You can use the plugins on this page to extend the functionality of SketchUp by making it more compatible with your other software tools. The plugins on this page are compatible with the latest version of our software, SketchUp.
Note: Much of the content in this directory was developed by other companies or by Trimble's users, and not by Trimble. Trimble makes no promises or representations about its performance, quality, or content. Trimble doesn't charge for inclusion in this directory or accept payment for better placement.
| Plugin | Author | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concept | Sefaira, Ltd. | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| gModeller | GreenspaceLive | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| IES VE SketchUp plugin | Integrated Environmental Solutions | Windows | Learn More |
| OpenStudio | National Renewable Energy Laboratory for the Dept. of Energy | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| Plugin | Author | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Camera Tools - SketchUp Pro 8 | Trimble | Windows | Download |
| Advanced Camera Tools - SketchUp Pro 8 | Trimble | Mac | Download |
| Plugin | Author | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ArielVision | Render Plus Systems | Windows | Learn More |
| Bloom Unit | Bloom Unit Pty. Ltd. | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| Carravaggio | Caravaggio DevGroup | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| Indigo Renderer | Glare Technologies | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| IRender nXt | Render Plus Systems | Windows | Learn More |
| LightUp for SketchUp | Adam Billyard | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| LumenRT | e-on software | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| Maxwell for SketchUp | Next Limit Technologies | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| Raylectron | SoftByte Labs, Inc. | Windows | LearnMore |
| Render[In] | SB2 | Windows | Mac | LearnMore |
| Renditioner/Renditioner Pro | IMSI/Design | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| Shaderlight | ArtVPS | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| Podium Walker | Cadalog, Inc. | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| SU Podium V2 | Cadalog, Inc. | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| Thea Render | Solid Iris Technologies | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| Twilight Render | Twilight Render, LLC | Windows | Learn More |
|
V-Ray for SketchUp |
Chaos Group | Windows | Learn More |
| Plugin | Author | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3DPaintBrush | Geometric Limited | Windows | Learn More |
| Artlantis | Abvent | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| Kerkythea | Tomasz Marek | Windows | Mac | Linux | Learn More |
| Maxwell Render | Next Limit Technologies | Windows | Mac | Linux | Learn More |
| SU Walk | Cadalog, Inc. | Windows only | Learn More |
| Plugin | Author | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Library Depot | Various Contributors | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| SketchUcation Extensions Index | Various | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| Smustard.com | Smustard.com | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| Plugin | Author | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1001bit Tools | Goh Chun Hee | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| 3skeng | SHK | Windows | Learn More |
| 4D Virtual Builder | D-Studio | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| Artisan Organic Toolset | Dale Martens | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| EditInPlace | Cadalog, Inc. | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| Keyframe Animation | Regular Polygon | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| Modelur | Urbs | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| PhotoSketch | Brainstorm Technology LLC | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| PLAN | BuildEdge | Windows | Learn More |
| Product Connect | Igloo Studios, Inc. | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| ProjectSketch | Render Plus Systems | Windows | Learn More |
| RPS Productivity Tools | Render Plus Systems | Windows | Learn More |
| SimFonIA Animation Tools (SAT) | SimFonIA | Windows | Learn More |
| Skelion | Skelion | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| SketchyPhysics | Chris Phillips | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| SketchUpBIM | Pixel Tech | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| SpaceDesign | Render Plus Systems | Windows | Learn More |
| SU Animate | Cadalog, Inc. | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| SU Podium Browser | Cadalog, Inc. | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| Tgi3D SU Amorph | Tgi3D | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| Tgi3D SU PhotoScan | Tgi3D | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| Urban Developer | StrateGis | Windows | Learn More |
| WalkAbout3D | Deliverance Software, Ltd. | Windows | Learn More |
| Waybe | Waybe | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| Plugin | Author | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR-media | Inglobe Technologies | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| eDrawings Publisher | Geometric Software Solutions | Windows | Learn More |
| Hypercosm Teleporter | Hypercosm | Windows | Learn More |
| ICEvision | ICE Edge Business Solutions | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| RPS 3D PDF Exporter | Render Plus Systems | Windows | Learn More |
| SketchUp Web Exporter (Beta) | Trimble | Windows | Download |
| Plugin | Author | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CADspan | LGM | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| DWG/DXF import plugin for SketchUp 7.1 | Trimble | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| i.materialise | i.materialise | Windows | Learn More |
| IFC2SKP | Cadalog, Inc. | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| Pointools plug-in for SketchUp | Pointools Ltd. | Windows | Learn More |
| PolyTrans 3D File Format Conversion System | Okino | Windows | Learn More |
| Simlab 3D PDF exporter for SketchUp | Simulation Lab Software | Windows | Mac | Learn More |
| TacForge GeoSketch | Cogent3D Inc. & Lockeed Martin | Windows | Learn More |
Concept
Last updated: October 2012
The Concept plugin for SketchUp by Sefaira, Ltd. allows designers to quickly and easily create
SketchUp models that can be analyzed by Sefaira Concept, a web-based whole building
sustainability analysis tool built specifically for conceptual design.
