SketchUp Viewer

Editor's Review

Unleash the power of 3D models on your Android device with SketchUp Viewer! 🚀 This amazing app allows you to explore, present, and communicate your SketchUp projects and millions of free models from 3D Warehouse, all for FREE! 🎉 Whether you're an architect, designer, or hobbyist, SketchUp Viewer brings your creations to life in stunning detail. 🎨

Key Features:

Seamless Model Access: Open or download models directly from 3D Warehouse, Trimble Connect, and Dropbox. ☁️ You can even open .SKP files from email attachments using Android's ‘Open With’ feature. Plus, SketchUp Viewer supports Android's Storage Access Framework, making it easy to access models from Google Drive and other file storage apps. 🗂️

Augmented Reality (AR) Viewing: Merge your 3D models with the world around you! ✨ This incredible feature is available for SketchUp Shop, Pro, and Studio subscribers (or via in-app purchase) and lets you experience your designs in a whole new way. 🤩

Detailed Model Information: Use the Select tool and Entity Info panel to get precise information about edge lengths, face areas, volume of solids, and component definitions. 📏📐 This is perfect for accurate measurements and detailed analysis.

Intuitive Navigation: Navigate your models with ease using multi-touch gestures for orbiting, panning, and zooming. 🗺️ Explore every angle and detail with smooth and responsive controls.

Customizable Views: Choose from standard views or Scenes that you've created in SketchUp’s desktop and web modelers. 📸 Switch between perspective and orthographic cameras for production and architectural drawings.

Precise Measurement Tools: Take measurements using the Tape Measure tool and adjust unit preferences to see measurements, dimension strings, and Entity Info in your preferred units. 🧮

Visibility Control: Turn layers on or off to control the visibility of different parts of your model. 👀 This is incredibly useful for focusing on specific elements or hiding unnecessary details.

Enhanced Visual Styles: Adjust Edge and Face styles, including X-ray mode, and toggle the visibility of Hidden Geometry, Section Planes, Section Cuts, Axes, and Watermarks to get the perfect look. 🕶️

Section Plane Manipulation: Move section planes to get the ideal interior view or visualize important elevation and plan views. 🏢 This feature is essential for understanding the inner workings of your designs.

Compatibility: SketchUp Viewer supports various scene properties, including camera location, hidden geometry, shadow settings, visible layers, and more. ⚙️

Requirements: This app is recommended for Android phones and tablets running Marshmallow (6.0) or higher with at least 1024Mb of RAM. The AR feature works best on Android phones running Nougat (7.0) or higher.

Features

• Open models from various sources

• Supports Storage Access Framework

• Augmented reality (AR) viewing

• Select tool and Entity Info panel

• Multi-touch gesture navigation

• Standard views and Scenes

• Perspective and orthographic cameras

• Tape Measure tool

• Layer visibility control

• Edge and Face style adjustments

• Section plane movement

Pros

• Open models from 3D Warehouse, Trimble Connect, Dropbox

• Supports Android's Storage Access Framework

• AR viewing merges models with the real world

• Get info about edge lengths, face area, volume

• Navigate with multi-touch gestures

• Switch between perspective and orthographic cameras

• Control layer visibility

• Adjust edge and face styles

Cons

• AR features require a subscription or in-app purchase

• AR feature compatibility limited to certain devices