Users with existing licenses can manage their seats through the Trimble Account Management Portal .
Technical support for SketchUp 2018 has officially ended. For those needing a free desktop alternative, the older SketchUp Make 2017 remains a popular community choice, though it is no longer officially distributed.
Many professionals utilized this version alongside V-Ray for SketchUp to produce photorealistic renders. Minimum System Requirements SketchUp Pro 2018 18.0.16975
Users gained the ability to create scaled drawings directly in LayOut, rather than relying solely on SketchUp models. It also introduced improved DWG imports and advanced attributes like price, size, and URL for entities.
Refinements were made to drawing tools, such as the ability to draw rectangles around their centers and better "smart" offsets. Users with existing licenses can manage their seats
was a significant release in the software's history, marking the transition where SketchUp officially ended support for 32-bit operating systems and focused exclusively on 64-bit architecture. This version introduced several workflow improvements, particularly for LayOut and BIM (Building Information Modeling) integration. Key Features of the 2018 Release
To run SketchUp Pro 2018, your hardware should meet these baseline specifications: Windows 7, 8, or 10 (64-bit only). Processor: 1 GHz processor. Memory: 4 GB RAM. Storage: 1.5 GB of available hard disk space. Many professionals utilized this version alongside V-Ray for
For current users, modern alternatives include SketchUp Free , which runs in a web browser for personal projects, or the latest subscription tiers for professional work.