Model on point clouds in 3D and document in 2D

Scan Essentials for SketchUp Studio With Scan Essentials, you can import, view, and model from 3D scan data directly in SketchUp — in a matter of minutes. Keeping interoperability top of mind, you are able to import a variety of industry-standard file types such as E57, LAZ, and LAS as well as the Trimble RWP format from terrestrial laser scanners, mobile mapping devices, and drones.

Once you’ve imported your file type, you can start your 3D modeling workflow in SketchUp. Large data sets are optimized using Trimble’s scanning engine to ensure smooth modeling. From there you can lock on to points and dramatically increase the accuracy of your model.

Lastly, add on your final touches to really make it shine. Inspect and compare the accuracy of your model to the point cloud data using a nifty comparison feature. Accuracy has never been easier!

Watch our quick 10 minute demo of Trimble Scan Essentials for SketchUp and learn how easy it is to quickly model your 3D scan data in Trimble SketchUp

If you are a general contractor, urban designer, or architect, you’ll love the ease and accuracy of Scan Essentials.

Check out the perks you’ll get to take advantage of in your workflow with Scan Essentials:

• Importing and viewing point clouds from terrestrial scans, mobile mapping, and drones within SketchUp

• Modeling directly on the point cloud

• Ability to lock onto points

• Comparison capabilities using your 3D model & point cloud

• Ability to change point cloud transparency, change the selection priority, and create section views

SketchUp Studio users can access the Scan Essentials for SketchUp extension as part of your subscription. This extension will allow you to use point clouds directly in the SketchUp modeling interface. The point clouds can be used to assist in modeling existing buildings and/or project conditions or it can be used for visual context alongside the SketchUp model you have already created.

Scan Essentials and LayOut

SketchUp Layout is a companion application to SketchUp, designed specifically for creating professional 2D documentation from 3D models.

The ability to visualize and interact with a point cloud in SketchUp's modeling environment is extended to LayOut as well. When you insert a SketchUp model that is using a point cloud, the point cloud will also be displayed in LayOut's model viewports.

LayOut's tools will refer to the point cloud like real geometry. This will allow you to draw and dimension from point to point or model to point.

Note: Dimension text area will have a red background while designing the LayOut document. This signifies that the dimension is not completely snapped to geometry. The dimensions will NOT have the red background when printing or when exporting images or pdf files.