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As the only e-commerce authorised reseller for SketchUp in Singapore, we are thrilled to share how anyone with an idea can transform their thoughts into a visual story. Whether you're a product designer or marketer, or just keen to learn more about how you can turn SketchUp models into diagrams, drawings, presentations, or even just scaled prints, reach out to our staff here at LM Technologies so we can assist you with technical support.

Use Add Location and access satellite imagery and terrain maps for real life data 3D building context with Add Location With the new 3D Buildings import function in Add Location , you can now pull existing buildings directly into your SketchUp model in just a few clicks. It’s seamless, accurate, and works across Desktop, iPad, and Web—no plugins, no guesswork, no relying on satellite images or site photos. But this isn’t just about dropping in geometry. It’s about gaining immediate, meaningful context—understanding how your design interacts with its surroundings, the site, and the city itself. Alongside high-resolution satellite imagery and terrain, this upgrade gives you access to critical information that can help you make your design choices. Why it matters: Stronger client communication : Show exactly how your design fits into its real-world setting, surrounded by neighbouring buildings. This realistic backdrop makes ideas easier to grasp, builds trust, and accelerates approvals. Smarter site and urban planning : See your structure in context from day one. Test massing, streetscape impact, and integration with the neighbourhood before you’ve even started detailed modeling. Early insights for performance : Place your design in its true environment for sun and shadow studies, optimizing daylight and shading strategies from the outset. Then take it further in Sefaira  for advanced energy, daylight, and HVAC analysis. Add Location updates for iPad Users can customize output settings. Add Location in SketchUp for iPad has also received upgrades, bringing parity with the Desktop and Web experience. Achieve flexibility with your iPad Control contour and tessellation density using the mesh density slider. Import terrain with adjustable detail and orientation for precise modeling. Low-density option for lightweight, faster files. High-density option for detailed, accurate terrain. Bridge the Physical and Digital with Scan-to-Design (SketchUp iPad Pro) Select from multiple outputs  to match your workflow, balancing accuracy with performance. Capture micro-level context  for renovations, remodels, and detailed interiors. Start modeling faster with scan data optimized for your project needs. The true power of Scan-to-Design lies in its variety of outputs and how quickly it helps you get started. Understanding these choices allows you to capture the data you need for your specific workflow, optimizing both detail and file performance. Use Mesh to capture details for complex spaces and shapes mesh scan of a kitchen interior. The Mesh output is great for quick conceptual modeling and lightweight file performance. It helps deliver a high-detail, textured, triangulated mesh . Architects can document existing facades, historic preservation projects, and intricate structures with precision. Interior designers can capture curved walls, decorative elements, and unique detailing with accuracy and nuance. Pro Tip Start your project on iPad to capture existing conditions, then import 3D Building context to see your design in its full urban setting. By integrating broad urban context with fine-grained interior detail, you’re not just modeling—you’re creating visions grounded in reality. Try Add Location in SketchUp 2025 or in the latest version of SketchUp for iPad today!

It is difficult or impossible to control many of the variables that affect building performance. Each building has variations in usage, occupant behaviour, and external factors like weather patterns that can change over time. Given the many parameters that influence a building after the build, how can architects anticipate all likely scenarios and truly deliver optimum performance? Architects can utilise data on construction costs, schedules, and constructability, often integrated through BIM and common data environments like Trimble Connect, to ensure designs are buildable and within budget. More Control, More Choices We now have so many amazing new technologies to make buildings perform better. Because of this, design is more important and complicated than ever. Even the best new building tech won't work well if it's not designed and put together properly from the start. Good design means everything fits together perfectly for great results. Factoring shading, daylight and weather conditions will impact energy efficiency Sustainable Design for Buildings Buildings are responsible for as much as 39% of global carbon emissions and building owners should consider retrofitting existing buildings. It is important for us to find ways to reduce our global emissions and we can do so by prioritising how we can improve the performance for new buildings. Efficient buildings can help reduce operating costs The UN expects global urbanization to increase by nearly 2.5 billion people between now and 2050, increasing the concentration of people in our cities by over 60%. All these people need homes and buildings to live and work. With such a phenomenal amount of building activity ahead of us, we need to get to very high-performance standards quickly. To achieve net-zero emissions, rapid transformation will be required across all industries. Architects should design buildings that can optimise energy efficiency and also learn and adapt to occupant preferences and changing environmental conditions. By making smart technologies an integral part of the initial design concept, architects can ensure that the building's intelligence truly enhances comfort, productivity, and sustainability, rather than being an afterthought. How forms determine performance Building shape/form alone can influence energy use by 10 to 15% on a typical building project. Combine that with the influence of glazing, which can often influence building performance in the 15-25% range. When considering daylight performance, we can create buildings that deliver a much better occupant experience without additional capital cost. In the case of the Iowa Nest project , changing the building’s form cut construction costs in half and achieved a 30% reduction in heating and cooling loads. Designing with sustainable budgets in mind Sometimes, we need to make choices around tradeoffs, as in reality, to be most building owners do not instantaneously have budgets for installing the highest-performing technology. It is important to factor options when deploying capital on building projects. This can be done in the planning stages by considering options that carefully balance all the conflicting priorities using the least possible capital. Tools that unlock the future of sustainable building design Software like PreDesign helps architects / designers make good decisions from the earliest stages, while Sefaira provides in-depth performance analyses on building designs. Sefaira is a software that integrates with SketchUp to provide energy, comfort, and daylight metrics for your designs When we combine advances in cloud computing, building physics, and user interaction design, we can make software that can analyze design performance in real time so that it can be embedded directly into the design process itself. This makes it easier than ever for the architect to use important building performance metrics to create a building design that is sustainable, functional, and beautiful.  At its heart, Trimble's ecosystem revolves around the concept of a Common Data Environment (CDE) . This is a centralised, cloud-based platform where all project-related data – from design models and drawings to financial records and field reports – is stored, organized, and shared. The goal is to eliminate data silos, reduce manual data entry, and ensure that everyone involved in a project is working with the most current and accurate information. To learn more about Trimble Connect and Connected Construction, please reach out to us for a personalised consult. If you are interested in Sefaira, read more here .