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SketchUp Overview

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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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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

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Trimble
Year Founded
1978
HQ Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Twitter
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11,581 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
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9,167 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ
Total Revenue (USD mm)
$3,147
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Trimble develops positioning technology solutions for surveying, construction, agriculture, public safety and mapping purposes.

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SketchUp Pricing

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$119.00
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What do you like best about SketchUp?

I love how easy and quick it is to create a 3D model of my building design. Tweaking it during the design phases is a piece of cake too! Plugging in Enscape for some rendering action is a game-changer. I also like that you can geolocate the building and run a real-time solar analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

It's not BIM. Not the best for Construction Documents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

SketchUp helps me create conceptual 3D models without spending too much time on something that may change. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

Flexible to sculp and work

Easy to catch on, can expert in just a few hours of explore

friendly to those with no 3D software base.

Quick modelling for massing study Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

3D warehouse is messy.

Not flexible enough to adjust material.

Existing material is very limited Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Sketchup helps to study the feasibility of our imagination Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

It's simple to learn and you can use Sketchup to create simple or complex models. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

When it comes to exporting models to 2D in Layout, it's not the simplest process and it takes some work to get it to look how I want it to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I previously used a great CAD program, but they lacked on keeping the program updated to be used on the latest operating systems. SketchUp has provided me the ability to almost seamlessly move my drawings over to 3D and 2D to continue working with clients and using the latest operating systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

Intuitive drawing controls that make it much easier to draw 3 objects than other tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Inability to import revit files without having to convert them first Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Easily allows me to design custom ductwork for hvac applications in existing spaces Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

User friendly, provides great visual representations of projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Tool platform can be challenging to navigate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

The tool helps provide visual representaions of project that otherwise would only be done in a 2D CAD representation. This makes projecr design more interactive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

Is a very easy program, user friendly and allows to show 2D and 3D. The tools are accurate and also helpful for a quick presentation with shades, materials and lost of angles to create an outstanding product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Sometimes is slow since I use the online version, so I have to keep saving the project constantly. The components in the warehouse requires more information and better descriptions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

The time and looks that you can get to your design, is a great component that you can exchange the project with other programs, makes the sketches more attractive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

I love that I can quickly model details for building projects I'm working on and flesh things out in minutes. Whether it's for estimating materials, seeing how things come together, sketchup makes it happen! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Sometimes the Trimble connect feature is a little clunky and takes awhile to load projects in. I also feel when projects get to a certain level of detail cpu starts slowing down! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

When working through designing a deck or building or really anything I want to build, I rely on sketchup to mock up ideas, and communicate those to my clients! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Darian R.
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What do you like best about SketchUp?

Sketchup is so easy to get started and get ideas planned out in 3-dimensions for novices. It makes the planning process so much simpler than having drawings on paper. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Sketchup keeps refining or re-envisioning what it is so once you get your process down it seems like right at that moment someone else buys it and then the workflow switches up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Sketchup works amazingly well for visualizing anything from planning drawings for 3D mockups, home organization and room design or graphic design projects to large scale architecture planning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

Beign able to model and change things in real time. Also the components are helpful tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

The fact that it is no longer free for personal use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Its prividing the visuals the clients need to see the project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

If you render with certain software it looks great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

It crashes often. That becomes extremely frustrating when you have so much time in design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Actual views for clients to understand the project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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