gModeller
Last updated: February 2012
gModeller is an
energy analysis plugin for SketchUp from GreenspaceLive. Based on the gbXML standard for
designing resource efficient buildings and specifying associated equipment, gModeller
enables building designers to decorate 3D SketchUp building models with gbXML surfaces and
openings, to identify and label gbXML spaces, and to import and export gbXML models.
Using gModeller, models can be quickly exported to gEnergyEPC, GreenBuildingStudio and other tools for energy analysis and certification. Visit GreenspaceLive for more information.
IES VE SketchUp plugin
Last updated: November 2008
The IES VE SketchUp plugin allows you
to assign important sustainable design information like location, building type, room type,
construction types and HVAC systems to a SketchUp model and then import it directly into an
IES tool for analysis, without having to re-build any geometry.
OpenStudio
Last updated: November 2008
The OpenStudio Plugin adds the
building energy simulation capabilities of EnergyPlus to the SketchUp environment. It
allows you to create, edit and view EnergyPlus input files within SketchUp. Add as much
extra detail as you need to zones and surfaces. The plugin also allows users to launch
EnergyPlus simulations and view the results from within SketchUp.
Advanced Camera Tools for SketchUp Pro
8
Last updated: March 2011
Use the
Advanced Camera Tools to place real-world cameras in your models. Choose from a long
list of film, video, digital and still cameras. Accurately preview aspect ratio, focal
length, safe zones and other camera properties in order to plan camera shots in SketchUp
Pro 8.
ArielVision
Last updated: May 2012
ArielVision is a
SketchUp plugin that creates photorealistic renderings of your models, from right inside
SketchUp. It’s made for designers who want to create beautifully rendered images without
the hassle of complex settings. ArielVision has the power of an advanced rendering engine,
but with a refined interface that focuses on just the essentials. It’s everything you need
and nothing you don’t. Download a free trial version.
Creating beautiful renderings is now the easiest part of designing in 3D. One-click rendering: great results from pre-defined settings. Seamless integration with SketchUp 7 or 8, Free or Pro. (Windows only) Reflection and transparency controls for more realistic materials. Direct and indirect lighting using both natural and artificial lights. HDRi skies and backgrounds complete the look of your model. Material wizard: lets you easily apply reflection and transparency directly to SketchUp materials. Light wizard: helps you complete interior scenes with custom lamps, ceiling lights and more. Self glow: adds realism to special objects like televisions and lighted signs. Physically-based ray-cast lighting creates realistic results in daytime or night-time scenes. No limits on rendering resolution: render your image at any size. Laptop Seat: install ArielVision on both your desktop and laptop. Get started for free with our fully-functional 30 day trial: Download ArielVision
Bloom Unit
Last updated: September 2012
When was the last time you couldn't see eye-to-eye with someone?
How much longer did it take to resolve that simple issue?
Wouldn't it be great if you could make people see things your way?
Well now you can – with Bloom Unit.
Bloom Unit lets you create photo-real scenes using the power of cloud computing. With push-button, interactive results based on true simulations of how light actually behaves, you can share live views of designs with anyone who has a connected device, perform collaborative changes, and make lightning-fast decisions.
All of the details of Bloom Unit can't be squeezed into this space, so for more information hit the website at http://www.bloomunit.com/ and start making people see things your way!
SEEING IS BELIEVING Checkout our YouTube Channel where you'll find a series of videos showing off the core features.
Caravaggio
Last updated: December 2011
Available in two versions: Render and Studio for both Windows and OS X, Caravaggio™ adopts one o the most advanced unbiased physically correct rendering methods based on Heuristic Bidirectional Path Tracing engine. Simulates the physics of light and achieves photo-realistic quality of renderings reducing time through bouncing errors collection. Developed to be fully-integrated into SketchUp Free and Pro, Caravaggio is fast and keeps all SketchUp settings, like geometry, camera, sun, colors, textures, etc. Each version of Caravaggio can render even previews at any resolution or quality, thanks to the progressive rendering on demand, avoiding locks of complex scenes. The proxy objects technology boosts further the rendering process.
