Hello, SketchUp community,
We appreciate hearing all sides in a discussion here on the SketchUp forum, so thank you all for participating, and please know we are listening. As the director of education & outreach here at SU HQ, I’d like to clear up some misconceptions in relation to our EDU products, and be sure everyone knows the variety of ways academic users can access SketchUp.
When I came on board in 2004, Aidan Chopra and I were charged with forming an EDU offering and programs to support users in both K-12 and higher ed. Student licenses of SketchUp (there was only one product back then) were originally priced at $49, which was far lower than the price of a standard textbook. Up until our recent release of SketchUp Studio that original $49 student price had not ever changed. Additionally, we’ve always had a very low-cost way for institutions to buy lab licenses, with the same $15/seat fee when institutions purchase today.
As you are all aware, over the years there were many types of SketchUp offerings from which to choose. All decisions we make regarding EDU products are very carefully considered. Today we have a variety of choices for EDU users - and there is always a free option in the mix. Check out the details on both products and programs below – and keep on Sketchin’!
- K-12
- SketchUp for Schools - The most awesome 3D web modeler available, and the #1 EDU App on the G Suite Marketplace
- Cost: $0
- Works on Chromebooks or any Internet-connected computer
- Deployed at the district level through G Suite for Education or MSFT Education Store
- In-app lesson plans
- Print in 3D
- Online community support
- Store files on Google Drive or MSFT One Drive
- Learn more @ https://www.sketchup.com/plans-and-pricing#for-primary-and-secondary-education
- SketchUp Pro Statewide License Grant Program - Our classic 3D desktop modeler for K-12 public classrooms
- Cost: $0
- Good for use in lab settings only
- Deployed at the state level through grant representative
- Print in 3D
- Online tutorials
- Online community support
- Store files locally, on your computer
- Learn more @ https://www.sketchup.com/plans-and-pricing#for-primary-and-secondary-education
- SketchUp Free - SketchUp’s core 3D modeler runs right in your web browser
- Cost: $0
- 10 GB of Trimble Connect cloud storage
- View 3D models on your mobile device with the SketchUp Viewer app
- Import SKP, JPG, PNG file types, and export SKP, PNG, STL file types
- 3DWH - access user-generated and manufacturer-produced models
- Works on Chromebooks or any Internet-connected computer
- SketchUp for Schools - The most awesome 3D web modeler available, and the #1 EDU App on the G Suite Marketplace
- Higher Education
- SketchUp Free - SketchUp’s core 3D modeler runs in your web browser
- Cost: $0
- 10 GB of Trimble Connect cloud storage
- View 3D models on your mobile device with the SketchUp Viewer app
- Import SKP, JPG, PNG file types, and export SKP, PNG, STL file types
- 3DWH - access user-generated and manufacturer-produced models
- Works on Chromebooks or any Internet-connected computer
- SketchUp Studio for Students & Educators - The SketchUp tools you know and love, plus all the analysis tools you need to build efficient buildings
- Cost: $55 per year
- 3D Modeling Platform: Professional desktop software + Premium online modeler
- Usable Offline
- Performance-based Design with Sefaira
- Cloud Storage: Unlimited with Trimble Connect
- Support: Community, Email
- Viewer: AR/VR Mobile Viewer
- XR Headset Viewing: Vive, Oculus, Hololens, WMR
- Interoperability: Professional
- Extensibility: Core Ruby API & Extension Warehouse
- 2D Design: LayOut, Install for Mac or PC, Create scaled drawing sets
- Custom Styles, Custom Materials, Outliner: Advanced
- How to Buy: Apply Annually via your local reseller
- License term: 1 year from date of purchase
- Learn more @ 3D Modeling Software Pricing | 3D Design Program Cost | SketchUp
- SketchUp Pro for Institutions - Our classic 3D desktop modeler
- Networked Lab License - Floating network licenses for installation on desktop computers in higher education computer labs
- Cost: US $15/seat, minimum 10 seats
- License term: 1 year from date of purchase
- Installation: the license file used by Networked Lab Licenses is managed in the cloud. Labs will need to have an internet connection to authorize and use SketchUp.
- Learn more @ 3D Educational Software | 3D Software For Educators
- Institutional Laptop License - Classic SketchUp Pro device licenses for installation on individual student and teacher laptops, for use on and off school network
- Cost: Starting at US $39 per license, minimum 10 licenses
- Volume discounts available up to 50% of the base purchase price
- 1000+ licenses capped at US $19,500
- License term: 1 year from date of purchase
- A school must purchase the number of seats equal to the number of users.
- A single license code is provided. Each time a license is installed on a student or teacher’s laptop, that laptop is node-locked and one license is removed from the total pool of available licenses.
- Laptops need to be internet connected when authorizing and installing SketchUp. Laptops can be offline during use of SketchUp.
- Learn more @ 3D Educational Software | 3D Software For Educators
- SketchUp/Trimble EDU Outreach Programs
- We sponsor/attend/exhibit/grant SU licenses via the following: ISTE, Project Lead the Way, EAST, CSU Girls in Construction Camp, SxSWEdu, and many more…
- Trimble Visiting Professionals Program - Connecting Trimble’s professional user community with your department’s area of study. If your application is accepted, we’ll send an industry superstar to your campus to demonstrate how Trimble solutions are deployed in professional practice. Your cost: $0. Learn more @ Visiting Professionals Program | SketchUp | Trimble
- Trimble Technology Labs - Partnering with Trimble gives your institution access to many of the latest tools available in Trimble’s constructible enriched portfolio. Your cost: $0. New web page coming soon.
- Trimble Technology Days - Visits to university departments with a team of product experts for all-day tech talks. Your cost: $0. New web page coming soon.
- Trimble Demo Days - Have a Trimble partner in your region provide product demos at your university/trade school. Your cost: $0. New web page coming soon.
- Learn SketchUp - From Sketchup and Layout fundamentals to rendering to landscape design and more. New content always in work. Cost: $0. Check it out @ https://learn.sketchup.com/
- SketchUp Free - SketchUp’s core 3D modeler runs in your web browser