What's New in 2025
University-wide access to SketchUp
Give your school the power to bring ideas to life with SketchUp’s intuitive design software.
Why SketchUp?
SketchUp for Higher Education
What’s included
Fast, easy, and powerful tools to help design whatever you can imagine.
Pricing
SketchUp for Desktop
Full-featured and extensible desktop modeler for creating 3D models, visuals, schedules, and more.
Sefaira
Incorporate early-stage performance data including energy, thermal comfort, and daylight analysis.
PreDesign
Get data and recommendations to weave contextual insights into your designs before you launch into 3D.
Scaled to fit your university
SketchUp for Universities flexes with your needs. Assign seats to individual users so students can design when inspiration strikes.
Network Lab Licenses
$30 USD
per seat
Floating network licenses allow students to explore 3D modeling on desktop computers in campus labs.
| Network Lab LicensesSketchUp Studio for Universities | |
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| Network Lab Licenses | SketchUp Studio for Universities |
3D modeling applicationUsable offline Work offline using the iPad or Desktop modeler.  With Sefaira, you can analyze energy use, daylighting, occupant thermal comfort, and HVAC system sizing. With Sefaira, you can analyze energy use, daylighting, occupant thermal comfort, and HVAC system sizing. With Sefaira, you can analyze energy use, daylighting, occupant thermal comfort, and HVAC system. With Sefaira, you can analyze energy use, daylighting, occupant thermal comfort, and HVAC system sizing. View, share, and access project information from anywhere at any time with Trimble Connect. Get community, phone, and email support. Geo-locate your site, import high-res satellite imagery, and create 3D terrain with Add Location. Augmented and virtual reality applications for use on headsets and devices, including Meta Quest 2, 3, 3S and Pro headsets. Core Ruby API and Extension Warehouse. Access over 5M pre-built 3D models and 2D elements, including premium Live Components, Photoreal Materials, and Environments. Discover your one-in-a-million object with AI-driven image & material search. Create scaled drawing sets with LayOut (install for Mac or PC). Access a growing repository of Live Components, pre-built configurable models for architecture, construction, and interiors. Customize and reconfigure dimensions and styles on objects such as windows, and timber framework, to suit your project needs. Produce richer, more realistic visuals with Photoreal Materials that accurately convey texture and represent how real-world materials react to light. Use 360-degree (HDRI or EXR) images as a light source and visible background in SketchUp to create realistic environment lighting conditions that Photoreal Materials react to. | Desktop only —————UnlimitedAR mobile viewer—Professional*Unlimited downloadsCreate & editDesktop, Web, and iPadUnlimitedAR mobile viewerAdvanced*Unlimited downloadsCreate & edit |
File import and export capabilities
*Professional Import: SKP, PNG, JPG, DWG, DXF, DAE, KMZ, 3DS, DEM, DDF, IFC, IFCZIP, BMP, PSD, TIF, TGA, PDF (Mac Only)
Export: SKP, PNG, STL, DWG, DXF, DAE, KMZ, 3DS, FBX, XSI, OBJ, VRM, IFC, WRL, TIF, EPS, PDF (Mac Only )
SketchUp for iPad Import: SKP, PNG, JPG, PDF, DWG, DXF
Export: SKP, PNG, USDz, STL, OBJ, MP4, PDF, DWG, DXF
*Advanced Everything in Pro, plus RVT
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