
3D Base Camp Opens: A Packed House and a Sold Out Event
New SketchUp Add-Ons Take the Stage at 3D Base Camp
A How-To on Oohs and Aahs
Planting Trees with Ruby Scripts
Google Earth + SketchUp: BIM and GIS Gain Enlightenment
Design Never Stops: Stewart Brand Visits 3D Base Camp
Ruby Meets SketchUp
New Images from 3D Base Camp in AECnews Gallery
SketchUp and the Great Google Rumor
More Photos!
New SketchUp Plug-In Places 3D Models in Google Earth
--RSN
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