SketchUp 6.5.0

version 6.5.0

Apr 10, 2024
Version 6.5.0
What's new in v6.5 – Generate 3D models of existing spaces and start designing immediately with Scan-to-Design. Create more realistic visuals in-app with Ambient Occlusion. Plus, customize keyboard shortcuts, share links for real-time viewing, and enjoy improvements to Diffusion!

Scan-to-Design – Use LiDAR scanning in SketchUp to quickly generate 3D models of existing spaces, providing an excellent starting point for design and collaboration. Scan-to-Design harnesses technology from Canvas and Apple RoomPlan, offering the following 3D outputs:

• Canvas scan output will generate a textured 3D model in which the ‘room surfaces’ (walls, ceiling, floor) are drawn as planes and/or triangulated meshes that can be easily edited using SketchUp's modeling tools. The rest of the space (furnishings, etc) will be drawn as a textured, triangulated mesh.
• Apple's RoomPlan technology creates a simplified model of the space comprised of orthogonal SketchUp edges and faces, including cut-outs for windows and doors.

Models are intelligently organized, so you can toggle the visibility of different outputs using either the Tags panel or the Outliner.

Customize Scan-to-Design preferences to dial in the best output for your workflow. Access these settings in Preferences > Scan-to-Design.

Requirements: Scan-to-Design requires a LiDAR-enabled iPad and iOS17 or higher.

Omnibar – Search for tools and features using industry-standard terms, and Omnibar will recommend tools in SketchUp that match. Omnibar boosts productivity by letting you set custom keyboard shortcuts for any of SketchUp's tools or commands.

Ambient Occlusion is a beautiful shading effect that adds a sense of depth to your SketchUp models. You’ll find the settings for Ambient Occlusion in the Styles panel under Face settings.

Link Sharing = Live Viewing. Shared links now offer the recipients of those links the ability to join a real-time viewing session and see changes that you're making to the model in real-time. Viewers have the option to navigate the SketchUp model, but when you activate a scene, they'll be pulled back to see the same thing that you're seeing.

Diffusion Improvements
• Maintain Seed: After selecting a Diffusion-generated image, toggling Maintain Seed allows you to iterate on the chosen image instead of creating an entirely new image.
• Negative prompt: Use the Negative Prompt field to specify what you do not want to see in Diffusion-generated images.

We're excited to hear what you have to say about these updates! Please visit the SketchUp for iPad user forums to let us know how the above is, or is not, working for you: forums.SketchUp.com/c/SketchUp-for-iPad/

version 6.4.3

Mar 12, 2024
Version 6.4.3
Here's what's new in v6.4.3 (2049)!

IMPROVEMENTS
• We’ve updated the iconography that is being used to denote where your files are being stored.
- The Trimble Connect storage option is denoted by a cloud icon. Files stored in Connect for which you have view-only access will display a locked cloud icon. Files that live in Connect and are available for offline viewing will display a filled cloud icon with a checkmark.
- Files that are stored locally on device in the Sketchup app folder will display a files app icon with the SketchUp app icon overlaid atop it.
- Files stored elsewhere in the Files app, either locally, or in a 3rd party cloud service, will display a Files app icon.

BUG FIXES
• We fixed a bug that was causing SketchUp to crash when importing certain types of DWG files.
• The Offset tool offers a shortcut whereby you can double-tap after performing an offset in order to repeat the same offset in the same direction. We fixed a bug that makes this shortcut perform more reliably.
• We fixed a bug that was resulting in some weirdness when attempting to customize the radial shortcut menu.
• Other misc bug fixes & improvements.

version 6.4.2

Jan 24, 2024
Version 6.4.2
Here's what's new in v6.4.2 (2042)!

IMPROVEMENTS
• SketchUp Diffusion is now available for you to add to customizable linear and radial shortcut toolbars.
• We made a change to the way that Diffusion and Markup scenes interact with Styles, specifically overlay watermarks. It’s now the case that when a scene is deleted in SketchUp for iPad, the Display Watermarks toggle (located under Styles > Watermark Settings) will be automatically toggled off.
• We’ve added the option to clear the clipboard so that you can fully dismiss the context menu toolbar when nothing in the model is selected.

