SketchUp Pro

A full-featured desktop modeler, built to make anything your imagination can create.

Overview

Summary

Simple is powerful, used SketchUp Pro to model and iterate in 3D, and to create accurate, detailed models.

  • The most intuitive way to design, document and communicate your ideas in 3D.

  • Work through your ideas in 3D space and quickly develop your projects.

  • Accuracy from the beginning is key. SketchUp enables you to design, define, and plan in all stages of the project.

System requirements:

Highlights

Interoperability

SketchUp plays well with all of the other tools in your design toolbox.

Customization

Customize the look and feel of any project’s style to make it your very own.

Extensibility

Use the Extension Warehouse to make SketchUp exactly what you need it to be.

Generate Reports

Get stakeholders all the details they need to get the job done.

Inferencing

This isn’t SketchUp’s first rodeo. SketchUp uses inferencing to make accuracy and speed a cinch.

Objects

Work smart and work fast with SketchUp’s objects.

Architecture

From schematic design to construction documentation, SketchUp’s 3D architectural design software gets the (whole) job done.

Visualize in no time

SketchUp is designed to behave like your hand — more like a pencil than complicated 3D modeling software. SketchUp gets out of your way so you can draw whatever you can imagine, efficiently. Throughout the design-build process, SketchUp helps you analyze problems and get the project under construction.

Create construction documents

SketchUp isn’t just for 3D modeling — it’s also great for communicating your designs in 2D. Draw plans, elevations, sections, build details, and finish it off with your title blocks. SketchUp is remarkably accurate, so you can be sure that anyone working on the project will have the information they need to get the job done. The best part: when your model changes, so does your document. Simple.

Present to impress

Tell a richer story with your model using animations, images, and videos. Create flyovers and walkthroughs that glide clients through your project. Clearly communicate your design vision by exporting high-quality images and videos that show variations and details. Want to impress your clients even more? Immerse them in projects using our augmented and virtual reality apps and watch the “wow’s” roll in.

Architecture Workflows

3D Warehouse

Need a chair, fern, or exceptional material? Pull anything out of the world’s largest 3D model library.

Mixed reality

Tour project models with your clients in the office or on site at 1:1 scale using our AR/VR and mobile apps.

Extension Warehouse

Bend geometry with a single click, create photorealistic 3D architectural renderings, and more with custom extensions.

Detailed reports

Generate cost estimates and cutlists by exporting reports directly from your model.

Construction

Use 3D construction modeling software from SketchUp to prevent rework, coordinate more effectively, and build it right the first time.

Explore a project before it’s built
Prevent costly revisions by experiencing projects in mixed reality before you start construction. Use SketchUp Viewer with a smart phone, tablet, or an AR/VR device, and walk clients through 3D models at 1:1 scale. Detect clashes, help owners evaluate design options, and get sign-off before materials are ordered.
Less iteration, more building

Nothing beats a 3D model for visualizing complex site conditions, structural connections, and building systems. Validating details and creating clear 3D drawings saves time and money in rework and delays. Simplify the build by thinking through and communicating your projects in 3D with SketchUp.

Get good fast

Stop wasting time learning complicated computer programs. SketchUp is hands-down the most intuitive 3D drawing tool on the planet. Everyone on your team — from contractors to engineers — can learn SketchUp. If you want to be productive in no time, you’ve come to the right place.

Construction Workflows

Import/export with ease

SketchUp reads and writes a variety of CAD and 3D file formats, so it’s easy to progress your work in other modeling platforms.

Create constructible drawings

Draw plans, elevations, sections, build details… anything you need to start the build. The best part: when your model changes, so do your construction documents. Simple.

Answer RFIs in 3D

Keep your RFIs organized in the cloud with Trimble Connect. Upload your 3D model and make comments, assign to-dos, update statuses, and keep everything in one online space.

The Micrographics Advantage

We don’t just sell software, we are technical experts who understand your industry. We can help you:

Integrate Business Systems

We develop data sharing solutions to improve and speed up the communication between CAD & business management technologies.

