Who is the person in SketchUp?

In SketchUp 2015, our default scale figure isn’t one of our great colleagues, but one of our great friends: Steve Oles. If you’ve come to a 3D Basecamp, you may have met Steve or even sat in on one of his unconference sessions about hybrid drawing for architectural illustration.

Is SketchUp free any good?

Sketchup Free isn’t the easiest design tool to learn but it’s a very powerful 3D modelling tool that offers some amazing features for free. It’s a powerful 2D and 3D modelling tool with a patented “push and pull” feature that can be used for wireframes, prototypes, 3D printing and more. …

Can I pay SketchUp monthly?

Presently the only available subscription term is annual. You pay once when you start and you’re entitled to use all the features contained within your chosen SketchUp Subscription for one full year.

Is Google SketchUp same as SketchUp?

There is effectively no difference between Google SketchUp and Trimble SketchUp – other than ownership. … When Google decided that SketchUp wasn’t part of their grand plans, it was sold to Trimble. The development team also moved to Trimble. The focus of development is now on the professional application of SketchUp.

Why did Google sell SketchUp?

It doesn’t fit with last year’s theme of inherently social product that could be tied to Google+, or this year’s plan to simplify everyone’s lives. So rather than sink it in the deadpool, Google sold it to someone that can actually put it to use — Trimble, a mapping, surveying, and navigation equipment company.