SketchUp 2027 is here: procedural modelling, faster LayOut and AI built in
SketchUp 2027 brings procedural modelling, section hatch patterns, faster LayOut and a modernised Mac app, with AI Render, AI Assistant and the Claude connector built in.
SketchUp 2027 is now available to subscribers. This release is about modelling that keeps up with your ideas: native, non-destructive procedures in the tools you already know, so a late change becomes a quick edit instead of a rebuild from scratch. LayOut gets faster drawing exports and an infinite drafting canvas, Mac users get a modernised app with the same layout as Windows, and you can keep several models open in one window.
It also comes with SketchUp’s AI tools built in: AI Render, AI Assistant, Generate Textures and the SketchUp Connector for Claude all work in SketchUp 2027 and are included with your subscription.
AI built into SketchUp 2027
SketchUp Go, Pro and Studio subscriptions include a monthly allowance of AI credits, and SketchUp 2027 works with all of the AI tools below. Sign in to SketchUp with your Trimble ID and the tools are ready to use.
AI Render
AI Render turns a view of your model into a photoreal or stylised render from a text prompt. Pick a scene, describe the materials, lighting and mood you want, and AI Render produces an image based on your model view. It is a quick way to test a design direction with a client before you commit to a full V-Ray or Enscape render.
AI Render was previously called SketchUp Diffusion. It left SketchUp Labs and has been generally available since December 2025. It runs in SketchUp for Desktop (as a pre-installed extension), SketchUp for Web and SketchUp for iPad, and each render uses 10 AI credits. See Using AI Render in the SketchUp Help Center.
AI Assistant
AI Assistant sits inside SketchUp and does two jobs:
- Help answers SketchUp how-to questions in the app, so you can ask how to do something without leaving your model. Help questions are free and use no credits.
- Generate Object creates a 3D object with PBR textures from a text description or an image, ready to place in your model. Each generated object uses 30 credits.
Generate Textures
Generate Textures creates PBR material maps with AI, so you can describe a surface and get a usable material instead of searching for one.
SketchUp Connector for Claude
The SketchUp Connector for Claude links SketchUp to Claude, Anthropic’s AI assistant, for conversational modelling: you describe what you want in a conversation with Claude, and it works with your SketchUp model. You sign in with your Trimble ID and a Claude account. See SketchUp Connector for Claude for setup.
3D Warehouse also has AI-powered image search to help you find models.
Monthly AI credits by plan
Credits refresh each month and do not roll over. The free SketchUp plan has no AI credits. If you need more, Trimble sells a SketchUp AI add-on with an extra 1,500 credits a month; it is bought by card inside SketchUp directly from Trimble, not through resellers. The AI features are English-only. See AI credits for current costs per feature.
What’s new in SketchUp 2027
Procedures: edit, don’t redraw
Procedures are native, non-destructive modelling operations. Instead of baking a sweep or a boolean into raw geometry, SketchUp 2027 keeps the inputs editable, so you can turn last-minute client requests into quick edits without rebuilding.
- Procedural Follow Me. Get an editable sweep: change the path or the profile, and the wall, railing or moulding reconfigures live. Double-click back into the sketch to edit, and run several profiles along one path.
- Procedural Solid Tools. Non-destructive booleans that cut through multi-layered nested components with Solid Collections. Reverse or change an operation later in Entity Info > Controls.
- Procedural Copy Along. Array objects along a path, then edit the path, distribution and spacing at any time. Think of it as Follow Me for objects, without a path-array extension.
- Procedures that stack. Procedures share inputs, so you edit once and everything that depends on it updates.
Procedures are in SketchUp Pro and above on Desktop and Web. SketchUp Go subscribers get them in SketchUp for Web.
AutoFit Live Components
Drop a Live Component onto a face, even one with openings, and it sizes itself to fit. AutoFit works on Desktop, Web and Mobile, for Go subscribers and above.
Section Fill Hatch Patterns
Show several distinct section-cut patterns in one model and one view. Control the hatch by object, material, section plane or style, and import your own .PAT files. Available in SketchUp Pro and above on Desktop.
Faster documentation in LayOut
Speed up your drawing exports and draft on an infinite canvas in LayOut, included with SketchUp Pro and above.