Caravaggio Render version is the easiest tool for rendering your scene: just render the project without changing anything in SketchUp! Then, if you need, you can use:
Caravaggio Studio projects the user beyond the Render version, adding more control to rendering power thanks to the several detailed settings of its 7 cores engine system.
Visit the website, www.Caravaggio3d.com, to download a fully-functional free DEMO version without limitation of time (200 Renderings) and try to produce the highest levels of realism for your architectural and product visualization purposes.
Indigo Renderer
Last updated: November 2009
Indigo Renderer simulates the physics of light
to achieve photo-realistic renderings while keeping setup times and trial and error to a
minimum. Indigo uses unbiased physically correct rendering methods which produce the
highest levels of realism demanded by architectural and product visualization. Workflow is
fast and easy using the well-integrated SketchUp plugin, SkIndigo, which has been widely
praised for its ease of use and fast responsive development.
IRender nXt
Last updated: March 2011
IRender nXt is the only SketchUp renderer you'll ever need. Our powerful plugin creates
photorealistic renderings from right inside SketchUp. If you can draw it in SketchUp, you
can render it with IRender nXt.
With IRender nXt, you can quickly and easily turn your designs into superior images. It is the perfect tool for architects, interior designers, landscape designers, set designers and others needing presentation quality images to showcase their designs. IRender nXt optimizes your workflow by saving your settings inside the SketchUp model and allows post-render updates without starting over.
Features of IRender nXt:
Try a fully-functional trial version free for 30 days. Visit the Render Plus Systems website to download the trial and learn more about how to put IRender nXt to work for you.
LightUp for SketchUp
Last updated: January 2010
LightUp gives the ability to do realtime
walkthrough of you model with lighting, all inside the Sketchup Window.
LumenRT
Last updated: October 2011
LumenRT is e-on software's revolutionary new product
for the visualization of architectural projects in real-time 3D with accurately simulated
lighting. Thanks to LumenRT, architects no longer have to choose between high- quality
images and real-time visualization: They can walk or fly through their designs and
experience the true quality of light in fully immersive 3D! LumenRT real-time environments
are packaged into convenient, self- contained executables that can be run on any computer
without requiring additional software.
Maxwell for SketchUp
Last updated: December 2011
Maxwell for SketchUp is a dedicated render
plugin that operates entirely within SketchUp- bringing high quality “real time” rendering
to SketchUp users for free, or with a licensed version for only $95 (75€). The key benefits
are:
Next Limit’s original Maxwell Render Suite continues to support SketchUp via the Maxwell for SketchUp (Suite) plugin, which forms part of the range of free plugins available with this package. Visit Maxwell Render to learn more and get the plugins. Created by Next Limit Technologies.
Raylectron
Last updated: June 2012
Raylectron is a photorealistic
rendering plugin for Sketchup. It works entirely inside Sketchup, and the
rendering process free Sketchup so you can continue working on your model.
Render[in]
Last updated: February 2011
Render[in] is a fully-integrated, real-time
radiosity rendering engine developed for SketchUp Free and Pro. Render[in] is fast, easy to
use, and works with all the same SketchUp settings, like geometry, camera, sun, colors,
textures, etc. You don’t need to change a thing – just render your project! You can also
add your own specific settings like specular reflection, point lights, spotlights, and 3D
sky and clouds.
Renditioner/Renditioner Pro
Last updated: May 2008
Renditioner/Renditioner Pro allows you to take photorealistic rendering and lighting control to the
next level.
Great for specialty areas like architectural visualization, interior design, lighting design, film & stage, and anyone that needs to present stunning design concepts. By IMSI/Design, makers of the best-selling TurboCAD family of precision design products.
Shaderlight
Last updated: October 2010
Shaderlight for SketchUp As an interactive,
photorealistic renderer for SketchUp, Shaderlight is the only rendering partner you need
for SketchUp. Whether for work or fun, Shaderlight provides choice of rendering modes and
intuitive tools to optimise your workflow.
Podium Walker
Last Updated: September 2012
Podium Walker is a photo-realistic, real-time, animations plug-in that works inside SketchUp 7 or 8. It uses ray tracing and also works with SU Podium V2 and Podium Browser content. It is a CPU based rendering plug that displays in real-time, reflections, artificial lights (omni lights and LEM), refractions, bumps. It will also render the thousands of Podium Browser content such light fixtures, plants, materials, furnishings. Podium Walker gives the user the ability to create keyframe animations and also can record your camera navigation. One can also create animations directly from SketchUp scenes or from SU Animate paths. Podium Walker will export to video formats such as .mp4 and .avi.
