
With remote work paradigms being so much more dominant since COVID-19, this new application is going to serve the AEC market particularly well. But now they are and this makes SketchUp for iPad a compelling option for all designers who tend to present their models outside of their firm locations.

In both cases, quick markups using handwritten notes aren’t possible. Architects today (including this author) present models to clients on their laptops when they are at their client locations and to clients using desktops in conference rooms when they are at their firm offices. Its markup tools will be invaluable in client meetings wherein an architect could be showing a 3D model of a building design to a client. SketchUp for iPad appears to be positioned for not just all SketchUp users but in particular its AEC user-base, which is very large. So this capability with a focus on AEC is exciting news! Interestingly, Shapr3D does not focus on the AEC market, though they do have AEC users. (see: Architosh, “INSIDER: Shapr3D is Bold on Apple and CAD Dominance,” 23 July 2021). This capability has already existed with a different app coming out of Hungary called Shapr3D, which we have written about extensively on Architosh. The ability to actually model on the iPad using your fingers or the Apple Pencil has been long coming. To learn more, visit SketchUp for iPad or purchase from the Apple App Store.

SketchUp for iPad is included in all paid SketchUp subscriptions. SketchUp models that are stored in Trimble Connect automatically sync across devices so project stakeholders can move seamlessly between SketchUp for iPad, SketchUp for Web, and SketchUp Desktop applications.

SketchUp for iPad offers a robust, native integration with the Trimble Connect ® collaboration platform. We want to help dissolve barriers between the physical and digital worlds by offering immersive and collaborative 3D experiences that can be shared by all stakeholders, from concept through construction.” Integration: Trimble Connect “We’re excited to make 3D even more accessible to designers who’ve always dreamed of working in 3D. “The way we work has changed and SketchUp for iPad was designed to go wherever work takes our users with a uniquely intuitive 3D experience to help capture and bring creative inspiration to life-whether on the job site, in a coffee shop or meeting with clients in an office,” said Christopher Cronin, vice president, and general manager of Trimble SketchUp. Today, our work needs to be easily transportable and with SketchUp for iPad, it is. The last couple of years has brought a new perspective to the way we work and has fast-tracked our ability to work outside of the office. I enjoy the mobile aspect of SketchUp for iPad because I can take my design work anywhere.

The application is released now after a successful beta program. These three feature areas fall against the most important technological backdrop in SketchUp for iPad-the ability to sketch in 3D.
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But it also puts to work innovations from Trimble’s software engineers adding features to the solution that users will gain significant impact from. SketchUp for iPad is built specifically for Apple’s iPadOS platform and leverages that operating environment’s strengths. The app utilizes the Apple Pencil so users can intuitively sketch in 3D. Recently Trimble has announced it has launched SketchUp for the iPad, a new application that combines the power of 3D modeling with the ease of sketching by hand.
