Another year brings us a new and improved version of the design tool trusted by over one million creatives worldwide. The latest release introduces photorealistic materials, seamless interoperability, and curated, configurable content, all so you can do more in SketchUp with less effort and rework.
Advanced visualization tools at your fingertips
Prepare to explore your creativity like never before with a new generation of visualization in SketchUp 2025. Photorealistic materials and Environments offer powerful yet accessible ways to make your designs pop. Better yet, users can access these visualization game changers across SketchUp for iPad, Web and Desktop, plus LayOut and 3D Warehouse.
You can see and feel true-to-life materiality to make more informed material decisions and create assets that deepen clients' understanding of your vision. The new Photoreal Materials and Environments join Ambient Occlusion from the 2024 launch to complete a trifecta of powerhouse visualization tools.
"Having Photoreal Materials and Environments natively within SketchUp is a really exciting development! Accessing high-quality, realistic materials directly within the platform has made it much easier to quickly present designs that resonate with clients."Kate Hatherell, Director, The Interior Designers Hub
Photoreal Materials
Tell a richer design story with access to a new library of Photoreal Materials. Photoreal Materials add dynamism to models by more accurately conveying texture and representing how real-world materials absorb and reflect light. Instead of a flat image, Photoreal Materials include layers of textures or maps that produce realistic effects like shine, roughness or metalness. [Top tip: 3D cube material thumbnail = Photoreal Materials]
From one-click, drag-and-drop material 'painting' to advanced settings and the ability to create your own Photoreal Materials, SketchUp 2025 can be your one-stop toolkit for stylized visuals, photorealistic conceptual design or a gateway to advanced visualization workflows. Get started with the default Photoreal Material libraries and access hundreds more materials in 3D Warehouse.
In addition to accessing all-new Photoreal Materials, take your material game further by creating yours with Generate Textures. In one click, use this new generative AI capability to sample an image or classic material and generate new Photoreal Materials. Generate Textures can also be used to create seamless, tileable SketchUp materials with less effort. SketchUp models have never looked better.
Environments
Set up the ambiance with realistic environmental lighting that dynamically interacts with Photoreal Materials. Environments are 360-degree (HDR or EXR) image files that can provide both a background image (skydome) and a light source that Photoreal Materials react to.
Environments can be used as the model light source and are key to accurately representing Photoreal Materials. Explore and apply Environments in the new Environments panel, where you can toggle the Skydome off or on and customize the image angle, exposure, and reflection settings. Check out the 3D Warehouse for a library of environments.
SketchUp still of an imported Revit model showing the exterior of a commercial building under construction with a large yello
A Revit model imported into SketchUp for construction phasing analysis; Photoreal Materials and an Environment are active, offering a detailed understanding of site conditions in the model.
Seamless data management with interoperability updates
Move in and out of SketchUp confidently, knowing your data will be preserved thanks to our latest IFC support improvements for Pro subscribers. With more consistency in data round-trips and predictable file import and export, you can keep your building information intact and minimize the risk of manual rework. Highlights include improvements to IFC class recognition, version preservation, geometry optimization, and new dictionaries for components. Check out the release notes for more details.
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