This plugin was created by Cadalog, Inc.
SU Podium V2
Last Updated: April 2012
SU Podium V2 is a photo-realistic rendering plug-in for SketchUp. SU Podium will turn your SketchUp model into a photo-real image. SU Podium V2 employs advanced rendering technology such as raytracing and global illumination. But it sticks to it's original intention of making photo-realistic rendering for SketchUp an easy and rewarding task. The user interface is simply and does not require advanced knowledge of rendering techniques. Version 2.11 is the lastest update of SU Podium.
Thea Render
Last updated: January 2013
Thea Render is a physically-based global illumination renderer of high quality. It is a unique renderer that is able to render using state-of-the-art techniques in both biased photorealistic and unbiased modes, with GPU support as well.
Thea Render comes both as an integrated plugin rendering inside SketchUp and as a standalone application (Studio) with various tools, material editor and advanced staging operations It is available for all major
platforms and plugins for many modeling applications.
Twilight Render
Last updated: November 2009
Twilight Render integrates seamlessly with SketchUp and leverages the ease of
physically accurate Material Templates and lights to put the power of photorealistic
rendering (and animation) into the hands of any designer.
V-Ray for SketchUp
Last updated: November 2009
V-Ray for SketchUp works within the
SketchUp environment allowing users to be able to efficiently incorporate the task of
rendering within their current workflows to visualize their models with the utmost quality
and realism.
Features:
3DPaintBrush
Last updated: October 2009/9
3DPaintBrush is a real-time and easy-to-use
companion tool for SketchUp that enables you to create near photo-realistic images and
videos from your SketchUp models. Import models in other popular 3D formats like 3DS, OBJ,
STEP/IGES, 3DM (Rhino) and add textures, shaders, backgrounds, skyboxes, lights and
animations.Key features include:
Artlantis
Last updated: November 2005
The ATL exporter for SketchUp enables SketchUp users
to export models into the native file format for Artlantis R. This 3D model export format
preserves information such as material assignment, texture mapping, sun location, camera
location and layers making it the perfect bridge into the powerful but simple to use
raytracing and radiosity rendering of Artlantis R.
Kerkythea
Last updated: November 2009
Kerkythea is a standalone renderer, using physically accurate materials and lights,
aiming for the best quality rendering in the most efficient timeframe.
Maxwell Render
Last updated: May 2007
With the Maxwell Render plug-in, users simply model their scene in SketchUp, apply
materials and other settings inside SketchUp using the plug-in, and render the scene. The
new plug-in for SketchUp has many improvements from previous versions including a complete
redesign of the support for Maxwell Materials.
Key features include:
SU Walk
Last updated: October 2011
SU Walk is a stand alone walk thru/ fly thru animation
program for SketchUp. It will create photo-realistic, real time, animations from your
SketchUp model with reflections and lights and provide a new way to present your SketchUp
based 3D designs.
This plugin was created by Cadalog, Inc.
Ruby Library Depot
Last updated: November 2009
The Ruby
Library Depot is a free repository of Ruby Scripts from people all over the world.
Choose from one of the 'Menu' options to start looking around.
SketchUcation Extensions
Index
Last updated: April 2010
The SketchUcation Extensions Index
aims to be an index of every available plugin ever released for SketchUp. Many of these
plugins are actively developed, published and hosted in the Plugins Forum of SketchUcation.
The plugins shared at the SketchUcation
Community Forums are all free to download and use.
Smustard.com
Last updated: November 2009
Smustard is dedicated to providing SketchUp users
with the tools and plugins they need to increase productivity and facilitate workflow.
Smustard plugins are ruby scripts that add command features to simplify repetitive or
difficult modeling management tasks. Some of Smustard's top scripts are: MakeFaces, Weld,
Windowizer, Subdivide & Smooth, Drop, CAD Cleanup Tools, ProfileBuilder and, Randor.
1001bit Tools
Last updated: November 2009
1001bit Tools is a collection of plugins (Ruby
scripts) for SketchUp aimed at architectural workflows. Build different types of staircases
by entering parameters like number of steps, width, riser and thread dimensions,
automatically solve hip roof profiles, generate rafters and battens from roof profile,
create vertical and horizontal louvres, perforated screens and grilles that match any face
profiles, and create doors and windows, divide faces of any profile into framed panels.
