So, you are looking at finding the best plan for you using SketchUp, it can be daunting when faced with so many 3D modelling software, then dozens of plans, each a new realm of opporunity.
There are two ways you can find out what the best plan for you and your projects will be.
Speak to one of our UK based team members, each with extensive knowledge of the 3D modelling world, supporting hundreds of digital designers everyday. Their goal is to point you in the right direction based on your modelling needs.
Your second option is to check out the SketchUp plans below, a short but sweet representation of our web based SketchUp plan, all the way up to SketchUp studio.
not permitted for commercial use
/year
/year
/year
Web Only
Desktop & Web
Desktop & Web
Web Only
Unlimited (Trimble Connect)
Unlimited (Trimble Connect)
Community
Email and phone from your UK reseller, Community
Email and phone from your UK reseller, Community
Community
AR Mobile Viewer
AR Mobile Viewer
Hololens, WMR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, HTC Vive, SteamVR
Hololens, WMR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, HTC Vive, SteamVR
Standard
Professional
Professional
Standard
Core Ruby API & Extension Warehouse
Core Ruby API & Extension Warehouse
Limited Downloads
Limited Downloads
Limited Downloads
Limited Downloads
LayOut
LayOut
Advanced
Advanced
Create & Edit
Create & Edit
LayOut is an extra application that comes with SketchUp Pro allowing you to create professional presentations of your SketchUp Pro models in an instant. With LayOut you can place SketchUp Pro models in multiple views on a template and provide graphic elements such as titles, arrows, dimensions, logos and photos for printing or screen presentations. LayOut brings the “feel” of SketchUp into 2D space in an incomparably beautiful way.
3D Warehouse contains millions of models created in SketchUp that you can import straight into your own model. Need an oven for the kitchen you’re designing? A car for your driveway? A rhino for your zoo? Find it all in 3D Warehouse, the world’s biggest library of free 3D models. You can also find a model from a trusted manufacturer. With manufacturer partners like Herman Miller, Formica, Thermador and many others, 3D Warehouse is the best place to find a model of a specific, real-world object. Now when you specify an oven for a kitchen, you can be sure you’re working with accurate geometry, not to mention beautiful models.
StyleBuilder is an extra application that comes with SketchUp Pro that allows you to create your own sketchy-edge style. Use your favourite pen, pencil or marker and scan the lines. StyleBuilder will then convert these lines back to SketchUp lines, creating your own unique style.
SketchUp Pro opens up to a whole new world of game changing extensions – from photo-realistic rendering software such as V-Ray, Enscape, and SU Podium to general industry productivity plug-ins like Dibac, Profile Builder and PlaceMaker. All of which can help save you hours of work and supercharge your design projects.
Because your SketchUp models may reside in different places, the SketchUp MobileViewer allows you to access your models from 3D Warehouse, Trimble Connect, and Dropbox. The free mobile app gives you the ability to open SketchUp models on your phone that are attached to email messages, directly from your mail app.
The SketchUp Studio Licence is for design teams that want to advance their workflows. Draw in 3D using our 3D modelling software, import and model on point cloud data from a variety of file formats and generate high quality photoreal renders, and share your designs. Windows only.
V-Ray 5 for SketchUp and Scan Essentials are now included in your SketchUp Studio subscription. Start your project off by importing and modelling on robust point cloud data and finish it using incredible, high-quality studio renders.
All you need is an internet connection to download SketchUp Pro and a Trimble ID – no credit card required
Elmtec is one of the leading resellers of SketchUp in the UK and Ireland. You can purchase an educational or commercial SketchUp Pro subscription here.
Accredited education institutions can purchase SketchUp Pro EDU licenses so students gain access to the software. The licenses cannot be used for commercial (for-profit) work of any kind, so Research and Facilities/Planning departments within educational institutions do not qualify. Educational licenses have the full functionality of SketchUp Pro commercial licenses, and expire after one year. For a list of options available to schools, colleges and universities, please take a look here.
The key thing to note is that SketchUp Free is browser based only, and it cannot be used for any commercial work at all. If you are using SketchUp commercially, you will need to purchase a subscription of SketchUp Pro. If you’re not using Pro, you’re missing out on a range of features designed for producing professional-grade work, including LayOut, Trimble Connect, AR Viewer for mobile and numerous file import/export options. To see a full list of the differences between SketchUp Free and SketchUp Pro, please see here.
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