![]() When I first started using SketchUp, the only major problem it posed to me was the inability to make my model into a 2D plan on paper. The purpose of Layout is to produce professional-grade page layouts just like AutoCAD. However, a while ago, SketchUp created a new application called “Layout.” Layout isn’t available with all forms of SketchUp you need either Student, Pro, or Studio edition. LayoutsĪ few years ago, the winner here would have been AutoCAD by a landslide. 2) Push/Pull faces to make objects 3) Arrange objects to build models. Most of SketchUp’s functionality is summed up in a few fundamental principles 1) Draw shapes to make faces. Many of the SketchUp functions are intuitive for first-time users, so the learning curve is pretty easy. I have always found AutoCAD’s UI brilliant, but even I have to admit that SketchUp has a natural and straightforward UI. I am an AutoCAD fanboy because it has been a breadwinner program for me for many years. For architects and people developing models and construction plans, SketchUp + Layout (a powerful extension for SketchUp) is a mighty duo that allows you to create professional-grade construction drawings when you know what you’re doing.
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