
Instructor hints pop out on the right of the screen when it thinks you need them. SketchUp Pro doesn't lack in functionality though despite its ease of use and includes all the usual collection of drawing and filling tools you'd expect, neatly accessible in the toolbar across the top of the screen.


Sketchup Pro intelligently predicts where you want endpoints to meet and snaps them shut for you, saving lots of time messing around. There are plenty of helpful hints and guides throughout too helping you get to grips with 'snapping' when you draw rectangles, circles and other shapes. There's a refreshing lack of technical jargon in SketchUp Pro and unfamiliar terms to beginners such as the 'Extrude' tool have been renamed to the more obvious 'Push/Pull' for example. It features some useful advantages over the basic version including ability to Export to CAD, add text and graphics to layouts and more advanced features. This professional version of Sketchup is aimed at professionals who need CAD software that's high on power and features, and low on learning curves. SketchUp Pro 2015 The latest version has been integrated with Google Maps too so that geo-tagging your creations is easier than ever. SketchUp Pro bucks the trend of expensive 3D modeling software such as 3DSMax and Cinema4D and presents a free, easy to use alternative with which you can even post your creations onto Google Earth for the world to see.
