![]() ![]() The software is included in several different levels of SketchUp subscription. Unlike many AECfocused iPad apps that have previously made the move from desktop to Apple iOS, SketchUp for iPad features nearly all the functionality of its Windows and Mac OSX counterparts, but through a brand new user interface that has been optimised for touch and the Apple Pencil. Last month, Trimble introduced a brand-new version written specifically for the Apple iPad. The SketchUp for iPad interface is minimal and clutter free For professional use, and access to the desktop app on Windows or Mac OSX, you’ll need a ‘Pro’ subscription. While a free version still exists today, it runs in a browser, and has limited interoperability with CAD / BIM software. For many years, the beauty of SketchUp was that the capable base product was free. ![]() Launched in 2000 by Software, it was acquired by Google in 2006, then sold to Trimble in 2012. SketchUp has gone through many owners over the years. And without the parametric constraints of BIM, it’s ideal for the conceptual phase where the design is still fluid. With its simple push / pull approach to modelling you can knock up a simple design in minutes. You’ll find it on the desktop of most architects, especially those that don’t feel the need for BIM authoring tools like Revit and Archicad, or want to learn how to use them. SketchUp has legendary status in the AEC sector. The iPad edition is included with all paid SketchUp subscriptions: the $699/year SketchUp Studio, $299/year SketchUp Pro, and $119/year SketchUp Go, previously known as SketchUp Shop.Trimble’s popular conceptual design tool gets an impressive port to the Apple iPad, plus potential to dramatically change the way AEC firms bring site data into the design process, writes Greg Corke ![]() SketchUp for iPad is compatible with iPad, iPad Pro, iPad Air and iPad Mini devices running iOS 15+. Other iPad-specific features include Markup mode, which enables users to annotate a SketchUp model and the option to add photographic textures to a model or view it in augmented reality using the iPad camera.Īs well as Trimble Connect, users can export models in USDZ format, making it possible to edit them into a growing range of desktop DCC applications, or other iPad apps like Procreate. The video above shows a user adding an open window to a wall in a SketchUp project by sketching the outline of the frame, then adding diagonal strokes to the centre to indicate that the window is ajar. The machine-learning-trained tool “ doodles into 3D shapes”, with users able to scribble a simplified representation of an object and have SketchUp automatically generate it and orient it to the nearest surface. The firm’s blog post announcing the release includes demo videos of the iPad-only features, with a particular highlight being Autoshape. Updated 21 April 2022: Trimble has officially released SketchUp for iPad. In it, Trimble product manager Jody Gates comments that the iPad app, “while very similar to the client, is not the same thing”, while this post from a beta tester suggests that it doesn’t support extensions. Other than that, there’s currently little information on Trimble’s website, although this thread on the SketchUp forum suggests that the iPad edition may not include all of the features from the desktop version. The new iPad edition integrates with Trimble Connect, the firm’s online collaboration platform, and will enable users to “move seamlessly” between the mobile, web and desktop editions of SketchUp. The new edition rectifies that, reimagining SketchUp workflow for use on a smaller screen, and for use with Apple Pencil and multi-touch input as well as a mouse and keyboard.Īccording to Trimble, SketchUp for iPad also adds a “variety of innovative capabilities”, including “Autoshape, Markup Mode, AR model viewing and dozens of user interface and workflow enhancements”. ![]() The new edition will enable users to design on an iPad using gesture controls or the Apple Pencil stylus, and will feature “innovative capabilities Autoshape Markup Mode”.Ī full version of SketchUp for iPad, to complement the existing SketchUp ViewerĪlthough Trimble has had an app for viewing SketchUp models on iOS devices for some years now, it wasn’t previously possible to actually design in SketchUp on an iPad. Trimble has released SketchUp for iPad, the mobile edition of its architectural modelling software, in beta. Scroll down for news of the stable release. Spots are limited, so hurry up and register, NOW! #SketchUp4iPad /SoDAOYR1cX Today, we’re thrilled to announce that SketchUp for iPad (BETA) has arrived! Learn more and join the beta. ![]()
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