SketchUp

{{Infobox software

| name = SketchUp

| logo = File:Brand Wordmark for SketchUp.png

| logo size = 200px

| screenshot =

| caption =

| author = @Last Software, Google

| developer = Trimble Inc.{{cite web | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trimble-google-idUSBRE83P0V820120426| title=Trimble Navigation to Buy Google's SketchUp |publisher=Reuters |date=26 April 2012 |access-date=2 July 2015}}

| released = {{Start date and age|2000|08}}

| ver layout = stacked

| latest release version = {{multiple releases

|branch1=Windows, 64-bit |version1=22.0.1

|branch2=macOS |version2=22.0

}}{{Start date and age|2019|01|05}}{{Cite web|url=https://blog.sketchup.com/home/work-smarter-not-harder-in-2022-with-layout-and-sketchup-pro |website=blog.sketchup.com|access-date=March 25, 2020|title=Work smarter, not harder in 2022 with LayOut and SketchUp Pro}}

| operating system = macOS, Windows{{cite web |url=https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup/system-requirements |title=SketchUp Hardware and Software Requirements |publisher=Trimble |access-date=March 29, 2022}}

| language = English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)

| genre = 3D computer graphics

| license = Proprietary
Subscription

}}

SketchUp is a proprietary 3D modeling software that is used to create and manipulate 3D models. It is used in architecture and interior design.

SketchUp is owned by Trimble Inc. The software has a free web-based version, and three paid subscriptions to gain access to applications for Windows and macOS.{{Cite web |title=SketchUp Subscriptions Overview |url=https://help.sketchup.com/en/licensing-accounts-and-administration/subscriptions |access-date=March 29, 2022 |website=help.sketchup.com}}

History

= @Last Software =

SketchUp was developed by startup company @Last Software of Boulder, Colorado, co-founded in 1999 by Brad Schell and Joe Esch.{{cite web |url=http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/profile/brad-schell-sells-software-company-google |title=Brad Schell Sells Software Company to Google | College of Engineering and Applied Science | University of Colorado Boulder |access-date=2014-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307045443/http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/profile/brad-schell-sells-software-company-google |archive-date=2014-03-07 }}n{{cite web | title=@Last Gets 'Googled' | website=IT.TMCNet.com | date=March 15, 2006 | url=http://it.tmcnet.com/news/2006/03/15/1460736.htm | access-date=May 22, 2010}} SketchUp was created in August 2000 as a 3D content creation tool and was envisioned as a software program for design professionals. The program won a Community Choice Award at its first tradeshow in 2000.{{cite web

| url= http://www.digitalcad.com/Htm/Articles/2000/11_00b/digicad.htm

| title= DigitalMediaNet Announces DigitalCAD Community Choice Award Winners

| website= DigitalCAD.com

| date= November 16, 2000

| access-date= May 22, 2010}} The first macOS release of SketchUp won a "Best of Show" at Macworld in 2002.{{cite web

| url= https://www.idg.com/news/idgs-macworld-announces-best-of-show-awards-2/

| title= IDG's Macworld Announces Best of Show Awards

| website= idg.com

| date= July 18, 2002

| access-date= October 26, 2020}}

= Google =

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Google acquired @Last Software on March 14, 2006,{{cite web | url=http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/03/new-home-for-last-software.html | title=A New Home for @Last Software | first=Jeff | last=Martin |website=GoogleBlog.BlogSpot.com | date=2006-03-14 | access-date=2015-07-27}} attracted by @Last Software's work developing a plugin for Google Earth.{{Cite web|last=Kawamoto|first=Dawn|title=Google acquires @Last Software|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/google-acquires-last-software/|access-date=2021-07-16|website=CNET|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Google acquires SketchUp maker @Last Software|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/179160/sketchup-8.html|access-date=2021-07-16|website=Macworld|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=SketchUp Is Google's First Divestment In Years, And It Made A Profit|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/04/26/sketchup-google-first-divestment/|access-date=2021-07-16|website=TechCrunch|date=27 April 2012 |language=en-US}} On January 9, 2007, Google announced Google SketchUp 6, a free downloadable version of SketchUp, including integrated tools for uploading content to Google Earth and to the Google 3D Warehouse.{{Cite web|last=James|title=Beautiful model created with sketchup 6!|url=https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/36a157891c162d7677dd4e97feec48de/Beautiful-model-created-with-sketchup-6|access-date=2021-07-16|website=3dwarehouse.sketchup.com|language=en}}

Google SketchUp Pro 6 introduced a beta version of Google SketchUp Layout which includes 2D vector tools and page layout tools allowing presentations to be produced without the need for a separate presentation program.{{cite web | url=https://techjourney.net/free-download-google-sketchup-6-3d-model-design-tool-with-free-upgrade-for-pro | title=Free Download: Google SketchUp 6 3D Model Design Tool with Free Upgrade for Pro| date=12 January 2007}}

On November 17, 2008, SketchUp 7 was released with integration of SketchUp's Component Browser with Google 3D Warehouse, Lay Out 2, and dynamic components that respond to scaling.

