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What is SketchUp?
SketchUp is 3D modeling software with an emphasis on usability. SketchUp is a Trimble product.
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$0
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$55.00
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- No setup fee
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- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Starting price (does not include set up fee)
- $119 per year
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SketchUp Instant Door and Window Demo 1 - Vali Architects
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Component Stringer SketchUp Plugin Demo
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What is SketchUp?
SketchUp is 3D modeling software with an emphasis on usability. SketchUp is a Trimble product.
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SketchUp Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows |
| Mobile Application | No |
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SketchUp starts at $119.
Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 8.5.
The most common users of SketchUp are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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SketchUp is a versatile tool that is widely used in various industries, including architecture, interior design, structural design, landscape design, and manufacturing design. Users have found SketchUp to be a fast and efficient solution for creating 3D models for designing buildings, furniture, equipment, and brochures. Its affordability and ease of learning make it accessible for both clients and consultants. SketchUp Pro, in particular, is a popular choice among organizations without extensive training. Real estate professionals rely on SketchUp to help sellers visualize different staging and marketing options for homes. It is utilized throughout all phases of design and construction documents for both residential and commercial projects. SketchUp excels at creating 3D drawings that meet various design requirements.
In addition to its architectural applications, SketchUp also finds use in other fields. For example, it provides visual assistance in test setups by allowing users to build 3D models that demonstrate the connection and transfer of forces. The software is internationally recognized for its extensive capabilities in making 3D designs easily, making it popular among architects, engineers, and industrial designers. In the construction industry, SketchUp is employed for design visualization and collaboration among team members. Nonprofit organizations utilize SketchUp to create visual representations of tradeshow displays, television studio set mockups, and graphics for printed publications. Designers in the furniture industry depend on SketchUp to quickly develop 3D models of office furniture and create prototypes.
Overall, SketchUp helps professionals from a range of disciplines connect better with their clients by providing a visual experience beyond traditional 2D drawings. It serves as the main visualization and 3D modeling tool for architects during client presentations, internal study sessions, and quick adjustments based on feedback. With its broad range of features and ease of use, SketchUp continues to be embraced by users across industries to enhance their design understanding and visualization capabilities.
Users of this software have made several common recommendations. Firstly, many users suggest exploring compatible plugins to enhance the experience. They feel that these plugins can greatly improve the functionality and capabilities of the software. Secondly, users recommend watching YouTube tutorials and taking advantage of the software's free version to learn and familiarize themselves with its features. They believe that this approach can help in mastering the software more effectively. Lastly, users highly recommend using SketchUp for architecture and civil work as it is considered a great tool for visualizing designs in a realistic and accurate way. They find the software intuitive and easy to use with a great component library which aids in communication during design processes.
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I use SketchUp for early design-phase work. It is much easier to creatively model in 3-D than other BIM software, especially when the design is frequently being changed. I also use SketchUp to create phasing diagrams, master plans, and renders. I really enjoy linking SketchUp to Enscape to really make the model come to life.
- Visualization when connected with Enscape
- Easy user interface
- Ability to edit materials
- Lots of "bug splat" crashes
- Can't always create complex geometries without plug-ins
- Only one employee can work in the model at once
- Enscape compatibility
- Materials
- Scenes
- Quickly deliver content to clients
- Team meetings around one model
- Quicker design process
SketchUp, Revit, AutoCAD, and Rhino are COMPLETELY different programs. It's important to know the benefits of each, and how to work between all of them. SketchUp is the best to produce visually appealing graphics, however when it comes to construction documents, it is not going to give you the most accurate BIM model.
December 11, 2019
A Must-Have Product for any Designer
SketchUp creates comprehensive, organized, responsive models used to generate line drawings, general marketing content, and an assortment of renderings with the help of 3rd party crowd-sourced tools.
- Quick product creation with use of components, grouping, and the unique hide rest of model tool
- Great Maxwell add-on application to create photo-realistic renderings
- Some sudden application shutdowns make auto-save an important feature to turn on
- Complex warehouse models greatly reduces the speed of the model. In some cases, this makes the model unusable
- Sketchup has been used on several types of marketing materials especially useful for new designs which need content manufactured for them
There isn’t a product which accurately compares to SketchUp, and I mean that in the very best way. Nothing combines the power, speed, and organization capable with SketchUp. AutoCAD and Revit have their own specialties, but quick modeling and flexibility in general aren’t strengths. Additionally, those two tools don’t have the add-on tools available on SketchUp.
August 16, 2017
SketchUp Review
The VDC department is the only department using SketchUp in which it has many uses for us. Overall it is a great tool to help people visualize things in 3D and we can better explain details and plans using SketchUp's modeling capabilities. It also is a user-friendly program and is not overly complicated to use and complete a professional looking model.
- Being able to quickly model objects without many limitations.
- Not over complicating the program and it's interface which allows more users to be able to take advantage of it's capabilities.
- You are able to build professional looking models and can even get plugins to render those models as well.
- A lot of the models that are out there to be downloaded are of poor quality.(Not really SketchUp's fault but could maybe have some type of filter)
- Advertising some of the plug-ins that are out there that would be beneficial to users.
- No issues with the actual modeling capabilities.
- It has definitely had a positive impact on our company in allowing us to better explain plans and details.
- It's hard to put a ROI on it because it's a tool that can either help us in winning a job or speeding up a process in being explain something.
- We are finding more ways to use it as well which continue to help us speed up some of the work we do.
Revit is the only other program I like out of these 3 but I use it for different types of project typically. SketchUp has less limitations than Revit at least in the sense of how quickly you are able to model in SketchUp compared to Revit. In Revit you are able to build a smart model however in SketchUp you can show all of the components that would go into a smart model, however all of the information isn't within the model such as Revit. I think SketchUp's user friendly interface and tools gives it an edge over it's competitors.