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This is a guide on how I installed Google SketchUp on a 64-bit Arch Linux machine using PlayOnLinux.

Prepare the Environment¶

• Make sure the system is up to date:
  

  sudo pacman -Syu
  

• Install playonlinux:
  

  sudo pacman -S playonlinux
  

• Open PlayOnLinux

Configure SketchUp Virtual Drive¶

Install Wine 1.7.22¶

1. Start by going to Tools -> Manage Wine versions, then click on the Wine Versions (amd64) tab
2. Install the 1.7.22 version of wine, then close the wine manager window

Create Virtual Drive¶

1. Click on the Configure button.
2. Then click on the New button to create a new virtual drive, click Next to continue.
3. When the wizard opens up click Next, then select 64 bits windows installation, click Next to continue.
4. Select version 1.7.22, and click Next to continue.
5. Name the virtual drive GoogleSketchUp, and click Next to continue.
6. Select the GoogleSketchUp virtual drive, then click on the Wine tab.
7. Click on Configure Wine.
   • In the Applications tab, select Windows 7 from the Windows Version selection menu.
   • Then in the Libraries tab, select riched20 library then Add, Apply, and OK.
8. Next click on the Install components tab and Install vcrun2010.
9. Close the virtual drive configuration window.

Install SketchUp¶

1. Download SketchUp
2. From PlayOnLinux, click on Install a Program
3. Then click on Install a non-listen program
4. When the wizard opens, click Next to continue.
5. Select Edit or update an existing application, and click Next to continue.
6. Check the Show virtual drives box, and then select the GoogleSketchUp virtual drive, and click Next to continue.
7. Click Next to skip additional Wine configurations.
8. Select 64 bits windows installation, and click Next to continue.
9. Click Browse and navigate to the download path for the SketchUp setup executable.
10. Complete the SketchUp installer.
11. Select SketchUp.exe as the shortcut, and click Next to continue.
12. Name the shortcut SketchUp, then click Next to continue.
13. Click I do not want to add another shortcut, then click Next to continue.

NOTE: In order to get SketchUp to work, I needed to copy over the mfc100u.dll to the SketchUp application folder:

cd ~/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/GoogleSketchUp/drive_c/
cp windows/syswow64/mfc100u.dll Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/SketchUp/SketchUp\ 2016/

NOTE: I also needed to disable the Ruby API:

1. From PlayOnLinux, select SketchUp and click on Configure.
2. In the Arguments box, enter /DisableRubyAPI, then close the configuration window.

Resources¶

• https://www.playonlinux.com/en/app-117-Google_SketchUp.html
• https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=31190
• http://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2014/06/install-google-sketchup-ubuntu1404/