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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.

SketchUp Details
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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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SketchUp Media

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SketchUp Pros and Cons

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

The SketchUp Warehouse is an extremely powerful tool that provides endless options. SketchUp is also extremely easy to use and provides quick work options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

There isn't a command based prompt which makes certain things slower. Also, the need for plug ins can be frustrating. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Sketchup is providing an easy way to model buildings and landscapes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

Easy to learn, Fast to work with, lots of features, sketchy styles! Great software for quick sketches and modeling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Sometimes it is easy to miss the surface, and model inaccurately Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It is a great tool for fast modeling, which is helpful in early stages of design Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

Sketchup is a simple and fast way to create scaled construction details for my personnel in the field. It's also great for illustrating certain details to clients, to help them visualize the end-product for things like built-ins.

We can also use it for quick modeling of homes during the early phase of design and pre construction. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

For what we use it for, I have not found any negatives. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Sketchup solves the problem of providing a modeling program that can be very robust when needed, but also extremely simple when you don't need all the detail and flashy stuff. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

One of the best and easy software to Design your Dream Home or Anything in 3D Realistic Modelling and sketching . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Very High Premium, Graphics Requirment is too high Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It helps in time management for Rendering the Model andeasy sketching Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Armand R.
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What do you like best about SketchUp?

I like Skecth-Up because it helps me a lot when it come to quick modelling and presentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

I dislike Sketch-Up becuse there is no Building Information on the Model itself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

When i need to do a quick modelling and presentation it helps me to finish the project quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

I like the catalog, the easy use tools, and that you can export to different rendering softwares. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

That you need to practise a lot to build furniture models. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I use SketchUp to help my clients visualize their homes. It is time that they have to pay, so for me is more money, but they like to see the results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

KY
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What do you like best about SketchUp?

Pretty easy to draw with, can make it do what I want it to do Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Not sure how to end a drawing? No close command. Esc key does not exit the command your in also like other cad software? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Use configura and they have limited objects for conveyors. Draw what I need in this and import it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

Sketchup does what it does quickly and easily. It's easy to learn, easy to use, and a great tool for quick schematics. It's fluid and immediate. Definitely leans on the "sketch" part of Sketchup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Though it's good for quickly testing designs and alternatives, trying to do more detailed development work is a mess. It bogs down quickly with larger models, the layering/tagging system is clunky and hard to use, and the materials system is the worst I've ever encountered. Makes you want to tear your hair out. Everyone in the office uses it constantly, and even give the tradeoffs we don't use anything else, but Sketchup's biggest expense is replacing all of the computers you end up throwing across the room in frustration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It's our primary 3D design tool, and what we use exclusively for 3D models that we use for rendering and presentations. Invaluable tool for use in the design process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

It is very easy to use as a design to to manipulate form and carry vision through the easy to use interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Not as accurate as I would like to, and sometimes it has bugs that you have to restart the program for it to recognize the command Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It is the main design to we use for schematic design Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mike M.
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What do you like best about SketchUp?

Ease of use. SketchUp is simple to learn and has a great graphic interface. It's great for beginners who are interested in 3d modeling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

The cost of a pro license it prohibitive. I would like a better way to prepare my sketches for printing without the high cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I use cutlist extensions to plan out my woodworking projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.