SketchUp is a 3D modeling program for a wide range of applications like architectural, interior design, landscape architecture, civil and mechanical engineering, film, and video game design.

It is also available as a web-based application, SketchUp Free, a freeware version, SketchUp Make, and a paid version with additional functionality, SketchUp Pro.

System Requirements
Full system requirements for all versions on SketchUp Pro can be found here

Installation and Authorisation
Full details on how to download, install and authorise SketchUp Pro can be found here

Troubleshooting Licence Error Messages
From time to time you may have difficulty authorising your licence. A list of the most common error messages you may see upon trying to authorise the licence, along with the steps to resolve can be found here

Additional Troubleshooting - Single User
We recommend the following steps if you are having difficulty authorising a licence:

• Check you have an internet connection; you will need a connection to authorize SketchUp
• Check you have downloaded the correct version of SketchUp Pro.
• Ensure no leading or trailing blank spaces are being copied across when copying and pasting the license information.
• If still unsuccessful, Copy and paste license details into a plain text editor (like Notepad) and then copy and paste from there into SketchUp.

Additional Troubleshooting - Network
A standard network licence is now installed just like a single user licence - although there is one important caveat to allow the authorisation to be successful: Ports 5053 and 50530 must be open on the router on each workstation for your network license to work. No server installs necessary.

For any authorisation issues, please follow the same steps as listed for a single user licence above. Double check that you have the required ports open.

The licensing servers are currently at the following URLs:

• license1.sketchup.com/
• license2.sketchup.com/
• license3.sketchup.com/
• license4.sketchup.com/
• license5.sketchup.com/
• license6.sketchup.com/

These URLs currently resolve to 2 IP addresses:

54.69.8.81

54.69.3.2

Ports may be opened only for these addresses if desired.

SketchUp can be used on

• Windows 7 & Later
• OS X 10.9 and later
• iOS
• Android

Removing a licence / Moving to a new computer SketchUp Pro single-user licenses are "locked" to your computer when SketchUp Pro is licenced. If you purchase a new computer and you want to transfer your SketchUp licence to that new machine, you need to remove your license from your old computer first. To remove the licence, please try these steps:

• Open SketchUp Pro on the *old* computer
• Select "Help" > "License" (Windows) or "SketchUp" > "License" (Mac OSX)
• Click the "Remove License" license - you will see a confirmation message.
• Click the "Remove License" button - your license will be removed. Now you can authorize SketchUp Pro on your new computer using your same serial number and authorization code (i.e. license information).

In addition, they must satisfy criteria on experience such as a certain minimum number of hours of integral and supervised practice with clients.

When will I receive my SketchUp Pro 2020 serial number and authorization code?

Of course, via e-mail! You receive your codes from the reseller where you purchased your SketchUp Pro license and / or SketchUp Pro Maintenance.

Is macOS Mojave now officially supported?

- Yes, macOS Mojave is now officially supported.

What will happen with my SketchUp Pro 2020 license?

It keeps running on the machine where it is activated. SketchUp Pro 2020 runs beside it. Pay attention:

• If you upgrade a SketchUp Pro Network license to 2020, you cannot start version 2020 after 60 days;
• If you upgrade a SketchUp Pro Standalone license to 2020, then 2020 can no longer be activated on new systems as soon as you activate the 2020 license somewhere. If 2020 is still installed somewhere, it will run on forever.

Are all my plugins still working?

Contact your plug-in supplier to see if an update is required. The plugins will of course continue to run in your old version of SketchUp Pro.

Congratulations, you have purchased a SketchUp Subscription. And now? Read on and activate your SketchUp Subscription via the steps below!

A. If you do not have a Trimble ID yet

(or if you purchase the license to another Trimble ID than the ID you already) If you already have a Trimble ID, go directly to step B. If you have an active Trimble ID

1. Check the mail at the email address you provided for your Subscription; You will receive an email from noreply_identity@trimblepaas.com, with the subject "Trimble Account Creation Notification"

In the e-mail click on the Activate account button.

3. You will be redirected to a website

4. Enter your e-mail address here and choose a password

5. You now have an active Trimble ID account, proceed to step B . What if I didn't click on the activation link before the 72 hours were up?

B. If you have an active Trimble ID

Check the mail at the email address you provided for your Subscription; You will receive an email from donotreply@trimble.com with the subject “Entitlement Created”

Check your spam folder or unwanted mail if necessary.

