From planters to parks, landscape architects all around the world use SketchUp Pro to bring their ideas to life.

Move mountains with your design.

Create and modify 3D terrain

Quickly turn contour lines into surfaces, drape hardscape elements onto uneven ground, and modify existing terrain. Start with 2D CAD files, 3D models, DEM data, or import your own imagery and scan data. Better yet, use SketchUp’s Geo-location tool and bring in exact terrain imagery with the click of a button.

Pull entourage objects from 3D Warehouse

You don’t have to model everything you need from scratch. In fact, hundreds of thousands of entourage objects — from vegetation and vehicles, to people — are available for download (for free) from SketchUp’s 3D Warehouse.

Present to impress

Tell a richer story with your model using animations, images, and videos. Create flyovers and walkthroughs that glide clients through your model. Clearly communicate your design vision by exporting high-quality images and videos that show variations and details. Want to impress your clients even more? Put your SketchUp model into a VR/AR headset and watch the “wow’s” roll in.

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Your winning toolkit

Geo-location

Specify longitude and latitude and pull in terrain imagery directly into your model with a click of a button.

Real-time shadow studies

See exactly where shadows will fall at any time of day, on any day of the year, anywhere on earth.

Photorealistic rendering extensions

Use one of many third-party solutions to produce jaw-dropping renderings. Reflections and photo-real textures are only an extension away.

Interoperability

SketchUp speaks DWG, DXF, KMZ — and a whole bunch of other 3D file formats — so your workflow is never interrupted.

Why SketchUp?

Become a Master Modeller

SketchUp was built to be an intuitive, easy-to-learn system, with our online tutorials and support service you will master the program in no time.

Local Service and Support

Purchasing your licence through Professional CAD Systems gives you access to our local support service via phone or email 5 days a week.

No Experience Necessary

SketchUp is nimble and lightweight software that does not require specialist teams to implement and maintain the package.

Find a 3D model of anything

Need an oven for the kitchen you’re designing? An automobile for your driveway? A rhino for your zoo? Find it all in 3D Warehouse, the world’s biggest library of free 3D models.

Turn models into documents

Eventually, some 3D models grow up to become professional 2D drawing sets. LayOut in SketchUp Pro helps you showcase your models and create drawings you’ll be proud of.

Working Construction Drawings

Annotate your drawings as intensively as you’d like. Combine text, graphics and dimensions to create fully documented working drawings ready for construction.

Export and Share Your Models

Publish photo-realistic renders of your model, develop 2D and 3D flythroughs and export to video files. Share these with your clients, your students or your teachers.

Customize your SketchUp

SketchUp Extensions are add-ons that solve 3D modeling problems which might otherwise leave you scratching your head. And there are hundreds of them to explore.

Integrate with 100s of Extensions

SketchUp integrates with an enormous library of extensions which can take your modelling to the next level, including producing renders, designing interiors and testing components.

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