Work closer together with SketchUp

Every project is a team effort. The bigger the project, the bigger the team, the more coordination it takes. SketchUp’s workflows are designed to bring everyone seamlessly together to ensure different teams, different disciplines and multiple stakeholders can collaborate efficiently.

Seamless teamwork

SketchUp allows clear communication of your vison from the start of the project – and throughout. No matter whether teams are in the office, on site or on the move, SketchUp helps keep everyone connected, coordinated and up to date.

Present directly from drawings

Present to clients or partners directly from working drawings and make changes on the fly. Model in 3D, and when changes are made, rest assured that documentation is automatically updated.

Communicate clearly, progress faster

Easily share work-in-progress and get feedback fast. Use PreDesign as a quick reference guide for developing concepts. Make quick changes with easy-to-use modeling tools.

Create a single source of truth

Break down silos and bring different disciplines together using Trimble Connect. Create a collaboration platform using our cloud-based common data environment (CDE). Share critical data and information with teams in any location.

Share securely

Communicate in 3D with all stakeholders more easily. Sharing features in Trimble Connect, let remote teams and stakeholders view the model without installing special apps. Share a view-only link to prevent unauthorized changes.

Customers coming together in SketchUp

Find out how firms like yours are using it to collaborate more efficiently and meet their business challenges.

“SketchUp is integral to fueling my creativity. I can generate conceptual work rapidly and get immediate input on my design to progress the work forward.”

Omar Calderon
Design Principal, Perkins Eastman

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“Now, our modeling efficiency saves us a full week and the speed of rendering our SketchUp models in Enscape saves us another week which we can dedicate to fine-tuning the actual design.”

Henning Hagen Kolås and Daniel Lund Godbolt
Lund+Slatto Architects

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“We use SketchUp because it’s quick and easy. We created groups and components, so changing one component could easily be reelected across the entire design.”

Rich Naish
Design Director, RTA Studio

Better collaboration for faster construction

Whatever the project, whether client or contractor, everyone’s on the same journey. Yet different stakeholders and disciplines use different routes to get there. SketchUp helps keep everyone aligned – to resolve issues faster and reduce reworks along the way.

Work more closely from the start

Use SketchUp’s modeling flexibility and interoperability to import different file types and deliver better collaboration between multiple disciplines. Use the language of 3D to give clients a clear sense of how the built asset will function.

Smooth out logistical issues early

Use SketchUp’s intuitive tools to create site logistics plans. Maximize safety, efficiency and productivity by including delivery routes, storage areas, and key site staging diagrams.

Coordinate teams with clarity

Create coordination models in SketchUp to help teams understand and navigate the complexities of different project phases. Provide context for stakeholders to understand conditions and to enable seamless collaboration between trades.

Deliver next-level understanding

Bring BIM elements into SketchUp and produce VR/AR environments, to ensure client understanding. Create 4D schedule visuals to coordinate teams and set client expectations, then provide project updates and keep all stakeholders in the loop.

Building success in SketchUp

Discover how some of the world’s leading construction firms bring their teams together to meet challenges and deliver incredible projects.

“The 3D environment is great for understanding how the new building or space will look, function, and feel when the project is complete”

Alan Todd (AIA, LEED BD+C)
Senior Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Manager, Barton Malow Company

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“The ability SketchUp gives us to pre-plan in great detail using construction tolerance modeling has helped us eliminate waste while increasing production, quality, safety, and customer satisfaction.”

Renzo di Furia
VDC Manager, Turner Construction Company

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“I’m pleasantly surprised to find such excellent benefits, not only financially, but also sustainably, as digital models make it possible for Crosslam to work with very little paper.”

Jose Alberto
Crosslam Brasil

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By the numbers

Numbers don’t lie. Take a look at the stats from real-world customers delivering real-world projects with SketchUp.

5% less rework

Less rework means less time and profits wasted. One of the many benefits McGraw Hill Construction experienced after using 3D modeling to reduce errors in their projects.

80% faster

TGW’s senior applications engineer estimates they move from idea to working layout 80% faster using SketchUp.

20x faster energy modeling

Architecture firm, JLG to cut setup time from 100-200 hours to 2-8 hours to establish Energy Use Intensity (EUI) targets using Sefaira.

47% shorter construction cycle

For the Chengdu Hotel project in China, construction time was cut by 15 months – achieved via a life-cycle BIM workflow.

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A report by McGraw Hill Construction found that clash detection through BIM can reduce the number of RFIs (Requests for Information) by up to 75%. | TGW case study | Faster energy modeling | Shorter construction cycle case study

Applications to bring teams together

Whether inside the office or out in the field, these integrated apps can be used to create a customized toolkit to help you and your teams solve even the most complex problems.

Trimble Connect

Create a shared source of truth and enable effective communication with Trimble Connect, a cloud-based common data environment (CDE) and collaboration platform. Review designs remotely, break down data silos, identify issues faster, and push production data directly to the field.

3D Warehouse

Boost the realism and detail of your models by using 3D Warehouse to populate your design with real-world products and context. Save a ton of 3D modeling time – no need to model every object or detail yourself – and build alignment around your unique vision.

V-Ray

Help clients experience the true feeling and material detail of their finished space with V-Ray. Create photorealistic visualizations with powerful and versatile rendering tools. Render in real time, allowing stakeholders to see changes immediately and make informed decisions faster.

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