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SketchUp

3D design software for everyone

Overview

What SketchUp does

SketchUp is a 3D modeling computer program for a wide range of drawing applications including architectural, interior design, landscape architecture, and video game design.

What people use it for

  • 3D architectural design and visualization
  • Product design and prototyping
  • Interior design planning
  • Real estate visualization

The honest half

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about SketchUp.

  • Studio tier limited to Windows only; not available for macOS or Linux
  • Go tier restricted to iPad and web—no desktop application access
  • LayOut (documentation tool) only available in Pro and Studio tiers
  • 1000+ extensions library only available in Pro and Studio; Go has limited extension access

Capabilities

Features

  • 3D modeling

    3D modeling capability

  • 2D documentation

    2D documentation capability

  • Rendering

    Rendering capability

  • Animation

    Animation capability

  • Extension warehouse

    Extension warehouse capability

  • 3D Warehouse

    3D Warehouse capability

  • LayOut

    LayOut capability

  • V-Ray

    Integration with V-Ray

  • Enscape

    Integration with Enscape

  • Lumion

    Integration with Lumion

  • Revit

    Integration with Revit

  • Cloud storage

    Cloud storage security feature

Behind it

Who makes SketchUp

Company
Trimble Inc.
Based in
Sunnyvale, CA

Keep looking

Where to go from SketchUp

Other Construction Architecture software

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