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.
Refinements were made to drawing tools, such as the ability to draw rectangles around their centers and better "smart" offsets. SketchUp Pro 2018 18.0.16975
3D class video card with 512 MB of VRAM or higher and hardware acceleration support. Licensing and Availability Technical support for SketchUp 2018 has officially ended
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 3D class video card with 512 MB of
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.
Many professionals utilized this version alongside V-Ray for SketchUp to produce photorealistic renders. Minimum System Requirements
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.