Keep the model and drawing set together
Test the site and massing in 3D, then build plans, elevations, sections and details in LayOut. When the model changes, linked viewports update with it, so revisions stay connected.
Keep early modelling light and responsive while options are changing.
Create scaled drawing pages from model views and keep the visual language consistent.
Update the model once and carry the change through the linked presentation and drawing set.
Make the design easy to see, discuss and decide
Share the model for review, collect feedback in context and move from linework to real-time or production rendering when the audience needs more detail.
Give clients and project partners a visual place to discuss the design instead of relying on long email threads.
Use Enscape for quick walkthroughs and design feedback while you work.
Use V-Ray when the final visual needs deeper lighting, material and camera control.
Fits the wider project team
Stay compatible without changing how you design
Keep SketchUp as the design hub while exchanging the information consultants and clients need.
Exchange common formats
Use DWG import and export for drawing coordination, plus the Revit Importer included with SketchUp Studio when BIM files enter the project.
Report from the model
Structure components and generate reports for quantities and material lists that support early coordination and estimating.
Build team capability
Get New Zealand-based advice, support and training for modelling standards, LayOut and rendering.
The architecture toolkit
SketchUpSketchUp ProThe professional standard for 3D modelling - desktop, web and iPad, with LayOut for 2D documentation.
SketchUpSketchUp StudioEverything in SketchUp Pro, plus V-Ray rendering, point-cloud modelling and Revit import - the most capable SketchUp subscription.
EnscapeEnscapeThe real-time design companion: rendering, walkthroughs and VR live inside SketchUp, Revit, Rhino, Archicad and Vectorworks.
V-RayV-RayAward-winning photoreal rendering with AI built in. One subscription, every supported host app.