3skeng
Last updated: November 2009
Are you an engineer, planner or pipe fitter working in the Building Services, Plant
Engineering, Semiconductor, Solar, Optoelectronics, Chemical, Life science, Petrochemical,
Water treatment, Food, Biochemical, Pharmaceutical, or Ship building industry? Is
engineering of piping, ventilation- or exhaust systems part of your work? If any of this
applies to you, you should try the 3skeng plugins which convert your SketchUp installation
into a powerful pipeline layout tool. SketchUp and 3skeng covers a broad spectrum of building
services and plant engineering.
4D Virtual Builder for SketchUp
Last updated: March 2011
4D Virtual Builder for SketchUp, making 4D
modeling easy.
As construction projects become larger and more complex, the need for optimized
collaboration and communication as well as process visualization increases. Appropriate but
rather complex techniques like 4D/5D visualization should therefore be applied right from
the start and the earliest design phases of the project. D-Studio’s 4D Virtual Builder for
SketchUp simplifies this process of 4D modeling significantly and this opens the door to
real integration and collaboration and the first steps towards BIM.
With the 4D Virtual Builder one creates simple or more complex 4D models entirely in
SketchUp. This way one can navigate through space as well as through time, showing the full
construction process step-by-step. The construction sequence can be analyzed, alternative
scenario’s checked and shared with whomever concerned. To create a model, just select a
SketchUp entity, select the task and link it together. It’s as simple as that.
4D Virtual Builder models can be based on 3D models or 2D drawings. Tasks from all major
scheduling software can be linked directly to SketchUp objects as to visualize all planning
modifications immediately. It’s interactive and user friendly interface gets you started in
no time. To facilitate report production, PowerPoint presentation, series of images and 4D
texts are generated automatically.
Artisan Organic Toolset
Last updated: March 2011
Artisan includes a large set of organic modeling
tools including subdivision surfaces, mesh sculpting, and soft selection. In addition, the
selection brush, paint brush, and polygon reduction tools provide further workflow
enhancement when working with complex or high-poly geometry.
EditInPlace
Last updated: February 2011
EditInPlace is a SketchUp plugin that lets
you edit (modify) components and groups in separate SketchUp sessions while maintaining
connectivity to the original model. Additionally, EditInPlace overcomes one of SketchUp's
biggest limitations - the clipping plane which prevents you from effectively editing small
components in large models. EditInPlace works in SketchUp 7 or 8, Windows or Mac. Free
trial version is available.
Keyframe Animation
Last updated: September 2011
Keyframe Animation makes object
animation in SketchUp simple, powerful, and convenient to export as a movie. Setting up an
animation is as easy as placing the objects where you want them to be on each scene. The
scenes act like key frames. The plugin moves or rotates the objects between the scenes, as
if by magic. You can easily add movement to doors, windows, cars, wheels, gears,…
basically, any group or component. There is no limit on the number of animated objects, and
they can be nested inside of each other. Best of all, you can export your animation to a
movie, directly from SketchUp.
Modelur
Last updated: April 2013
Modelur is a parametric urban
design tool, seamlessly integrated into SketchUp. Its advantage over existing CAD
applications lies within its specialized urban design and planning features:
PLAN
Last updated: September 2012
BuildEdge PLAN is the parametric building modeler for SketchUp. BuildEdge PLAN allows you to quickly and easily create walls and roofs in SketchUp. Roofs are generated with our powerful roof engine that will instantly solve even complex roof systems with architectural accuracy! Walls and roofs created by BuildEdge PLAN are parametrically connected, allowing you to modify the geometry of the building using standard SketchUp commands.
PhotoSketch
Last updated: December 2011
PhotoSketch is a SketchUp plugin that enables
the user to build 3D urban structures directly from photographs. Architects, designers, and
entertainment content creators can now employ a new approach to create lightweight
photorealistic 3D models of existing buildings. These models, which typically consist of a
few hundred phototextured polygons, are well-suited for use in online gaming and web-based
applications such as Google Earth.
Product Connect
Last updated: May 2011
Product Connect for SketchUp
allows designers to visualize real products in their SketchUp models and export product
schedules into the next step of the design workflow. Users can find name-brand product
models (such as cabinets and appliances) in the
Product Connect collection on the 3D Warehouse and download them into their SketchUp
models. Once the design is complete, the Product Connect plugin can be launched and its
Report Maker tool can be used to export organized product schedules in .CSV format. These
product schedules include information such as name, description, SKU code, manufacturer,
dimensions, URL and more.
