SketchUp is a 3D application, currently taking the 3D design arena by storm. Since it can import and export DWG, it's the perfect partner for AutoCAD.
Trimble has acquired SketchUp from Google. Announcements here: http://sketchupdate.blogspot.com/2012/04/new-home-for-sketchup.html http://ww2.trimble.com/3d/ Discussion at SketchUcation:...
I've only recently started working with SketchUp but I am really impressed with it. It's more intuitive than AutoCAD but it uses a lot of the same moves. For example, if you like object snap tracking...
http://sketchup.google.com/ There is a bunch of new and updated goodies so check it out. Here is the "What's New in GSU8" page: http://sketchup.google.com/product/newin8.html
https://sketchuphub.com/sketchup-and-autocad-floor-plans/ Here we have supposed comparison of 2 PDFs, one from AutoCAD and the other from SketchUp (using Layout I imagine). I took a look as I use...
SketchUp Pro 2018 released! SketchUp Make has been canceled and a new SketchUp Free web app has been released. Download the current version of SketchUp Make 2017 while you can and you might want...
Hi, The number of ways to convert to SKP seem limited. As far as i can see the most serious ones are.. - Buy Sketchup (Pro?), import DWG and save - Automapki mesher seems to do a fair job....
Has anyone ever converted a .layout file type to AutoCAD? I was sent drawings with that file type but I can't do anything with them. How do I convert them to dwg? Right now all I have is AutoCAD...
Hi, I have just completed a rendering in Sketchup after applying materials mostly white color, translucent (for glazing) and a few red here and there. I am very unhappy about the output. I am...
I'm interested in solid modelling in SketchUp Pro with the set-up described in the heading. My models will be rather simple---commonly, nothing much more than a cube perforated with the subtraction...
Hi, Sketchup Make 2016. I simply need to move the origin point, as when working with perspective match the origin on the model must match the origin in the photo. Currently the only way I know how...
does anyone know how to change the line thickness in SketchUp? If not, how can I make certain lines finer than others? Can I change the colors of the lines? Thx B
Hi, gang! I would like to forgo the trial period in SU Make so as to immediately experiment with the features of the free version only (sans the added features of the full version). I'm having...
Hi all, need some help! How do I convert Sketchup files into Autocad files?? As much detail as possible please. Many Thanks RR Architectural Consultancy
Hello everybody ! I'm really new in 3D scanning. I'm using the TRIMBLE TX8 and the post-processing software TRIMBLE REALWORKS 9.0. My current aim is to modelize a building As the modeling module...
Hi all, How are you? I have a condominium entry file from sketchup and I like to add a outdoor. I'm begginner in sketchup and I need some help. Thank in advance. Fabricio
Hello, I m quite a beginner in this but I like to use sketchup for drawing 3d items. But I will perhaps have to use Cad in times because I m working on a musical tool. So I need to build it an...
Hi, I'm very new to sketchup so don't know what I have done that is causing the problem, so struggling to find how to cure it! I have drawn a building (sketchup 14) and its almost finished (far from...
Hi guys In sketch up 8 there is a "BG color" icon in environment roll like this: but in "sketch up 2015" there is no "BG color": so where can I find it? Please help
How can i merge different groups created in sketchup into single one? thanks in advance....
Hi drafters, hope you can help me with that one. It's a question concerning Autocad but also sketchup. When I export a 3D model to dwg, and I open it with autocad, I notice that sketchup (or acad)...
I have been practicing with sketchup lately and i have encountered with this rendering problem. Every time i render my scene it only renders up to this point. I have this problem with this drawing...
Does anybody fancy drawing me a floor plan in SketchUp for some cash? I have 2 jpeg image files already (attached) so basically you could just trace over the top. I would want it as close to the...
hey guys i'm new with sketchup rendering. i changed the tile color and apply on wall but when i rendered it using vray... it showed me the original color of tile not the modified color. any help to...
Both Pro and Make editions of SketchUp 2015 were recently released. Both are now full 64-bit applications. Some plugins might need to be updated. Pro now starts with a 30 day demo instead of the 8 hr...
A bit of background: I'm new, and have posted only one other thread regarding recommendations for a good low-end card for running SU 2014. I have since installed the new GTX 650 that you guys...
Okay, here's the deal behind my most recent post: The primary reason I am looking for a way to bypass the 8-hour trial of SketchUp (full version) is, I want--no, make that NEED--to know whether the...
I know I've seen many similar posts on this subject, but all the suggestions still haven't fixed my problem? I'm trying to import a Cad 3d drawing into Sketchup 8 Pro. The cad drawing is saved...
Next Wednesday 21st May the guys from **** have scheduled their first webinar where they will teach how to import s SketchUp model to *****, add interactivity and UI elements and connect them with...
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