C. Assign your license

If you have only purchased one license, you can skip this step, your license is automatically assigned. Go directly to step D.

1. Click on the link in the mail to access the Subscription You will be redirected to your Account Management Portal

2. Log in now to your Account Management Portal You can do this with your Trimble ID or with your Google Account, make sure you use the e-mail address where the mail was sent to!

4. Then click on the Members tab under “Purchased via ……” (Name of your Reseller) Here you must add the end user as the user of the Subscription, click on assign:

5. Enter the e-mail address and click on the ADD button:

6. If you have done this, the first and last name of the end user will be retrieved from the database in the case of an existing Trimble ID. If you choose a Trimble ID that does not yet exist, you must enter a first and last name of the end user yourself.

Click Add again to confirm.

The end user receives an email from noreply@trimblepaas.com with the subject "Your license ..."

It contains a blue "Get the app" button. This refers to the download page of SketchUp products that you have access to.

D. Download and install SketchUp

If you SketchUp Pro 2020 has already installed this again does not, proceed to step E .

1. Go to the download page (Via the link above; or via the 'download' link in your Account Management Portal, or via the blue 'Get the App' button in the last e-mail)

2. Download the SketchUp Pro 'Desktop Client' . The download page recognizes whether you are using Windows or Mac and offers you the correct download.

3. Many browsers show a download at the bottom of the screen, some at the top:

a. Windows: Start the installation file. Among other things, you see the following screens:

Click on 'next' 'accept' and 'finish' at the desired moments.

b. Mac: Double-click the DMG installation file. This will drop the installation disc on your system and open a Finder window.

Drag the SketchUp icon to the Programs folder. You may be asked to enter your user account password.

E. Download and install SketchUp

1. After installing you can then start SketchUp. Click on 'Sign in' to continue.

Note: If you have already installed SketchUp 2020 but were still in Trial mode, you must log

out and log in again in the Welcome screen:

2. SketchUp Pro 2020 is ready for use.

3. Click on Files to start with a template or recent file or to open a file via the file browser.

You have a Trimble ID if you

• Can log in to the 3D Warehouse
• You can log in to the Extension Warehouse
• Uses SketchUp Free
• Uses Trimble Connect
• Has requested a SketchUp 2019 trial

The activation e-mail states that you must click on the activation link within 72 hours. If you have waited too long, you can still click on the activation link ... however, something else will happen. You enter (as before) your data, but then the Trimble ID website will state that your link has expired.

You must click on 'forgot password' here and enter your e-mail address again. You will then receive a new activation e-mail.

Still in Trial:

Is there still a Trial period in the welcome screen? First log out, stop SketchUp and restart. Then log in again with your Trimble ID.

The Welcome screen says, "Trial expired", but I have a subscription!

If you can no longer go to your Account Management Portal via the Welcome screen, follow the steps from Step C.

I have multiple subscriptions; how do I distribute them?

You can purchase multiple subscriptions, the e-mail address where you make that purchase will act as the administrator: He can assign the licenses to others via the Account Management Portal. If the recipient does not yet have a Trimble ID, he will receive an email to activate his Trimble ID.

Note: Make sure you enter the correct e-mail address, you can add but not delete. A SketchUp Subscription is personal, so in the name of the user. Do you need more flexibility? Then buy a network license.

Manage your SketchUp subscription

You can have a subscription for SketchUp Pro and SketchUp Studio. If you have paid for the subscription, it is valid for the duration stated on your invoice. This is usually a year.

• You can check the status of your subscription from SketchUp. To do this you must do the following:
• In the [Menu] select Help-Manage License
• Select the Subscription tab. As long as your subscription is active, this will be indicated in the window. There is also indicated when the subscription ends. (expires)
• In addition, even more information is displayed via the button at the bottom left (Manage License)

Authorize SketchUp as a user

You must have internet access to authorize SketchUp Pro 2015 or later. For the techies among us; if you authorize SketchUp Pro, SketchUp communicates with the authorization server via the standard ports 80 and 443 . If you use a proxy or firewall , allow SketchUp Pro to communicate on those ports to the * .sketchup.com domain.

Authorizing SketchUp with a network license is no different than authorizing it with a single user license. Although a network license can be authorized in the same way as a single-user license, there is one important reservation for successful use of the network license: Ports 5053 and 50530 must be open while actively using a network license . Consult your network administrator if these ports are not open.

