SketchUP 2024 for Mac

• Software Requirements
  • An internet connection both to install and authorize your subscription. Some features within SketchUp also require an internet connection.
  • QuickTime 5.0 and web browser for multimedia tutorials.
  • Safari.
• Recommended Hardware Requirements
  • 2.1+ GHz processor or current generation Apple M1 processor
  • 8GB of RAM
  • 2GB of available hard-disk space
  • A modern GPU with at least 1GB of memory. SketchUp’s classic renderer requires OpenGL 3.1 support.
  • A 3-button, scroll-wheel mouse
• Minimum hardware
  • 2.1+ GHz Intel™ processor
  • 4GB RAM
  • 1.5GB of available hard-disk space.
  • A modern GPU with at least 512MB of memory. SketchUp’s classic renderer requires OpenGL 3.1 support.

What’s New in SketchUp 2024?

SketchUp for Desktop

• New Graphics Engine – SketchUp graphics engine got an upgrade! This new graphics engine takes advantage of emerging hardware and software technologies, providing notable improvements in file navigation and responsiveness.
• Ambient Occlusion – A new face style that adds visual emphasis to the way edges and faces interact in your models, providing depth and realism within SketchUp.
• Trimble Connect and Link Sharing – SketchUp for Desktop now includes a native Trimble Connect integration. With Trimble Connect you can easily share a link to a view-only version of your model and quickly access your .skp files across devices.
• Add Location – The new Add Location simplifies the process of adding high-quality, accurate terrain, including an updated workflow, a visible True North arrow, and improved import options.
• IFC Import and Export Improvements – Importing IFC files into SketchUp is now faster and more predictable. We’ve also made multiple updates to IFC-4 exports that help maintain data consistency and optimized files, including a geometry tessellation option and multiple upgrades to how your components are exported.
• USDZ & gITF Interoperability – Newly added import and export functionality for both USDZ and gITF files opens up new possibilities for advanced visualization workflows and seamless transitions to and from industry-standard digital content creation tools.
• Scan Essentials Ground Mesh – The new Ground Mesh tool in Scan Essentials can quickly and easily turn a 3D point cloud scan into an accurate, quad-face based terrain mesh that you can edit and manipulate in SketchUp.
• Extension Error Dialog – If one of your extensions fails to load when you launch SketchUp, you’ll now see a new error dialog that can help you determine which extension is failing, update that extension if there is an update available, or uninstall it.
• Modeling Improvements – Various modeling improvements across core tools and features aim to increase productivity and help you stay in your creative flow.
• Revit Importer – SketchUp’s Revit Importer is now compatible with Revit 2024.

LayOut

• Versionless LayOut – LayOut files from v24.0 onward are now versionless. This means that files created in 2024 can be opened in supported versions (two years prior to the current version)  of LayOut without having to save them to a specific year version.
• Performance – The new Performance tab in Preferences introduces Draft Mode to help you improve graphics performance while working in your document. Plus, try out LayOut’s experimental graphics engine [Labs]..
• Ambient Occlusion – The new Ambient Occlusion face style is recognized and conveyed in LayOut viewports for richer 2D documentation.
• Improved Inferencing – Inference locking in LayOut is now a bit more like SketchUp. Additionally, while working in your document, LayOut will limit available references when drawing to entities closest to your last mouse click, increasing responsiveness for moving and copying entities
• Non-Scalable Labels – Labels no longer have scale grips but will remain scalable when attached to LayOut or SketchUp geometry.
• Export Improvements – When exporting your document, you can now choose multiple page ranges at once. Exports will now include page names alongside the file name.