Optimize Business Processes

We do unique assessments of our clients, enabling them to address workflow challenges, identify opportunities & achieve objectives.

Leverage the Power of BIM

By understanding BIM philosophies we can develop & implement BIM solutions for any project or establish BIM standards for any company.

Have Questions About Complex Applications?

Speak to us about your operational requirements or outcomes and we'll tailor a solution best suited to your business.

SketchUp Pro

System Requirements: Windows OS

Operating System

Microsoft® Windows® 11 and Windows 10.

Processor

Basic: 1 GHz processor
Recommended: 2+ GHz processor

Memory

Basic: 4 GB
Recommended: 8+ GB

Disk space

Basic: 1GB of free hard-disk space
Recommended: 2GB of available hard-disk space

Graphics

Basic: 3D class video card with 512 MB of memory or higher and support for hardware acceleration.
Recommended: Discrete Graphics card such as a current generation AMD or NVIDIA, and/or 3D class video card with 1 GB of memory or higher and support for hardware acceleration.

*Please ensure that the video card driver supports OpenGL 3.1 or higher and is up to date.

Pointing Device

3-button, scroll-wheel mouse

.NET Framework

.NET Framework version 4.5.2

Connectivity

An internet connection is required to install and authorize SketchUp and to use some of the features.

System Requirements: SketchUp for Web

Connectivity

We recommend using Chrome, Edge or Firefox updated to one of latest two major releases.
Chromebooks need to meet the minimum specifications. However, the minimum requirements don’t offer the best experience using SketchUp for Web on a Chromebook.

Processor

Basic: 2.1+ GHz processor
Recommended: 2.8+ GHz processor

Memory

Basic: 4 GB
Recommended: 8+ GB

Disk space

Basic: 700MB of free hard-disk space
Recommended: At least 1GB of available hard-disk space

Graphics

Basic: Intel HD integrated graphics card with at least 512MB video memory
Recommended: Discrete Graphics card such as AMD Radeon R9 M37X 2048 MB

*SketchUp for Web supports Retina (high DPI) displays

SketchUp Pro

System Requirements: macOS

Operating System

Mac OS 12+ (Monterey), 11+ (Big Sur), and Mac OS 10.15+ (Catalina)

Processor

Basic: 2.1+ GHz Intel™ processor
Recommended: 2.1+ GHz processor or current generation Apple M1 processor

Memory

Basic: 4 GB
Recommended: 8 GB

Disk space

Basic: 1GB of free hard-disk space
Recommended: 2GB of available hard-disk space

Graphics

Basic: 3D class video card with 512 MB of memory or higher and support for hardware acceleration.
Recommended: 3D class video card with 1 GB of memory or higher and support for hardware acceleration.

*Please ensure that the video card driver supports OpenGL 3.1 or higher and is up to date.

Pointing Device

3-button, scroll-wheel mouse

.NET Framework

.NET Framework version 4.5.2

Connectivity

An internet connection is required to authorize SketchUp and to use some of the features.

Additional Software

  • QuickTime 5.0 and web browser for multimedia tutorials
  • Safari

System Requirements: SketchUp for Web

Connectivity

We recommend using Chrome, Edge or Firefox updated to one of latest two major releases.
Chromebooks need to meet the minimum specifications. However, the minimum requirements don’t offer the best experience using SketchUp for Web on a Chromebook.

Processor

Basic: 2.1+ GHz processor
Recommended: 2.8+ GHz processor

Memory

Basic: 4 GB
Recommended: 8+ GB

Disk space

Basic: 700MB of free hard-disk space
Recommended: At least 1GB of available hard-disk space

Graphics

Basic: Intel HD integrated graphics card with at least 512MB video memory
Recommended: Discrete Graphics card such as AMD Radeon R9 M37X 2048 MB

*SketchUp for Web supports Retina (high DPI) displays