BUG FIXES
• We’ve restored the default keyboard shortcuts (which were inadvertently jumbled in the last release).
• We fixed an issue that was affecting the layout of the information that is presented on the About screen in Portrait orientation in iOS 15.
• Miscellaneous fixes for missing or incorrect translations and minor Dark Mode inconsistencies.

version 6.4.2

Jan 24, 2024
Version 6.4.2
Here's what's new in v6.4.2 (2042)!

IMPROVEMENTS
. SketchUp Diffusion is now available for you to add to customizable linear and radial shortcut toolbars.
. We made a change to the way that Diffusion and Markup scenes interact with Styles, specifically overlay watermarks. It’s now the case that when a scene is deleted in SketchUp for iPad, the Display Watermarks toggle (located under Styles > Watermark Settings) will be automatically toggled off.
. We’ve added the option to clear the clipboard so that you can fully dismiss the context menu toolbar when nothing in the model is selected.

BUG FIXES
. We’ve restored the default keyboard shortcuts (which were inadvertently jumbled in the last release).
. We fixed an issue that was affecting the layout of the information that is presented on the About screen in Portrait orientation in iOS 15.
. Miscellaneous fixes for missing or incorrect translations and minor Dark Mode inconsistencies.

version 6.4.1

Dec 21, 2023
Version 6.4.1
What's new in v6.4.1 (2037) - Create rendered images in seconds using GenAI with SketchUp Diffusion!

SketchUp Diffusion is a new feature that allows you to combine an image of your active SketchUp viewport with a text prompt to create a new, AI-generated image. Diffusion offers a number of options that allow you to define the visual style of the rendered image and control the extent to which either the snapshot of your SketchUp model and/or the text-based prompt, influence the output:
. You can access Diffusion from the overflow tool palette (top row).
. Once the Diffusion panel is open, you’ll see a snapshot of your SketchUp model viewport and can add a prompt that describes the image you’d like to generate.
. Style presets offer shortcuts to generate images with a specific aesthetic.
. Settings sliders provide control over the extent to which either your SketchUp model or the text prompt influences the rendered output.
. After tapping the Generate button, you’ll see that the service returns three variations that you can tap on to preview.
. Add Scene lets you save a selected image as an overlay in your SketchUp viewport.
. You also have the option to share/save a selected image.
. You can use the Refresh button located in the top right corner of the Preview image to update the input for Diffusion with a fresh snapshot of the SketchUp viewport.
. Learn More will take you to the Help Center.
. Feedback will take you to the main SketchUp Diffusion section here in the SketchUp Forums.

Snaps - SketchUp for iPad now includes the Snaps capability that launched recently in SketchUp for Desktop.
. Any existing snaps in your model become visible when tools that can interact with them are active.
. You also have the option to add snaps to an object. You can do so by entering Edit Component or Edit Group mode, selecting a face, and then choosing Add Snaps from the context menu toolbar overflow list.
. The red rotate grips that used to be available when using the Move tool have been disabled. You can reactivate them via the Preferences panel, under the General Settings tab.

IMPROVEMENTS
. Autoshape now supports touch input! Simply long-press before sketching one of the supported Autoshape glyphs, and voilà!

BUG FIXES
. We fixed a bug that was causing the app to crash on iOS 15.
. SketchUp for iPad users who have purchased a SketchUp Go subscription via the Apple App store now have access to SketchUp diffusion in China.

We’re excited to hear what you have to say about these updates! Please visit the SketchUp for iPad user forums to let us know how the above is, or is not, working for you: https://forums.sketchup.com/c/sketchup-for-ipad/86

version 6.4.0

Dec 5, 2023
Version 6.4.0
What's new in v6.4.0 (2033) - Create rendered images in seconds using GenAI with SketchUp Diffusion!

