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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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"Sketchup rules!"
It's great for visualization of ideas to seel to clients.
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SketchUp Pros and Cons

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Joshua S.
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What do you like best about SketchUp?

I love that once you learn the program, you can create almost anything. I love that you can group shapes and move furniture in chunks. I use it all the time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

The hardest part has been learning the differences from Adobe Suite that I was mostly learned in. But its gotten easier the more I learn. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It helps me to space plan as well as mock up design ideas and features to clients. I can quickly mock up a floorplan and see if furniture will fit in a space. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

The Speed and agility to make changes and iterations on the fly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

The lack of communication between AutoCAD files an importing. There always seems to be missing info, such as text and other items upon import. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I depend on reliable 3D modeling to design and engineer interior and exterior spaces. The ability to draw in scale and quickly run surface takeoffs and quantification is huge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Isolina M.
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What do you like best about SketchUp?

Sketchup it's hands down the most user-friendly 3D modeling tool I've ever used. Creating 3D designs is a breeze with its intuitive interface and push-pull functionality, allowing me to bring my ideas to life with precision.

It is a plus I can use plugins like Vray to create photorealistic renders.

Sharing and using models from the warehouse is very practical. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Photo-realistic renderings are limited without a plugin. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It empowers designers to bring their ideas to life more effectively, leading to better-designed spaces, products, and experiences. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hitesh K.
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What do you like best about SketchUp?

Ease of learning and simple User interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

It has limited modelling capabilities. Too dependant on plug-ins. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Sketchup makes it easy for new users to learn and implement it fairly easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Du B.
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What do you like best about SketchUp?

Easy and fast approach to model anything. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Circle sides should not be a thing. Circles should be one single continuos line. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

With Layout makes easier to set plans for manufacturing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

It is a tool we use to help our clients easly understand our architectural ideas for the project we do for them. It makes our design prosess efficinet and cost effective . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Some of the tools are a not easly used to accruasy for the prosion we strive for . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

To easily show our clients how their finished architectural project will look for mostly residental use . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Álvaro Andrés L.
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What do you like best about SketchUp?

The logic of manipulating the objects and the views. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

The lack of capactity to dra as in cad with visible precision Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Not models are required as much since SKP Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chad B.
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What do you like best about SketchUp?

It's nice for.....sketching ideas. As an architect, we can utilizie our other bim software and use sketchup for client presentation, rendering, adding componnents line furniture, landscape, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

I don't mind the cost, I do mind the subscription. I know it's the new business model but I would leave this product for something way less useful if it wasn't a subscription. Legacy support has been cutoff for standalone licenses, forcing the subscription, which just makes me think poorly of Trimble overall. A bit cheesy and greedy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Quick massing and sketching. Rendering. Honestly, could render in other BIM software we use, will look into it as the subscription model continues. Just for now we know sketchup and have a workflow, looking to replace. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

Easy to use. Test and figure. Good tutorials Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Nothing to dislike. Generally like the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

How yo visualize the massing. Also allows to interface with Google Earth Pro. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

It is a simple yet powerful tool, its the perfect balance that a firm my size (small-medium) needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Layout is not very intuitive. I know how to use it well at this point, but it seems like the functionality of it is clunky compared to SketchUp Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

SketchUp is an affordable yet powerful option for firms who do not need the detail of AutoCAD Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.