ProjectSketch
Last updated: Apr 9, 2009
ProjectSketch is a free SketchUp add-on distributed by ProjectMatrix for the selection
and placement of Commercial Office Furniture in SketchUp drawings.
ProjectSketch is free and includes a generic furniture library with hundreds of 3D contract
furniture components.
RPS Productivity
Tools
Last updated: March 2011
RPS Productivity Tools for SketchUp, includes:
SimFonIA Animation Tools (SAT)
Last updated: January 2013
SimFonIA Animation Tools (SAT) enables you to create animations by controlling the graphical attributes of groups (position, scaling, color, etc.) either directly with a dedicated interface or by using a text file that contains data (e.g., simulation result, experimental measurements, scenario).
Examples and tutorials are available on the website and on the SAT YouTube channel.
Skelion
Last updated: February 2012
Skelion is a solar energy design plugin for
SketchUp. Skelion's mission is to help solar PV designers, engineers, architects and other
SketchUp users design solar photovoltaic systems in a faster and more efficient way. Using
it can save you hours of time when doing your photovoltaic or thermal designs or proposals.
It also allows you to export energy reports automatically from PVWatts (in USA) or PVGis
(in EU).
Skelion currently offers a free and a Pro version of their solar energy design plugin.
SketchyPhysics
Last updated: November 2009
SketchyPhysics is a physics plugin
for SketchUp. It combines a simple and easy to use interface with the power of a fast and
accurate physics library - the newton
sdk.
SketchUpBIM
Last updated: February 2012
The SketchUpBIM plugin provides simple tools that
make it easy to model buildings and engineering structures inside SketchUp. It provides
tools to create floors, grids, walls, beams, slabs and openings. Elements created with
SketchUpBIM seamlessly integrate with all other SketchUp geometry and operations.
SketchUpBIM helps in cutting down the total time that is required to create a complete building model in SketchUp.
SpaceDesign
Last updated: March 2011
SpaceDesign creates parts lists and reports from your SketchUp model.
SU Animate
Last updated: February 2011
SU Animate is an animation
plug-in for SketchUp 7 or 8, Windows or Mac, Pro of Free. This simple application works
inside SketchUp and automatically creates scenes that you can play as an animation in
SketchUp or exported to an AVI or MOV video file. SU Animate features the ability to create
multiple animation paths that will animate objects, such as a forklift moving out of a
container, or a camera to create walk-thru through a house. SU Animate will create "frame"
like animations where objects or the camera move along a path. Mutliple paths can be used.
Walk-thru type animations feature the SketchUp camera moving along a path while focused on
one or more target groups. SU Animate has been in development for three years and is
currently in release 3.2. 30 day free trial is available.
SU Podium Browser
Last updated: February 2011
SU Podium Browser provides thousands of render ready components such as light fixtures, furnishings, plants and materials from a web server directly to SketchUp. Using Podium Browser content can greatly reduce the time required to design in SketchUp and then visualize in Podium. The content will be downloaded directly into your SketchUp model and is ready to be rendered by SU Podium V2. You simply click on a thumbnail in the Browser to drop content into your SketchUp model. When you render with Podium, this content will appear in your image as photo-realistic objects without any additional preparation. There are both Free and Paid categories of content.
Tgi3D SU Amorph
Last updated: March 2011
Tgi3D SU Amorph allows you to
create highly sophisticated 3D models by providing tools to create and edit free form
curves and amorph surfaces in SketchUp. You can generate and manipulate curves and
surfaces, increase/decrease resolution, edit extrusions, texture amorph surfaces and do
more with great ease. The features include:
Tgi3D SU PhotoScan
Last updated: March 2011
Tgi3D SU PhotoScan presents 3D
scanning capability from photographs like never seen before in SketchUp. It is now possible
to create highly accurate 3D models of complex real life objects in SketchUp. The Tgi3D SU
PhotoScan package includes a seperate executable called the Tgi3D SU PhotoScan Calibration
and Metrology Tool, which provides state-of-the-art camera calibration and metrology
capabilities that can also report measurement uncertainties accurately. When the user is
satisfied with measurement accuracy, the resulting calibration is exported to SketchUp,
where the user then draws the approximate surface on photographs and Tgi3D SU Photoscan
automatically corrects the selected portions of the surface by matching the textures in
photographs corresponding to the selected surface.