SketchUp Diffusion is a new feature that allows you to combine an image of your active SketchUp viewport with a text prompt to create a new, AI-generated image. Diffusion offers a number of options that allow you to define the visual style of the rendered image and control the extent to which either the snapshot of your SketchUp model and/or the text-based prompt, influence the output:
. You can access Diffusion from the overflow tool palette (top row).
. Once the Diffusion panel is open, you’ll see a snapshot of your SketchUp model viewport and can add a prompt that describes the image you’d like to generate.
. Style presets offer shortcuts to generate images with a specific aesthetic.
. Settings sliders provide control over the extent to which either your SketchUp model or the text prompt influences the rendered output.
. After tapping the Generate button, you’ll see that the service returns three variations that you can tap on to preview.
. Add Scene lets you save a selected image as an overlay in your SketchUp viewport.
. You also have the option to share/save a selected image.
. You can use the Refresh button located in the top right corner of the Preview image to update the input for Diffusion with a fresh snapshot of the SketchUp viewport.
. Learn More will take you to the Help Center.
. Feedback will take you to the main SketchUp Diffusion section here in the SketchUp Forums.

Snaps - SketchUp for iPad now includes the Snaps capability that launched recently in SketchUp for Desktop.
. Any existing snaps in your model become visible when tools that can interact with them are active.
. You also have the option to add snaps to an object. You can do so by entering Edit Component or Edit Group mode, selecting a face, and then choosing Add Snaps from the context menu toolbar overflow list.
. The red rotate grips that used to be available when using the Move tool have been disabled. You can reactivate them via the Preferences panel, under the General Settings tab.

IMPROVEMENTS
. Autoshape now supports touch input! Simply long-press before sketching one of the supported Autoshape glyphs, and voilà!
. We repositioned the Cancel and Done in MarkUp mode.

BUG FIXES
. We fixed a bug that affected the ability to input measurements when using the Offset tool.
. We fixed a bug that was affecting Shadows and scenes. The time zone setting for shadows now persists properly when switching scenes.
. Tapping Select None no longer alters the active tool mode in the Select Tool’s toolbar.
. We cleaned up miscellaneous UI issues in Dark Mode and missing or incorrect translations.
. We addressed UI inconsistencies in the About tab of the Home screen and Soften Smooth panel.
. We fixed some UI issues that were affecting the layout of the Home screen in the iPhone version of the app.
. We fixed the bugs that resulted in the most frequent crashes.

We’re excited to hear what you have to say about these updates! Please visit the SketchUp for iPad user forums to let us know how the above is, or is not, working for you: https://forums.sketchup.com/c/sketchup-for-ipad/86

version 6.3.2

Sep 18, 2023
Version 6.3.2
Here's what's new in v6.3.2 (2011)!

BUG FIXES
. This update addresses several issues that surface in the Tags panel after updating to iOS 17.
. We fixed a bug that resulted in unintuitive behavior when switching between perspective and parallel projection camera modes using shortcut toolbars.
. We made a minor improvement to the USDz exporter and how it handles the visibility of tagged geometry. It’s now the case that when a tag is assigned to geometry and the tag is organized in a hidden tag folder, the geometry will not be visible in the exported USDz file. This improvement positively affects SketchUp’s AR model viewing capability.
. The update also includes a few other miscellaneous UI/UX improvements.

For more info about this and other previous releases, or to offer your feedback about v6.3.2, please visit the SketchUp for iPad user forums: https://forums.sketchup.com/c/sketchup-for-ipad/86

version 6.3.1

Aug 28, 2023
Version 6.3.1
Here's what's new in v6.3.1 (2010)!

NEW STUFF
. Presentation mode now offers a slideshow carousel that displays thumbnails of all of the scenes that are included in your presentation/animation. You’ll find the carousel by tapping the arrow at the right side of the context menu toolbar while in Presentation mode.
. The Styles Panel now offers the option to customize the horizon color. You can find this option located under the background settings.
. We’ve added a bunch of new video tutorials to the Learn tab!

