Hi everyone!
We’re launching a new Labs experiment, Reference Points in the Add Location workflow, and we’d love to invite the community to try it out.
Reference Points are a simple way to add key locations to your model to help with orientation, alignment, and coordination, whether you’re working in architecture or civil/survey workflows.
They can help you:
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Define additional points to better position your model
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Mark important locations for placement and alignment
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Support coordination with survey data or other teams
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Double-check that your geolocated model lands in the right spot
*See the GIF below for a quick overview
How to try it?
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Open SketchUp for Desktop
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Go to Add Location
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Accept the Labs Terms & Conditions (if prompted)
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Geolocate your model (address, lat/long, or CRS)
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Once geolocated, find the “Add Reference Points” button in the left panel
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Start adding your points
A couple of notes
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This is a Labs feature, and we’re still learning from your feedback
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Reference points currently work with lat/long (not Easting/Northing yet)
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Points are not yet stored or available for export
If you’re working with coordinate-based workflows (including CRS), this might be a way to start exploring more precise placement in SketchUp.
If you’re open to sharing feedback, I’d love to chat:
https://calendar.app.google/iiRJR5DYVmRvRoF86
Feel free to drop your thoughts or questions in this thread.
Thanks for your help!
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