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SketchUp Overview

What is SketchUp?

SketchUp helps architects and designers turn their ideas into reality with simple, powerful 3D modeling software. Whether your design is massive or miniature, we'll be with you every step of the way. Sketch it, share your vision, refine concepts, and bring them into the real world. Owned by Trimble Inc., an entrepreneurial company focused on leveraging technology to change how the world works, SketchUp is intuitive and interoperable. From the ability to create stunning renderings, to powerful sharing and presentation tools, it's easy to see why professionals trust SketchUp to build their ideas.

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Product Description

SketchUp is intuitive, powerful 3D modeling software built for professionals and creatives of all kinds.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

A leader in architecture software based on independent ratings from thousands of architects, SketchUp leads the pack with the highest satisfaction score according to G2’s Report for Architecture.

97% of users rated it 4 or 5 stars
85% of users believe it is headed in the right direction
91% of users are likely to recommend SketchUp

Explore everything SketchUp has to offer:

SketchUp Pro: Full-featured desktop modeler
Extension Warehouse: Library of custom third-party extensions
Sefaira: Early-stage analysis for better building performance
PreDesign: Weave in contextual insights from project start
LayOut: Take your 3D model into 2D space
Add Location: Aerial imagery, precise shadows, and 3D terrain
V-Ray®: Photorealistic and real-time rendering
Scan Essentials: Turn point cloud data into accurate 3D models
SketchUp Viewer: View models from anywhere in the world
3D Warehouse: Share or find models and inspiration
Trimble Connect: View, share, and access project information


Seller Details
Seller
Trimble
Year Founded
1978
HQ Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Twitter
@TrimbleCorpNews
11,581 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
9,167 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ
Total Revenue (USD mm)
$3,147
Description

Trimble develops positioning technology solutions for surveying, construction, agriculture, public safety and mapping purposes.


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"Fantastic Program"
Amazing ability to quickly generate a 3D model
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"Sketchup rules!"
It's great for visualization of ideas to seel to clients.
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What do you like best about SketchUp?

As someone who just recently got to learning SketchUp, I quickly realized how beginner friendly the software is! It provides easy tools to create designs and sketches, or if working on visualization, SketchUp is a good place to start! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

I wish it was compatible with more other softwares for architectural use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SketchUp solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ease and speed of modelling for rendering or diagrammatic purposes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

It is quick and easy for novice people to learn and get a good understanding of how 3D Modeling works. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Sketchup needs more solid state tools that would help in organic modeling and please, please, please, can we have some vertices to help connect linework easier. It's 2024 show me some vertex welding capabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SketchUp solving and how is that benefiting you?

Quick building studies with mass modeling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

It has been my go-to tool for drawing for years! Coming from the AutoCad world SketchUp integrates 3D drawing, presentations, construction documents and detailing in one platform! The ease of use, fluid modeling and efficiency in which I can create the customized interiors I want to present to my clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Some of the features can be cumbersome like switching and updating references from SketchUp to Layout or the intellegence of the dimensioning and annotating. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SketchUp solving and how is that benefiting you?

Integrating all of the drafting platforms into one. Being able to model and draw in 3D that allows for conventional computers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

Its easy to learn and everything is very user friendly. I love that is available on ipad now to.

Plugins are easily downloadable and rendering is quite fun as well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

I believe the layout software needs more improvement as it seems to crash and lag all the time.

Also maybe consideration for an inhouse rendering software that comes with the program that would be awesome Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SketchUp solving and how is that benefiting you?

I haven't seen any new issues being addresed except that it is now portable and availble through ipad. So I can easliy model on the go and create ideas on the spot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

Speed + intuitiveness in exploring Design options Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Easily converting 3-D models to usable CD's Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SketchUp solving and how is that benefiting you?

Efficient delivery of 3-D Designs solutions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

I like the ability to import Revit models and then add in the 3D warehouse assets Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

I had a hard time learning the program coming from a Revit based background Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SketchUp solving and how is that benefiting you?

I needed more realistic furniture and other items for renderings. I work with a lot of interior design clients that require photorealistic renderings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Irene U.
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What do you like best about SketchUp?

User-friendly and almos game-like. Honestly the programme has evolved so much since I started using it 17 years ago started but never lost it's esscense, I keep learning how to do new things as needed. If someone just needs to learn the basics it is very easy to start and it has so many plug-ins, accuracy and compatibility nowdays. I love how easy it is to transicion from 3D sketchup models to DWG if necesary. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

I am hoping they will come with better ways to present more technical drafts and blueprints directly, I know it is posible to transfer acurate information and finish those technical drawings if necesary, maybe there's already a way and I don't know it yet but I do love sketchup as it is and it is a fundamental tool for me as a designer and contractor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SketchUp solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is my number one tool to present my work to clients and also to the construction crew, I can change details in minutes and communiate ideas so easily. I love how fast I have becomed and how easy and natural it seems, almost playful. I do enjoy working on this programme. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

Ease of use - user friendy from the start. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Hard to make precise movements and no ability to utilize parameters. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SketchUp solving and how is that benefiting you?

Extrude from archgitectural floorplans and make spaces very quickly. Awesome for our Interior Design Firm. We specialize in commercial builds and laying out huge spaces is no problem with Sketchup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

Sketchup is complex enough to deliver hyperealistic renderings and drawings to our clients while being easy enough to train an entire team quickly with confidence. All submittals, from the simplest to the most complex, can be compelted in one place wheras prior to using Sketchup, we'd hop around between multiple programs. The multitude of available extensions provide neverending opportunity for excellent design presentations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Sketchup can be touchy, freezing or crashing with the addition of just one component. Depending on the installed extensions, you can also run into issues when attempting to use them in conjunction with other features or settings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SketchUp solving and how is that benefiting you?

SketchUp is providing us with a one stop shop for drawing, rendering, and presenting submittal requests to our clients and municipalities. Rather than utilizing crude renderings for our submittals in addition to dimensioned, 2D drawings, we can now include SketchUp's hyperrealistic renderings. These submittals give clients an insight to their project which not only instills confidence in our work, but also showcases our abilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

How user friendly it is! The controls are easy to understand, and is quick to learn within a couple days. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

How the colors look like a coloring page. I wish they looked more real, instead of so flat. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SketchUp solving and how is that benefiting you?

Not sure what problems there solving. but sometimes the 3-D library doesn't work Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.