Mac OS

[pbacot]

Does anyone have recommendations for the MacOS to use with 2019? A friend wants to update but wants to use High Sierra--or the oldest version that is compatible with SketchUp 2019. The reason would be to minimize problems with other legacy software.

[Dave R]

The oldest version that SU2019 supports is 10.12 and currently they are advising people avoid upgrading to Catalina (at least the beta 3 build) for the time being as SU2019 doesn't support it.

[db11]

I'm running SU Pro 2019 on MacOS 10.12 (Sierra) for that same reason — legacy software compatibility — and haven't had any issues.

I have MS Office 2011 and don't want to lose the customization options (primarily for Excel) that were eliminated in the 2016/2019 versions.

I have heard varying reports about how well High Sierra plays with Excel 2011, but I think I'm going to try the upgrade and roll it back if I have problems.

I should also mention that I did trial SU 2019 on MacOS 10.11 (el Capitan) for a short while, and while unsupported it still seemed to function OK. Maybe not recommended, but depending on the legacy software (if it breaks under 10.12) it might be an option.

[pbacot]

Thank you, guys. That will be helpful information for him to make a decision.