Tgi3D SU PhotoScan includes all the capabilities of Tgi3D SU Amorph plus the following
additional features for photogrammetric 3D modeling:
Urban Developer
Last updated: November 2009
Urban
Developer enables automatic assessments of urban development plans such as financial
land-use cost and benefits, planning, building costs and benefits, parking spaces, etc.
Urban Developer uses a model based approach with objects such as project plans, sub plan
areas and real-estate objects which have their own user interfaces and calculations. These
properties can be accessed via the context menu within SketchUp. A project tree gives an
overview of all the objects that are available on the urban development plan and charts
area available to see the characteristics of the whole plan or its objects.
WalkAbout3D
WalkAbout3D real-time visualisation plugin allows SketchUp users to explore a design as a full screen real-time walkthrough at the press of a button. WalkAbout3d has anaglyph (red-blue) stereoscopic support as standard, and quad-buffered stereo support in its VR Version. Walkabout3d also allows users to publish designs to its (free) Walkabout3d Viewer or into a single executable file for sharing with their clients.
Waybe
Last updated: November 2009
Waybe is a SketchUp plug-in which helps you bring
your SketchUp models into the real world. First, design your model in SketchUp. Then,
unfold your model with Waybe's tools. Finally, print and build your scaled model with any
printer, glue and scissors.
AR-media
Last updated: April 2010
The AR-media
Plugin allows you to visualize any SketchUp model in Augmented Reality and experience a
new way to interact with your digital content. Through AR Plug-in, SketchUp 3D models can
be visualized out of the digital workspace directly on your desktop, by connecting a simple
web cam and by printing a suitable code. The plug-in provides you with a visualization
functionality that serves two main purposes: 1) study and analyze scaled virtual prototypes
in real environments; and 2) communicate 3D projects immersively. It comes in association
with the ARmedia Exporter and Player.
eDrawings Publisher
Last updated: January 2010
eDrawings
for SketchUp allows users to exports eDrawings files from SketchUp Models for sharing
& design review.
- Create compact & read-only eDrawings files from SketchUp models
- Insert stamps & password protect your files
- Save as EXE with viewer and design data, so that recipients do not need to install or
purchase any software
- Recipients can create comments & markups, measure & cross-section the model &
move components
The add-on was created by Geometric Limited.
Hypercosm Teleporter
Last updated: January 2007
Hypercosm
Teleporter automatically exports SketchUp models into interactive web pages. It
preserves the SketchUp rendering style and converts model data into a "view only" Hypercosm
applet format. This allows a user to view and explore a model using the free Hypercosm
Player, but not to modify or change it - keeping design data private. Hypercosm Teleporter
also has the advantage of a low file size format that makes web-based graphics practical
for 3D models and animations. A SketchUp user can now get more value out of their 3D models
by posting them online, or sharing with customers, colleagues, friends and family through
email just like other electronic documents.
This plugin was created by Hypercosm LLC.
ICEvision
Last updated: January 2010
ICEvision® uses videogame technology and
architectural-quality images that allow model designers to intuitively explore and share
their SketchUp models with any audience. ICEvision is a web-based tool offering either
real-time interactive fly-throughs or a more passive shared movie experience.
Once a model is produced in SketchUp the creator clicks "Capture in ICEvision." They then produce a guided fly-through of the space with annotations or simply publish an interactive self-guided tour. It is saved on a secure ICEvision website from where the creator can share the design with clients, colleagues or friends via a link. The recipient does not require any software or SketchUp to view the ICEvision model. No one viewing the model can tamper with the design and the creator can choose to limit viewers or make it widely available. Downloads typically take two minutes or less.
RPS 3D PDF Exporter
Last updated: February 2007
RPS 3D PDF Exporter will take
your SketchUp Documents and turn them into 3D PDF files which you can then post on a web
page, or send to clients. You can create a fairly robust 3D PDF page - including the
interactive 3D model with descriptive text or backgrounds to explain what the user is
seeing.
SketchUp Web Exporter
(Beta)
Last updated: May 2008
The SketchUp Web Exporter (Beta) allows you to enable a simple interactive view of your
model for any web page without a browser plugin. This is an early release intended for web
developers who are interested in adding dynamic 3D content to their website, or are
interested in an example from which to start writing their own interaction for the browser.
Learn more about how to
use the SketchUp Web Exporter.
Requirements: The plugin works only on the PC, but the results are cross-platform and cross-browser. Access to web hosting services (e.g., pages.google.com) are needed to publish your results.
