SketchUp UK Blog

Setting the Hollywood Stage with SketchUp
Adam O’Neill has worked as an art director on a range of films including ‘Troy’, ‘Snowden’, and ‘Prometheus’ and as supervising art director on film and television productions including ‘Billy

School Yourself in SketchUp
Perhaps one of the most awesome things about SketchUp is the incredible community of people who use it. The designers, dreamers, doers. You are never too far from some helpful

Building Futures: The ToolShed and SketchUp
As the construction industry faces a skills shortage with millennial’s turning their back on the many diverse roles within the industry, what is our current educational system doing to help
SketchUp 2019: License FAQ’s
SketchUp 2019 landed yesterday! In case you missed the list of features, you can whizz over to here and check them out. There is also a brand new way to
What’s new for SketchUp in 2019?
SketchUp Pro 2019 is here, it’s faster and more powerful than ever, with big fixes, system improvements, and some shiny new features. Here are a few of the highlights: SketchUp

Rendering in SketchUp: 5 of the Best
When paired with the right rendering plugin, SketchUp can elevate your 3D modelling to the next level. There are literally hundreds of extensions that enable you to add special tools

The Best of ‘Blocktober’
No doubt you’re aware that SketchUp is a great tool for simple hard body modelling, as for example in the design of buildings and furniture. It was, of course, designed

Designing innovative and sustainable solutions
Based in the Lake District National Park, Ben Cunliffe Architects design innovative, elegant, sustainable architecture. Established in 2001, the company has brought together a talented team of architects and designers

Designing dream gardens in 3D
Based in West Sussex, Paul Hensey designs and manages landscapes and garden schemes throughout the South of England and works on location for projects further afield. A frequent exhibitor at

Why Go Pro?
What’s the difference between SketchUp Free and SketchUp Pro? First things first – SketchUp Free is for non-commercial use ONLY. If you are using SketchUp commercially, you will need to

Rendering Interior Designs with SketchUp and V-Ray
Gintare Sidaraviciute Gintare Sidaraviciute is an award-winning Interior Architectural Designer / 3D Visualizer with a recent First Class Degree Honours from Southampton Solent University. With a wealth of international experience in

3 Very Simple SketchUp Tips
We’ve put together a collection of 3 of our favourite simple SketchUp tips that we find extremely useful here in the Elmtec office that should help a lot of beginners out.

Pitching SketchUp in the Community
When the Russell Martin Foundation, a registered charity that works to impact positively upon the lives of children and young people through sport within the Brighton area, approached us asking if we’d

Concept Design for the BBC, Lego, and Ubisoft
Mark Button has worked as a freelance Concept Designer for over five years. From a young age, he was obsessed with both film and drawing. After being introduced to what
It’s Coming Home!* (Plus: Make Your own SketchUp Face Me Component)
Not sure if you’ve noticed but the England team have only gone and broken the penalty curse and will face Sweden this Saturday. We’re beyond excited at SketchUp UK HQ
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25 Feb 2021Chaos Cosmos Library: An update for V-Ray 5 for SketchUp
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28 Jan 2021Using VR/AR and SketchUp for Sustainable Design
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10 Dec 2020Building a career in Architecture with SketchUp
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02 Dec 2020'Please authorize SketchUp': How to manage your Subscription Activations
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17 Nov 2020SketchUp 2021: Building a Foundation for Success
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23 Sep 2020Designing the Dream Holiday Home
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14 Sep 2020Visualising a Virtual Museum with The Royal Armouries
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03 Aug 2020Home Office concepts in SketchUp
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03 Aug 20203D City Modelling with AccuCities
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22 Jun 2020Last chance to buy SketchUp Perpetual Licenses
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04 May 2020A fresh, new update for SketchUp 2020
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03 May 2020Orbit From Home: 10 at-home learning resources from SketchUp
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01 May 2020User-friendly updates to SketchUp Pro 2020
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30 Apr 2020Creative play with Architecture and Design
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14 Jan 2020Commercial Interiors the Rainbow way
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26 Nov 2019Introducing Chaos Cloud
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18 Nov 2019How to showcase interior design projects with SketchUp
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04 Nov 2019The Best of Blocktober: 2019
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01 Nov 2019How to win interior design projects with SketchUp
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28 Oct 2019Distilling the details: Voigt Architects Limited