What is SketchUp?

Learn how to use SketchUp–a program for architects and interior designers–and discover what it’s for with Alexandra Proaño

SketchUp is a 3D modeling program, which is mainly used in the fields of architecture and interior design. However, it also has many other uses.

Alexandra Proaño (@alexandra_proano), an architect and 3D artist specializing in architectural rendering or visualization, talks us through using SketchUp and explains its main uses. Discover more in the following video:

What is SketchUp for?

SketchUp is the main program used by people working in architecture and interior design. It allows you to design and create spaces and furniture, and decorate buildings.

In fact, SketchUp can also be used for product design, as its tools allow you to model any 3D shape. Therefore, it is also the software of choice for set designers, visual merchandisers, and window dressers. In short, it is used by professionals working across all different disciplines who need to digitally present a space before it is built.

Why choose SketchUp?

What makes SketchUp stand out from other programs is how easy it is to use–the modeling tools offered by other software are usually very complicated. In addition, you can configure the program and customize your workspace to suit your style and way of working.

It is therefore a brilliant option for both experienced professionals and those starting out in the disciplines across which it is used.

How can I find this software?

Want to start experimenting with this program? Here’s the link to SketchUp’s official website, where you can register and download different versions of the program in different languages. You can either download the free version, SketchUp Make 2017, or purchase a pro version or try out a 30-day trial.

Have you enjoyed this blog? Remember you can learn to model interior designs in 3D and get top results by signing up to Alexandra’s course, Creation of Interior Design Projects on SketchUp.

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–Essential Shortcuts for Working with SketchUp
–Introduction to SketchUp, a course by Alejandro Soriano
–Digital Illustration of Architectural Projects, a course by Fernando Neyra Moreta
–Architectural Visualization Using Digital Collage, a course by PALMA