On September 1, 2010, SketchUp 8 was released with model geolocation with Google Maps and Building Maker integration.{{Cite web|title=Google SketchUp 8 Released|url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/practice/google-sketchup-8-released_o|access-date=2021-07-16|website=www.architectmagazine.com}} Geolocation information is always stored in the .KMZ file.{{cite web | url=http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=36203 | title=Can I Export My SketchUp Models to Other Programs or Formats? | website=SketchUp.Google.com | date=February 19, 2010 | access-date=May 22, 2010 | archive-date=July 11, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711111630/http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=36203 | url-status=dead }} The building designs themselves are saved in SKP.

= Trimble =

Trimble Navigation (now Trimble Inc.) acquired SketchUp from Google on June 1, 2012, for an undisclosed sum.{{cite web|title=Trimble to Enhance its Office-to-Field Platform with the Acquisition of Google's SketchUp 3D Modeling Platform |url=http://investor.trimble.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=667690 |newspaper=PR Newswire |publisher=Trimble Navigation |location=Sunnyvale, California |date=26 April 2012 |access-date=19 November 2015}} In 2013, SketchUp 2013 was released. A new site was provided.

Subscriptions

SketchUp comes in the following subscription options:{{Cite web|date=2019-02-07|title=SketchUp Free vs Pro: The Differences – Simply Explained|url=https://all3dp.com/2/sketchup-free-vs-pro-the-most-important-differences/|access-date=2021-07-16|website=All3DP|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Sky-Shop.pl|first=Viasoft pl-działa na oprogramowaniu sklepów internetowych|title=Sketchup Studio vs Sketchup Pro - Sklep Viasoft.pl|url=https://www.viasoft.pl/blog/sketchup-studio-vs-sketchup-pro|access-date=2021-07-16|website=www.viasoft.pl|language=pl}}{{Cite web|last=Charles|date=2020-09-10|title=SketchUp Free vs Pro - What's The Difference?|url=https://www.scan2cad.com/cad/sketchup-free-vs-pro/|access-date=2021-07-16|website=Scan2CAD|language=en-US}}

= Pro =

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SketchUp Pro subscription includes the eponymous desktop 3D modeler, plus importers and exporters to common 2D and 3D formats, access to SketchUp's repository of pre-built 3D models (3D Warehouse), access to its extension library (Extension Warehouse), access to Layout (2D documentation software) and Style Builder (create custom edge styles for SketchUp models).{{cite web |url=http://help.sketchup.com/en/content/sketchup-make-and-sketchup-pro |title=SketchUp Make and SketchUp Pro |access-date=May 17, 2016 |archive-date=September 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921135927/https://help.sketchup.com/en/content/sketchup-make-and-sketchup-pro |url-status=dead }} SketchUp Pro 2016 has native integration with Trimble Connect, treat 3D Warehouse models as references, a rebuilt Generate Report and now Layout offers web-friendly reference objects as well as a new Layout API.{{cite web |url=https://www.sketchup.com/products/sketchup-pro/new-in-2016 |title=Introducing SketchUp Pro 2016 |publisher=Trimble |access-date=November 17, 2015}}

SketchUp Pro licensing is dual-platform and works on Windows and Mac machines.

= Studio =

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Studio contains everything included in the Pro subscription, professional rendering via Chaos' V-Ray for SketchUp, point cloud import, and management via Trimble's Scan Essentials.{{Cite web |title=SketchUp Subscriptions Overview {{!}} SketchUp Help |url=https://help.sketchup.com/en/licensing-accounts-and-administration/subscriptions |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=help.sketchup.com}}

= Go =

Go, formerly known as Shop, is a SketchUp offering that includes the following: web and mobile modelers, SketchUp for Web and SketchUp for iPad; Trimble Connect Business, a cloud collaboration tool for viewing, sharing, and accessing project information from anywhere; and access to SketchUp's model library, 3D Warehouse.

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SketchUp Go is aimed at design and construction professionals, as well as DIY designers. Users can model and mark up 3D models digitally using Apple Pencil and touch.{{cite web | url=https://www.sketchup.com/plans-and-pricing/sketchup-go | title=3D Conceptual Design – Collaborative iPad Software - SketchUp Go Bundle }} SketchUp Go does not include the desktop modeler, a downloadable application that can be used offline. Currently, only Pro and Studio plans feature this modeler.

