# iPad Pro user **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp\ **Created:** [October 3, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ipad-pro-user/105142 "2019-10-03T21:42:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tony47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@Tony47](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Tony47)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ipad-pro-user/105142/1 "2019-10-03T21:42:29Z")
Hi everyone I am new to sketchup and an iPad user but I am unable to make it past the setup portion where it asks my interests, can anyone help? ---
**Author:** ![MunsonT45](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/munsont45/32/62707_2.png) [@MunsonT45](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MunsonT45)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ipad-pro-user/105142/2 "2019-10-03T23:00:14Z")
I am by no means an experienced sketchup user, but I’m 99% sure you can’t use iPad. you need a mouse and iPad won’t go that route. Im an apple guy myself, so if you figure out an iPad solution, please share ---
**Author:** ![colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/colin/32/266703_2.png) [@colin](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/colin)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ipad-pro-user/105142/3 "2019-10-04T00:13:10Z")
I’m not sure what page you are on at the time, but this page has previously worked really well on iPad, especially if you have a keyboard: [https://app.sketchup.com/app](https://app.sketchup.com/app) Currently it is not working correctly, at least under iPad OS. It may still work on iPad using iOS 12, I’m not sure. I have alerted the right person to let him know about the problem. ---
**Author:** ![SeanB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SeanB](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/SeanB)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 1:40am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ipad-pro-user/105142/4 "2019-10-04T01:40:37Z")
Pretty sure that one can enable a mouse on the new iPad OS, through accessibility. I have it on mine (iPad Pro) but haven’t tried a mouse yet. @colin I can get it to load through Safari but it doesn’t work past that with the pencil. ---
**Author:** ![colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/colin/32/266703_2.png) [@colin](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/colin)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ipad-pro-user/105142/5 "2019-10-04T10:12:41Z")
At the moment the page is reading the iPad as if it’s not mobile, which will mean all of the usual touch screen work arounds are not happening. I read an article warning against assuming that mouse in iPadOS is going to be a desktop experience. I don’t have a bluetooth or lightning cable mouse, so I haven’t tried it yet. ---
**Author:** ![SeanB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SeanB](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/SeanB)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ipad-pro-user/105142/6 "2019-10-04T10:32:11Z")
Yes, I read the same about it not being the same. Such a missed opportunity on Apple. They keep saying that the iPad can replace a computer but without this it’s a hollow claim imho. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_B](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/peter_b/32/48426_2.png) [@Peter\_B](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Peter_B)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ipad-pro-user/105142/7 "2019-10-04T13:24:39Z")
@SeanB: Agree. I recently switched from iPad to Microsoft Surface. I think that the iPad is not much more than a bigger Smartphone. But the Surface is a little Laptop with full functional Windows 10, with same portability (but also with smaller batterylife). ---
**Author:** ![SeanB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SeanB](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/SeanB)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/ipad-pro-user/105142/8 "2019-10-04T13:46:33Z")
Well the iPad Pro was not my choice. Work bought it for me. I tried to talk them into letting me get either a Surface or Samsung Tab S. My director at the time wanted everyone to stay the same, so Apple. Don’t get me wrong it’s a cool unit but for the $1k (iPad Pro 10.5 - $799, Pencil - $99 and Logitech keyboard case - $79) it cost I could have gotten either of the others. We are hiring some new people so maybe I can pass mine down and get something else. 😉