SketchUp

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SketchUp creates three-dimensional models for architecture, interior design, and construction with intuitive modeling tools.

Software details


Shareware
240 MB
12708
Android / Windows 11 / Windows PC

3 / 5. 2


Software Description

The 3D modeling has become a domain of professionals only to become a design tool that can be used by architects, woodworkers, and hobbyists. Be it home renovations, furniture design, or architectural visualization, intuitive 3D software will help you bring your ideas to life easily. SketchUp offers this 3D modeling feature with easy to use tools that focus on ease of use without compromising professional output.

SketchUp provides a full-featured 3D modeling tool with an interface that is easy to learn by a novice and efficient to use by a professional. The software offers design tools that are useful to creators and designers:

  • Push/pull modeling. The signature tool allows you to extrude 2D shapes into 3D shapes in real time, so creating a building is as easy as drawing a rectangle and dragging it upwards.
  • Automatic point, edge, and surface detection inference engine that does not require manual entry of coordinates to align precisely.
  • System of components to build reusable components such as windows, doors, or furniture that are updated everywhere when edited.
  • Access to millions of free models made by the community through 3D Warehouse integration.
  • Dimensioning tools that guarantee proper real-life measurements of construction projects.
  • Section planes to see the interior spaces and to draw architectural drawings.
  • Scene management to save various views and make presentations.
  • Adding industry-specific tools to the extension marketplace.
  • Textures and colors library to render realistically.
  • Layout capability to generate 2D construction documents based on 3D models.

The app is basically a democratization of 3D design. It fills the gap between the initial ideas and professional documentation, ranging between sketching fast ideas and creating detailed construction plans.

SketchUp operates on the principle of inference-based modeling where the program automatically snaps to sensible locations and preserves geometric connections. The system automatically identifies parallel edges, perpendicular angles, and midpoints when you draw lines or shapes. This method removes a lot of the complexity of conventional CAD software without sacrificing accuracy.

The software is available in web-based and desktop versions. SketchUp Free is a web-based version of SketchUp that is used to do simple modeling, whereas SketchUp Pro is a professional version of SketchUp that is used on Windows and macOS.

To anyone who requires 3D design functionality without the high learning curves, SketchUp offers the friendly tools necessary to take three-dimensional concepts to reality.