Hidden Line Rendering is now multi-threaded. Trimble reports it reduces heavy scene vector rendering times by up to 85%, with faster vector PDF and DWG export.
Paperless Canvas adds Draw Mode, so you can sketch and detail at 1:1 before you choose a paper size.
Viewport Image Adjustments let you change brightness, contrast, opacity, hue and saturation on raster and hybrid viewports and imported images, non-destructively and without leaving LayOut.
A modernised Mac app and multiple documents
SketchUp and LayOut for Mac have been rebuilt on a modern framework, with the same layout as Windows, dockable toolbars and trays. If your office runs both platforms, everyone now sees the same interface. SketchUp 2027 on Mac needs Apple silicon: Intel Macs can no longer install it, so stay on SketchUp 2026 on those machines (Trimble release notes).
The new Multiple Document Interface puts open models in document tabs in one window, and you can copy and paste between them. Keep multiple models open and move between them without juggling windows.
Interoperability
- DWG and DXF: new import and export controls for angular deviation, chordal tolerance and maximum edge length, with smooth or flat-faceted meshes.
- IFC: support for rebar, lighting fixtures and coordinate reference systems, and import by class or layer.
- TrimBIM (.trb): feature parity with IFC.
- USD: updated support for .usdz, .usd, .usda and .usdc.
Revit to SketchUp, and SketchUp to Revit
The Revit Importer brings Revit models into SketchUp. It is included with SketchUp Pro Advanced Workflows, Studio and Studio for Higher Education.
Coming soon: the SketchUp Importer for Revit, a plugin that brings SketchUp models into Revit as native families. It will be available to SketchUp Pro Advanced Workflows and Studio subscribers.
Also in SketchUp 2027
- Better organisation and filtering in Outliner.
- A dockable Ruby Console.
- Fog and styles in SketchUp for iPad.
- Trimble Connect updates.
For the full list by plan, see what’s new in SketchUp 2027.
How to get SketchUp 2027 in New Zealand
You already have a SketchUp subscription
SketchUp 2027 is included with your subscription. Sign in to your Trimble account and download the installer from the SketchUp download page.
You are new to SketchUp
Start with the SketchUp overview, then compare SketchUp plans to pick the right one: Go for web and iPad modelling, Pro for desktop modelling and LayOut documentation, Pro Advanced Workflows for scan and Revit work, and Studio for everything including V-Ray. You can also try SketchUp Studio free for 7 days. Procadsys has been the New Zealand SketchUp distributor since 2002, and every plan comes with local support.
Civil and earthworks contractors
Accuracy from design to digging. SketchUp Pro Civil Contractor is the SketchUp Pro set with Trimble Site Contractor and Field Points. Connect data across survey tools, machine operations and models to cut costly rework, and build site models that move straight into the field.
Frequently asked questions
Is AI included with SketchUp 2027?
Yes. AI Render, AI Assistant, Generate Textures and the SketchUp Connector for Claude work in SketchUp 2027, and every paid plan includes monthly AI credits: 100 with Go, 150 with the Pro plans and 200 with Studio. AI Assistant Help questions are free. The free SketchUp plan has no AI credits.
Do I pay to upgrade to SketchUp 2027?
No. If your subscription is active, SketchUp 2027 is included and you download it from your Trimble account. If your subscription has lapsed, contact us to renew.
Which plan gets what?
- Go: procedures and AutoFit in SketchUp for Web, AutoFit on Mobile, and 100 AI credits a month.
- Pro and Pro Scan: everything new on Desktop and Web, including procedures, section hatch patterns, the modernised Mac app and the LayOut improvements, with 150 AI credits a month.
- Pro Advanced Workflows and Pro Civil Contractor: everything in Pro, 150 AI credits a month, plus the extras in each plan. Pro Advanced Workflows includes the Revit Importer and will get the SketchUp Importer for Revit when it arrives.
- Studio: everything in Pro plus V-Ray and the Revit Importer, with 200 AI credits a month. Studio will also get the SketchUp Importer for Revit when it arrives.
Talk to Procadsys about SketchUp 2027
Not sure which plan fits, or want help moving your team to 2027? Our New Zealand team can help.
