# Materials inferior in sketch up 2025

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/materials-inferior-in-sketch-up-2025/344909>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Tags:** render\
**Created:** [February 23, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/materials-inferior-in-sketch-up-2025/344909 "2026-02-23T22:31:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![jamiewollens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@jamiewollens](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jamiewollens)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/materials-inferior-in-sketch-up-2025/344909/1 "2026-02-23T22:31:09Z")

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New material are awful. Very limited choice, what’s with the 3 d icons?

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**Author:** ![franciscofiallosb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/franciscofiallosb/32/191263_2.png) [@franciscofiallosb](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/franciscofiallosb)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/materials-inferior-in-sketch-up-2025/344909/2 "2026-02-23T22:35:32Z")

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I thought that by 2027 they had sorted out.

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**Author:** ![jamiewollens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@jamiewollens](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jamiewollens)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/materials-inferior-in-sketch-up-2025/344909/3 "2026-02-24T01:33:08Z")

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i meant sketchuo 2025, not 3025

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**Author:** ![tweenulzeven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9dc877/32.png) [@tweenulzeven](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/tweenulzeven)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/materials-inferior-in-sketch-up-2025/344909/4 "2026-02-24T01:38:25Z")

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If you still have SkketchUp 2024, you can copy them over..

Btw, you should update your forum profile..

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**Author:** ![jamiewollens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@jamiewollens](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jamiewollens)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/materials-inferior-in-sketch-up-2025/344909/5 "2026-02-24T01:55:26Z")

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thanks

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**Author:** ![ateliernab](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/ateliernab/32/198399_2.png) [@ateliernab](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/ateliernab)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/materials-inferior-in-sketch-up-2025/344909/6 "2026-02-24T07:24:41Z")

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new materials are heavier. therefore you have a smaller sample pre installed. full library is here

> **[3D Warehouse](https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/collection/a1c24813-3c50-4771-947e-a94c4e0c52fb/Materials)**
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> 3D Warehouse is a website of searchable, pre-made 3D models that works seamlessly with SketchUp.

in the material list, cubes are for materials with PBR values, flat squares are for old school materials. many people would prefer flat for everything, maybe with a symbol for PBR. we’ll see what comes in the future.  
if you want your old default materials, they’re also here :

> **[3D Warehouse](https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/collection/dd16babd-4473-410b-89a4-088d2c544820/SU-Texture-Libraries)**
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> 3D Warehouse is a website of searchable, pre-made 3D models that works seamlessly with SketchUp.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/materials-inferior-in-sketch-up-2025/344909/7 "2026-08-22T22:32:09Z")

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