SketchUp Pro

Features SketchUp Pro

SketchUp Pro makes it easy to use drawing tools, to create shadows with a single click, and to create beautiful cross sections of your model. You can also generate reports in tabular form, attach different properties to your components, and present your design in different styles.

Visualization

Photorealistic Materials and Environments
Get instant access to photorealistic materials and environments in SketchUp. Visualize lifelike materials, make thoughtful design choices, and create stunning visuals-without rendering or waiting. From concept to photorealism, with powerful and simple tools.

Environments (Image-Based Lighting – IBL)
360-degree HDR or EXR images act as light sources, reflecting on materials and enhancing reality. Use them as visible backgrounds or purely as light sources for realistic ambience.

Photorealistic Materials (Physically Based Rendering – PBR)
PBR materials accurately display texture and light absorption, allowing designers to make precise material and finishing choices.

Ambient Occlusion (AO)
Enhance depth and realism, with or without applied materials. This global style emphasizes edges and corners for added visual emphasis.

Generating Textures

1. Use AI to create texture maps for image-based photorealistic materials.
2. Generate tileable textures from classic SketchUp materials.

Interoperability

Move smoothly between SketchUp, Revit, and IFC files while preserving data. SketchUp 2025 improves compatibility with these formats, enabling standardized file exchange and efficient design workflow.

IFC Imports

• Geometry optimization – Reuse component geometry, reduce file size up to 85% and speed up import time.
• Tags for IFC classes – Automatically generate tags for each imported IFC class, facilitating organization.
• IFC class recognition – SketchUp now supports more than 180 IFC classes for more accurate classification.
• Version retention – Maintain the original IFC version (2×3 or 4) for data integrity.

IFC Export

• Preserve Outliner hierarchy – Preserve component structure for reliable IFC export.
• New component dictionaries – Added new PropertySets and classification folders to Component Options.
• Component name updates – For consistent IfcClass and IFC entity names.

Revit Importer

• Import a Revit view – Choose specific 3D views from Revit files for more control over imports.
• Data preservation – SketchUp preserves essential metadata and recognizes IFC classes, supporting BIM workflows.

Scan Essentials

• Updated iconography – New UI/icons provide consistency within SketchUp tools and improve navigation.

• Latest features and improvement in SketchUp 2025:
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Difference SketchUp Pro and SketchUp Studio:

Are you unsure which SketchUp suits you better: Pro or Studio? Below we have clearly explained in a table what the difference is between the two versions:

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