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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
11,587 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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"Great tool for quick mock ups."
Ease of use, intuitive learning curve, reasonable price.
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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?

Easy to use and get you ideas across in a timely manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Not much at this point. Maybe video showing all it can do would help. There is lots I don't know. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We are able to show clients their space before a nail is hammered. We workout lots of the design issues early in the project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

It is relatively easy to use and pairs well with other programs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

some of the features are not very intuitive, i.e. creating complex surfaces from contours, having thse be easily manipulated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

helps to visualize designed spaces Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Brittany D.
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What do you like best about SketchUp?

I am a beginner at sketch up and have enjoyed it so far Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Converting from Sketch up to Revit could be improved Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Building families for Revit that I only have a Sketch Up file. Producing 3D renderings Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ALEJNDRO R.
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What do you like best about SketchUp?

To model in 3D is fast, simple interface, and the results are professional. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

At the level I need the results, I don't identify anything I don't like. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Rapid modeling with excellent professional presentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

Efficiency and live time feedback. We love how quick we can deliver our proposal with sketch up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

Rendering quality and color expression is like cartoon. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Provide quick turn over according to client/internal feed back. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SketchUp?

vray and sketchup togetehr can be wonderful in creating close to realstic renderings and visulizations with materials and lighting. i frequently used the two together. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

some commands like array for exmaple or other editing commands specially the roof are very complicated at time and difficult to work with.

Customer support and hanedling the nstall issues was very diffcult. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

easy visualization with 3d features and quick standard lghting themese Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jeff P.
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What do you like best about SketchUp?

The aspect of SketchUp that I value the most is the flexibility of design. I appreciate modeling and designing with the same thought processes that I used in the field, forming foundations and framing residential homes. I am able to quickly and accurately model components that are unique to our product.

I also enjoy how so much of the workflow is customizable. I can tailor everything from views, layers, and styles to my needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

The downside to having so much customizability is the upfront time investment needed to create your components and establish your workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We build modular buildings with specifications and construction methods that are not easy to design in other software. We design and model live in front of our clients, which has been helpful in our communication process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Melissa M.
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What do you like best about SketchUp?

The ability to use extensions like Lumion Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

The lagging and crashing. Also the inability to heal lines as quickly as necessary. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

The zooming in and the model it disappears. Rino seems to have better commands than this. The 3D warehouse is also different on each computer and depending on the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Travis F.
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What do you like best about SketchUp?

The straight forward layout and easy to use interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

When working on some of the more complicated layouts, it's hard to locate help to navigate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It has helped us do layouts for storefront and curtain wall frames that have unique shapes and allow us to order glass based on the info. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Josh B.
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What do you like best about SketchUp?

SketchUp allows you to find your own tailored workflow using a combination of built-in functionality, extensions, and useful importing features. It allows me to work quickly and efficiently yet provides the power to get into nitty-gritty detail and customized solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SketchUp?

It is a bit sluggish when working with large files if you are not intentional about keeping things light, neat and organized as you go. Layout feels sluggish to work with more often than not as well. I'm sure I can learn more to help with this, but overall I think it could be more efficient with computer resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It makes offering adequate (and even impressive) solutions for projects timely and keeps software costs down. It's also easy to just jump in and play around with different ideas. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.