r/Sketchup is a subreddit with 53k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses sketchup, looking for, struggling, plugin, and frustrating, and they frequently recommend/review rendering software and cad software.
Welcome to SketchUp's home on reddit: a place to discuss Trimble's easy to use 3D modeling program, plugins and best practices.
Popular Themes in r/Sketchup
#1
Advice Requests
: "Could you recommend some techniques for using SketchUp and where I should start?💖🤩"
7 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Looking for a freelance SketchUp modeller"
5 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Free extension I made for rounding edges in SketchUp – looking for feedback (I'm the developer)"
5 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Accidentally wiped my external hard drive with Windows Installer while trying to fix my crashing laptop. Lost all my college SketchUp & CAD files.ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜"
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "Is it possible to find online work creating 3d models of buildings or houses as an architecture student?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Sketchup
#1
Sketchup
: "Looking for a freelance Sketchup modeller"
55 posts
#2
Looking For
40 posts
#3
Struggling
18 posts
#4
Plugin
9 posts
#5
Frustrating
9 posts
#6
Tool
6 posts
#7
Laptop
4 posts
#8
Model
4 posts
#9
Hate
3 posts
#10
Tutorial
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/Sketchup
Rendering Software
76 reviews
#1
Enscape
4.1★ from 14 reviews
#2
V-Ray
4.3★ from 12 reviews
#3
TwinMotion
4.4★ from 10 reviews
Cad Software
1 review
#1
Blender
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Sketchup
#1
Question: SketchUp Pro
: "WHY DOES DRAPING (SANDBOX) ON MANUALLY CRAFTED SURFACES DOES NOT WORK WHILE SANDBOX (FROM SCRATCH WITH COMPLICATED CURVES) WORKS"
9 posts
#2
Own work: render
: "Past work"
6 posts
#3
Own work: model
: "WIP Pyongyang (DPRK) Apartment Block"
5 posts
#4
Question: SketchUp <2018
: "Stuck on SITE 1.4 CAD Cleanup & Making Faces"
3 posts
#5
News
: "Grey to Great Challenge: try D5 Lite on any model, get 7 days of D5 Pro (open until Oct 15)"
2 posts
#6
Request: feedback
: "Update on the PDF markup tool I asked about here: Layr is available for Windows"
2 posts
#7
Other's work
: "Looking for Freelance SketchUp Modeling Projects"
1 post
#8
Question: SketchUp Web
: "Rectangle tool not working when trying to make roof/floor"
1 post
#9
Rant
: "Accidentally wiped my external hard drive with Windows Installer while trying to fix my crashing laptop. Lost all my college SketchUp & CAD files.ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜"
1 post
#10
Request: (paid) work
: "Modeled cabinets with Claude and need an experienced human to review - will pay"
1 post
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Last updated: October 3, 2026