Award winning conceptual design software, SketchUp is a completely new way to design in 3D on your MAC or PC workstation. The product allows quick and easy 3D design exploration, creation, viewing and modification.

Anyone who loves sketching by hand will appreciate SketchUp's unique approach. The simple interface allows you to draw the edges of the desired model in 3D space, just as you would using a pencil and paper.

Instead of requiring users to learn a vast complicated set of commands, SketchUp combines a compact and powerful tool-set with an intelligent guidance system that streamlines the 3D drawing process.

Translation of data from SketchUp to ArchiCAD can be automatic or user specified.

If automatic is defined, all vertical surfaces are translated as walls, all horizontal surfaces are converted to slabs and all sloping surfaces translate to roofs. Windows and doors also translate as ArchiCAD entities and SketchUp materials translate into ArchiCAD materials.

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the user can specify the exact method of translation for specific surfaces by using the layer assignments within SketchUp.