The following is the printf after having started SketchUp and the closing it. I have removed heaps of " fixme:" stuff so as to deal with the err: first. The free version can be got from here http://sketchup.google.com/download.html When I installed it I accepted the ActiveX download requirement. It started up OK but has some issues: See http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?appId=1815 My own report there is yet to be cleared at time of writing this email. A popup dialogue complains about not being able to load the example.rb file mostly. err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {4955dd33-b159-11d0-8fcf-00aa006bcc59} not registered err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {4955dd33-b159-11d0-8fcf-00aa006bcc59} could be created for for context 0x1 fixme:ole:CoCreateInstance no classfactory created for CLSID {4955dd33-b159-11d0-8fcf-00aa006bcc59}, hres is 0x80040154 fixme:cursor:create_cursor Currently no support for cursors with 32 bits per pixel err:tooltips:TOOLTIPS_Timer How did this happen? Any idea how I ought to proceed from here ? -- Newbie Seeking USER_FUNCTIONALITY always! Regards SnapafunFrank Big or small, a challenge requires the same commitment to resolve. Registered Linux User # 324213 [ http://counter.li.org/ ] [img]http://www.danasoft.com/sig/Snapafun.jpg[/img]