BIM software for architects
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
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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
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Where to go from SketchUp
- SketchUp alternativesEvery product people weigh against it
- SketchUp pricingPlans, floors and what the tiers exclude
- All Construction Architecture softwareThe full category
- Best Construction Architecture softwareThe shortlist, and how it was cut
Other Construction Architecture software
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All-in-one construction management platform
3D design and modeling software for architects and designers
Advanced BIM and design software for architects
Unified platform for construction project delivery
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