Authorize SketchUp in a network as Administrator

If you want to distribute SketchUp over a larger network, you can use the MSI file or use a disk imaging package such as Norton Ghost or Deep Freeze. In both ways of both distributed installation strategies, you can simplify the authorization process by including a file that fills in the serial number and authorization code for the users, so they don't have to type themselves. SketchUp Pro will automatically attempt to authorize on behalf of the user.

To use this procedure:

• 1. Ensure that SketchUp Pro 2015 or later is installed on all computers.
• 2. Create a file called activation_info.txt . You must use a plain text editor, such as Notepad (Microsoft Windows) or TextMate (Mac OS X).
• 3. In that file, type your network serial number and authorization code in the following format: {"serial_number": "YOUR SERIAL NUMBER", "auth_code": "YOUR AUTHORIZATION CODE", "allow_reactivation": true}
• 4. Save the file and distribute to the following location on each machine:

Windows - C: \ ProgramData \ SketchUp \ SketchUp 201x Note that it is the hidden ProgramData folder, not the more famous Program Files folder .

OS X - / Library / Application Support / SketchUp 201xNote that this is the root level library, not the user library. You must create the SketchUp 201x folder yourself. There is no default SketchUp 201x folder in the root-level folder / Library / Application.

• 5. Start SketchUp on every machine or ask your users to open SketchUp Pro.
• 6. In the SketchUp Welcome dialog box, click the License tab . The serial number and authorization code must now be pre-entered in the fields with * symbols, so that the user does not have to type anything. SketchUp Pro will then automatically send the hidden license information to the authorization server. Once the license information is validated, SketchUp will download a unique license file to the user's computer.

Like many computer programs, SketchUp requires certain hardware and software specifications in order to install and run. These are basic requirements, though, so you may want to use our recommended suggestions to improve performance.

Windows 10, Windows 8+ and Windows 7+

Software

• An internet connection is required to install and authorize SketchUp and to use some of the features.
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher.
• SketchUp Pro requires .NET Framework version 4.5.2. For more information about the .NET framework, click here.

SketchUp requires a 64-bit version of Windows. Also, to install SketchUp, Windows 8.1 must be current with Windows Update.

Boot Camp, VMWare, and Parallels are not supported environments

Recommended hardware

• 2+ GHz processor
• 8+ GB RAM
• 700MB of available hard-disk space
• 3D class video card with 1 GB of memory or higher and support for hardware acceleration. Please ensure that the video card driver supports OpenGL 3.0 or higher and is up to date.
• SketchUp's performance relies heavily on the graphics card driver and its ability to support OpenGL 3.0 or higher. To test your graphics card's compatibility, please download and run the SketchUp Check-up application. Historically, people have seen problems with Intel-based cards with SketchUp. We don't recommend using these graphics cards with SketchUp at this time.
• 3-button, scroll-wheel mouse

Minimum hardware

• 1 GHz processor
• 4GB RAM
• 500MB of free hard-disk space
• 3D class video card with 512 MB of memory or higher and support for hardware acceleration. Please ensure that the video card driver supports OpenGL 3.0 or higher and is up to date.

Mac OS 10.14+ (Mojave), Mac OS 10.13+ (High Sierra), and 10.12+ (Sierra).

• Software

• An internet connection is required to authorize SketchUp and to use some of the features.
• QuickTime 5.0 and web browser for multimedia tutorials.
• Safari

Boot Camp, VMWare, and Parallels are not supported environments.

• Recommended hardware

• 2.1+ GHz processor
• 8GB RAM
• 700MB of available hard-disk space Alert: Please be aware, SketchUp is unable to support case sensitive hard drives with our installation. If you use a case sensitive hard drive, you'll experience crashes at launch which cannot be resolved.
• 3D class video card with 1 GB of memory or higher and support for hardware acceleration. Please ensure that the video card driver supports OpenGL version 3.0 or higher and is up to date.
• 3-button, scroll-wheel mouse

• Minimum hardware

• 2.1+ GHz Intel™ processor
• 4GB RAM
• 500MB of available hard-disk space.
• 3D class video card with 512 MB of memory or higher and support for hardware acceleration. Please ensure that the video card driver supports OpenGL version 3.0 or higher and up to date.
• 3-button, scroll-wheel mouse.