SketchUp
SketchUp (formerly Google Sketchup) is a 3D modeling computer program for a wide range of drawing applications such as architectural, interior design, civil and mechanical engineering, film, and video game design—and available in a freeware version, SketchUp Make, and a paid...
Features
- 3D Animation
- 3d sketching
- Built-in 3D model viewer
- Pencil
- Interior Design
- 3D Printing
- 3d Drawing
- Cabinet design
- Image to 3D
- Mechanical Design
- Browser-based
SketchUp News & Activities
Recent News
Recent activities
- Vaporwave98 liked SketchUp
mopsbublic added SketchUp as alternative to Endless Tools
POX added SketchUp as alternative to CAD Sketcher- added Computer-Aided Design as a feature to SketchUp
SketchUp information
AlternativeTo Categories
Photos & Graphics, Development, System & Hardware
What is SketchUp?
SketchUp (formerly Google Sketchup) is a 3D modeling computer program for a wide range of drawing applications such as architectural, interior design, civil and mechanical engineering, film, and video game design—and available in a freeware version, SketchUp Make, and a paid version with additional functionality, SketchUp Pro.
SketchUp comes with a 3D Gallery that lets you search for models and share yours. These are any type of model that you can imagine: furniture, houses, cars, statues…
SketchUp features include:
- Easy to use
- You can find out what part of the model is hit by the sun
- Experiment with colours and textures
- See the mock-ups
And much more….
If you like decoration and drawing, you’ll have a great time with SketchUp.
Comments and Reviews
The old version of SketchUp without their idiotic new business model gets 5 stars.
0/5 stars for the new sketchup
I do almost all my work offline. An Online Sketchup is useless to me.
Reply written Aug 7, 2021
https://archive.org/download/sketchupmake-2017-2-2555-90782-en-x64
Reply written Jul 14, 2022
ease of use, pro version wasnt too expensive. sadly theyve gone webapp so im sticking with a good ole fashion installed version.
SketchUp has been bought out from Google by Trimble, with the only goal to make as much cash as they can. Since then, SketchUp has been a useless trash app, used as cash-cow to trap unadvised users, thinking it is the same old tool. Don't fall for this scam, there is much better for cheaper elsewhere.
Sketchup is really good to quickly draw some ideas in 3D at actual scale. "Much better for cheaper elsehwere."? Ok. Can you provide some names?
Reply written Aug 12, 2023
As others have mentioned the older version is quite capable. "Self-taught" aka watch YouTube tutorials and some patience is what you need to start using this amazing piece of software.
The new business model is absolute trash, you can download the old offline app from archive.org
https://archive.org/download/sketchupmake-2017-2-2555-90782-en-x64
Frankly, they have not improve it much over the years
I like scetch up because its plesnt to playy
I think OpenSCAD ought to be listed as an alternative to SketchUp; OpenSCAD is registered with Alternativeto.net at:
OpenSCAD