In essence, Studio has really become about modeling and rendering and not about building energy performance-something that never quite matched the intentionality of the product name before. SketchUp Pro is USD 299.00 per year while SketchUp Studio is USD 699 per year, down from over a thousand US dollars per year when the Sefaira tools were its main point. They used to be the meat and potatoes of that offering, justifying the much higher price for SketchUp Studio compared to just SketchUp Pro.

Firstly, they have taken the Sefaira tools for early-stage analysis for better building performance out of SketchUp Studio. It seems that Trimble has decided to do two things that both surprised us. SketchUp Studio is a Windows-only solution and includes a suite of tools for AEC professionals, including Trimble Connect for collaboration, Scan Essentials for creating models from point cloud data, and V-Ray for rendering.Īrchitosh readers may recall our recent review of SketchUp Studio from last year. Trimble’s SketchUp Studio subscriptions are available now and feature V-Ray Integration. With SketchUp Studio with the new V-Ray integration users can add global illumination, artificial lighting, realistic materials and textures, and atmospheric effects, and a lot more to 3D models. “We’re excited to give the SketchUp community the power to create photorealistic renders for everything from quick design models to detailed 3D scenes, without leaving their favorite design tool.” “V-Ray is a natural complement to Trimble’s SketchUp capabilities to make design easier, smoother, and more enjoyable for AEC professionals,” said Peter Mitev, CEO of Chaos. The content is directly accessible via the V-Ray toolbar in SketchUp and allows searching for finding content and downloading and editing the 3D content.

The library includes a variety of render-ready content that users can download and use in their SketchUp modeling scenes, thus enhancing the value of SketchUp Studio. (Image: Trimble)Īs part of the V-Ray integration, SketchUp Studio users will have access to V-Ray’s web-based 3D content library called Chaos Cosmos. Sefaira technology is now a separate addition. Trimble has reorganized its SketchUp product line introducing SketchUp Studio with integrated V-Ray rendering.

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