= Free =

In November 2017, SketchUp Free was released as a web-based application which replaces SketchUp Make.{{Cite web|url=https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup-web/sketchup-web|title=SketchUp for Web | SketchUp Help|website=help.sketchup.com|access-date=March 25, 2020}} Drawings can be saved to the cloud, saved locally as a native SKP file, or exported as an STL file. Compared to Make, SketchUp Free does not support extensions, creation, and editing of materials. The product is not for commercial use.{{cite web |title=TRIMBLE SKETCHUP WEB TERMS OF SERVICE |url=https://app.sketchup.com/tos.html |website=app.sketchup.com}}

License

On June 4, 2020, Trimble announced that SketchUp would transition to a subscription business model. After November 4, 2020, SketchUp no longer sells perpetual licenses and maintenance & support plans.{{Cite web|author=|title=Same SketchUp you love, new way to buy – Wordtext Systems, Inc. – Philippine IT distributor|url=https://wordtext.com.ph/same-sketchup-you-love-new-way-to-buy/|publisher=Wordtext Systems, Inc.|access-date=2020-06-29|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724012559/https://www.wordtext.com.ph/same-sketchup-you-love-new-way-to-buy/|archive-date=2021-07-24}}{{Cite web|date=2020-06-10|title=It's Happened. SketchUp Goes Completely Subscription.|url=https://www.solidsmack.com/cad/its-happened-sketchup-goes-completely-subscription/|access-date=2020-06-29|website=SolidSmack|language=en-US}}

3D Warehouse

3D Warehouse is an open library in which SketchUp users may upload and download 3D models to share.{{Cite web|title=The SketchUp 3D Warehouse Is No Longer Compliant with 2020 Design|url=https://knowledge.2020spaces.com/articles/en_US/Knowledge/The-SketchUp-3D-Warehouse-is-no-longer-compliant-with-2020-Design|access-date=2021-07-16|website=Public Support Articles}} The models can be downloaded right into the program without anything having to be saved onto your computer's storage. File sizes of the models can be up to 50 MB. Anyone can make, modify and re-upload content to and from the 3D warehouse free of charge.{{Cite web|url=https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/|title=3D Warehouse|website=3dwarehouse.sketchup.com|access-date=March 25, 2020}} All the models in 3D Warehouse are free, so anyone can download files for use in SketchUp or even other software such as AutoCAD, Revit and Archi CAD - all of which have apps allowing the retrieval of models from 3D Warehouse. Since 2014 Trimble has launched a new version of 3D Warehouse where companies may have an official page with their own 3D catalog of products. Trimble is currently investing in creating 3D developer partners in order to have more professionally modeled products available in 3D Warehouse. According to the Trimble, 3D Warehouse is the most popular 3D content site on the web.

Patents

SketchUp holds U.S. Patent 6,628,279, granted in September 2003, expired in 2021, on its "Push/Pull" technology.{{cite news |title=Vectorworks 2022—Powerful New Core Technology and Modern Chip Support |url=https://architosh.com/2021/10/vectorworks-2022-powerful-new-core-technology-and-modern-chip-support/ |work=Architosh |date=22 October 2021}}

Software extensions

SketchUp 4 and later support software extensions written in the Ruby programming language, which add specialized functionality. Many such extensions are available to others on the Trimble Extension Warehouse{{cite web

| url=http://extensions.sketchup.com/ | title=Extension Warehouse}} and many other 3rd party websites as well. SketchUp has a Ruby console, an environment which allows experimentation with Ruby.[http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/developer/ SketchUp Ruby Documentation].

Some extension plugins for Sketchup are Enscape, Modelur, Sefaira, OpenStudio, V-Ray, Lumion.

SketchUp Free, the web-based version, does not support extensions, which severely limits the functionality of the tool.

File formats

{{Infobox file format

| name = SketchUp

| icon =

| extension = .SKP

| developer = Trimble Inc.

| type = Binary{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

}}

SketchUp supports its own {{Code|.skp}} file extension.{{Cite web |date=June 23, 2020 |title=What file types can I import/export with the SketchUp Pro subscription? |url=https://support.sketchup.com/s/article/What-file-types-can-I-import-export-with-the-SketchUp-Pro-subscription}}

It supports the following 3D modeling formats: .3DS, .DAE, .DEM, .DDF, .DXF, .DWG, .glTF,https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup/working-gltf-files.IFC (.IFCZIP), .KMZ, .STL, .PDF.