CADspan
Last updated: April 2010
The power of CADspan is the geometry resurfacer
- a new approach to file preparation for 3D printing. Rather than assume that the input
data has been created with a solid modeling program and the file might need repair,
repositioning, slicing or scaling, CADspan simply takes the approach that what you see on
your screen looks like a model that should be printable. The CADspan engine uses your
geometry to perform a virtual 'shrink-wrap' and outputs an entirely new STL file that
describes the exterior of your CAD file. This new STL file is a single, solid object, ready
to 3D print. The plugin also provides several tools to ease the process of preparing a
model for 3D printing:
DWG/DXF import plugin for SketchUp 7.1
(Free)
Last updated: September 2009
The DWG/DXF importer isn't available in SketchUp 7.1, however it is offered in SketchUp
Pro. You can download this optional plugin for Windows or Mac that enables the
DWG/DXF importer. This plugin will only be available for a limited time, and it will not be
supported in our next major release. This plugin was created by Trimble. Visit this Help Center
article to learn more.
i.materialise
Last updated: April 2010
The i.materialise 3D
printing plugin guides you through creating a scale model of your design and preparing
it for 3D printing in only 4 simple steps. The plugin provides you with simple tools to
position and scale your models. You can apply textures and colors as you like as well as 3D
printable models such as cars, trees or other items. The plugin is ideal if you are an
architect, if you want to visualize your (future) house or interior, or if you just want to
have fun in 3D modeling.
IFC2SKP
Last updated: June 2008
IFC2SKP works inside SketchUp and has the ability to load IFC datafrom popular BIM (CAD) applications such as Tekla, Revit, ArchiCAD and Vectorworks. The plug-in will not only load the geometry or object data into SketchUp from the IFC file format but it will also display the BIM data of each imported objects. IFC2SKP works in SketchUp 7 and 8, Free or Pro.
NuGraf Rendering, Scene Manipulation and Data
Optimization System
Last updated: November 2009
Okino's NuGraf software has long
been a staple rendering, scene manipulation and data optimization product for our
professional 3D user base. It is a super-set of all the Okino PolyTrans 3D conversion
functionality, including the very robust and fully implemented SketchUp conversion system.
NuGraf allows bidirectional conversion of very large and complex scenes to/from SketchUp,
after which the scenes can be composed, optimized, manipulated, shaded/textured and output
using production worthy scanline or ray-trace renderers. Built-in functionality also
includes high quality polygon reduction (with 80% average reduction for most models),
hierarchy and parts count optimization, mesh optimization, material and texture editing,
perspective matching, a lens flare system, a nifty sunlight study system, and native
conversion plug-ins for 3ds Max + Maya + Softimage + others (version specific).
Pointools plug-in for SketchUp
Last updated: March 2012
The Pointools plug-in
for SketchUp delivers the power and flexibility to work with the largest point cloud
models inside SketchUp.
PolyTrans 3D File Format Conversion System
Last updated: November 2009
Okino's PolyTrans 3D professional
conversion system for SketchUp intelligently and robustly translates native SketchUp
files to/from almost every major 3D CAD, DCC, animation and VisSim program, such as: 3ds
Max (via PolyTrans-for-3dsMax), Maya (via PolyTrans-for-Maya), ACIS SAT, Autodesk Inventor,
CATIA v4, CATIA v5, Collada, DirectX, DXF/DWG, DWF-3D (AutoCAD and Revit), Electric Image
FACT, ESRI, FBX, IGES, HOOPS HSF, JT, Lightwave, OpenFlight, OpenGL, Parasolid, PDB, PLY,
Pro/Engineer, QD3D, Rhino, Softimage (XSI), Solid Edge, SolidWorks, STEP, STL,
Shockwave-3D, trueSpace, U3D, Viewpoint VET, VRML1+2+X3D, XAML-3D, Wavefront OBJ and others
(some formats are unidirectional). Okino's conversion system is and has been the key
reference-implementation tool for repurposing all major CAD/MCAD, DCC and VisSim content
for SketchUp users.
Simlab 3D PDF exporter for SketchUp
Last updated: January 2010
The SimLab
3D PDF exporter plug-in allows the user to generate high quality 3D PDF files from
inside the Sketchup environment.The plugin supports the following features:
TacForge GeoSketch
Last updated: November 2009
TacForge GeoSketch enables SketchUp to load
natively and interactively work with multiple commercial and military UAV Videos, overhead
oblique images, and handheld photos (with/without camera models) to build geospecific 3D
geometry with textures. Additionally GeoSketch enables Sketchup to export those new 3D
models into the OpenFlight format for use in serious gaming and military simulation
applications.