IMPROVEMENTS
. It’s now the case that after minimizing the panels by swiping to the right, SketchUp will retain the prior state of the panels so that they are still set up the way you had them when the panels are expanded back open again.
. The animation export settings panel now offers the option to adjust the framerate for your animations.
. When creating a component, if you find that you want to give the component a name that is already in use, SketchUp will now ask if you want to: keep both (in which case the new component definition will automatically be renamed with a numeric suffix); replace (in which case the original component definition will be overwritten by the new one); or cancel (in which case you’ll be able to take a step back and choose a different name for the new component).
. When deleting a tag folder that contains tags, SketchUp will now ask whether you want to a) keep the tags that are in the folder, or b) delete both the folder and all of the tags that are in that folder.
. It’s now the case that when purging unused items from the Tags panel, empty Tag Folders are removed.
. The About tab now offers a more detailed explanation of your subscription status, and it will alert you if you sign into SketchUp using an account that does not match the account associated with the subscription you purchased from the Apple App Store.

BUG FIXES
. We fixed a bug that was affecting the ability to save files that had been opened directly from the Files app.
. When the Pan tool is active, you can now press the center wheel of a 3-button mouse to orbit.
. We fixed a bug that affected the Click-move-click pencil behavior when continuous line drawing mode is enabled on iPad models that do not support hover.
. The degrees button in the measurement box now works properly, as does typing the degree symbol into the measurements box (for example, when pressing option+shift+8 on an English keyboard).
. We fixed a couple of spots where Apple Pencil Scribble was getting in the way of interacting with other UI elements of a panel.
. We fixed a couple of missing and/or incorrect translations.
. We fixed several issues that affected the usability of toolbars and panels in the iPhone version of the app.
. We tidied up a bunch of UI/UX inconsistencies.
. We fixed a handful of bugs that resulted in the most frequent crashes.

For more info about this and other previous releases, or to offer your feedback about v6.3.1, please visit the SketchUp for iPad user forums: https://forums.sketchup.com/c/sketchup-for-ipad/86

version 6.3.0

Jun 6, 2023
Version 6.3.0
Here's what's new in v6.3.0 (1990)!

NEW STUFF
. 6.3 includes support for importing and exporting multi-page PDF documents.
- The new PDF importer offers a streamlined workflow for importing multiple pages of a PDF document at once. Even better is that the importer offers the option to define the scale of any drawings that you might have on a page. After specifying the drawing scale, SketchUp will automatically scale the sheet so that the drawings end up at 1:1 scale in SketchUp. The pages will be automatically imported at SkechUp’s model origin and will be arrayed width-wise along the Red axis.
- The new PDF Exporter offers support for creating multi-page PDFs. After choosing a paper size, orientation, and resolution, you can then manage the pages that you want to export. After adding a page, you have the option to choose from the list of available scenes in your model. Scenes with a camera that is set to an orthographic view can be exported to scale, and for any page, you have options to adjust the line weight multiplier and choose whether to export raster, vector, or hybrid (raster textures and vector linework) graphics. Before saving your PDF, you can remove pages, and/or long-press and drag to rearrange them.
. The Model Info panel now includes sections for modifying the default properties for Leader Text, On-screen Text, and Dimension entities, along with the option to quickly update the properties of Text and Dimension entities that already exist in the model.
. We’ve added the Soften/Smooth Edges panel to offer a more efficient and flexible means of controlling the softening and smoothing of edges.
. We’ve added a new Help Panel that offers quick access to learning materials and other resources from within the modeling window.

IMPROVEMENTS
. Based on user feedback, we’ve improved the interaction pattern with many of the options and settings that appear across various panels in the app. It’s now the case that you can turn toggle switches on/off by tapping anywhere on the row that contains the switch.

BUG FIXES
. We fixed an issue that was preventing the option to paste from the iOS clipboard into the Measurements Box.
. We’ve cleaned up a handful of text formatting issues, as well as a couple of missing or incorrect translations.

For more info about this and other previous releases, or to offer your feedback about v6.3.0, please visit the SketchUp for iPad user forums: https://forums.sketchup.com/c/sketchup-for-ipad/86

version 3.0