Latest Software Release Provides Advanced
Visualization and Interoperability Workflows, Enhancing How
Designers Create, Ideate, Present and Share Design Ideas
WESTMINSTER, Colo., Feb. 26,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble® (Nasdaq:
TRMB) announced today new visualization and interoperability
capabilities in its latest software release for
SketchUp®. The 3D modeling software now provides
designers with photorealistic materials and environment lighting
options, along with smoother transitions between SketchUp and other
industry tools. With enhanced visualization features and improved
interoperability, the release helps designers create, manage and
share complex projects more effectively, enabling them to do better
work faster, with less effort and rework.
"SketchUp's 2025 release introduces a new generation of
visualization," said Sandra
Winstead, senior director of product management,
architecture and design at Trimble. "These accessible yet powerful
tools help designers visualize and understand their projects using
more realistic materials, enabling them to make better informed
material decisions and produce outstanding visuals — all without
leaving SketchUp. In addition, designers can now more easily move
in and out of SketchUp thanks to advanced interoperability updates
with Revit and IFC files for streamlined design workflows, improved
collaboration and greater accuracy in project execution."
The new visualization features enable designers to apply
photorealistic materials, turn on environment lighting and see how
they interact in real time without hitting a 'render' button or
waiting to see changes. From whitebox massing studies and stylized
images to photorealistic visuals, environment lighting conditions
and new background imagery, the capabilities create a richer
picture of a project's materiality. The latest visualization
features include:
- Environments: 360-degree HDRI or EXR image files act as
a light source, reflecting off photoreal materials.
- Photoreal Materials: Dynamic materials more accurately
convey texture and represent how real-world materials absorb and
reflect light, producing richer, more realistic visuals within
SketchUp.
- Ambient Occlusion: Adds visual emphasis to corners and
edges, increasing perceived depth and realism with or without
having materials applied.
"Accessing high-quality, realistic materials directly within the
platform has made it so much easier to quickly present designs that
resonate with clients," said Kate
Hatherell, director of The Interior Designers Hub. "This
feature is a game changer for accelerating workflows, and I'm
excited to see how it continues to evolve."
The new release also has more advanced interoperability with
Revit and IFC files, including more predictable IFC roundtrips,
greater control over which Revit elements and 3D views are
imported, and improved support for photorealistic materials when
exporting USD and glTF file formats. From initial design to final
construction, more robust interoperability ensures a seamless
roundtrip data exchange between different software platforms and
between different collaborators across various stages of project
development.
"The IFC import feature is incredible," said Lucas Grolla, architect and owner of Grolla
Arquitetura. "It has greatly improved the coordination of different
project models with the architectural design. Plus, the new
material editor and HDRI styles open up countless possibilities for
the visual representation of projects."
In addition, LayOut, a tool for creating documents from your
SketchUp model, has been updated to provide a user experience more
consistent with SketchUp. 3D Warehouse, one of the world's largest
libraries of 3D models, also now offers curated photoreal
materials, environments and configurable 3D assets in the SketchUp
content library, which can support a wide range of use cases and
workflows. With 3D Warehouse, designers can model more efficiently
with pre-built, configurable objects that better accommodate their
design needs without the time investment typically required to
produce tailored 3D assets.
Availability
Visualization updates are viewable across
the SketchUp ecosystem, offering consistency regardless of
platform: SketchUp for Web, iPad, and Desktop, LayOut, 3DW, and
viewers. Those interested in subscribing to SketchUp can select a
plan here or start a free trial by visiting
https://www.sketchup.com/try-sketchup. SketchUp's new capabilities
will also be explored via three webinars that will take place on
March 11, 18 and 25th. More details
are available here.
About Trimble AECO
Trimble is empowering stakeholders
through planning, design, construction and the entire asset
lifecycle. The company's innovative and connected ecosystem of
solutions improves coordination and collaboration between teams,
phases and processes. Automating work and transforming workflows,
Trimble is enabling teams to deliver with confidence at every turn.
For more information, visit: construction.trimble.com.
About Trimble
Trimble is transforming the ways people
move, build and live. Core technologies in positioning, modeling
and data analytics connect the digital and physical worlds to
improve our customers' productivity, quality, safety, transparency
and sustainability. For more information about Trimble (Nasdaq:
TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.
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