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Blog · 8 October 2025

What’s new in SketchUp 2026

SketchUp 2026 improves speed and reliability with large models, DWG interoperability and Live Component scaling.

AI-assisted modelling in SketchUp

SketchUp 2026 improves speed and reliability with large models. It also adds Live Component scaling, improved 2D drafting, visualisation updates and more control over sharing and documentation.

There is also a new subscription tier alongside it: SketchUp Pro Advanced Workflows sits between Pro and Studio, adding Scan Essentials, Revit Importer and Trimble Site Contractor without V-Ray.

VISUALISATION

Style and material controls

Visualisation updates add more control over styles and material options. New features in the SketchUp Diffusion extension give more control over AI-generated images.

COLLABORATION

Fast-track feedback directly within SketchUp

Model comments and collaboration in SketchUp Pro

DOCUMENTATION

More flexible and professional tools for documentation

LayOut adds new 2D drafting tools, improved DWG interoperability and a new Windows interface.

Collaborative SketchUp modelling workspace

NEW TOOLS

IMPROVED DWG SUPPORT

NEW UI FRAMEWORK

CONTEXT

Easily add real-world context to your model

INDUSTRIES

From concept to reality - build with clarity, efficiency, and certainty

ARCHITECTURE

INTERIOR DESIGN

CONSTRUCTION

RETAIL

Download SketchUp 2026

See for yourself how these updates can enhance your professional workflows.

New to Sketchup? Download the 7-Day Studio Trial ➔

Frequently Asked Questions

You can trial SketchUp Studio free for 7 days:

  1. Click here to download the SketchUp 2026 installer
  2. Install and open SketchUp. You can find installation instructions HERE
  3. Create a Trimble account and sign in to SketchUp to begin your free trial

If you have an active SketchUp subscription (Check your account HERE to find out), then you can update to the latest version free, click HERE to download.

When updating SketchUp to a new version you can copy all Classifications, Components, Materials, Styles, and Templates. You can even migrate your extensions using the Extension Migrator extension.

Migrating Files

SketchUp files made with supported versions of SketchUp are versionless. That means saving a model created with an older supported version of SketchUp to Trimble Connect preserves all Classifications, Components, Materials, and Styles in that model when opened in a new version. That works for that one model, but if you want to migrate all of your files from all the models you have created, follow the steps below for your operating system.

Windows

Before installing the new version:

  1. In SketchUp or LayOut, click Window>Preferences.
  2. Go to the Files section.
  3. Open the files you want to migrate to a new version in File Explorer.
  4. Copy and save the files in an easy to find location.

After installing the new version:

  1. Locate the files you copied before installation.
  2. Copy those files.
  3. Open the new version of SketchUp and click Window>Preferences.
  4. Go to the Files section.
  5. Open the appropriate folders in File Explorer.
  6. Paste the files you copied in the new version’s folder.

MacOS

To migrate SketchUp files in MacOS:

  1. Open a new Finder window.
  2. Click **Go **and select Go to Folder.
  3. Enter SketchUp’s location and click Go. For example, ~/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2023/SketchUp
  4. Select the files in the folder and copy (CMD+C) them.
  5. Click Go and select Go to Folder.
  6. Enter the new location and click Go. For example ~/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2024/SketchUp
  7. Paste (CMD+V) the files in matching folders in the new version.

Extension Migrator

The Extension Migrator is available in Extension Warehouse. Extension Migrator can help you migrate your extensions from one version to another. To get started:

  1. Search for Extension Migrator in Extension Warehouse.
  2. Install the Extension.
  3. In SketchUp, click Extensions > Migrate Extensions.
  4. In the window that appears, use the options to search your device for your extensions folder.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Extension Migrator will then import all of those extensions into the new version of SketchUp.

Finding Older Material Libraries

SketchUp 2025 introduced a new set of default material libraries along with an expanded SketchUp material library in 3D Warehouse. To access the classic material libraries you used in older versions of SketchUp and save them as a collection, follow these steps:

Windows

  1. Open File Explorer.
  2. Navigate to C:\ProgramData\SketchUp\SketchUp[Version Number]\SketchUp\Materials
  3. Save the folders you want to keep in an easy-to-remember location.
  4. In the new version of SketchUp, open the Materials panel.
  5. Click Details ().
  6. Select Add collection to favorites.
  7. Locate the folder you saved with those classic materials and click Select Folder. The new collection will appear in the list of collections on an ongoing basis.

MacOS

  1. Open Finder. Navigate to a previously installed version of SketchUp.
  2. Right-click the SketchUp application in Finder and select Show Package Contents.
  3. Navigate to ~/SketchUp/Contents>Resources>Content>Materials
  4. Copy any individual material collection folder you want to continue using in SketchUp.
  5. In the new version of SketchUp, click SketchUp > Settings to open SketchUp Preferences.
  6. In the Files section, click Open This Folder in Finder next to Materials.
  7. In the Finder window that appears, paste the folders you copied.
  8. SketchUp will now include those collections in the Colors panel.
  • Windows: 10/11 MacOS: 13 (Ventura), 14 (Sonoma), 15 (Sequoia), 16 (Tahoe)
  • 3-Button Scroll Wheel Mouse
  • 2.4GHz+ CPU with 2 cores or more
  • 16GB RAM (32GB+ RAM recommended)
  • Dedicated Graphics with 2GB Memory (8GB+ recommended for PBR textures)